Monia Mazigh is the author of two memoirs, three novels, and a collection of short stories. She has written for ONFr+, Radio-Canada, the Ottawa Citizen, the Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star and contributes regularly to Islamic Horizons. Her memoir, Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f) was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction in 2023. Farida won the Ottawa Book Award for French fiction. Monia Mazigh is an adjunct and research professor at the Department of English and Literature, Carleton University (Ottawa).