Category Archives: African

Quadri Oshibotu

9 Jan Filed under African, Canada, Ethnicity, Ontario. 3 Comments.

Hard working and ambitious, Quadri (‘Abdul-Qaadir) Oshibotu is currently working on obtaining his Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) at the world renowned Schulich School of Business located in Toronto, Ontario. He is learning the theory of business as well as many other subjects including … Read More →

Abdullah Shawky: “The Protestor”

1 Jan Filed under African, California, Ethnicity, Middle Eastern, Texas, USA. No comments.

Abdullah Shawky leads a rally in support of the Libyan Revolution in front of Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Born in Los Angeles to Egyptian parents, 27-year-old Abdullah Shawky is the Events Director at the Muslim Legal Fund of America (www.mlfa.org) and an activist in North … Read More →

Telisa & Idil

15 Dec Filed under African, Canada, Ethnicity, Ontario, Southeast Asian. 1 Comment.

Telisa Roessaptono (playing guitar & singing) and Idil Burale (singing) are performing Redemption Song by Bob Marley for the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraising event at T Cafe, Toronto, Canada. Both Telisa and Idil graduated from University of Toronto. Telisa is now continuing her studies in … Read More →

Ahmed Saleh

12 May Filed under African, Canada, Ethnicity, Middle Eastern, Ontario. No comments.

Born in the early 90s in Downtown Toronto, Ahmed Saleh was the first of four children and the only male sibling in the household. With high expectations from his parents, Saleh was expected to take leadership roles in the family from a young age and … Read More →

Lujain Said

22 Apr Filed under African, Ethnicity, Maryland, Middle Eastern, USA. No comments.

Lujain Said hugs two Ecuadorian children on her visit to Riobamba, the capital of the Chimborazo Province. Currently a Master’s in Public Health student studying Epidemiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases at George Washington University, Lujain took her passion to Ecuador to help setup makeshift clinics … Read More →

Mouctar Diaby

8 Feb Filed under African, Canada, Ethnicity, Ontario. No comments.

Mouctar Diaby was born in Cameroon and moved to Togo when he was 12 years old. At the age of 17, he moved to Canada by himself in pursuit of a better education. His dream was fulfilled by studying French and Commerce at McMaster University. … Read More →

Boonaa Mohammed

30 Jan Filed under African, Canada, Ethnicity, Ontario. No comments.

Dubbed the “voice of a generation,” Boonaa Mohammed is a critically acclaimed award winning writer and performer with accolades including a playwright residency at Theatre Passe Muraille, a short story published in a Penguin Canada anthology called “Piece by Piece” and various slam poetry titles … Read More →

Professor Tariq Ramadan

28 Jan Filed under African, Ethnicity, Europe, Switzerland, United Kingdom. No comments.

Professor Tariq Ramadan signs his new book The Quest for Meaning at the Muslim Presence booth at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. Ramadan, born in Switzerland, is currently a professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University. An online poll … Read More →

Marian Bihi

27 Dec Filed under African, Canada, Ontario. No comments.

Marian Bihi, originally from Somalia but currently living in Toronto, displays a shawl at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. Her store, the Grand Bazaar Suuqa Bakaraha, is located at 36 Colville Rd. at Keele and Lawrence. Photo by Adam Sahib.