Impact · MSFR
We have hosted a federal cabinet minister. Members of Parliament. a mayoral candidate. poets, founders, physicians. film nights and open mics. the next generation of leaders.

What does empowering an Ummah mean? Leaders in elected office. Grounded entrepreneurship. Excellence within industry. At MSFR we have hosted civic leaders, entrepreneurs, industry experts and executives, connecting them to the community. Rooted in Amanah. Built to last.

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Summer 2026 · Counted

One summer. On the record.

Eighteen events between June and September: a sitting cabinet minister, Members of Parliament, and a mayoral candidate in conversation with our community, three film screenings, two Halal Vibes culture nights, a poetry and comedy night, and three running programs: Forge, Forum, and Foundry. Every number published, every promise kept.

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civic leaders on our stage
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interns who became team members
The stage
The circle
The stories
The civic table
The chai
The Hon. Shafqat AliPresident of the Treasury Board of Canada · MP, Brampton Chinguacousy Park
Sameer ZuberiMember of Parliament, Pierrefonds Dollard · co founder, Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
Kareem Allam2026 Vancouver mayoral candidate · former Chief of Staff, Vancouver City Hall
Hasan AlamHuman rights lawyer · ILAH co founder · BCCLA board president
Dr. Iqbal SiddiquiRetired physician · advocate · the one man band behind Sidiki
Saabir DayaMarketer and serial founder · Muslim Food Bank and Community Services
Misbah SyedArtificial intelligence expert
Rep. Osman SalahuddinWashington State Representative · first Muslim elected to the WA House
Partnered with
BC Muslim Chamber of Commerce
Muslim Professionals
Marhaba Events
Aflak Media
Sidrah Studios
Muslim Foodbank
Where this goes

Built in phases. Building still.

Today

The community

A growing membership, three running programs, and a space where civic leaders and the community meet face to face.

Next

The coop

A business cooperative for our builders: founders, tradespeople, and professionals learning and growing together, cohort by cohort.

Growing

The platform

Media, training, and membership that sustain the work: stories told at scale and leaders developed in the open.

The horizon

The institutions

Research, policy, and economic infrastructure for the Ummah, insha'Allah. Institutions that outlast all of us.

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You can be part of the change.

Everything above happened because people decided it should exist. $150 keeps our Downtown Eastside doors open for one day. Monthly members keep them open for good.

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$30 /month

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Builder
$50 /month

The backbone of the circle.

  • Access to our events
  • The newsletter
  • 5 hours of office use monthly
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Visionary
$100 /month

The long view. Building what comes next.

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  • The newsletter
  • 20 hours of office use monthly
  • Insider briefings from the team
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MSFR is a registered British Columbia non profit society, number S0085214. Our CRA charitable registration is in progress; until it is granted, donations are not tax deductible. We report our numbers monthly.

The work continues. You're welcome to join.
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  • A group of fourteen diverse people, including both men and women, standing together indoors in front of a wooden wall, smiling at the camera. One woman is wearing a black face mask, and one man is wearing glasses and a baseball cap. They appear to be at a social or professional gathering.
  • Four young men hiking through a lush, green forest with dense trees and ferns.
  • Audience seated in a dimly lit auditorium, watching a performance or presentation, with diverse individuals smiling and engaged.
  • People on a raft navigating through a river surrounded by dense green trees.
  • Two young men engaged in conversation in a room. One is sitting on a chair with a relaxed posture, wearing glasses and casual clothes, smiling and resting his chin on his hand. The other is partially visible, also sitting and facing the first man.
  • Two young men outdoors in a forest, one with curly hair and a backpack, the other with glasses and a cap, holding a crumpled sheet of paper and looking at the camera.