She received her B.A. in Government & International Politics, with a minor in Islamic Studies, from George Mason University. In 2013, she graduated from the Pennsylvania State University- Dickinson School of Law with her Juris Doctor degree. During law school, she served as a legal intern for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the international law firm of Crowell & Moring, at its branch in Cairo, Egypt. Upon graduation and before joining CAIR in 2014, she completed a legal fellowship with the Arab American Institute (AAI), focusing on various policy and civil rights issues facing the Arab-American community. While at CAIR, she primarily works on First Amendment - free speech issues and represents clients in employment discrimination cases.