Our Team

Mehmood Shaikh - Program Director

Mehmood Shaikh is the Director at Kanata Muslim Association. He is a passionate advocate of quality islamic education, integration and community involvement for muslims. Mehmood lives in Kanata with his wife and 3 children and works as an Independent Consultant.

Afreen Shaikh - Principal

Afreen Shaikh is a mom of 3, an active community worker and ex-Chair of the School Council at South March Public School and a teacher at OCDSB. Afreen has been a member of the Hikmah school admin team from its founding in 2011. Afreen brings her skills and experience in organizing community programs to this school.

Hoda Harb - Vice Principal

Hoda Harb is a fulltime Arabic and Quran teacher at Abraar School. Hoda has been teaching since 2007 and brings a lot of creative education experience to the Hikmah School.