Name: Maryam Amirebrahimi

Recipient Year: 2011

Major: Education

Description: Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s in Education from UCLA, where her research focused on the effects of mentorship rooted in Critical Race Theory for urban high school students of color. She holds a bachelor’s in Child and Adolescent Development from San Jose State where she served as the President of the Muslim Student Association for two consecutive years. Maryam spent a year studying the Arabic language and Qur’an in Cairo, Egypt, and has memorized the Qur’an. She has been presented the Student of the Year award by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

School Name: UCLA

Sponsor: Muslim Community Association of the Bay Area (MCA) Scholarship