Experience

Plan for Peace
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co Facilitator

  • Feb 2023 - Present


Circles of Salam

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations

• Peace Educator, Creative Producer and Consultant (Co-Founder)

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  - Coordinating the diploma in Peace Studies of the Muslim World in partnership with the University of Bradford's Peace Studies Department, leading a team of PhD students, young academics, and researchers who run the courses and are supervised by academics from the University of Bradford. - Facilitating and co-lecturing at five courses of the diploma including, (Introduction to Peace Studies), (Readings in Literature of the Muslim World), (Contemporary Issues of Muslim in the West), (The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Critical Introduction), and (Understanding the Arab World). - Hosting artists, educators, lecturers, and storytellers to deliver workshops for young people and adults. - Building networks and relationships with schools, peace education NGOs, and faith institutions to deliver our work. - Writing funding proposals and grant applications. - Designing and delivering two peace education projects for multi-faith young people and young Muslims in Bradford called (Young Peacemakers and Young Salam-Makers) through drama, outdoor learning, field visits, and arts. - Teaching Arabic to adults through Culture and arts activities. - Providing various consultancy services including Arabic- English translation, proofreading, and editing. Show less



British Red Cross

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Refugee Caseworker and Volunteer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Providing casework to asylum-seekers and refugees across Halton and Merseyside. - Experienced in casework involving destitution, homelessness, family reunion, mental health, benefits, and emergency response. - Interpreted documents and instructional texts from English to Arabic. - Providing casework to asylum-seekers and refugees across Halton and Merseyside. - Experienced in casework involving destitution, homelessness, family reunion, mental health, benefits, and emergency response. - Interpreted documents and instructional texts from English to Arabic.



Shubbak Festival

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Producer (Community and Education)

  • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

  - Taking the lead in producing Shubbak’s community, education, and participation projects and relevant aspects of Shubbak’s artist development programmes. - Working with the Shubbak team to create and deliver a programme of community and education activities across the year and during Shubbak’s biennial festival. - Act as producing lead for community and education work. This includes: negotiating and agreeing on contracts; managing set budgets; coordinating arrangements for workshops, rehearsals, and performances; communicating with partner organisations; liaising with artists. - Facilitating sessions and meetings, both in-person and online, with community, school, and youth groups. Show less



DA Languages

• United Kingdom
• Translation and Localization
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Freelancer Arabic- English Interpreter, Translator and Proof-Reader

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2022

  - Providing quality public service of consecutive face-to-face, video, and telephone interpretation and translation for the Arabic speaking clients in charities working with refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants (i.e The British Red Cross, Refugee Action....etc) as well as legal institutions, social services, city councils and healthcare and mental health settings at very short notice. - Working to a professional code of ethics covering confidentiality and impartiality. - Providing quality public service of consecutive face-to-face, video, and telephone interpretation and translation for the Arabic speaking clients in charities working with refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants (i.e The British Red Cross, Refugee Action....etc) as well as legal institutions, social services, city councils and healthcare and mental health settings at very short notice. - Working to a professional code of ethics covering confidentiality and impartiality.



Horton Housing

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Refugee Caseworker (VPRS & GPP Resettlement Schemes)

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  - Providing practical and emotional support to refugees with issues such as housing, finances, physical/mental health, life skills, accessing, ESOL, parenting, personal safety, legal/family reunification issues and employment, whilst promoting independent living. - Using effective risk assessment tools to identify risk and undertake the appropriate actions. - Completing needs assessments and then develop individual support plans with clients. - Providing practical and emotional support to refugees with issues such as housing, finances, physical/mental health, life skills, accessing, ESOL, parenting, personal safety, legal/family reunification issues and employment, whilst promoting independent living. - Using effective risk assessment tools to identify risk and undertake the appropriate actions. - Completing needs assessments and then develop individual support plans with clients.



Doha mosque and Dar Al-Arqam Arabic Academy

• Arabic and Islamic Studies Teacher

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2020

  - Teaching Arabic, Islamic Studies and History to children by skills-based learning using fun to learn methods (such as singing, storytelling, learning games, and competitions) that help them to interactively use the language and practically apply what they are studying through community activities. - Designing guidelines for the curriculum of different classes based on students level. - Meeting parents and providing them with critical feedback for the progress of their children on academic and behavioural levels. Show less


Self-employed
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Freelance Arabic Tutor

  • Feb 2015 - Oct 2019


The Otherness Lab Project (OpenEdge and PSID)

• Facilitator and Research Assistant

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

  - Facilitating a two-day immersion workshop for the students at Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford exploring the theme of ‘otherness’– how we understand and experience deep-rooted social divisions, disconnection, and discrimination, particularly in relation to study and work for peace. - Directing conversations and dialogues within the workshop. - Writing academic research about the project in collaboration with three other team members. - Producing online and written materials that document the students’ experiences with the project. - Speaking about the project with a lecturer and two students in Radio Programme called Love the Words episode 87 on Chapel FM for 1 hr 10 Mins. - Facilitating another workshop in a conference at the University of Bradford called 'Making Diversity Interventions Count' on Tuesday 25 June 2019. Show less



Bradford City Football Club

• Retail Sales Advisor

  • Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

  - Performed daily duties of opening and closing the shop, racked into shelves and priced items. - Helped customers find fitting clothes and offered them a welcoming environment. - Made list of needed items and reported it to the manager to order more items. - Tied up the shop and organised boxes of items at the store to make them easily accessible. - Performed daily duties of Closing the shift by counting the cash, and printing card machine reports. - Performed daily duties of opening and closing the shop, racked into shelves and priced items. - Helped customers find fitting clothes and offered them a welcoming environment. - Made list of needed items and reported it to the manager to order more items. - Tied up the shop and organised boxes of items at the store to make them easily accessible. - Performed daily duties of Closing the shift by counting the cash, and printing card machine reports.



Pepe's Piri Piri

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Retail Assistant and Waiter (Part-time).

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2019

  - Took orders from customers and put them through the orders system. - Answered phone, took delivery orders and handled delivery complains. - Received payments and present change to customers. - Packed food items, and filled cold drinks cups for customers. - Prepared trays with food and served them to customers. - Took orders from customers and put them through the orders system. - Answered phone, took delivery orders and handled delivery complains. - Received payments and present change to customers. - Packed food items, and filled cold drinks cups for customers. - Prepared trays with food and served them to customers.



Leeds Grand Mosque

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Islamic Studies Teacher (Living Islam Academy)

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  - Taught Arabic, Islamic Studies and History to children in an interactive enjoyable learning environment through art activities and practical change-making community activities. - Assessed and evaluated student's abilities, strengths, and weaknesses on academic and behavioural levels. - Provided parents with face-to-face feedback and detailed written reports showing children progress and discussing possible plans to address any learning and behavioural challenges. - Mentored young people in outdoor activities in Campsite, where they developed leadership skills. Show less



Human Relief Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Fundraising Assistant Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Sourced and screened sole trader and micro-sized corporations using internal screening systems to gain additional financial and household good donations. - Reported back and contributed to the Corporate Fundraising Team. - Sourced and screened sole trader and micro-sized corporations using internal screening systems to gain additional financial and household good donations. - Reported back and contributed to the Corporate Fundraising Team.



Pearl Linguistics Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Interpreter

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

  Interpreting Arabic to English vice versa particularly for patients in the NHS. Interpreting Arabic to English vice versa particularly for patients in the NHS.



Milat-e-slamia Education Centre and Mosque

• Arabic and Islamic Studies and History Tutor

  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

  Taught Arabic to a class of 23 young students and Islamic History and Studies by skills-based learning using fun to learn methods (such as singing, storytelling, learning games, and competitions) that help them to interactively use the language and practically apply what they are studying through community activities. Taught Arabic to a class of 23 young students and Islamic History and Studies by skills-based learning using fun to learn methods (such as singing, storytelling, learning games, and competitions) that help them to interactively use the language and practically apply what they are studying through community activities.



Bradford Arabic school at Lapage Primary School

• Pre-GCSE and GCSE Arabic and Islamic studies Teacher

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

  Taught Arabic and Islamic studies and history and prepare students for GCSE exam in Arabic. Taught Arabic and Islamic studies and history and prepare students for GCSE exam in Arabic.



Ashoka

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Fellowship Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Assisted in developing Ashoka's Fellowship monitoring tools for monitoring and evaluating the social impact of social entrepreneurs' ideas and projects. - Updated Fellow's performance sheets. - Analysed all data collected from Impact Assessment Survey and Monitoring & Evaluation system. - Mapped training providers and consultants who can provide training and mentorship to Fellows based on needs. - Assisted in developing Ashoka's Fellowship monitoring tools for monitoring and evaluating the social impact of social entrepreneurs' ideas and projects. - Updated Fellow's performance sheets. - Analysed all data collected from Impact Assessment Survey and Monitoring & Evaluation system. - Mapped training providers and consultants who can provide training and mentorship to Fellows based on needs.



The British University in Egypt

• Egypt
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Librarian Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Worked on the cataloging and acquisitions systems (Koha Library System) for the new Library Building. - Cataloged new materials and maintained databases and records. - Worked in circulation and shelving books process and arranged the preparation of damaged materials. - Conducted online database search for undergraduate students in social science. - Worked on the cataloging and acquisitions systems (Koha Library System) for the new Library Building. - Cataloged new materials and maintained databases and records. - Worked in circulation and shelving books process and arranged the preparation of damaged materials. - Conducted online database search for undergraduate students in social science.