Amara Majeed

Amara Majeed 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 from Good Morning America and the Daily Mail, among others.[4]

Majeed is currently studying pre-law at Brown University.[5]

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  1. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Amara Majeed | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ↑ "An Open Letter to Donald Trump by an 18-Year-Old Muslim American Student". 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ↑ News, A. B. C. (2016-02-16). "Why This College Freshman Wears a Headscarf at Brown University". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Contact Me". www.thehijabproject.org. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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