mtahmed@yorku.ca
Mohamed Ahmed Research Assistant for the Islamophobia Research Hub. He has over 10 years of hands-on experience in supporting refugee survivors of torture and gender-based violence His work emphasizes community mobilization against gender-based violence and economic empowerment, while critically engaging with issues of race, masculinity, and social justice to challenge oppressive norms and promote gender equality. He has conducted in-depth research on the impacts of forced relocation on urban refugee women and girls as well as unaccompanied minors facing violence. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies from York University, further solidifying his commitment to fostering gender equality and addressing the complexities of gender-based violence in refugee contexts.
Keywords: Islamophobia, masculinities, violence against women, anti-racist feminisms, anti-colonial feminisms