As the Director of CAIR-SFBA, Zahra strives to promote justice. She frequently provides trainings at mosques and universities as part of CAIR’s efforts to empower the community. Zahra also represents victims of discrimination and advocates for policy changes that uphold civil rights. In 2011, at her direction, CAIR filed a lawsuit against the DOJ challenging their warrantless use of GPS tracking devices. Her work with CAIR-SFBA has been highlighted in media outlets including CNN, MSNBC and NPR. She is a 2010 recipient of the SF Minority Bar Coalition’s Unity Award and a 2011 recipient of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California’s Public Interest Attorney of the Year Award. Zahra graduated from CSU Long Beach with degrees in Management and Political Science. She earned her J.D. from the UC Hastings College of Law, and was admitted to the California Bar in 2009.

Netroots Nation participation

• Netroots Nation 2013
  • Islamophobia: A Tool of the Right
  • Challenging Drones, from Pakistan to Oakland
• Netroots Nation 2012
  • COINTELPRO 2.0: Surveillance, National Security and Our Eroding Civil Liberties