Omar Mouallem is an Alberta-based writer, filmmaker, and educator. His forthcoming book Praying to the West: How Islam Shaped the Americas will be published in fall 2021.

Omar is also the founder of Pandemic University — a pop-up writing school that provides affordable online classes for quarantined writers.

In this episode, Omar and Mohammed talk about how Canadian freelancers can build communities as a way to support their peers and create a sustainable business.