About Me
Salam! I’m an entrepreneur, professor, podcaster, khateeb, and an award-winning author and journalist. I’m passionate about helping Muslims connect with their faith – and find their purpose and potential through strong faith. In 2023 and 2024, EqualityX named me one of the fifty most influential Muslims in the Americas.
I’m the founding President of Queen City Diwan, a new kind of travel company, which builds human-centered global experiences. With my friend Joey Taylor, I co-host a podcast, Avenue M, which invites remarkable men from around the world to talk about meaning. I also run a popular Substack, Sunday Schooled.
I’m excited to work with you – as a teacher, life coach, advisor, strategist or expert tour guide. I've spent over twenty years teaching at mosques, universities, libraries, churches, and more, while also leading Friday Prayers and empowering Islamic Centers, Muslim student groups, and Sunday schools.
Raised in New England by a family of Muslim scholars, I played a key role in launching the Islamic Center at New York University. My approach is never to tell people what to do, but to help us understand who we want to be, who we have the potential to be, and how a more thoughtful, creative approach can help us flourish in all that we (can) do.
If there’s ways my background and experience can be of benefit to you, reach out!
Focus Area
- Focus Area
- College applications and college essays: advising and coaching
- Life coaching and professional development
- Teaching (history, philosophy, culture and ideas; writing and journalism; media literacy))
- Media trainings, including interview preparation and public speaking courses
- Building community, thinking across differences, and planning for a bright, meaningful
- Muslim future