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Farah Bassyouni

Farah Bassyouni

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Writing & Journalism graduate, passionate about intersectional media and creative solutions

  • Education

    • American International School of Egypt

      2017 - 2021
      International Baccalaureate & American Diploma

      Activities and Societies: President -- National Honor SocietyEditor in Chief -- Panther Express Literary MagazinePresident of Media -- UN's GirlUPFounder -- Students Against Sexual Harm PR Officer -- Student Council Member -- AIS4Egypt

    • Illinois Wesleyan University

      2021 - 2024
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English Language and Literature

      Activities and Societies: Co-Commissioner -- Student Senate's Diversity & Inclusion Committee Vice President -- Women of Color Social Media Manager -- Pride Alliance

    • IES Abroad

      2023 - 2023
      Tokyo, Japan

      Freeman Asia Scholarship over the summer of 2023Media Production internship with Japan Travel

  • Experience

    • El-Shai

      Aug 2020 - Sept 2020
      Reporting Intern

    • Illinois Wesleyan University

      Aug 2021 - May 2024

      • Residential Assistant

        Aug 2022 - May 2024

      • Writing Center Tutor

        Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

      • Student Assistant

        Aug 2021 - May 2023

    • What Women Want Magazine

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Editorial Intern

    • The Cairo Review for Global Affairs

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Assistant Editor

    • Japan Travel KK

      Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
      Media Producer

    • The Argus

      Aug 2023 - May 2024
      Editor in Chief

    • CivicServe

      Nov 2023 - May 2024
      Marketing Intern

    • WGLT

      Jan 2024 - May 2024
      Student Reporter

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HubSpot Certification

      CivicServe
      Nov 2023

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      Outstanding Senior Leader Award Illinois Wesleyan University May 2024 Awarded to ten seniors in the entire graduating class for their leadership and work during their time at the university.
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      The Donald R. Koehn Memorial Award Illinois Wesleyan University May 2024 Selected by faculty and awarded to one student in the graduating class for outstanding achievement in the humanities.
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize Academy of American Poets Apr 2024 Diego Báez, the judge, writes:“In lyrics that are intimately tender and burning with insight, Farah Bassyouni's poems navigate the spaces between mothers and daughters, between English and Arabic, between chance encounters with the divine at O'Hare Airport and afterthoughts of international students on a Greyhound bus (‘i wonder what they’d think about Palestine’). Whether whispering words for ‘mercy’ and ‘love’ in Arabic, or conjuring the alimentary comforts of home (olive branches… Show more Diego Báez, the judge, writes:“In lyrics that are intimately tender and burning with insight, Farah Bassyouni's poems navigate the spaces between mothers and daughters, between English and Arabic, between chance encounters with the divine at O'Hare Airport and afterthoughts of international students on a Greyhound bus (‘i wonder what they’d think about Palestine’). Whether whispering words for ‘mercy’ and ‘love’ in Arabic, or conjuring the alimentary comforts of home (olive branches, tea with milk, lemon, and honey), Bassyouni asserts a lyrical legacy all her own, at once brightly hopeful and defiantly sincere: ‘i am the land you couldn't burn / the souls you couldn't steal / i am the love you couldn't take away.’” Show less
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      1st Place News Story 2023 Award for Excellence in Illinois College Newspapers Illinois College Press Association Feb 2023
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      1st Place Sports-Feature Story 2023 Award for Excellence in Illinois College Newspapers Illinois College Press Association Feb 2023
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize Academy of American Poets Apr 2022
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      Council for Women Scholarship IWU Council for Women Feb 2022 Scholarship awarded to four women at Illinois Wesleyan University, one for each academic grade. Recipients attend the Council for Women Summit event and give acceptance speeches, as well as get recognized on the Illinois Wesleyan University website.
    • Awarded to Farah Bassyouni
      President's Scholarship Illinois Wesleyan University Aug 2021 Awarded to one or two international students each academic year.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Researcher

      Issued by American Model United Nations on Jan 2024
      American Model United NationsAssociated with Farah Bassyouni