CONTRIBUTORS
Meet our illustrious contributors who represent the universality of Motherhood 80 cities from 20 different countries around the world. We present our profoundest gratitude to our esteemed and respected contributors who are all busy professionals but hold the same vision as ours and take out the time to write gratis for us and share their knowledge with our readers
Saba Iqbal Quddusi
Is a Fine Arts graduate with a Major in Sculpture from Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. An active Indus Valley Alumnus connecting students with opportunities, mother to a 5-year-old-son, and a sales and marketing professional, she is currently enrolled in the Master in Art Education program at BNU.
Karachi
Pakistan
Sana Mahmud
Is the former Captain of the Pakistan National Women’s Basketball and Football Teams. She is a Fulbright alumna with an M.A in International Development and currently works as a Project Manager at Right to Play International, managing sport-based girls' empowerment programs. She also volunteers at the Federal Basketball Association and serves as UNICEF’s menstrual health ambassador.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Mira Boutros
Holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition from USJ, as well as an MBA degree, and is currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy with UNITAR. She has extensive experience providing medical nutrition therapy and has recently joined the humanitarian sector.
Lebanon
Dr Kanwal Kaisser
Is a medical doctor (Child Specialist) by profession and currently runs her own clinic in Rawalpindi. She is also affiliated with Al Huda International Welfare Foundation, Pakistan, as Director of the Hamaray Bachchay Department. A dynamic orator, author, and preacher, her expertise lies in coaching the youth and their parents, while also sharing religious wisdom.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Kamila Rahim
Is the co-founder of My Bookshelf, an online library that delivers books all over Pakistan. She is a regular contributor to Dawn Newspaper and co-host of The Tea with My Bookshelf - a literary talk show.
Karachi
Pakistan
Erum Sultan
Is the co-founder of My Bookshelf and co-host of the podcast, The Tea with My Bookshelf. She is an editor, proofreader, copywriter, and O/A Level English Literature tutor. She holds a Master's in Business Management from Northeastern University and has worked in the corporate and non-profit sector.
Karachi
Pakistan
Jumanah Babar
Was born and raised in Pakistan and has been living in Canada for almost eight years. 20 years old and a senior electrical engineering student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, she spends a lot of her time drinking iced coffees, studying, and taking pictures of the ocean.
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Nancy Pearl Agyapong
Huda Bilal is a resident of Toronto, a busy woman in a busy city. A project analyst in the day and a restaurant owner alongside her husband in the night, Huda finds solace in food and travel.
Toronto
Canada
Nael Azhar Haseeb
Nael Azhar Haseeb is a Political Science and Public Administration student at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. In his free time he likes to go on photo walks and practice martial arts.
Ankara
Turkiye
Yusuf Zaman
Yusuf Zaman is a barrister and an entrepreneur, as well as a regular commentator on Pakistani history and politics.
Lahore
Pakistan
Huda Bilal
Huda Bilal is a resident of Toronto, a busy woman in a busy city. A project analyst in the day and a restaurant owner alongside her husband in the night, Huda finds solace in food and travel.
Toronto
Canada
Nael Azhar Haseeb
Nael Azhar Haseeb is a Political Science and Public Administration student at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. In his free time he likes to go on photo walks and practice martial arts.
Ankara
Turkiye
Yusuf Zaman
Yusuf Zaman is a barrister and an entrepreneur, as well as a regular commentator on Pakistani history and politics.
Lahore
Pakistan
Dr Alec Makhoul
Dr Alec Makhoul is a Lebanese Cardiac Anesthesiologist currently working as Senior Registrar at Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group in Al Qassim. He works as part of a very busy Maternity service, providing Anesthesia for IVF procedures, Labor epidurals, and Caesarean sections
Buraidah, Al Qassim
Saudi Arabia
Lynne Blighton
Lynne Blighton is an accredited mental health social worker and author who in 1989 specifically developed a new approach for mental health trademarked as The Fragile Puzzle™. Lynne’s books and an online course for relationships can be found at www.fragilepuzzle.com
Redland City, Queensland
Australia
Fayzan Syed
Fayzan Syed is a resident of Islamabad who keeps himself busy with Keep Trucking and also runs an automobile business. His interest include photography and travelling, especially taking road trips all around the country.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Sabih Fahim
Sabih Fahim is a 19-year-old university student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He loves reading novels, watching movies, and coding in his spare time. His goal is to become a software engineer.
Arnold, Maryland
USA
USA
Sidra Khokhar
Sidra is an aspiring architect who is deeply fascinated by the influence of art and literature within the creative industry. She has a particular interest in Landscape Architecture and seeks to investigate its remarkable potential within her motherland.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Heba Riaz Haroon
Heba is an architectural technologist and a civil engineer, currently working with the NHS in the UK. A first time mom, she frequently travels between the UK and Pakistan.
London
England
Rumana Nabeel
Dr. Rumana Nabeel is presently working as a Medical Officer in a Health Insurance Company in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. She is a proud mother of two children aged 7 and 5.
Abu Dhabi
UAE
UAE
Saleha Raza
Saleha Raza has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration. She is a stay-at-home mother of her 5-year-old daughter.
Dallas
USA
USA
Sauleha Kamal
Sauleha Kamal is an undergraduate student at Barnard College, New York.
New York
USA
USA
Abeera Ahmed
An avid reader of books, Abeera Ahmed is an undergraduate student at NUST Business School.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Maria Faheem
Maria Faheem is an undergrad student of Interior Designing at Raffles University, Beijing
Beijing
China
Tayeba Batool
Tayeba is a LUMS graduate who is currently employing her marketing expertise at a Game Development Studio, we.R.play
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Suzanne Fernando
Mrs. Suzanne Fernando was the first ever Scottish Cancer Campaigns Ambassador. She herself is a cancer survivor and a mother of two. Suzanne is now a Cervical Cancer Support Group Leader & Ambassador for JCCT.
Ardrossan
Scotland
Scotland
Omer Aftab
Mr. Omer Aftab has been working as a Development Communications Professional for the past 15 years and is specializing in Campaigning. He is actively involved in the promotion of Breast Cancer Services in Pakistan.
Lahore
Pakistan
Pakistan
Professor Iftikhar Ahmad Jan
FRCS Eng, FRCS ED, FACS, FEBPS, PCPS
Professor Iftikhar Ahmad Jan is a consultant & chief of Pediatric Surgery in Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Abu Dhabi
UAE
UAE
Tom Bunn
Tom Bunn, L.C.S.W. is a licensed therapist, retired airline captain, and ex-USAF fighter pilot. This unusual combination made it possible for him to help over 10,000 fearful fliers control anxiety, panic, and claustrophobia when flying. The therapy he developed has now been applied to elevators, tunnels, bridges, MRIs in his prize-winning book Panic Free: The 10-Day Program to End Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia
Newark
USA
USA
Danya Haseeb
A bibliophile who savors Manto and Milton with the same feverish zeal, she finds writing and cooking therapeutic. Her latest venture was the research and script writing for a travelogue documentary. At the same time, she is a fulltime student at NUST Business School.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Dr. Atif Riaz
Dr. Riaz holds an MD in Internal Medicine. He has worked in several fields including health and medical journalism, medical tourism, Telehealth/E-medicine, Hospital management and Patient Care. He has also spent several years doing research on Various Cancers and other clinical specialties.
Lahore
Pakistan
Pakistan
Dr. Noeen Arshad
Dr. Noeen Arshad is a US board certified pediatric dentist and orthodontist. He has been practicing for almost 30 years. He did his undergraduate dental training in Lahore and post graduate specialization from Boston USA and London UK.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Dr. Rezzan Khan
Dr. Rezzan Khan is the Country Representative of Pakistan at the American Overseas Dietetic Association, and a Consultant Nutritionist at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Emma Hammet
Emma Hammett, founder of First Aid for Life has many years' experience in healthcare, teaching and first aid training. She provides practical and informative first aid training to ensure the skills and confidence to know what to do in an emergency.
London
England
England
Dr. Sajal Hajra
Dr Sajal Hajra, a dental surgeon by profession, is an enthusiastic and devoted dentist with a clinical experience in paedodontics. She has worked in clinical, academic and research sectors at the undergrad and postgrad level. She has worked in an NGO as a co-executive for the welfare of children.
Karachi
Pakistan
Pakistan
Hena Zuberi
Hena Zuberi a mother of four, is a youth counselor. She practices spiritual parenting guided by her faith. An educator and a former TV news journalist, Hena is currently the editor-in-chief of Muslimmatters.org. She is also the founder of Road to Jannah, a summer camp for young Muslims.
Washington DC
USA
USA
Farrukh Jabeen
FarrukhJabeen is a mother of two kids, a housewife, an Internet junkie and a blogger. She writes about parenting, home management and the Internet on her blog.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Julie Louly
Julie Louly is a sales and marketing veteran with 22 years of experience. She is the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the BabyPlus Company. The company is a leader in prenatal learning and makes the only patented system of its kind.
West Lafayette, Indiana,
USA
USA
Julie Mountain
Qualified in landscape design, Julie has worked on outdoor learning and play projects for over 18 years, and has a passion for getting children and young people outdoors to experience nature, take risks, develop key competencies, embed learning and of course have fun.
Newcastle Upon Tyne
England
Michele Rosenthal
Award winning blogger, speaker, poet, post-trauma coach, and radio talk show host, Michele Rosenthal inspires and motivates survivors to make the shift from powerless to powerful. She is the author of BEFORE THE WORLD INTRUDED: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future, A Memoir.
Jupiter, Florida
USA
USA
Dr Shree Datta
Miss Shree Dattais a Director at the British Medical Association. She is aspecialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her special interests lie in intrapartum care, cancer screening and medical education. She has previously been involved in projects analyzing the use of cervical cancer screening in India, Bangladesh and Antigua.
London
England
England
Allison Pedersen RN, MN
Allison Pedersen is a registered nurse working toward her PhD in Nursing at the
University of Manitoba, Canada. Her doctoral studies will examine oncology patient
navigation. Allison currently works as a breast cancer navigator in Winnipeg. She also
volunteers for Pink Ribbon Pakistan providing online educational
support.
Winnipeg
Canada
Canada
Shahneez Haseeb
Shahneez Haseeb is the Assistant Editor at Motherhood. She is responsible for collecting articles, as well as proof reading and editing them. Apart from looking after Motherhood, she is pursuing her undergrad studies as a fulltime student and aspires to be an urban designer who would change the landscape of our cities to embrace a beautiful and ecologically friendly identity.
Dubai
UAE
UAE
Shireen Gheba Najib
Shireen has been writing for leading national dailies and various magazines as a freelancer, for over twenty two years before founding her forte in blogging. In 2015 she started blogging. As of late, Shireen also started her own Youtube channel where she shares things that she has an interest in.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pakistan
Lu Hua
Lu Hua is a senior consultant for a group that actively assists enterprises and other organizations in and out of China to participate in the “One Belt and One Road Initiatives” and is currently focusing on the construction of a digitalized Silk Road. Adhering to the concept of “People-to- people and Heart-to-heart”, Lu actively participates in and promotes international cultural exchanges, tourism interaction and public welfare cooperation among OBOR nations.
Beijing
China
China
Maida Kojic
Maida Kojic-McAndrew, LL.M., lived in Islamabad for 8 years between 2006-2014. She is a mother of three (two of them born in Islamabad) and now lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She has left a part of her heart in Islamabad.
Vienna
Austria
Dania Munib
Dania is currently working at Beaconhouse, teaching English to middle schoolers. She has a postgraduate degree in English. Apart from teaching, Dania is an avid amateur astronomer who loves telescopes.
Almaty
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Sehar Zaman
Seher has been editing magazines before taking a hiatus to start a family. Along with homeschooling her children, she runs a small marble business which occupies most of her time these days.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Haseeb Saulat
A sino aficionado, in love with China and its food and people for the past 3 decades and considers the middle kingdom his second home.
Islamabad
Pakistan
Nida Mahmud
Currently working in the tech-startup industry, Nida is an MPA in Social Justice committed to creating sustainable solutions to complex problems. Nida is personally and professionally motivated by her passion for mitigating social inequality and has worked towards driving change at the grassroots level through knowledge, tools, and technology. Having been both a student and teacher of debate, Nida believes that informed decision-making is the key to true empowerment and hopes to see an enlightened world with access to knowledge for all.
Islamabad
Pakistan