Iman Siddiqi is a Political Science and Global Middle East Studies double major. She is a public relations specialist and executive board member for Hearts of Mercy at UCI, a student organization that strives to raise awareness and create opportunities for refugees.
Involvement:
I am a public relations specialist and executive board member forHearts of Mercy at UCI, a new student campus organization that strives to raise awareness and create opportunities for refugees. During the 2016-2107 academic year, I have been advocating for students displaced by conflict, and I am currently piloting a scholarship fund for refugees at UCI as well as working to develop a program that helps refugee student with the college application process. In order to raise awareness on campus about refugees, I have been working with Hearts of Mercy and F.R.E.S.H. Start to bringing Refugee Awareness Week to UCI. Starting today, there will be discussions, exhibits, and a screening of an award-winning documentary about the global refugee crisis with a focus on Syria.