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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

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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

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Watch the full recording of the Muslim Representation in Film and TV Conference hosted by Yazmeen Kanji and Films With A Cause.

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