The #ChallengeBeauty Series
At the 2014 Fashion Show
Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 2:30pm (Prior to Runway Show)
Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Fashion Fighting Famine (FFF) #ChallengeBeauty Series is a talk show featuring panelists of various backgrounds discussing topics related to women’s empowerment. The series is connected to FFF’s new #ChallengeBeauty Campaign, launched in February 2014, aimed at fostering conversation around how beauty is constructed socially and commercially, and how various women relate to and experience these constructions in their daily lives. The campaign goal is to create awareness, nuanced understanding, and sisterhood around topics such as body image and self-image that affect people on a daily basis.
TICKETS: Access to the #ChallengeBeauty Series is included when you purchase a ticket to the 2014 Fashion Show, or you can purchase tickets separately for $20. |
MEET OUR PANELISTS
AYESHA MATTUAyesha Mattu is a writer, editor and international development consultant who has worked in the field of women’s human rights since 1998. She was selected a ‘Muslim Leader of Tomorrow’ by the UN Alliance of Civilizations & the ASMA Society and has served on the boards of IDEX, the Women’s Funding Network, and World Pulse. She is co-editor of 'Love, InshAllah' and 'Salaam, Love'. Ayesha is based in San Francisco, California.
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EDINA LEKOVICEdina Lekovic is MPAC's Director of Policy and Programming, where she oversees strategic initiatives in government and policy, media and communications, and leadership development. She is co-founder and graduate of the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute and also co-founded Elev8, an arts-based youth leadership development program. Edina is based in Los Angeles, California.
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YESI KINGProfessor Yesi King teaches Sociology and Gender Studies classes at various Southern California Community Colleges and 4 year Universities. Her Masters Thesis, 'Latina Muslims: In the Borderlands', explores the various ways in which Latina Muslims in America navigate their marginalized identities across cultures. Yesi is based in Los Angeles, California.
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MARYAM AMIREIBRAHIMIMaryam Amirebrahimi is an outspoken proponent of women’s rights and justice for minority communities within the fields of education and civil rights. She received her master’s in Social Justice Education from UCLA, where her research focused on the effects of mentorship rooted in Critical Race Theory for urban high school students of color. Maryam is based in San Francisco, California.
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SUMIYYAH RASHEEDSumiyyah Rasheed is founder of Ann-Nahari, a modest plus-size fashion line that showcases during New York Fashion Week. She brings over 20 years of experience in the business of fashion. Though known for her designs, Sumiyyah Rasheed first made a name for herself as a much sought after business savant. An expert in the Information Technology (IT) field, Sumiyyah (through her Georgia-based firm, Crescent Consulting Group, Inc) has a roster of Fortune 500 clients that span the apparel and footwear manufacturing and distribution industries. Sumiyyah is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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