Noor Tagouri

Noor Tagouri (born November 27, 1993) is a Libyan 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,[1] and of a podcast-series on sex trafficking in the U.S. titled Sold in America: Inside Our Nation's Sex Trade.[2] In 2016, she became the first Hijab wearing Muslim woman to appear (fully clothed) in an issue of Playboy magazine.[3][4]

Noor Tagouri
Tagouri in 2018
Born (1993-11-27) November 27, 1993
West Virginia, United States
Citizenship
  • Libyan
  • American
EducationUniversity of Maryland
OccupationActivist, Model, Journalist
Spouse(s)Adam Khafif (m. 2017)
Websitewww.noortagouri.com

Education

Tagouri attended Prince George's Community College from 2010-2011. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Maryland, with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in international development and conflict management.[5]

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.[6]

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."[7]

Her experiences led her to launch her own production company, At Your Service.[8]

Podcasts

Tagouri's podcast Sold in America gave a window into the sex trade industry in the United States.[9] It was released on Facebook Watch, Amazon, and Hulu.[5] The podcast has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times. [10]

In 2020, she launched Podcast Noor. [8]

Foundation

In 2018, Noor along with her mother, Salwa Tagouri, launched the ISeeYou foundation to amplify the voices of the unheard and unseen.[10]

Personal life

In 2016, Tagouri became engaged to Adam Khafif. The couple were married on 20 May 2017 in Miami.[11]

References
  1. "Washingtonpost.com: Invisible Lives". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. National, Scripps. "'Sold in America' docuseries: A look inside our nation's sex trade". NBC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. About, Her. "Libyan American Journalist Noor Tagouri On Wearing The Hijab And The Power Of Identity". AboutHer. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. Barylo, William (July 20, 2017). Young Muslim Change-Makers: Grassroots Charities Rethinking Modern Societies. Routledge. ISBN 9781351681643.
  5. Fox, MeiMei. "Hijab-Wearing Journalist Noor Tagouri On Why You Should Be Unapologetically Yourself". Forbes. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  6. Elidrissi, Rajaa. "This young professional turned a viral Facebook photo into a dream job". CNBC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  7. Clarke, Stewart (August 6, 2019). "Pulse Films Teams With Noor Tagouri For ':In America With Noor'". Variety.
  8. "Journalist Noor Tagouri on misrepresentation of Muslims in the media: 'Misinformation can put people's lives in danger'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. McCollum, Galady. ""Sold in America:" Bringing New Awareness to Sex Trafficking in the United States". Komorebi Post. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  10. "Noor Tagouri's Career Advice Is Exactly What We All Need to Hear Right Now". Create + Cultivate. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  11. weddings, Jaimie Mackey Jaimie Mackey was the Brides real weddings editor from 2013 to 2015 She also worked as a luxury wedding planning producing over 100 high-end; Mackey, events over four wedding seasons in Colorado Brides's Editorial Guidelines Jaimie. "Journalist Noor Tagouri's Stunning Miami Wedding". Brides. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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