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PHOTO: NIAMH BARRY 2009
Islamic Relief Canada (IRC) – the world’s largest Muslim
NGO – which provides humanitarian aid and sustainable
development to more than 35 countries. At IRC, her
work includes fundraising and advocacy, preparing and
delivering meals to disadvantaged communities in the
GTA and visiting projects in rural Pakistan that empower
vulnerable women.
Fariha has twice travelled to India with IRC to provide
medical aid, and supports orphanages and child welfare
programs there. She recently spent a month in Jordan to
provide medical relief to Syrian refugees living in camps.
Closer to home, Fariha has been involved in local refugee
resettlement and provides medical care to newly arrived
Syrian refugees in the GTA. She works tirelessly on
behalf of poor and marginalized communities.
Fariha attributes her volunteerism, professional
excellence and sense of social responsibility to her
experiences at Havergal, where she came to value self-
determination, work ethic, professionalism and duty to
others. She credits Havergal for instilling in her the skills
and confidence she needed to speak up about issues
within her community.
A dedicated, compassionate physician and patient
advocate, Fariha is an educator and mentor, an engaged
global citizen and active volunteer, a supportive wife and
devoted mother of four young boys, a woman of faith and
an outstanding leader. And, to this day, she is still a die-
hard Maple Leafs fan!
Her passionate commitment to improving the lives of
her patients, her community and refugees half a world
away makes her an outstanding role model for young
women everywhere. Her work inspires others and makes
a profound difference in our world.
Fariha works tirelessly
on behalf of poor
and marginalized
communities.