Shanzeh Ahmad

3 weeks ago | bnd.com | Shanzeh Ahmad

Hinsdale native Zamaan Qureshi went to New York City at the end of April to protest against tech giant Meta - which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp - and what he said were the apparent lack of safeguards for young people online. As the co-chair of Design It For Us, a coalition of young people advocating for policy reforms to protect the online generation, Qureshi, 22, said he and his peers have been "taking on Big Tech" since the coalition's inception in 2023.

4 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Shanzeh Ahmad

Hinsdale native Zamaan Qureshi went to New York City at the end of April to protest against tech giant Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp — and what he said were the apparent lack of safeguards for young people online. As the co-chair of Design It For Us, a coalition of young people advocating for policy reforms to protect the online generation, Qureshi, 22, said he and his peers have been “taking on Big Tech” since the coalition’s inception in 2023.

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | Shanzeh Ahmad

When former NFL player Walter Mendenhall founded the social enterprise Male Mogul Initiative in 2017, his goal was to positively transform the way young men live and lead in their communities and hopefully alter the trajectory of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Male Mogul has since continued to make an impact and expand its footprint with new business opportunities to not only help young men establish themselves but also help others in the process.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shanzeh Ahmad

CHICAGO -- Sixteen-year-old Momin Ahmed, a member of Hinsdale Central High School’s Model UN Club, is finding great satisfaction in using his own experiences and advantages to help others find similar success. Near the end of his sophomore year, Ahmed, now a junior, started Model UN Academy, a free online resource that has helped more than 10,000 students from about 150 high schools — reaching almost all 50 states and more than 30 countries — enhance their own Model UN experiences.

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | Shanzeh Ahmad

Sixteen-year-old Momin Ahmed, a member of Hinsdale Central High School’s Model UN Club, is finding great satisfaction in using his own experiences and advantages to help others find similar success. Near the end of his sophomore year, Ahmed, now a junior, started Model UN Academy, a free online resource that has helped more than 10,000 students from about 150 high schools — reaching almost all 50 states and more than 30 countries — enhance their own Model UN experiences.