Biography

Linda Sarsour

by Anil Bhusal,

Synopsis

Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian-American Political activist. She is better recognized as the Former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.

Nationality-wise, she is an American and falls under Palestinian-American ethnicity.

Early Life and Education

Linda was born on 1980, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. She is oldest of seven children from her parents. She was raised up by her parents in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Linda went to John Jay High School in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Later, she attended Kingsborough Community College and Brooklyn College with the goal of becoming an English Teacher.

Career

Linda began her career by volunteering the Arab American Association of New York.  She eventually became the organization’s executive director at the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduated School of Public Service. She was a s signed to the post of executive director of Arab American Association of New York after the death of the former executive director.

Linda endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for the President of the United States in 2016. She was arrested along with another activist in March 2017, when she was a co-chairman of the Day without a Woman protest. 

In March 2017 interviewing with The Nation, she linked feminism to end Israeli occupation and settlement growth, saying, “ You can’t be feminist in U.S. and raised for the rights of the American Women and then say that you don’t want to stand up for rights of women in Palestine. It is all connected”.

Personal Life

Linda's current relationship status is married. She got married to Maher Judeh aka Maher Abo Tamer at the age of seventeen. The couple is blessed with three children, a son, Tamir; 16 years old and two daughters; Sabreen and Sajida; 14 and 12 years old respectively.

Linda currently resides in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with her family. She has a deep love for her family and often describes her family as a happy family. Linda has even appeared in two music videos. She is a social media queen and has huge followers on Instagram, Facebook and, Twitter.

Net Worth, and Salary

Linda Sarsour is one of the popular American politicians. She earns the ma s sive amount of money from her Politician career. Her exact figure of net worth is under review.

She was luckily selected as one of 14 groups by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York to receive $10 million over five years.