Jana Amin
Jana Amin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 2003[1]: 115 |
| Nationality | Egyptian-American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School |
| Occupation | Women's rights activist |
| Known for | advocating for girls' education and rights of Muslim women |
| Relatives | Rana el Kaliouby (mother) |
| Website | www |
Jana Amin is an Egyptian-American activist for girls' education.[2] Inspired by Nawal El Saadawi,[3] she worked with a Jordanian NGO supporting the rights of refugee girls and women,[4] teaching them English[5] as well as working with Egyptian NGO Heya Masr,[4] delivering a TED talk,[6] hosting virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic[7][8] and curating an exhibit on Princess Fawzia and the Duality of Egyptian Women at The American University in Cairo.[7] She also wrote an editorial for the Malala Fund sharing the experiences she gained after attending Malala Yousafzai's lecture at Harvard University.[9] In September 2020, she attended one of the high-profile events via online at the UN General Assembly's 75th annual session.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b el Kaliouby, Rana; Coleman, Carol (2020). Girl Decoded. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-1-9848-2476-9.
- ^ Moro, Elisabetta (November 30, 2020). "Saranno le ragazze a cambiare il mondo e l'attivista egiziana 17enne Jana Amin ne è la prova vivente". Elle. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ NowThis News (April 28, 2022). "How Nawal El Saadawi Shook Up the Patriarchy in Egypt". Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Brinsley, Sarah (February 9, 2021). "Jana Amin and the Fight for Girls' Education". The Borgen Project.
- ^ a b Harding, Thomas (September 23, 2020). "UNGA 2020: 'I began my activist journey by telling the story of Muslim women I knew'". The National. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Amin, Jana (17 December 2019), Changing the narrative, one Muslim woman at a time, retrieved 2021-03-25
- ^ a b Khaled Sayed, Mirna (November 27, 2020). "'Imagine if Every Girl in Egypt was Educated': Meet Activist Jana Amin". Egyptian Streets. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Sukkar, Cynthia (July 8, 2020). "في عيد ميلادها الـ17 جنى أمين تدافع عن حقّ تعليم الفتيات". Marie Claire Arabia. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Amin, Jana (11 July 2020). "Protecting progress for girls' education". Assembly (a Malala Fund publication). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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