Noor Tagouri (born November 27, 1993) is an American journalist, activist,

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and producer of the

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on the mistreatment of people with mental disabilities titled ''The Trouble They've Seen: The Forest Haven Story'', and of a

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-series on

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in the U.S.-titled ''Sold in America: Inside Our Nation's Sex Trade''. In 2016, she became the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to appear, fully clothed, in an issue of ''Playboy'' magazine.

Education

Tagouri attended

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from 2010 to 2011. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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, with a major in

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and a minor in international development and conflict management.

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

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, as an anchor and producer. She initiated a social media campaign in December 2012 called '' LetNoorShine''. 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." Her experiences led her to launch her own production company, At Your Service.

Podcasts

Tagouri's podcast ''Sold in America'' gave a window into the sex trade industry in the United States. It was released on

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, Amazon, and

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. The podcast had been downloaded more than 1.5 million times as of early 2021. In 2020, she launched ''Podcast Noor''.

Social impact initiatives

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

Personal life

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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tagouri, Noor Living people 1993 births University System of Maryland alumni American Muslims People from West Virginia American people of Libyan descent