-Digital Media Specialist-
Riham Osman
Sudanese-American Riham Osman is the Communications Coordinator of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in the Washington, DC, where she provided leadership in several office initiatives. Osman specializes in digital media, manages the organization’s online presence and works to ensure the media accurately portrays American Muslims. Osman is a 2013 University of Mary Washington alumna and received her undergraduate education in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies. Osman is known for her participation in a live Google+ “Presidential Hangout Road Trip” with President Obama following his fifth State of the Union address and is featured in the National Center for Civil and Human Rights exhibition titled “Who Like Me Is Threatened.”
In 2015, Osman joined President Obama at his table for a conversation during the White House Iftar. Riham has been involved in civil rights work that impacts the American Muslim community. After facing employment discrimination in 2011 due to her decision to wear the Islamic headscarf, Riham worked with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to change Air France’s dress code policy nation-wide. Riham has appeared on multiple media outlets, including NPR, ABC7, NBC and CCTV. She has also commented on issues such as countering violent extremism and Islamophobia in the Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Huffington Post, and the International Business Times.