Henna Khawja

Henna Khawja is a young grassroots activist who consistently promotes social justice and women’s rights through her work both at home in Canada as well as internationally. Having graduated with a Collaborative Masters Degree in Social Work and South Asian Studies, Henna has taken her passion and applied them to her work as a crisis counsellor, as well as a large number of equity and anti-oppression endeavours. Most notably, Henna is a co-founder of The NUSAYbah Project which aims to empower and give a voice to young Muslim women through dialogue and art in an attempt to shatter barriers and remove stereotypes.  Henna is an inspiration to young women everywhere.

Photo by Yasin Dusoruth. This picture was featured on Boston.com’s The Big Picture.