Made For Us

BONUS: Reflections on creating the headscarf emoji, with Rayouf Alhumedhi


Listen Later

Do you have what it takes to create your own emoji? My guest, Rayouf Alhumedhi, did just that when she launched the Hijab Emoji Project at the age of 16 to push for digital representation for Muslim women around the world. She was named one of Time magazine’s most influential teens and also featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Rayouf recently graduated from Stanford University where she studied product design. 

In this episode, Rayouf talks about:

  • Her motivation for creating the headscarf emoji
  • The praise and backlash she received during her campaign
  • Why she decided to major in product design at Stanford
  • How Gen Z is pushing inclusive design to the forefront

Loved this episode? Share it with a friend and drop us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to spread the word! And be sure to subscribe to the free Made For Us newsletter to get bonus content.

---

Learn more about Rayouf Alhumedhi

Website / Instagram

---

Connect with Made for Us

  • Show notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/ 
  • Newsletter: https://madeforuspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe 
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/madeforuspodcast 
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeforuspodcast/ 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Made For UsBy Tosin Sulaiman

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

13 ratings


More shows like Made For Us

View all
The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,884 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,686 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

37,890 Listeners

The New Yorker: Fiction by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Fiction

3,329 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,060 Listeners

In The Dark by The New Yorker

In The Dark

27,609 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

110,655 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

55,934 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,137 Listeners

Other People's Problems by CBC

Other People's Problems

768 Listeners

What A Day by Crooked Media

What A Day

12,204 Listeners

Heaven Bent by Tara Jean Stevens

Heaven Bent

811 Listeners

Normal Gossip by Normal Gossip

Normal Gossip

5,711 Listeners

Understood: Who Broke the Internet? by CBC

Understood: Who Broke the Internet?

250 Listeners

Proxy with Yowei Shaw by Y3 Productions

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

514 Listeners