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Student entrepreneur honored with Rising Star Award

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has been honored as an entrepreneur with a startup that is making a difference. Nora Bouzihay, who is pursuing a Doctor of Education at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, was a recipient of the Rising Star Award at A Celebration of Startups, presented by Remix Ideas, in December. In March 2018, Bouzihay launched her own hijab/scarf company, Nowara, which means 鈥渇lower鈥� in Arabic, was the nickname given to her by her Moroccan grandmother. 聽 鈥淣owara Co. was a continuation of my grandmother鈥檚 legacy to instill in and empower young girls and women to embrace their natural beauty,鈥� Bouzihay said. 鈥淚 am very thankful to have been recognized for the work behind Nowara Co. It鈥檚 an amazing feeling having others see the vision behind my grandmother鈥檚 legacy. I am truly humbled for such an honor and am looking forward to 2019 and what it has in store for Nowara Co.鈥� Nowara Co鈥檚 scarves have been sold across the world, including Canada, Germany, and Abu Dhabi. For every three scarves Bouzihay鈥檚 company sells, one will go to a refugee in the Middle East. Although refugees receive food, clothes, health supplies, and water, they do not receive scarves, Bouzihay said. In the spring, Bouzihay plans to visit refugee camps to deliver the donated scarves. The first female in her family to graduate from high school as well as college, Bouzihay is a graduate assistant in academic advising and a first-year experience instructor at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. She also serves as the director of North Little Rock Works and a tutor in the Little Rock School District. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2015 and her Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service in 2017. As a doctoral student, she studies higher education leadership within women in the Middle East and North Africa regions.