Event Date: February 13, 2024 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Location: FSS 4004, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa

Registration: Google Forms

Presented by CIPS as part of Black History Month

Huda Mukbil, a former senior intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), will discuss her groundbreaking experiences as a Black Muslim woman within CSIS post-9/11. Drawing from her book, “Agent of Change, My life fighting terrorists, Spies and Institutional Racism,” Huda underscores the pivotal importance of promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in the public sector. As a trailblazer, Huda’s presentation catalyzes a forward-thinking approach, inspiring unity amidst diversity to foster innovation, resilience, and enhanced effectiveness in addressing contemporary security challenges.

This event will take place in English.

Invited speaker:

Huda Mukbil is a Canadian author, academic, and national security consultant. As a Black woman, Huda stands as a trailblazer in the field of national security, actively combating structural racism and serving as an exemplary model of resilience. With an impressive career spanning over 18 years, Huda has held key roles as a senior intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and as a strategic national security advisor for the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA). Her expertise extends to domestic and international counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigations within the five-eye alliance. Notably, her exceptional contributions to the investigation of the 2005 London terrorist attacks earned her recognition and prestigious awards from the British security service MI5. Huda is also an accomplished author, having written “Agent of Change: My Life-Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism,” which received the 1st place honour in the Hill Times Newspaper for 2023. Currently, she serves as an instructor of national security at the Professional Development Institute at the University of Ottawa. Huda is devoted to advancing social justice and addressing issues such as gender discrimination, Anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, and various forms of intersectional injustice. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s in Feminism and Gender Studies.

Chair:

Philippe Frowd is an Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa.