Namira Islam Anani

Fellowship Facilitator 

Namira Islam Anani is a lawyer, leadership coach, and graphic designer. As a specialist in the field of human rights education and training, Namira works to disrupt patterns that lead to dehumanization. She believes that creativity and cross-cultural wisdom can change how we interact with each other and that we invest in justice by investing in people, communities, and movements.

Namira is a Director at ProInspire, an organization that activates leaders at all levels to accelerate equity. She sits on the Racial Equity Fellowship Design Team for the Detroit Equity Action Lab (DEAL), an initiative of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School. She is completing a professional coaching certification through Coaching for Healing, Justice, and Liberation’s 2022 liberatory coaching program. In 2014, Namira co-founded the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), a faith-based racial justice organization, where she served in leadership roles for eight years. A COVID survivor and long hauler, Namira has lived with fibromyalgia for over a decade. Her areas of focus include anti-racism education, faith-based activism, and disability justice. Read more.