Name: Dhuha Baig

Recipient Year: 2019

Description: Dhuha majored in Government & International Politics and minoring in Data Analysis and Legal Studies, graduating from George Mason University in 2021. Her passion for government and policy started at CAIR National Research and Advocacy office. At GMU, Dhuha was a research assistant under a project mapping unauthorized influences of domestic and international actors and their control over policy-making. She served as the Community Outreach Director of her school’s MSA and played an active role in the Northern Virginia Muslim community as a Sunday School teacher, youth mentor, and a high school MSA advisor. Her areas of interest include foreign influence, criminal justice, and immigration.

Sponsor: CLDP