Rabiea Ashraf

Rabiea Ashraf is a twenty-two-year-old Muslim-American, born in Pakistan. She graduated from Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA with majors in Psychology and Religious Studies and minors in math and comparative politics. She has a long-standing interest in how religion shapes people’s understanding of contemporary issues, in ways both positive and negative. One of her personal and professional goals is to investigate the ways in which Islam can be reinterpreted and utilized to help provide educational opportunities for women and minorities in Muslim-majority countries. Her experience studying Islam at Randolph College encouraged her to delve deeper into the subject and she is particularly interested in examining the inclusive nature of Islam.