Meet The Team
WHO WE ARE
CMCTF CHAIR COMMITTEE
CMCTF TEAM LEADS
BSc Hons (Bio), BA (Psych), MD, CCFP Family Physician Vice President, Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC)
KNOWLEDGE
TRANSLATION
Dr. Asma Amjad
Continuously researches and curates knowledge and materials that inform the development of statements, guidelines and information for public release.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Samiya Abdi & Urz Heer
Establishes contact and maintains relationships with Canadian Muslim communities, organizations and other community based COVID-19 task forces across the country.
Samiya: MPH, Public Health Specialist
Urz: Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations & Governmental Affairs, Lead Equity Office
EVENTS
Mariyam Lightwala
Organize events and initiatives that reflect the mandate of the organization including town halls and webinars.
Operations and Development Officer, CivicAction
ADVOCACY
Mustafa Farooq
Advocates for the rights of Canadian Muslims and organizations with all 3 levels of government, addresses legal matters and coordinates mainstream media engagements.
CEO of National Canadian Council of Muslims (NCCM)
COMMUNICATIONS
Tariq Syed & Aadil Mamuji
Tariq: Technology Specialist, Event Director & Film Producer with focus on community building.
Aadil: MSc, Technology, Media and Communications expert. Executive Relations.
Manages various platforms to disseminate content to stakeholders and the public via our website, social media channels and mailing lists.
Operations and Development Officer, CivicAction
COORDINATOR
Rufaida Mohammed
Coordination and management duties across the CMCTF organization.
ADVISORY GROUPS
HEALTH
Healthcare workers, scientists, public health experts, epidemiologists, and public health liaisons
SPIRITUAL
Scholars, Imams and Masjid administrators
COMMUNITY
Muslim community organizations, charities, not-for-profits and community leaders
Dr. M. Hashim Khan
MBBS MPH FRCPC
Respirologist
Co-Director of Education, Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC)
Imam Refaat Mohamed
President, Canadian Council of Imams (CCI)
Sr. Rabia Khedr
MA, Human Rights Activist and CEO Deen Support Services