Board

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.
To contact Aadil, email him at aadil.nathani@greenummah.org.

Iman Berry is a fifth year business administration and political science at Western University and the Ivey School of Business. Iman is passionate about political activism and has worked In student advocacy groups, she is currently serving on Western Universities Senate. She is passionate about international environmental issues and has worked at the UN International Organization for Migration in the Labour Mobility and Social inclusion group addressing the upcoming issue of Climate Migrants. Iman hopes to continue to foster inclusion and justice in the environmental movement as well as explore environmental policy implications.

Marium Nur Vahed is an entrepreneurial leader with a background in building social impact-driven organizations. Through her advocacy and non-profit work, she has driven the conversation forward on diverse issues including equity, diversity and inclusion, mental health, and civic engagement. Marium bridges disciplines through an HBA in Anthropology and Diaspora and Transnational Studies from the University of Toronto & an MSc in Digital Management from Ivey Business School – and brings this lens to her leadership. 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.

To contact Marium, email her at marium.vahed@greenummah.org

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.

To contact Yousef, email him at yousef.wahb@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 a teacher and department head at Windsor Islamic High School. She was one the first teachers of the Greening Our Communities Toolkit in 2021, and continues to teach the program in her classes, helping bring faith-based environmental education to the classroom. 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. She also serves as a board member of the Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Windsor. Shaymaa has a BA in Communication, Media, and Film Studies, and is passionate about youth education, media literacy, and community building.

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.