Description: Jana Amin is a 17-year-old Egyptian-American activist. An avid speaker and advocate for gender parity, Jana has given a TEDx-Youth talk on Changing the Narrative Around Muslim Women. Recently, she spoke on a panel at the 75th UN General Assembly on policies to further the UN Sustainable Development Goal Agenda.
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Egyptian-American Activist
Jana Amin is an Egyptian-American first-year at Harvard College. An advocate and community mobilizer for girls’ education and women in Islam, Jana has given two TedTalks to date, both inspired by her personal experiences. She has spoken at the United Nations on policies to further youth inclusion and gender parity. She works closely with The Collateral Repair Project, a Jordanian NGO to support refugee women & girls.
At Harvard, Jana is a member of the Kennedy School's Women's Initiative in Leadership and Coalition for Global Affairs. She is a mentor at the Radcliffe Institute and a first-year representative for the Society of Arab Students.