Linda Sarsour — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of "We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance," released in 2020.
Co-Founder and Executive Director of MPower Change since 2015, a Muslim online organizing platform.
Served as a national co-chair for the 2017 Women's March, the 2017 Day Without a Woman, and the 2019 Women's March.
Former Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York (2001-2017), where she expanded its annual budget from $50,000 to $700,000.
Recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017 and by Fortune as one of the 50 Greatest Leaders.
Advocated for civil rights issues including police surveillance of American Muslims, police brutality, feminism, immigration policy, and mass incarceration.

Biography

Linda Sarsour is an American political activist, community organizer, and author. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of MPower Change, a Muslim online organizing platform established in 2015. Sarsour gained national prominence as a co-chair of the 2017 Women's March, the 2017 Day Without a Woman, and the 2019 Women's March. Her work led to her being profiled in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" in 2017 and recognized as one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders.