Monia Mazigh is an award-winning Canadian author and human rights activist. She is an Adjunct and research Professor at Carleton University at the Department of English and Literature. She writes in French and English and has authored a memoir, three novels, and a collection of short stories. Her latest novel, Farida won the Ottawa Book Award for French fiction. Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f) was a finalist for the Governor General Literary Award for Non-fiction in 2023.
Mazigh was a columnist with ONFr+ and Radio-Canada. She has published several articles with the Ottawa Citizen, the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. She was recently recognized as an honouree of “Distinguished Women of Ottawa” in the category of Lifetime Contribution for her involvement in her community, and she has also received the King Charles Coronation medal for her work in human rights.
