DIRECTOR, EQUITY & INCLUSION CONSULTANT, PUBLIC SPEAKER
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Host, Panelist and Organizer
Premiere of From Syria To Hope - Social and Political Belonging of Refugees in Canada | March 2019
Guest Speaker
Bur Oak Secondary School Female Empowerment Evening | April 2019
Keynote Speaker
2019 Womxn Offering Wisdom Self-Love & Self Care Conference | May 2019
Host, Moderator and Organizer
Intersections of Film and Activism with Gillian Müller and Donisha Prendergast | March 2020
Panelist and Organizer
Intersectional Refugee Experiences - Politics of Economic Belonging with Trans Activist Ziva Gorani | August 2020
Panelist
World Table Series - Viewing Party and Panel Discussion | February 2021
Panelist and Mentor
Innis College 2021 Careers with Purpose | March 2021
Class Guest Speaker
University of Toronto - Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity 2021
Pitch Finalist
Breakthroughs Film Festival CBC Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition 2021
Host, Panelist and Organizer
Muslim Representation in Film and TV Conference 2021
Panelist
The Muslim Indo-Caribbean Collective - Muslim Indo-Caribbean Heritage Day 2021
Judge
2021 Muslim International Film Festival
Panelist
TIFF X Akeelah's Room: Black Girlhood on Screen - Toronto International Film Festival | December 2021
Facilitator
Story Money Impact: Community Building and Networking Event | January 2022
Judge
2022 Web Series PowerUp Pitch Event - Ryerson University X Independent Production Fund
Panelist and Speaker
University of Toronto's Innis College 2022 Careers with Purpose Conference | January 2022
Guest Speaker
Toronto Metropolitan University - FSN 706 (Fashion Event Planning) Mosaic Event | April 2022
Guest Speaker/Facilitator
Reel Canada Opportunities Programme - High School Engagement | 2022
Guest Speaker
TIFF Community Programming - The Governor's General Canada Conference | June 2022
Host and Panelist
QMN x Films With A Cause x TIFF Event - Screening of With Love From Munera and Community Building | June 2022
Guest Speaker
Martingrove Collegiate Institute - Gr. 12 Equity and Social Justice Class | June 2022
Speaker
Stay Woke - Youth Empowerment Event | July 2022
Panelist
Indo-Caribbean Expo - Expressing Our Full Potential: Creating Opportunities for Ourselves and Community | November 2022
Pitch Finalist
Toronto Reel Asian Interational Film Festival - So You Think You Can Pitch Competition | November 2022
Pitch Finalist - Third Place Winner
Social Ventures Zone at Toronto Metropolitan University - Penny Appeal Pitch Competition | November 2022
Moderator
Muslim International Film Festival with Oscar Nominee Sami Khan and Pennsylvania State Representative Tarik Khan - November 2022
Panelist
Reel Canada - BIPOC Representation in the Film Industry - December 2022
Panelist
Canadian Film Festival - Better Our Sets - April 2023
Panelist
Breakthroughs Film Festival - Look Into Equity in Film - June 2023
Moderator
VISA Share The Screen at TIFF - Discussion with Fawzia Mirza - September 2023
Moderator
TIFF Next Wave Creator Talk - Discussion with Minhal Baig - September 2023
Workshop Leader
Peel District School Board’s Muslim Youth Leadership Conference - October 2023
Panelist
Regent Park Film Festival - Living With An Arts Wage - November 2023
Panelist
BIPOC TV & Film’s Creating Connections Program with CBC - March 2024
Panelist
Canada Film Day’s Unarmed Verses (Dir. by the late Charles Officer) Film Reflection - April 2024
Panelist
Toronto Arab Film Festival - Impact Producing: Harnessing the Power of Community - June 2024
Workshop Leader
Muslim Media Hub 2024 Short Film Lab - June 2024
Moderator
Future of Film Showcase Festival - A Filmmaker’s Guide to Equity - June 2024
Workshop Leader
Peel District School Board’s Muslim Youth Leadership Conference - December 2024
Speaker
CMPA Prime Time Idea Blast - Films With A Cause Back to Ones Guide Launch - January 2025