Ghadeer Malek

Ghadeer Malek is a Palestinian feminist activist, aspiring writer and spoken word poet. She immigrated to Toronto in 2003 to study at the University of Toronto where she was active in student movements in support of Palestinian human rights and justice. She graduated with an honors bachelor degree in History and Middle Eastern studies after which she joined the Association of Women’s Right in Development (AWID). She currently coordinates the Young Feminist Activism (YFA) Program at AWID and is looking forward to pursuing an MA degree at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) starting in the Fall of 2013. Ghadeer is also co-founder and editor of AQSAZine, an art collective of young progressive and critical Muslim women passionate about combating gender-based violence through art. Ghadeer’s poetry has been published in Feminism FOR REAL and Shameless Magazine. She has also performed at a number of community and university events including Mayworks, Ryerson’s Women’s Day, York University and at the Art Gallery of Ontario.