Linda Sarsour

Linda Sarsour is an award-winning civil rights activist, community organizer, and mother of three. A Palestinian-Muslim-American born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she is the former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York and the cofounder of the first Muslim online organizing platform, MPower Change. She is also a founding member of the Justice League NYC, a leading force of activists, artists, youths, and formerly incarcerated individuals committed to criminal justice reform through direct action and policy advocacy.

Sarsour served as national cochair of the largest single day protest in US history, the Women’s March on Washington. She has been named among 500 of the most influential Muslims in the world. She has won numerous awards including Champion of Change from the Obama Administration, was cited as one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders and featured as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. She is a frequent media commentator on issues that affect Muslim communities, Middle East affairs, and criminal justice reform. She is most recognized for her transformative intersectional organizing work and movement building.