Strength from Within

Sa’diyya Nesar received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in English Language & Literature from Hong Kong University. After that, she pursued her Islamic studies and worked as a writer for a variety of outlets, including the HuffPost. She is currently RESOLVE’s social justice 2020 fellow for ‘DisABILITIES: less assumptions, more conversations,’ in Hong Kong. She is an international and TEDx speaker that delivers talks on her life with physical disabilities and how to derive strength from adversities. She finds inspiration using examples of those in Islamic history and is currently developing the “Community Care in Islam” series in Hong Kong while also pursuing her passion for poetry.