uMentor Talk Show

Hanna was born in Toronto and has been living there ever since. She graduated from University in 2019 with her BA and then received an immigration consultant certificate in November 2020. In May 2021, she passed her licensing exam and is awaiting issuance of her official Immigration Consulting license.

Hanna has been working at legal immigration offices since 2016 and has grown to love her job even more every year! For her, the best part is being able to reunite families and impact people's lives positively. In a profession where many professionals provide poor advice or focus on making a profit, she is especially determined to prevent this type of misconduct and assist those who have been taken advantage of.

In addition to her professional duties, Hanna's hobbies include painting and art, and she enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking. She currently lives with her husband Ahmad and cat Sophie in Woodbridge.

Al Huda Youth's main initiatives are to provide an in-depth understanding of the main Islamic pillars, providing youth with tools needed to navigate Western society while maintaining Islamic values, and to host leisure events for youth to destress and form bonds within the Muslim community. Al Huda offers a combination of activities, such as lectures, workshops, social, and sport-related events. The latest projects include a bi-monthly de-stressor events, and Fireside Chat series.

Azwar Khalid is CEO of 247 Labs and co-founder of the online Alkutab Islamic School. He is a father, husband, software architect and entrepreneur with passion for understanding deep meanings behind the teachings of our religion and seeks to understand how one can model a happy life-style through the guidance of the Ahlul Bayt (A.S.)

Faraj Mental Health is a non-profit community organization founded in January of 2021. Faraj's main goal is to increase mental health literacy within the Muslim community, provide support and resources to community members, and create a safe space for events that discuss important, taboo, and nuanced topics or issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing within the Muslim community. Faraj uses an intersectional and multidisciplinary approach to its content and resources in order to cater to the diversity and complexity of individuals making up the community, as holistically as possible. Faraj also collaborates with other community organizations, groups, speakers, and representatives in order to help make a greater difference in the lives of people from all walks of life. Faraj's core value is empathy.

Faraj is currently hiring volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering as a team member, please reach out at [email protected] for details on available positions.

Amin is a senior Public Health Sciences major at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also minoring in Global Poverty. He is multicultural and appreciates cosmopolitanism. He hopes to be able to put any hard and soft skills he acquires to use in serving humanity, and elevating the standard of living and quality of life for people. He also aspires to be a health practitioner.

Hidaya Nawee is a speaker, writer, and activist whose work predominantly focuses on issues of race, gender, religion, and disability advocacy with the overarching theme of God-centered social justice. She views activism as any action that one can do consistently in order to better oneself, one’s community, and one’s relationship with Allah (SWT). After spending two years pursuing premedical studies at Montgomery College, Hidaya decided that she no longer wanted to pursue medicine and became a pharmacy technician. Now, she is an aspiring attorney and is working through the transfer process to finish her undergraduate degree.

After spending the first 13 years of his life in Mombasa, Kenya, Nabil and his family migrated to Canada in search of a better life and a better education for my siblings and him. Shortly after, he completed his High School Diploma and soon after that, a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing at York University.

In the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Nabil launched The Print Company, a full service print brokerage with his two business partners. A few months later, still during the pandemic, he launched The Unmasked Podcast, a podcast aimed at uncovering the stories of successful people and making them relatable to ambitious young individuals.

Having recently graduated, he is currently travelling across East Africa, working on launching his next venture. The purpose is to use technology from the developed world and use it for social benefit in developing countries.

His ultimate goal is to be able to provide equal access to basic needs such as education, healthcare and shelter for everyone across the globe.

Kamilah is currently pursuing a Masters of Information in Human Centred Data Science at the University of Toronto. She graduated as a valedictorian with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Waterloo in 2019. Kamilah is a 2020-21 Graduate Fellow at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics focusing on the intersection between race, economics and data monopolies in Canada. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, she held roles at the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), as well as the Canadian federal government.

Fatima is a Toronto-based graphic designer who has been working in the industry for over 6 years. She has worked in-house and remotely for various clients and agencies, designing brand identities and online experiences. In 2019, she made the decision to pursue her own path as a full-time freelancer and has been doing it ever since.

Ambreen is a financial and tax consultant, and insurance professional with over 20 years experience. She graduated with a degree in accounting and finance, and also received life and health insurance licenses. After working with various companies throughout North America, Ambreen started her own consulting firm where she provides financial solutions to her clients. These include tax and accounting services, wills and trusts, retirement planning and insurance services. Her goal at LifeWealth Consultants is to educate and empower their clients so they can make informed financial decisions for their families.