AADIL NATHANI

Aadil works as an Associate Lawyer at a boutique law firm in Toronto and also serves on the board of directors for the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada. While completing his legal studies at Windsor Law, Aadil was involved in community-based projects advocating for local municipalities to pass emergency climate declarations and create stronger environmental protections. Aadil truly believes in working on local or community levels to create wide-scale change. With this in mind, Aadil co-founded Green Ummah. Aadil is passionate about education and is striving to open a path for Muslim youth to be innovative changemakers on environmental policy in Canada.

IMAN BERRY

Iman Berry is a graduate of Ivey Business School and Western University with degrees in Honours Business Administration and Honours Political Science. Passionate about the environment and ensuring that Muslim communities have a voice in climate policy, Iman was one of the co-founders of Green Ummah. Iman has been recognized as a Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalist and Young Nature Leader of the Year in Canada. She currently works as a Clean Energy Banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Iman is also an observing negotiator for the Just Transition negotiations at the annual UNFCCC COP Meetings.

MARIUM NUR VAHED

Marium Nur Vahed is an entrepreneurial leader with a background in building social impact-driven organizations. Marium co-founded Green Ummah because she believes that creating a green future – from reimagining the systems we build to the choices we make – is the challenge of our generation. She believes that in order to build this future, we must encourage innovation from all communities, including Muslim communities. Marium is a recipient of the Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 Award and a previous Youth Action & The Environment Fellow at the Lawson Foundation. Beyond her environmental advocacy, Marium is a filmmaker and storyteller, using film to amplify underrepresented voices and shift narratives. 

YOUSEF WAHB

Imam Yousef Wahb is Yaqeen Institute Research Director, a LexisNexis Author, and an Islamic Law Instructor at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law. Imam Yousef holds a Masters of Law LL.M from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University. Imam Yousef also serves as a founding board member of the University of Windsor Muslim Chaplaincy, and an Islamic Compliance Advisor at Beneficent.