Nazma Khan Email & Phone Number

Growing up in New York City as a Muslim immigrant, Nazma Khan faced constant discrimination due to her hijab (head covering). After 9/11, her discrimination took on a new height. In 2013, she started a global movement called ‘World Hijab Day’ to fight discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice against women in hijab. In 2018, World Hijab Day Organization became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Under her leadership, participants from over 150 countries take part in #WorldHijabDay on February 1st every year. Her work is commemorated in both public and private sectors including but not limited to educational institutions, religious institutions, business sector, health care sector, political sector including House of Commons, etc. World Hijab Day Ambassadors from 23 countries under her supervision work hard to accomplish her mission in fighting hijabophobia/Islamophobia through awareness, education, and empowerment. She has been featured in Meta, New York Times, BBC, CNN, The Times, The Irish Times, The Washington Times, Glamour, ELLE, Vogue Arabia, Cosmopolitan Italia, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, etc. to name a few.Her work has been recognized by New York State Senate in resolution J370 and by the House of Representatives of the Philippines in House Bill 8249.In 2021, she founded International Muslim History Month to dismantle Islamophobia globally. New York State is the first State to adopt the month of May as Muslim History Month in senate resolution no. J718. Read full resolution: https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/J718

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