Zainab Shafi

Zainab serves as Program Assistant for Membership and Network Relations at Scholars at Risk (SAR), where she supports member recruitment and engagement initiatives. Her work spans prospective member outreach, onboarding processes, and ongoing retention efforts to maintain and strengthen SAR’s member network.

Zainab holds a BA in Political Science and History from Hampshire College, where she studied the effects of colonization on legal systems and nation-building in former British colonies. Prior to joining SAR, Zainab assisted with research to aid reports and advocacy on honor killings with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and sex trafficking with The Advocates for Human Rights. She also brings experience in non-profit fundraising, and managing restaurants in New York City.