Amara Majeed
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Amara Majeed (born 1996 or 1997 (age 26–27))[1] is a Muslim American activist and author of The Foreigners. In 2015, she was featured in 2015 BBC's 100 Women.[1] She is founder of The Hijab Project, an organization that empowers Muslim women and encourages open dialogue through social experimentation.[2]
Her letter to Donald Trump, published by Seventeen Magazine,[3] led to media recognition.[4]
Majeed graduated from Towson High School.[5] She is currently studying Political Science and Lived Islam at Brown University and has a passion for Sufism.[6] Majeed intends to pursue graduate school at University of Cambridge. Her family is from Sri Lanka.[5]
A photo of Majeed was mistakenly used by Sri Lankan police in releasing details on six suspects in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings.[7]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Foreigners CreateSpace (22 July 2014) ISBN 978-0692260937
References[edit]
- ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Amara Majeed | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "An Open Letter to Donald Trump by an 18-Year-Old Muslim American Student". 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Why This College Freshman Wears a Headscarf at Brown University". ABC News. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b Rao, Sameer. "Maryland woman says she received death threats after Sri Lanka misidentified photo of her as a bombing suspect". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Contact Me". www.thehijabproject.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Reed, Lillian (25 April 2019). "Sri Lankan government misidentifies Towson woman's photo as depicting terrorism suspect". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 April 2019.