Tarek Al Kadri MLFA Social Justice Leadership Scholarship 2023 Recipient

Tarek Al-Kadri. A true visionary and compassionate leader, Tarek dedicated his life to uplifting the American Muslim community and advocating for social justice. To carry on his enduring vision, MLFA established the Tarek Al-Kadri Social Justice Leadership Scholarship in 2021.

Tarek’s commitment to social justice and empowering American Muslims continues through this scholarship, which supports young Muslim leaders pursuing careers in fields such as policy, government, law, film, media, and journalism. By providing financial assistance to these students, we aim to improve the negative portrayals of Muslims and increase the number of Muslim policymakers.

The Tarek Al-Kadri Social Justice Leadership Scholarship is part of the Islamic Scholarship Fund’s (ISF) Endowment Fund, which shares our goal of investing in the education and future of Muslim students.

Our 2023 recipient is Zainab Bhindarwala, 3rd year law student at University of Michigan Law School. Zainab is especially interested in labor and employment law, and has interned at Legal Aid Chicago in the Immigrants and Worker’s Rights Practice Group.