Meet Our Team

We're passionate about working within our faith communities to change the world around us. Together, we are strong and can create a lasting impact.
Shariq Abdul Ghani

Shariq is pursuing his Master’s in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution with a focus on peacebuilding from Columbia University. His passion is finding intersections between communities for collaboration and mutual growth. He loves to connect with people over chai or burgers.

Shariq Abdul Ghani

Executive Director
Abigail Levine

Abigail is a Master of Social Work student attending the University of Pennsylvania. She hopes to specialize in adverse childhood experiences and continue working to promote whole-child wellness. Abigail loves to bake, do yoga, and go to the beach in her free time.

Abigail Levine

Policy Analyst Child Welfare
Kait Ewoldt

Kait’s passion is pairing her creative and technical skills with helping others and effecting change. She finds purpose in serving others, especially by hosting others in her home for “tell me your life story” coffee dates. Kait is a Star Wars nerd, a rescuer of old, disabled dogs, and a part-time stylist.

Kait Ewoldt

Social Media Coordinator
Fatima Shah

Fatima is pursuing her Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction: Learning, Design, and Technology. She enjoys building friendships and is ambitious about learning. While she’s not working, her favorite hobby is traveling.

Fatima Shah

Administrative Coordinator
Raha Jafari

Raha has her Master’s in Human Resource Development from the University of Houston. She has a passion for helping people and the community. In her free time she loves to travel and spend quality time with her family.

Raha Jafari

Outreach and Program Manager
Gianni Jackson

Gianni is a sophomore Political Science student attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Her passion for politics, criminal law, and a desire to fight injustices has led her to want to become a defense attorney. She enjoys writing, relaxing, and hanging out with friends in her free time.

Gianni Jackson

Student Policy Associate
Imran Umar

Imran is a first-generation college student at Arizona State University pursuing a degree in Political Science with a certificate in Political History and Leadership and a minor in Political Economy. His passion is reading nonfiction and political literature.

Imran Umar

Student Policy Associate
Maya Thakur

Maya is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Government at the University of Texas. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching tv and movies, and spending time with her family and friends.

Maya Thakur

Student Policy Associate
Owen DeFao

Owen is pursuing a bachelors of arts degree at Boston College, where he is a part of the Pre-Law program, double-majoring in Economics and Classics, focusing on economic and legal issues. In his free time, he enjoys traveling with friends and family, especially going to the mountains to ski and hike in new areas.

Owen DeFao

Student Policy Associate
 Rhea Nayak

Rhea is a senior undergraduate at the University of Houston majoring in Public Health and minoring in Psychology. She is passionate about health education and global health policy. She is interning at the Minaret Foundation to gain experience in policy making and advocacy.

Rhea Nayak

Student Policy Associate
Shanzeh Mirzah

Shanzeh is a University of Texas at Austin student studying governmental affairs. She will graduate in the Spring of 2025. She is keen to learn how to effectively tackle systemic and systematic problems in the government and corporate context. She plans to head to law school post-graduation to help address injustice personally.

Shanzeh Mirzah

Student Policy Associate
Sammy Hausman-Weiss

Sammy Hausman-Weiss is a senior at the University of Michigan studying Political Science major with a Law, Justice, and Social Change minor. He is passionate about creating a more equitable world through creating unusual coalitions of people.

Sammy Hausman-Weiss

Student Policy Associate
Summer Brito

Sumer is a student at the University of Texas at Austin,
pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Global
Studies, Government, and Middle Eastern Studies, with a minor in
Arabic and Global Management. Sumer enjoys traveling and running a fashion magazine.

Summer Brito

Student Policy Associate

Meet Our Advisory Board

Imam Waleed Basyouni

Imam Waleed Basyouni

Imam Basem Hamid

Imam Basem Hamid

Farha Ahmed, Esq.

Farha Ahmed, Esq.

Dr. Sherif Zaafran

Dr. Sherif Zaafran

Dr. Asim Shah

Dr. Asim Shah

Dr. Dalia Kasseb

Dr. Dalia Kasseb