Amani Rashid

Outreach - Winter/Spring 2026

Amani Rashid is an Outreach Intern at CAIR-Chicago for the Winter & Spring 2026 session. She is a senior at Dominican University, graduating this May with a Presidential Scholarship and a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Criminology. After completing her undergraduate studies, Amani will continue at Dominican to pursue her master’s in Library Science. Amani chose CAIR-Chicago to further her commitment to advocating for civil rights, uplifting Muslim voices, building bridges across communities, and expanding Muslim representation in public institutions. She is also an active member of HEAL Palestine, where she helps coordinate awareness events and fundraisers supporting humanitarian, health, education, and aid initiatives for Palestinian families. In her free time, Amani enjoys taking road trips, creating Palestinian tatreez cross-stitch art, and spending time with her family.