16 results for group: advisory-committee
Ahmed Ali (Knowmadic)
Award-winning Poet Laureate Ahmed Ali, better known as Knowmadic, is a multi disciplinary artist, community organizer, public speaker and youth worker from Edmonton, AB who has dedicated his time to enabling and empowering diverse communities around the world.
Ahmed's poetry has been featured in anthologies in North America and is taught in schools across Canada. He is passionate about the arts, education and emphasizes the importance of equitable representation on all levels of government.
Khalid Tarabain
A prominent community leader and businessman from Edmonton, AB, Khalid Tarabain is president of the Canadian Islamic Centre (Al Rashid Masjid), the oldest established mosque in Canada, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edmonton Islamic Academy, a first-of- its-kind facility in North America to utilize both contemporary and Islamic architecture.
Khalid is a co-founder of the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities and he has been deeply involved in community work and interfaith engagement. He is a recipient of both the Alberta Centennial Gold Medal and the Alberta Volunteers Award from the Government of Alberta honouring his ...
Laya Behbahani
Laya Behbahani is a Sessional Lecturer in Labour Studies at Simon Fraser University in Metro Vancouver, B.C. She completed her Masters at the School of Criminology at SFU and is currently a PhD student at the School of Communications. Her research focuses on the narrativization of forced labour and human trafficking experiences in the Middle East. In 2020, Laya was a scholar and fellow at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Among her many professional activities, Laya previously worked at the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria. Laya is deeply active in her ...
Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin is a General and Colorectal Surgeon in Vancouver, BC. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and the Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Karimuddin is an active member of the Muslim Medical Association of Canada which represents the interests of Canadian Muslim physicians and advocates on healthcare issues. He is also an active philanthropist with Islamic Relief Canada.
Abbas Kassam
Abbas Kassam is a Toronto-based lawyer involved in many community-based initiatives. He previously served on the NCCM Board of Directors. He clerked at the Federal Court of Canada and began his career with a labour, employment and human rights law firm.
Currently, Abbas practices in the area of intellectual property litigation. He obtained his Law degree from the University of Toronto.
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan
Appointed in 2010 to the Senate of Canada, the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan is a long time advocate for racialized communities in Canada. She has has made a lasting impression in the community because of her commitment and dedication to others. A natural consensus builder, she has been actively involved in several organizations, including The Citizens Foundation.
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan has been a vocal leader and has championed numerous issues such as women's engagement in Afghanistan, cyberbullying of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Canada, and the ethnic ...