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Feb 12, 2021

Watch: Meet Dr Ruha Shadab, the Young Muslim Woman Driving Change in Her Community

At Harvard, she started the Led By Foundation, a social enterprise that provides mentorship to young Muslim women.
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Ruha Shadab is a doctor and a graduate from the Harvard Kennedy School, USA.

At Harvard, she started the Led By Foundation, a social enterprise that provides mentorship to young Muslim women, to inspire the next generation of female change-makers.

She speaks to The Wire about her journey and what inspired her to lead change among young Indian Muslim women.

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