Humaira Jaleel
Title: Executive Director of Healthy Muslim Families, Human Rights Advocate
Expert Overview
Humaira Jaleel is an expert on issues of women empowerment, community activism, human rights and domestic violence. She is the founder and Executive Director of Healthy Muslim Families.
An immigrant to Canada, a mother of 4 children, a community builder, a women empowerment leader, and a student of law at University of Manitoba, her time is divided in running the non-profit organization that she founded in 2020, and in leading community projects.
Some of the projects Humaira is leading are Support for Victims of Domestic Violence in the Muslim Community, the Restorative Justice (Court Diversion) program, and co-chairing the Roundtable for Child Wellbeing in the ethno-cultural communities.
Humaira has led multiple community based research. A few of them are 'Mental Health of the Manitoba Muslims', 'Support for Muslims with Disabilities', 'Understanding Domestic Violence in the Manitoba Muslim Community', and 'Experiences of Muslim Women with Employment.'
Publications/Media Experience
Web | 'So disturbing': Hijab ban in India state confuses, angers Muslim women in Manitoba - CBC
Web | "Violence can never be a family matter only" - Pembina Valley Online
Education
University of Manitoba,
Extended Education Courses, Counselling, 2018
University of South Alabama,
Masters of Information Technology, 2003
Award:
Empower Women 2021 Award, Government of Manitoba
Available for
Taped TV interviews
Radio interviews
Print interviews
Op-ed writing and analysis