uMentor Talk Show

Sayeda Akbar is very passionate about active healthy lifestyles and fitness. She has been playing soccer year round since childhood, and enjoyed sports like flag football and cross country in her high school years. Sayeda then found a strong passion for high intensity interval training (HIIT), strength and weight training. At the age of 18, she decided to complete a Certified Personal Training program and has been a Personal Trainer for almost three years. She has a passion to help individuals reach their full fitness potential. While our physical health is important, Sayeda is also a strong advocate of mental health and the importance of taking care of our “mind body and soul”. She is pursuing various opportunities that have allowed her to use personal experiences with mental health and fitness to educate young adults about the value of mental and physical self-care.

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Fatima Ali is a rising senior studying Computer Science and researching in Human-Computer Interaction and Health Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. Currently, Fatima is at Twitter, interning as a software engineer and building dashboards for the Twitter API. At her previous position at Apple, she built features for a Machine Learning platform, and before that, at Google, she created a web app to support a nonprofit that has delivered 20 million pounds of extra farm produce to food banks. As an advocate for inclusion in the tech industry, she has organized professional development workshops for various groups, including early-career women at Muslim Women in Tech, interns and new graduates at Minterns, and incoming students at UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union.

Outside of work, she loves to paint, edit photos of her hiking trips, and soak in the golden hour sunshine. Fatima grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she most cherishes the Northern California redwood forests.

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Haana Janmohamed is a rising senior studying Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Haana loves anything to do with computer science, statistics, healthcare, and teaching. She has worked as an academic coach, a research assistant, and is a returning software engineer intern at Facebook this summer. In the fall, Haana will work as a mentor to incoming CS students under her university’s computer science department and will also be serving as Co-President for UT Austin’s Ahlul Bayt Student Organization.

In her free time, Haana loves to read books, write on her blog (http://aninspiredtechie.blogspot.com), spend time with friends & family, and work on her brush pen calligraphy.

Omaima Saad is an Early Childhood Education student with 7 years of experience in the field. She is currently in her last year, soon to graduate and continue on with her Bachelor of Child Development degree program. Omaima has worked with children of all ages, from infants to school-agers. She has a love for the field and is very passionate with her work. During her 7 years of experience working in pre-schools, child-cares, kindergarten classes and currently, virtually with the YMCA, Omaima has effectively and competently presented her knowledge and teaching. A few of Omaima’s key roles as an Early Childhood Education student is to plan activities and design learning environments that benefit the child’s developmental stages. She also promotes and encourages learning through play in order to provide young children with everything they need to boost their physical, mental, and emotional development. Through her work, Omaima strives to make a difference in her students.

Imaad Remtula is studying to become a mechatronics engineer. As is the case with nearly every University of Waterloo program, Imaad is enrolled in a Coop, where he works for a different company every 4 months to gain experience in the field. On the side, he runs a custom luxury handmade furniture business which has been both his hobby and passion for nearly 4 years. Imaad lives in Toronto.

Muslim Youth in Motion is a non-profit organization that was established in 2012 by a few youth members in the community. MYM has grown a lot and today it stands serving and helping youth from all different cultures and backgrounds.

Our goal is to serve the ahlulbayt (as) and help the community grow, and flourish in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. We hold weekly programs for families and the youth, programs include activities, lectures, or many other various and different type of programs. MYM is also known for leading great events, such as Eid Al-Ghadeer and Muharram. We hope to make a positive impact and effect in the community and help in bettering the world and as well as the society.

Abir Safa is a Detroit-raised poet of nine years. She began performing her work in 2012 at various events and centers across the U.S., U.K. & Africa. Her work aims to ignite the flame in the hearts of the lovers of the Ahlulbayt (a.s.). In recent years, she has extended her work to contemporary issues relevant to all people of all faiths, beliefs, and backgrounds.

Fatima Hussain is a third year psychology student at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She also studied abroad in the UK, taking courses in political science. She is involved in suicide prevention research and is working on a thesis researching mental health attitudes and knowledge in the Muslim community. Fatima volunteers for the Crisis Textline and the Mental Health Association of Central Florida. She serves as the engagement chair for the Longest Day committee of the Alzheimer’s Association local chapter. In the past, Fatima volunteered at a food pantry, homeless shelter, and hospital. At UCF, she works with the Refugee and Immigrant Education Initiative, the Pediatric Association of Caring Knights, Period @ UCF, and Honors Congress. She is also a virtual assistant to a Muslim psychologist. In the future, she hopes to attend a PhD program in Clinical Psychology to become a psychologist in a hospital and also conduct research.

Kumail Raza is a junior at New York University (NYU) studying Finance and Data Science. At NYU, Kumail is the first Shi'a President of the Muslim Students Association, one of the largest in the country. He is also involved with some of the business-related clubs on campus, including The Finance Society. Kumail plans on entering investment banking after graduation, and is passionate about bridging the financial literacy gap within the Shi'a community in North America, as well as building well-rounded communities that promote the banner of Shi'ism in religious, intellectual, and professional dimensions. In his free time, Kumail enjoys biking, hanging out with friends, and spending time with his family.

Shia Racial Justice Coalition began in response to the discussions regarding racism and anti-blackness in the Muslim world. We are a group of volunteers dedicated to reassessing our communities and where they stand on race. We aim to provide a variety of resources to help communities understand racial injustice and its history as well as ways to participate in movements. SRJC's goal is also to always uplift Black Shia voices and build a wholly anti-racist coalition.