She had to cook and clean while her brothers played. So one day, she went on strike.

'Hell no! I won't clean!'

<br>

As the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Noura's childhood was very different than those of her three brothers.

"Responsibilities and privileges were divided amongst us on starkly gendered lines," she said. This meant Noura was responsible for all of the cooking, cleaning, and domestic tasks, while her brothers were sent outside to play.

When she was 11 years old, Noura asked about that disparity, and her mother answered without fanfare or hesitation: "God created you this way."

Naturally, young Noura flipped out. Surely domestic duties weren't genetically encoded on her DNA? And if they were, she wanted some answers.

"How did I get born with the cook, clean, stay-at-home skills and my brother got the play-outside, basketball skills?" she asked.

Noura says she decided then and there to refuse the status quo.

Not long after, she made a bold move that her family would not soon forget: She went on strike.

In standing up for herself, Noura learned invaluable lessons about nature versus nurture and the roles and expectations society places on certain people — especially those who are traditionally underrepresented.

Watch Noura reveal how her family responded to her demonstration and what the experience taught her about the power of protest:

<br>