2017 AREF Awards Gala
Featuring: Dr. Dalia Mogahed
Friday, October 27th, 2017
ARCA Banquet Facility, Edmonton, AB
Dalia Mogahed (born 1974) is an American scholar of Egyptian origin. She is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) in Washington, D.C. She is also President and CEO of Mogahed Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based executive coaching and consulting firm specializing in Muslim societies and the Middle East.
Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, a non-partisan research center that provided data and analysis to reflect the views of Muslims all over the world. She was selected as an advisor by U.S. President Barack Obama on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
2017 Scholarship Recipients
AREF Entrance Award ($1,000)
Aakif Javed Khan
Gabriel Milo
Uzair Chudhary
Anfa Mohamoud
Muna Mohamed
EIA Award ($1,000)
Muhammad U Niazi
Wadika Faisal
Zaharadeen M Jimoh
Nadeen Mohamed
Abdulhakim Zahwee
Academic Excellence Award ($3,000)
Tasnim Adel
Sarah Almas
Sara Jawdat
Leadership Award ($3,000)
Ranya El-Sharkawi
Ammar Y Ghalab
Muhammad Moolla
Ronny Jomha Memorial Bussiness Award ($1,500)
Muhammad Din
School of Public Health Award ($5,000)
H M Ashraf Ali
Iyshie Mariam Kazeil Memorial Award ($5,000)
Zahra Nikakhtari