Dr. Syed Ali Raza Rizvi – Vascular Surgeon
After Dr. Rizvi completed a BS in Information Systems (ISE) at St…
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Iman Saab – Nursing Student
Iman Saab is an aspiring registered nurse with a strong passion for clinical science and health care. She has worked with dementia patients at a long term care facility, with recovering patients on a cardiology unit, and with mentally and physically impaired patients on a neuro-rehab unit. She strives to have a positive impact wherever […]
Special Episode! The Umoja Team
On today's special episode, we talk about Umoja's latest initiatives with some of the Umoja team! We were joined by Mustafa Dinani (Co-Founder and Chair), Farnaz Ladha (uCare Lead), Buturab Rizvi (Web & App Lead), Faizaan Datoo (Web & App Developer), and Hasnainali Walli (uGames Lead). Download the Umoja app at app.umojaoutreach.org, and interact with all […]
Ali Bhallo – Student, Supply Chain Major
Ali is a Supply Chain major at the Penn State University Smeal School of Business. He is an advocate for pickleball, and has developed a site that aggregates content about the sport as well as content from pickleball professionals. He has run clinics to teach pickleball at Penn State. He opened his own small business, […]
College Admissions SPECIAL! Taaha Mohamedali, Karim Rajmohamed (July 18, 2020)
Taaha gained admission to Lafayette College through the Posse Foundation, graduating with an English major and a Writing Concentration in 2011. He then worked at Comedy Central, where he supported acquisition of the 'Key & Peele' show. After leaving the entertainment industry to pursue his passion of educational access, Taaha worked in the admissions office […]
Malek Wazne-Fadlallah – Filmmaker, Naim Hamdar – Payment Services Entrepreneur
Malak Wazne-Fadlallah is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer working to tear down barriers, one story at a time. Her documentary work focuses on empowerment within - and empathy beyond - her community. Her work has been published in Vogue Arabia Magazine, Buzzfeed, and many other outlets. Malak has also been nominated for 3 student […]
Mehdi Baqri (Biomedical Engineering Student and Activist)
Mehdi is an undergraduate student and Global Health Scholar at Yale University, studying biomedical engineering. His research interests concern nanoparticle drug delivery and gene therapy for brain cancer. He is also interested in putting war on the public health agenda, studying cancer burden and violence in Iraq. On campus, Mehdi works as a Student Organization […]
Zainab Merchant (Writer)
Zainab Merchant is an American journalist, author and entrepreneur. She is author of the books To Be a Muslim and Princess Siyana's Pen, with more titles on the horizon. Zainab is more commonly known by her blog name ZainabRights where she speaks about social justice issues, current affairs and God centric activism. She is in […]
Dr. Farooq Bandali (Senior Medical Science Liaison)
Dr. Farooq Bandali earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. During 2004 – 2005, Dr. Bandali completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency. In 2005 – 2006, he completed specialty ASHP-accredited residency in critical care pharmacy. For the next 9 years (2006-2015), Dr. Bandali served in a dual position […]
Sarah Najdi (Materials Engineering Student)
Sarah is currently a second year engineering student at the University of Toronto. She has always been curious about the practical applications of science, and her interests in biomaterials and nanotechnology inspired her to study materials science and engineering. Outside of school, Sarah enjoys reading classic literature novels and books about philosophy and religion. She […]