Name: Aziza Janmohamed

Recipient Year: 2025

Description: Aziza is excited to be entering the second year of her Global Media & Communications Masters program at USC this year. During the first year of her program at the LSE, she wrote a dissertation entitled: "'You cannot build on ignorance' but you can build on a good laugh! Exploring Representations of Islam through Stand-Up Comedians who are Muslim and of South Asian Descent in the United States. Originally from Canada, Aziza has also lived in Pakistan and throughout the U.S.. She graduated from Bowdoin College in 2019, where she majored in Government & Legal Studies (International Relations) and Performance Arts (Theatre).

School Name: University of Southern California

Major: Global Media & Communications

Sponsor: Syed Shaukat Husain Memorial Scholarship

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