Our team
Our Board of Directors
Dr. Hatem Bazian is the leading scholar in the Islamophobia Studies field having founded the Islamophobia Studies Center, Editor-in-Chief of the Islamophobia Studies Journal, co-founder and current President of the International Islamophobia...
Dr. Hatem Bazian
Chairman
DFW community leader for 20 years and MLFA board member. Co-Founder and past president CAIR-DFW, founder and past board member Islamic Center of Austin. current director www.IslamStory.com , founder and current board...
Mouffa Nahhas
Board Treasurer
Attorney Jamal Suleiman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Law Center, in addition to a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems and Decision Science...
Jamal Suleiman, Esq.
Board Secretary
A visionary leader, with a professional career reflecting over two decades of creative, transformational leadership, in corporate and non-profit organizational development. From high-profile organizations to local individuals and entrepreneurs, Arshia serves as...
Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A.
Ex-officio Board Member CEO of MLFA
Our Legal Committee
Attorney Jamal Suleiman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Law Center, in addition to a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems and Decision Science...
Jamal Suleiman
Legal Committee
Attorney Naveed Husain is the managing partner of Farooqi & Husain, LLC. He specializes in the areas of family law, estate planning, and business litigation for clients in DuPage County and Cook...
Naveed Husain, Esq.
Legal Committee
Ms. El Domeiri is an attorney practicing in Dallas for over 15 years with a strong and varied background in civil litigation. Shereen is Of Counsel at Saraiya Attorneys PLLC. She advise small...
Shereen El Domeiri, Esq.
Legal Committee
Furqan’s legal practice is devoted entirely to Immigration and Nationality Law. His practice includes the representation of companies seeking visas for their employees as well as the defense of aliens in federal...
Furqan Sunny Azhar, Esq.
Legal Committee
Dr. Mirza is a licensed attorney in the state of California and shareholder at Mirza Law Group, PC specializing in labor and employment law. Dr. Mirza focuses on protecting the rights of...
Dr. Hassan Mirza, Esq.
Legal Committee
Our CEO
Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) Arshia Ali-Khan, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), the nation’s premier...
Arshia Ali-Khan, M.A.
Chief Executive Officer
Our Department Heads
Charles Swift is the Criminal Department Head at MLFA´s legal Division. He was named by National Law Review as one of the top 100 legal minds in the nation. He is a...
Charles Swift
Criminal Defense Department Head
Christina Jump brings more than 25 years of litigation experience to the organization, at both the trial and appellate levels. Her practice involves civil constitutional cases, including challenges to the No Fly...
Christina A. Jump
Civil Litigation Department Head
Kathryn (“Kate”) Brady has practiced as an Immigration & Nationality Law attorney since 2006 with extensive experience in family-based & employment-based petitions before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of...
Kathryn H. Brady
Immigration Department Head
Elkhaldy, currently serving as the Director of Community Engagement and Stewardship at Muslim Legal Fund of America, is a dedicated individual with a diverse background and a passion for community service. Residing...
Ahmed Elkhaldy
Director of Community Engagement and Stewardship
Sana Saleem joined MLFA in 2023 as the Nonprofit Department program manager and staff attorney. She was previously a visiting assistant clinical professor with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy....
Sana Saleem
Nonprofit Department Program Manager & Staff Attorney
Our Legal Team
Chelsea Glover began her legal career in civil litigation in 2015, and she is excited to join the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America’s Civil Litigation Division as a Senior Staff Attorney. Before joining CLCMA, Chelsea primarily...
Chelsea Glover
Civil Litigation Senior Staff Attorney
Franchel Daniel began her legal career in civil litigation, focusing on product liability defense. She has represented clients in both state and federal courts. While studying abroad in London, United Kingdom, through...
Franchel Daniel
Immigration Senior Staff Attorney
Samira Elhosary graduated from American University Washington College of Law in 2021. While in law school, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Human Rights Brief, a staffer on the Journal of Gender,...
Samira Elhosary
Civil Litigation Junior Staff Attorney
Sufia joined the criminal defense department in 2019 and works on federal criminal national security cases. Her work involves Muslim defendants investigated by the FBI´s counter-terrorism division (often cases of entrapment) and...
Sufia Khalid
Criminal Defense Senior Staff Attorney
Jinan Chehade graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2023, building her experience in civil litigation and advocacy along the way. Jinan worked at the Department of Justice Civil Rights Special Litigation...
Jinan Chehade
Civil Litigation Junior Staff Attorney
Huma Khan is a not-for-profit and family-based immigration attorney, and one of the founders of The Law Office of Tajuddin & Khan PC located in the Chicagoland area. She grew up in...
Huma Khan
Contract Attorney
Rana joined MLFA’s Civil Litigation Department as a paralegal in 2024. She holds a B.S. from San Jose State University in Justice Studies with a concentration in Criminology. She began her legal...
Rana Hakim
Civil Litigation Paralegal
Alizay joined the criminal defense department as a paralegal in 2023. She graduated from Rice University in 2023 with a B.A. in Social Policy Analysis & Political Science and a certificate in...
Alizay Azeem
Criminal Department Paralegal
Islam Zebi joined MLFA’s legal department, CLCMA, in 2023 as an Immigration Paralegal. Islam earned a Paralegal Studies Associates Degree from Collin College. She started her paralegal career working at the Domestic...
Islam Zebi
Immigration Department Paralegal
Our Staff
Maria Guzman became an integral part of the Muslim Legal Fund of America in 2020, initially joining as an Executive Assistant to the CEO, and currently also serving as a Project Manager....
Maria Guzman
Executive Assistant to CEO
Mujahid Rasul
Donor Relations Account Manager
Catherine McDonald has been practicing criminal law since she graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 1994. She was a state public defender for over 15 years, handling a high volume...
Catherine McDonald
Training and Development Manager
Ruhama Berta is a multi-faceted communications and marketing specialist with over 3 years of non-profit experience with skills in print and digital design, social media marketing, public relations and so much more!...
Ruhama Berta
Marketing & Communications Manager
With over 12 years’ of experience, her impressive background in customer service, relationship-building, and project management speaks volumes about her capabilities; she has served over 500 major clients while at the Islamic...
Syeda Sadiqa
Operations Coordinator
Sara Skaggs
Case Intake Specialist - Paralegal
For over 1 year Nataly Castano has been a noteworthy member of the fundraising department. You may know her as the Donor Engagement Associated at the Muslim Legal Fund of America, but...
Nataly Castaño
Donor Engagement Associate
Manuela Jaramillo
Donor Engagement Associate
As a seasoned professional with a rich background spanning seven years across international companies and nonprofit organizations, Laura brings a wealth of experience to MLFA in the realm of donor engagement. She...
Tatiana Osorio
Donor Engagement Associate
Naywa El Hage
Donor Engagement Associate
Our Interns
Madeeha is a rising second-year student at Wayne Law in Detroit, MI. She graduated summa cum laude from Benedictine University with a BA in Political Science and emphases in Interfaith Studies and Environmental...
Madeeha Syed
Arub Ahmad is a 2L at SMU Dedman School of Law and spent her summer clerking at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath. She is a Staff Editor for the SMU International Law...
Arub Ahmad
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