Dr Linda Hyökki is a Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism, where she focuses on anti-Muslim racism, antisemitism, Roma equality, inclusion and participation. She obtained her doctorate in 2023 in Civilisation Studies with a specialisation in Sociology from Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul. Her award-winning thesis was on the experiences of Finnish female Muslim converts on racialisation and recognition. Apart from her commitment to public policy work, she does freelance consulting in various national and transnational contexts in projects on Muslims and Islam in Europe and publishes academic articles. She lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
