Nadiah Mohajir is a lifelong Chicagoan, Pakistani-American-Muslim, mother of three, public health professional, reproductive justice activist, and anti-sexual assault advocate. She is the Co-founder and Executive Director for HEART Women & Girls. 

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Sahar is a Pakistani-American Muslim woman from the Bay Area, currently living in Los Angeles. Her dedication to serving the Muslim community draws from her extensive experience working as an organizer and educator within community spaces.

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Navila is a Muslim, Queer, Bangladeshi-American. She’s a trauma-informed forensic social worker, community educator, and gender based violence consultant. She is also the co-author of The Sex Talk: A Muslim’s Guide to Healthy Sex and Relationships, which is a self-guided reflection workbook for Muslims to break the ice around uncomfortable conversations and create safe, healthy relationships.

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Sabreen Mohammed holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health and Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado and a Master of Public Health from Emory University. She is the Manager of Health Education and Research at HEART.

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Haddijatou Ceesay is a Gambian Muslim, researcher, writer and social justice advocate with expertise and significant experience in research, project management and advocacy, primarily focusing on education policy, youth empowerment, public health, and gender.

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Kiran Waqar is the Social Media and Youth Engagement Coordinator HEART.  Kiran enjoys, studies, and participates in storytelling. Since high school, Kiran has competed internationally at Brave New Voices, spoken nationally, and has been featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, the Huffington Post, and New York Times bestselling book “Rad Girls Can.”

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Anahita is the Reproductive Justice Coordinator at HEART. She is a recent graduate from Pomona College in Claremont, CA where they majored in Asian American Studies with a concentration in Critical Muslim Studies.

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Mishka Banuri is a Gender, Sexuality, Feminism Studies major at Middlebury College (2024.5). She was born in Houston, and calls Salt Lake City home. She has been organizing for environmental justice since high school, and strongly believes in the power that art, storytelling and media has in shaping our realities.
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Seher was born and raised in the Bay Area in California and is a Staff chaplain at UCSF Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA.
Previously, Seher has worked at the University of Chicago as the Assistant Director of Spiritual Life and Advisor for Muslim Affairs and at Georgetown University as a Chaplain in Residence and a Chaplain at the hospital.

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Aisha Rahman was born in Loudon, Tennessee. She and her family have called East Tennessee home for nearly 40 years. Aisha is a graduate of the Webb School of Knoxville and decided to move to Atlanta for college to attend Emory University.

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Hi! My name is Kinza and I am a domestic violence attorney. I have been working with HEART for over a couple years now, and I have loved working with this team to help educate and empower Muslims and to have these important conversations in our communities.

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Saira Rasheed is a California native having also lived in the DC area. While there, she began her journey of volunteering with organizations that focus on domestic and sexual violence as well as interfaith collaborations. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new locations, trying new foods and spending quality time with family and friends.

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Kafia Ahmed is a Somali – American organizer from Minneapolis currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She’s spent the 15 years working with marginalized communities on issues ranging from housing, racial justice, and immigration, to sexual violence and health.

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Named after her paternal and maternal grandmothers, Betty Rosenda (BettyRose) firmly believes in the power of speaking one’s truth and the practice of politically re-imaging the world as crucial starting points to bringing about equitable change.

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Mahdia Lynn is the founder of Masjid al-Rabia–a women centered, LGBTQIA+ affirming pluralist mosque in Chicago. As a community organizer with over a decade of on-the-ground experience Mahdia’s work centers marginalized Muslims, transgender advocacy, disability justice, police accountability and prison abolition.

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Q has led many “lives” in professionalized and grassroots movements as a resource mobilizer, healing justice practitioner, and narrative strategist. For the past 15 years, their work has been guided by trusting the inherent wholeness within ourselves and our movements.

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Assata de la Cruz (she/her) is a Black and Indigenous Queer mama still proudly living on her ancestral lands just outside of Africatown, Alabama. She is the Executive Director of Savage Daughters and serves as the Director of Community Outreach for Soulforce.

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Shafaq is a dedicated humanitarian and development professional. She currently serves as the Chief Programs Officer at Penny Appeal USA. Shafaq has worked in development for the last nine years, managing a range of projects focused on food relief, post-crisis mental health, and women and children.

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Dr. Rahman is a board-certified OB-GYN who has tailored her practice, Center for Gynecology and Cosmetics, to meet the needs of women for gynecologic and cosmetic services. After years of practicing obstetrics and gynecology in a variety of large academic settings and locations, Dr. Rahman started her own practice to focus on her special areas of interest to ensure patients have their best quality of life.

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