Maryam Shah
Muslim Lawyers Action Group (MLAG)
Maryam is a BA Jurisprudence graduate from the University of Oxford, and graduated from the London School of Economics with a master’s in Law.
Maryam is interested in specialising in Discrimination and Equality law. She has spoken at 10 Downing Street on the issue of the BAME attainment gap and wrote her dissertation arguing for the adoption of an intersectional discrimination framework in the cases of Muslim women from ethnic minorities.
At MLAG Maryam works as a research intern for the Public Interest Litigation team, and works on projects for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team.