In this inspiring episode with Jana Amin, we dive into her passion for International Relations and Middle Eastern studies. She talks about being an avid public speaker and also emphasizes getting into the habit of brushing up on your strong suits and skills that would help an individual achieve their goals! Being a speaker on TedX youth talk has helped her to articulate what matters to her the most. Jana’s research focuses on the media representation of Muslim women; she curated an exhibit at the American University in Cairo titled “Princess Fawzia and the Duality of Egyptian Women”. Her aim is to magnify the voices of young Muslim women through storytelling and using her platform to inspire and encourage change. Listen to her episode now!
Jana Amin is an Egyptian-American freshman at Harvard College. An advocate and community mobilizer for girls’ education and women in Islam, Jana has given a TedX-Youth talk on Muslim women and spoken at the United Nations on policies to further youth inclusion and gender parity. In 2020, Jana founded J Strategy, the world’s first speaking bureau and media agency dedicated to amplifying the work of young women. Advocating for Girls' Education. Recently, Jana was recognized as one of Chegg’s fifty student prize finalists and for Arab-America’s 20 Under 20. Jana is also a founding member of the UnTextbooked Podcast, a World Academy of Arts and Sciences Junior Fellow, and a member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Massachusetts Chapter youth advisory council.