Muzoon Almellehan
Muzoon Almellehan is a Syrian refugee and education activist. She has been campaigning for children’s education in emergencies since she was forced to flee Syria in 2013.
Muzoon began advocating for girls’ education as part of a UNICEF-supported back-to-school campaign, during which she went tent to tent, speaking with the parents of children at risk of child marriage or early labor.
Since then, Muzoon has been recognized by the BBC’s list of 100 inspirational and innovative women, Time Magazine’s 30 Most Influential Teens, and Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21. In 2017, Muzoon received the Glamour Women of the Year Award.