Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed, co-host of the popular podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim (which has been described by Oprah Magazine as a “a savvy mash-up of pop culture and politics…frankness — on , feminism, Islamophobia”), is an activist, poet, writer, and politico based in Los Angeles. (She is also a visual artist/designer. Check out her awesome — and witty — MuslimVDay cards on Etsy.)

Ahmed, Campaign Strategist for 18MillionRising.org — one of the nation’s largest organizations promoting online AAPI civic engagement — is a leading voice in her generation on issues that matter to South Asian American women and Asian American Muslim women like herself.