Malikah

Based in New York City, Malikah is a global collective of women committed to building safety and power for themselves and their communities. Through the D-DAN collaboration, Malikah will be conducting educational workshops on data disaggregation within Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities, empower community members to become advocates for data disaggregation and communicate to different audiences to push for change, and host storytelling workshops where SWANA community members can share their personal experiences and the unique challenges they face. By sharing their stories, participants can illustrate the real-world impact of data disaggregation and build a compelling case for its implementation.

In partnership with the New York Immigration Coalition, Malikah helped develop a report titled, Invisible in the Data: The Lack of a Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Race & Ethnicity Category Obscures Disparities, which serves as a guide for community leaders and advocates working to advance equity for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities by outlining the importance and impact of accurate and representative demographic data collection, analysis, and reporting.