Changing the narrative around Muslim Women and supporting girl’s education with Jana Amin, Egyptian-American Advocate

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On today’s episode I’m joined by Jana Amin. Jana is a 17-year-old Egyptian-American advocate for changing the narrative around Muslim Women and gender parity.

In this episode Jana discusses:

• Hosting 17 speakers, ranging from Suzanne Ehlers, CEO of the Malala Fund to Nibras Khudaida, Refugee and Human Rights Activist, on her 17th birthday to bring awareness to the millions of girls that are estimated to have dropped out of school and will not return because of the pandemic.
• How she organized this birthday event in only a couple of weeks!
• Overcoming obstacles in archival research to curate an exhibit at the American University in Cairo titled “Princess Fawzia and the Duality of Egyptian Women”.
• The importance of youth voices and how we can better support them.

Jana Amin’s Bio:
Jana Amin is a 17-year-old Egyptian-American advocate for changing the narrative around Muslim Women and gender parity. An avid speaker, Jana has given a TedX-Youth talk about her work and spoken at the United Nations General Assembly. She works closely with The Collateral Repair Project, an NGO based in Jordan to support refugee women and girls. Recently, she hosted a virtual event, #17for17: Advocating for Girls' Education. Her research focuses on the media representation of Muslim women; she curated an exhibit at the American University in Cairo titled “Princess Fawzia and the Duality of Egyptian Women”. She is currently interning at the Harvard Kennedy School. Jana is a member of the Youth Activism Project and one of the founders and podcasters on UnTextbooked. Recently, she was selected as one of Arab-America's 20 Under 20 and one of The Conversationa-LIST's 2020 Education honorees.

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🎙️ Hosted by Megan Doepker
📝 Show notes: https://www.thisiscandor.com/podcast/jana-amin

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