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Malikah nonprofit founder Rana Abdelhamid has given PEOPLE an exclusive first look at her book Get Home Safe: A Guide to Self-Defense and Building Our Collective Power

Out next year, the guide puts forth Abdelhamid's self-defense framework for advocating for safer environments for women, communities and gender-based violence survivors

See below for an exclusive excerpt

As the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Malikah , Rana Abdelhamid is dedicated to advocating for safety and power for marginalized communities. Nicknamed the “Mayor of Queens," Abdelhamid, 32, has utilized mental health and self-defense education to promote the wellbeing of people across her home in New York City and beyond.

In a new book, the activist and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree is t

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