Daisy Khan (@daisykhan.nyc) was born in India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. She studied at a Christian missionary school and grew up surrounded by Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims, in an environment defined by religious tolerance. Her grandfather, Ghulam Hassan Khan was the chief engineer in Kashmir and was a source of support for his grandchildren to pursue their studies and at the age of 16, Daisy moved to the US to focus on her education. She completed high school in Long Island and went on to study at the New York School of Interior Design. After graduating, she went to work as an architectural designer focusing primarily on religious architecture, like the Islamic Center of Long Island, which she helped to design. In addition to her work in design, Daisy is extensively involved in community care and service and she, along with her husband, founded the American Society for Muslim Advancement in 1997. She served as the Executive Director of the nonprofit for 17 years and during that time, focused on interfaith collaboration as a way to strengthen the expression of Islam based on cultural and religious harmony. In 2004, Daisy founded Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, to cultivate a network of Muslim leaders across the world and to this day it remains the largest international network of young Muslim leaders. Based on her desire to promote women’s rights, she founded WISE - Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (@wise_muslimwomen). WISE is dedicated to building a global movement for Muslim women and helping women to fully participate in just societies. A few years after the founding of WISE, the organization launched the first Muslim Women’s Shura Council to provide religiously grounded opinions on controversial issues that impact Muslim women across the world. The Council has made statements on FGM, domestic violence, violent extremism, and adoption. As a result of her service to the community, Daisy has received a number of awards from organizations like the Shalom Center, The Interfaith Center of New York, International Center for Religious Diplomacy, and the Unitarian Service Committee.