Lubna Kapadia

Lubna Kapadia is an educator for the French as a Second Language Program, residing in Toronto, Ontario. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism; from the Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Masters in Teaching; from the University of Toronto. During her time at U of T, Lubna focused her research on children’s emotional wellbeing and mental health in schools.While conducting her research, Lubna noticed the lack of Islamically-relevant children’s books addressing mental health and emotional wellbeing, thus, Maria’s Backpack was born. During her free time, Lubna likes to travel, organize community initiatives, and spend time with family.