Driven journalist and anchor Noor Tagouri is a Muslim American woman who is determined to defy the stereotypical image of Muslims in the media, and she hopes to become the first-ever hijabi anchor on American commercial television.
“My name, Noor, means ‘light.’ My middle name is Alhuda, so Noor Alhuda means ‘the guiding light,’” she said in an interview. “My name itself inspires me to be that guiding light,” she added.
Noor Tagouri said she often felt “ashamed” to be a Muslim outsider in her community and though she struggled with her identity during childhood, the 21-year-old now fully embraces her religion and culture.
