Malia Bouattia

Malia Bouattia
Bouattia speaking at a Stop Trump rally in Westminster in February 2017
58th President of the National Union of Students
In office
1 July 2016 – 3 July 2017
Preceded byMegan Dunn
Succeeded byShakira Martin
Personal details
Born
Malia Mazia Bouattia

(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 37)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

Malia Mazia Bouattia (born 22 October 1987)[1] is the former president of the National Union of Students (NUS) of the United Kingdom, elected at the National Conference in April 2016. She was the first female Black British[2][3] and Muslim leader of the NUS.[3][4][5][6] She attended the University of Birmingham. In March 2017, she was defeated in her attempt to run for a second term in office by NUS Vice-president Shakira Martin.

Bouattia is a contributor to several news outlets, including The Guardian,[7] Middle East Eye,[8] The New Arab[9] and the HuffPost.[10] She is currently a presenter on the British Muslim TV panel show Women Like Us.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Malia Mazia BOUATTIA – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ Malia Bouattia elected first black female NUS president. Times Higher Education, 20 April 2016
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ Glum, Julia (21 April 2016). "Who Is Malia Bouattia? Black Muslim British Student Union President Accused of Anti-Semitism". IBT. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Why the National Union of Students is in trouble". The Economist. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Malia Bouattia". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Malia Bouattia". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Malia Bouattia". alaraby. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Malia Bouattia". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. ^ Bouattia, Malia. "Women like us: British Muslimahs resist". alaraby. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Why this filmmaker is putting Muslim women on mainstream television". Metro. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.