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.
After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Development Studies, Sahar moved to Singapore where she worked as a Project Coordinator for a UN-funded regional project on promoting gender-equitable interpretations of Islam for the full adoption of CEDAW (pronounced see-dah). Sahar passionately believes Islam is a religion that is sex positive and promotes healthy sexual relationships.
Since moving back in 2015, she has continued her activism by challenging Islamophobia as Co-Chair of #VigilantLOVE where she creatively organizes against the mosque-to-prison pipeline. She is currently the Manager of Movement Building for HEART, where she explores the intersections of islamophobia and gender-based violence and supports survivors of sexual violence in the Muslim community.
Sahar’s work with HEART has been featured in Teen Vogue, NPR, KPCC, Fusion’s Sex Right Now and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim.
