Motahareh Nabavi received her BA in Political Science and Criminology at the University of Toronto, where she was actively involved as executive members of both the TMA and the MSA. She received her MA in Education from University of Ottawa, with her thesis titled "Creative Becoming(s): The Spiritual Development of Young Muslims in the West Through Literature". In her thesis, she sought to unravel dichotomous narratives about being a Muslim in the West, promoting third spaces of creative becomings that allow for a holistic and expansive vision of spiritual development which leads to the One. She currently works as a Program Specialist at CelebrateMercy, a Muslim non-profit organization.