Name: Pashmina Khan

Recipient Year: 2023

Description: Pashmina Khan is a student at New York University double majoring in Journalism and Psychology, and minoring in Documentary Studies. Pashmina worked as a Video Editing and Producing Intern for the Ernest and Young Design Studio in New York City and as a Policy and Communications Intern for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. At NYU, she holds positions with NYU’s independent student-run newspaper and Muslim Students’ Association. She has produced a multitude of videos and photos centered around capturing the narrative and stories of underrepresented groups; including a Black Lives Matter Protest Montage, the beauty of Jammu-Kashmir, and an International Women’s Day segment. In the future, Pashmina plans to work as a Global Investigative Journalist specializing in humanitarian crises and conflict zones.

School Name: NYU

Major: Journalism

Sponsor: Ghulam and Arifa Azad Family Scholarship