Salam, I'm Zahra :) I'd describe myself as an upbeat person. I'm curious about the world and love to discuss ideas with similarly curious people on long walks and bike rides. I work as an international development practitioner and have been lucky enough to travel the world to understand and address the root causes of poverty. I get excited thinking about traveling with old friends and the feeling of clearly expressing a complicated thought. I love to make adventures out of mundane activities with friends and family around. My relationship with Allah looks like a constant conversation with my consciousness, drawing from the Quran and Hadith to make big and small decisions and ensuring I am talking and acting with others in a measured, thoughtful way. 

Practical details: I was born in the US, and was raised in Saudi by Indian parents. I have an older sister who lives in Qatar with her husband and children, an older brother in Illinois and one younger sister in San Francisco. My parents live with my brother in Illinois. I went to an international British school and came to the US in 2008 for college to GW in DC. I have a Bachelors in International Affairs and Masters in International Development. I work as an advisor on scaling solutions to eradicate poverty at CARE USA and also teach Business and Human Rights at NYU's Stern School of Business to undergrads.