Maysa is a Sunni Muslim settler of Bengali and Punjabi heritage, whose grandparents immigrated to Canada. She was raised on Treaty 4 Territory, lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota peoples, and homeland of the Métis. Maysa aspires to learn more about her inherited cultures, religion, and Indigenous systems of belief and practice. She loves cats, frogs, and plants.

Maysa’s research centres the question of how Muslims can operate with Islamic frameworks to live ethically with Indigenous peoples and lands on Turtle Island. As a settler on Indigenous territories, a Muslim who aspires to live within Islamic ethical frameworks, and someone who seeks to inspire other Muslims to do the same, these are foundational questions for her. She believes that an important part of reconciliation is for settlers to work on themselves and their communities in order to establish and solidify sincere commitments to good relations with Indigenous lands and peoples.

InshaAllah

SSHRC CGS D (2021)