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
Board Secretary
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
Our Leadership
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.
Chief Executive Officer
Vice President of Mercy Without Limits Currently residing in Iowa, Elkhaldy has recently graduated from the University of Science, Arts and Technology – the school of medicine, with an MD degree. Elkhaldy...
Ahmed Elkhaldy
Director of Community Engagement and Stewardship
Our Department Heads
Charles Swift is the Criminal Department Head at MLFA´s legal Division (CLCMA). He was named by National Law Review as one of the top 100 legal minds in the nation. He is...
Charles Swift
Criminal 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
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
Basel Alhasan is a highly experienced compliance associate with a strong background in corporate law and legal research. He began his career at KBS Holdings in Garland, TX as a Compliance Associate...
Basel Alhasan
Civil Litigation Junior 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
April graduated Summa cum laude with a degree in Paralegal Studies and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. April is nearing completion of a Bachelor’s of Science in Sociology with a...
April Tremble
Civil Litigation Department Paralegal
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 Staff Attorney
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
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
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 Laura Guzman
Executive Assistant to CEO
Jawaad Khan
Operations Manager
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
Ingrid Ascencio is an experienced multi-passionate freelancer with over two decades of experience working in the transportation and technical industries. She has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in engineering, as...
Ingrid Ascencio
Communications & Marketing 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
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
Valentina Galende has been a valuable member of MLFA since November 2022, demonstrating a genuine passion for philanthropy. She pursued a certificate in Fundraising Management from the esteemed Indiana University Lilly Family...
VALENTINA GALENDE
Donor Engagement Associate
ANA LAURA FRIELY
Donor Engagement Associate
Mona is an esteemed member of MLFA, having joined in August 2023, and she radiates an authentic passion for distinctive design and cross-cultural advertising. Holding a Graphic Design Degree from OSU, she...
MONA AL
Graphic Designer
Our Interns
Khalid is an incoming third year student at the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) and intern at Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (CLCMA). Prior to attending UHLC, Khalid earned...
Khalid R. Aboujamous
Sakina was born in Kashmir and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a rising second year J.D. Candidate at Penn State Law, University Park. Sakina began law school immediately after...
Sakina Bhatti
Sydney is a native to DFW. She is a second year J.D. Candidate at SMU Dedman School of Law. She is currently serving as the SMU Student Liaison for the Dallas Association...
Sydney Cessna
The Ihsan Standard team
Shariq is assistant professor of philanthropic studies and director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Shariq has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies...
Shariq Siddiqui, Ph.D., JD
Assistant Professor, MPI Director
Afshan Paarlberg is a visiting assistant professor with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She is also pursuing her Ph.D. in philanthropic studies. Afshan’s research, publications, and practice focus on...
Afshan Paarlberg, JD
Assistant Research Scholar, The Ihsan Standard Project Director
Sana Saleem is a visiting assistant clinical professor with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Born and raised in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, Sana has a B.S. in Public...
Sana Saleem, JD
Visiting Clinical, Assistant Professor
Zeeshan Noor is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs degree offered by the Public and Nonprofit Management program...
Zeeshan Noor, PhD
Research Manager
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