Noor Tagouri
{{Short description|American journalist and activist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Noor_Tagouri_podcast_2018.png
| caption = Tagouri in 2018
| name = Noor Tagouri
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|27}}
| birth_place = West Virginia, United States
| education = University of Maryland
| occupation = Activist, model, journalist
| spouse = Adam Khafif (m. 2017)
| website = {{URL|https://www.noortagouri.com/}}
}}
Noor Tagouri (born November 27, 1993) is an American journalist, activist, motivational speaker and producer of the documentary series on the mistreatment of people with mental disabilities titled The Trouble They've Seen: The Forest Haven Story,{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/march99/grouphome14_full.htm?noredirect=on|title=Washingtonpost.com: Invisible Lives|website=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=2019-03-26}} and of a podcast-series on sex trafficking in the U.S.-titled Sold in America: Inside Our Nation's Sex Trade.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc26.com/news/national/sex-in-america-docuseries-a-look-inside-our-nations-sex-trade|title='Sold in America' docuseries: A look inside our nation's sex trade|last1=National|first1=Scripps|website=NBC|date=February 22, 2018 |accessdate=25 November 2018}} In 2016, she became the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to appear, fully clothed, in an issue of Playboy magazine.{{cite web |last1=About |first1=Her |title=Libyan American Journalist Noor Tagouri on Wearing the Hijab and the Power of Identity |url=https://www.abouther.com/node/11321/people/features/libyan-american-journalist-noor-tagouri-wearing-hijab-and-power-identity |website=AboutHer |date=June 29, 2018 |accessdate=23 November 2018}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sEtDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Noor+Tagouri%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT177|title=Young Muslim Change-Makers: Grassroots Charities Rethinking Modern Societies|last=Barylo|first=William|date=2017-07-20|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781351681643|language=en}}
Education
Tagouri attended Prince George's Community College from 2010 to 2011. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in international development and conflict management.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2018/06/18/hijab-wearing-journalist-noor-tagouri-on-why-you-should-be-unapologetically-yourself-in-your-career/|title=Hijab-Wearing Journalist Noor Tagouri on Why you should be Unapologetically Yourself|last1=Fox| first1=MeiMei| website=Forbes|accessdate=23 November 2018}}
Career
Tagouri started her broadcasting career in June 2012 working as an intern with the CBS Radio. After the death of Freddie Grey in 2015, a local Maryland TV station sent her to cover protests in Baltimore. She also worked for CTV News as a reporter for almost 2 years. In June 2016, she joined Newsy, an online video news site based in Washington, D.C., as an anchor and producer. She initiated a social media campaign in December 2012 called LetNoorShine.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/young-professional-turned-a-viral-facebook-photo-into-a-dream-job.html|title=This young professional turned a viral Facebook photo into a dream job|last1=Elidrissi|first1=Rajaa|website=CNBC|date=March 27, 2017 |accessdate=23 November 2018}}
In 2019, Tagouri partnered with Pulse Films to create a new documentary show, :In America With Noor that will explore "a wide range of controversial subjects and how they affect daily American life and culture."{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/pulse-films-noor-tagouri-team-for-in-america-with-noor-exclusive-1203293660/| title=Pulse Films Teams With Noor Tagouri For ':In America With Noor'| date=6 August 2019| first=Stewart| last=Clarke| website=Variety}}
Her experiences led her to launch her own production company, At Your Service.{{Cite web|title=Journalist Noor Tagouri on misrepresentation of Muslims in the media: 'Misinformation can put people's lives in danger'|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/journalist-noor-tagouri-misrepresentation-muslims-media-192624202.html|access-date=2021-02-09|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=February 3, 2021 |language=en-US}}
Podcasts
Tagouri's podcast Sold in America gave a window into the sex trade industry in the United States.{{cite web |last1=McCollum |first1=Galady |title="Sold in America:" Bringing New Awareness to Sex Trafficking in the United States |url=https://www.komorebipost.com/sold-in-america-sex-trafficking-united-states/ |website=Komorebi Post |accessdate=23 November 2018}} It was released on Facebook Watch, Amazon, and Hulu. The podcast had been downloaded more than 1.5 million times as of early 2021.{{Cite web|title=Noor Tagouri's Career Advice Is Exactly What We All Need to Hear Right Now|url=https://www.createcultivate.com/blog/content-creator-noor-tagouri-create-cultivate-100|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Create + Cultivate|date=January 20, 2020 |language=en-US}}
Social impact initiatives
Personal life
In 2016, Tagouri became engaged to Adam Khafif. The couple were married on 20 May 2017 in Miami.{{Cite web|first1=Jaimie|last1=Mackey|title=Journalist Noor Tagouri's Stunning Miami Wedding|url=https://www.brides.com/story/journalist-noor-tagouri-miami-wedding|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Brides|language=en}}
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Category:University System of Maryland alumni