Name: Maryam Ahmed

Recipient Year: 2025

Major: Law

Description: Maryam Ahmed is a first-year student at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. She completed her bachelor's in Political Economy from Georgetown University in 2022 and is a student of Hanbali fiqh and Arabic at al-Waraqaat Institute in Virginia. Most recently, she worked as a policy researcher in economics and a policy consultant in Washington, D.C. Maryam has been involved in youth mentorship and grassroots work through Young Muslims and related organizations for over a decade. She is an editor for the Thinking Muslim Podcast Muslim women’s book project. Her interests include law, history, Arabic, and Islamic art.

School Name: Georgetown University Law Center

Sponsor: National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML) Scholarship

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-maryam/