AMEER
Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh is the founder and chief executive officer of Muslim, one of the largest media publications delivering news centering the Muslim community online.
He aims to spearhead initiatives that center more Muslim voices in newsrooms, and to ensure the Muslim community is seen.
Ameer became the youngest to make the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2021.
MUSLIM
Ameer launched Muslim as a weekly newsletter on Feb. 15 2019 after noticing the lack of attention on news impacting the Muslim community during a time of heightened islamophobia. Soon, Muslim expanded and became the most followed media publication and online news outlet on social media for Muslims with well over 6.7 million followers on Instagram, 4.2 million followers on TikTok, 250,000 on Snapchat, 150,000 on Twitter, 100,000 on YouTube, and so on.
Muslim is responsible for creating trending news stories, developing content for the Muslim audience, spearheading campaigns with social media platforms for Ramadan initiatives, and facilitating partnerships with mainstream brands such as Target, EA Games, and so on.
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“To me, serving the needs of our community will always take priority over success.
More Muslim media outlets need to exist, more Muslim journalists should be uplifted, and more Muslim stories should be heard.”
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Awards & Recognitions
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Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh became the youngest to make the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2021 at the age of 22 for the creation of the Muslim platform. – READ HERE
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Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh received grant support from the Knight Foundation to build Muslim’s online publication. – READ HERE
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Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh partnered with the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) to launch a storytelling project that spotlights Muslim American stories. – READ HERE
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Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh partnered with Meta in establishing the blueprint for the #MonthOfGood campaign that centers Muslims on the platform during the month of Ramadan. – READ HERE
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Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh established a partnership with Snapchat to create the first show for Muslims for Snapchat Discover. The show averages a weekly viewership of 5-million. – WATCH HERE
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CONTACT AMEER
CONTACT AMEER
ameer@muslim.co
