Social Media Hails Moment Hijab-Wearing US Official Sameera Fazili Delivers White House Briefing
The New Arab, February 25, 2021
A hijab-wearing US official spoke at a White House press briefing on Wednesday, prompting social media users to hail the moment as symbolic, after years of Islamophobia normalised by the previous administration.
Sameera Fazili, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, addressed reporters on President Joe Biden‘s executive order to address electronic chip shortages and other critical supply chain issues.
Fazili, a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, was appointed to the key position in the new administration last month. The National Economic Council deals with the economic policymaking process and provides policy advice to the president.