United States
Advocate, Activist
1900-Present
Edina Lekovic is a Montenegrin-American who defines herself as a strategist, storyteller, and trainer who works in multi-faith spaces throughout the country. Edina Lekovic has served as an authoritative voice on American Muslim landscapes for many public media outlets for over a decade. During her experience as the Communications Director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Lekovic regularly spoke on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, the History Channel, and other national sources sharing American Muslim perspectives. For over 15 years, Edina Lekovic has served as a voice on American Muslims and an inter-community builder between diverse faith traditions. She is a co-founder and board member of New Ground: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, a board member of multi-faith house of worship The Pico-Union Project, and a lay leader at the Islamic Center of Southern California. From 2017-2018, she was also an On Being Fellow, an opportunity she used to launch her own podcast, which was named one of the best new podcasts of 2018. In each episode of "Meeting the Moment", Edina talks with people she admires about their journey and how they have been able to find opportunities within life's big challenges. She is a graduate of Communiations from Pepperdine University and received her B.A. in American Literature & Culture. She has served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Bruin, the third-largest paper in Los Angeles. Under her leadership, the staff won several national awards, including the Society of Professional Journalists Best of the West in college publications. In 2015, she was named one of L.A.'s 10 most inspiring women game-changers by Los Angeles Magazine. She was also named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by Georgetown University and the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2009.
