Name: Farhat Ali

Recipient Type: Congressional Internship Recipient|Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2021|2022

School Name: Arizona State University

Congressional Office: Angie Craig, MN - 2nd District

Major: Political Science

Description: Farhat Ali is a graduate student at NYU, pursuing her Master’s Degree. 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 as a research assistant for FROGS (Feminist Research in Gender and Sexuality) and as the president of the renowned Women’s Coalition at ASU. In 2019, she 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.

Sponsor: Fikry and Dorria Fahmy Scholarship