Our People.

A glimpse at our people.

Everyday Muslims with extraordinary accomplishments! Mercy Mission is blessed to have contributions from hundreds of Muslims from diverse ethnic, academic, and social backgrounds.

Our teams worldwide consist of people from all walks of life: from students to working Muslim professionals.

Sheikh Alaa El Syed

His motto is “whatever it takes” and his work for Mercy Mission is characterized by that passion for this vision. Whether it be recording video...

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Hawa Akbari

Alhamdulillah I was attending one of my Alkauthar courses called "A-Z of Love and Mercy" with Sh. Tawfique Chowdhury, It was during one of...

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Mahmood Qasim

Mahmood has a proven track record of excellence, hard work and passion that is second to none and passionately believes in making a difference while...

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Shahzad Mustafa

Shahzad Mustafa is a graduate of McMaster University (class of '92) where he did a five years honours degree in life sciences. Soon after graduation,...

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Hassan Newaz

Hassan loves the world of operational uncertainty and specializes in gap remediation and risk management. He spent his childhood in Nigeria, teenage years in Bangladesh and then came to Canada to...

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Zubair Qasim

I joined Mercy Mission in 2008 when the first AlKauthar class took place in Toronto, Canada. I have been a firm believer in bringing change through knowledge...

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Sabah Kazmi

Sabah obtained her undergraduate degree in Environmental Health, but is very passionate about social issues, especially as they relate to the Muslim community. She has...

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Naila Kibria

Naila Kibria was born and resides in Toronto, Ontario. She attended the University of Toronto where she studied History and Philosophy. She currently serves as...

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Nazaneen Johri

Nazaneen is a graduate from McMaster University where she completed an Honours Degree in Economics and Political Science with an International Relations concentration. During university,...

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Fareheen Chowdhury

Fareheen was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently resides in Brampton, Ontario. She has been involved with Mercy Mission ever...

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Junaid Qadri

Junaid has been in the finance profession for over a decade and has worked in a variety of industries including Financial, Healthcare, and Telecommunications. Currently...

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Sayeem Kibria

Sayeem is currently helping Mercy Mission Canada set up and implement the Program Management Office (PMO). The purpose of the PMO is to help prioritize...

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