Daisy Khan is an award-winning author, public speaker, and media commentator. She founded the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE), a global network promoting peacebuilding, gender equality, and human dignity. With over two decades of grassroots work against anti-Muslim bias, she is a recognized thought leader on Muslim women’s rights and Islam in America.

Dr. Khan has produced impactful interfaith programs and lectured at prestigious institutions worldwide. Her publications, WISE Up – Knowledge Ends Extremism, Born with Wings and 30 Rights of Muslim Women, debunks Islamophobic myths and demystifies hardline extremist views of Muslim women’s rights through tailored webinars and training. Featured in major media outlets, she has received numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award and recognition in TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list.