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Misbah Farooqi CC'21

Misbah Farooqi

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Principled Action
Senior Marshal
As President of the Muslim Students' Association (MSA), Misbah has made it her mission to repair a divided community and bridge the ostensible disconnect between religious life and campus life. Misbah created spaces which allowed all Muslim students to explore their religious identity, and she worked tirelessly to ensure that the MSA is an inclusive and welcoming space for all Muslim students, regardless of how they identify. Misbah made her mark on the MSA by transforming it into politically active and social justice centered space by initiating programming that tackled issues affecting the Muslim community and ensuring that the voices of the most marginalized were represented. Misbah also grew the MSA tremendously, increasing the size and influence of the MSA's executive board, general body, and online presence. Under her leadership, Columbia MSA became one of the most recognizable and influential MSAs in the country today.