Our Team

Faizan Syed, Executive Director
Faizan Syed is the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Dallas Fort-Worth Texas (CAIR-Texas DFW), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organ...
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Mustafaa Carroll Outreach Consultant
Mustafaa Carroll began his civil rights advocacy at 14 years old and became the NAACP Youth Council President in his hometown of Gary Indiana at 16 years old. He is the former executive director of th...
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Nick Orzech - Administrative Assistant
"Nick Orzech is excited for the opportunity to be part of the CAIR-Texas CN team. Since converting to Islam in 2014, Nick has been blessed with the opportunity to study and travel in several Muslim-...
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Sabeeh Anjum - Community Development Coordinator
Sabeeh Anjum is pursuing a MS Accounting degree at The University of Texas at Dallas focusing on the Professional Accounting track. Sabeeh also obtained his undergraduate degree from UTD in Psychology...
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Shahzeen Karim
Shahzeen Karim is the Immigrants Rights' Director for CAIR-Texas Central-North (CAIR-TX CN) representing the united offices of Austin and Dallas Fort-Worth.
Shahzeen, a proud Chicago native, has an...
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Shaimaa Zayan Teaching Assistant
Mrs. Shaimaa Zayan is the Lifelong Leaders Afterschool Club Teacher Assistant in Austin, Tx. She is a Texas certified teacher and holds a master’s degree in Special Education from UT Austin. Shaimaa h...
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