Name: Farhat Ali

Recipient Year: 2021|2022

Major: Political Science

Congressional Office: Angie Craig, MN - 2nd District

Description: Farhat Ali is a graduate student at NYU, pursuing her Master’s Degree. This past spring, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Women and Gender studies as well as a Minor in Socio-Legal Studies. Previously, she served s a research assistant for FROGS (Feminist Research in Gender and Sexuality), The president of the renowned Women’s Coalition at ASU and in 2019, created The Period Project: a program that supports menstrual equity and accessible health education in East Africa. Her passions include menstrual health education and literature surrounding Black feminist theory and knowledge production. Farhat Is a 2022 Islamic Scholarship Fund scholarship recipient and during the 2021 Summer session, Farhat served as an intern in the office of Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) through ISF.

School Name: New York University

Sponsor: Fikry and Dorria Fahmy Scholarship

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhatomarali/