Bushra Amiwala Biography

Bushra Amiwala is an activist DePaul University Junior and former candidate for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. At the age of 19 she announced her candidacy for the Cook County Board of Commissioners to serve as a voice for her underrepresented generation and other marginalized communities.
Her campaign was covered nationally by TIME magazine Teen Vogue Scholastic Magazine Seventeen magazine and more. Amiwala's passion for various issues and organizations lead her to run for office in 2016 and her campaign resulted in historical voter turnout making her a strong second with 13500 votes. She was the youngest person and first Muslim woman to ever run for this seat and was named Glamour Magazine’s College Woman of the Year for 2018 and is on HerCampus’ 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring Women list. Bushra was awarded the Public Peace Ambassador award from Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL) a nonprofit organization sponsored by the United Nations.
Throughout her campaign Amiwala conducted independent research in segregated Chicagoland neighborhoods to better understand housing discrimination redlining and gentrification. She collaborated with Northside Power canvassing and engaging with her community daily to see first-hand the issues facing her neighbors.

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