About us

Hebba Fahmy currently works at Sound Vision Canada designing professional development training for educators and not-for-profit leaders. Hebba holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen’s University, specializing in human resource management. She later completed Montessori teacher education training and spent many years in classrooms focusing on holistic development, child-centred learning, and student leadership. As an educator, Hebba’s special interests included global citizenship and environmental stewardship. Most recently, Hebba completed a professional certificate in Not-for-Profit Management from Western Continuing Education. She serves on the Board of Directors at FAB (Fit Active Beautiful) Foundation, a charitable organization helping girls in Hamilton’s low-income communities become strong, confident women by introducing them to goal-setting skills and the power of physical literacy. To contact Hebba, email her at hebba.fahmy@greenummah.org

Lila Mansour is a graduate of the University of Northern BC (B.A.) and Lincoln Alexander Law (J.D). She has championed various social and political causes including access to justice, environmental justice, newcomer support, youth empowerment and feminist issues. While in law school, Lila founded the BC Arabic Legal Support Centre, a small grassroots organization, in an effort to bridge the dire access to justice gap faced by marginalized newcomers. In 2023, Lila was a Muslim Youth Fellow at Toronto City Hall where she led the first ever ‘Muslimahs at City Hall’ civic education event for young Muslim girls and women. Lila is passionate about empowering young Muslims to be social changemakers and environmental stewards in their communities to build a better, greener future for all.

Shaymaa Zantout is an educator and member of the administrative team at Windsor Islamic High School. She was one the first teachers of the Greening Our Communities Toolkit in 2021, helping bring faith-based environmental education to the classroom. Alongside the Green Ummah team, Shaymaa also contributed to the first Nature Guide designed for Muslim families in Southwestern Ontario. She holds a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Windsor, as well as a University Teaching Certificate from the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Shaymaa completed her undergraduate studies in Communication, Media, and Film, and is passionate about youth education, media literacy, and community building.

To contact Shaymaa, email her at shaymaa.zantout@greenummah.org.

Zunaid is a nature photographer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and past President and Nominations Committee chair of the Toronto Field Naturalists based in Toronto, Canada. Born in South Africa, Zunaid moved to Canada in 1979 and has worked in the technology industry for a number of years before deciding to pursue an interest in photography and nature. Zunaid spends a great deal of time hiking in and around the Toronto area, learning about the natural world, understanding our connection to the land, and studying wildlife behaviour. This led Zunaid to become more involved in nature conservation. Through his photography and nature conservation work, Zunaid has become passionate about nature based education, improving access to nature for more all communities, and ensuring diverse voices are engaged in nature conservancy.

To contact Zunaid, email him at zunaid.khan@greenummah.org

Maryam Gamar is a TV news producer whose work has appeared in Vox and CBC News. Raised on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples including the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation, Maryam is a settler of Libyan, Egyptian, Pakistani, and Quebecois ancestry. She completed her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Doha, Qatar where she developed her interests in storytelling as a teaching tool. She recently completed her Master of Education in Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, where she explored ways of encouraging climate action through integrating Muslim and Indigenous ways of knowing into adult education. She is passionate about expanding the work of Green Ummah to Muslim communities in B.C.

Omar Abdullahi is a communications and public relations professional and the founder of a creator economy consultancy. He began his career in political communications while studying at Carleton University, gaining early experience as a communications intern on Parliament Hill. Since then, he has worked across startups, advocacy groups, and nonprofit organizations.

Before joining Green Ummah’s Board of Directors, Omar served as the organization’s Senior Communications Manager, helping lead its communications, social media, and outreach efforts. He continued his studies in public relations, earning a postgraduate certificate while simultaneously taking master’s courses in Public Relations and Communications at George Washington University.