Rana Abdelhamid

Rana Abdelhamid

Rana Abdelhamid is a Muslim human rights organizer, martial artist, and social entrepreneur focused on the empowerment of marginalized communities. She is the founder and CEO of MALIKAH, a global self-defense and empowerment training organization that trains young Muslim women to confront gender based and anti-Muslim violence. She is also the Founder of Hijabis of NY, an online platform that highlights the stories of hijabi women. Rana is also a longtime activist with Amnesty International USA and currently serves as the youngest member of their National Executive Board of Directors. She is a recent graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where she received a Masters in Public Policy with a focus on social and urban policy.

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