Sr. Zahida was born in Uganda, lived in Hamburg, Germany for 20 years where she finished her formal education and graduated with a post-secondary degree. She moved to Canada 28 years ago and has been working at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy since 2007.
Sr. Zahida is passionate about empowering children and giving them support and guidance to discover their strengths.
In her free time, she loves to bake, hike and spend time with her family.