Fatema Islam's Resume
Fatema Islam's Resume

Fatema Islam
5101 13th Ave. Apt 3G
Brooklyn, NY 11219
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Education
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Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY (BA- expected graduation in December 2020)
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences (September 2013 - June 2017)

Experience
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Work Study for the Department of Anthropology and Archeology at Brooklyn College
(January 2020 - April 2020 )
Worked as an office assistant for the Anthropology department
Answered phone calls
Worked with Microsoft Word and Excel
Made copies and pdfs
Sorted through old paperwork
Ran errands for supervisor
Quran Academy for Young Scholars (September 2019- March 2020 )
A part time teacher for the fourth and fifth graders
Teach them math and ELA
Give them homework and go over their classwork
Sometimes teach the 7th and 8th graders ELA and Social Studies
Work Study for the Department of Anthropology and Archeology at Brooklyn College
(September 2019 - November 2019 )
Worked as an office assistant for the Anthropology department
Answered phone calls
Worked with Microsoft Word and Excel
Made copies and pdfs
Sorted through old paperwork
Ran errands for supervisor
Internship at Turning Point for Women and Families (July 2019 - August 2019)
Helped with planning for Arise! An anti bullying summit held by Turning Point
First made spreadsheets for a list of contacts for Arise!
Made phone calls to contacts on spreadsheets
Worked at the front desk when receptionist was out, answered phone calls, recorded all calls made, and logged emails
Work Study for the Department of Anthropology and Archeology at Brooklyn College
(January 2019 - April 2019)
Worked as an office assistant for the Anthropology department
Answered phone calls
Worked with Microsoft Word and Excel
Made copies and pdfs
Sorted through old paperwork
Ran errands for supervisor
Work Study for the Department of Anthropology and Archeology at Brooklyn College (September 2018 - November 2018)
Worked as an office assistant for the Anthropology department
Answered phone calls
Worked with Microsoft Word and Excel
Made copies and pdfs
Sorted through old paperwork
Ran errands for supervisor
Teacher at Brooklyn Islamic Center Summer School (July 2017 - August 2017)
Taught younger girls the basics of Arabic (the letters and sounds)
Took over Islamic Studies for the Group C girls when Instructor went on vacation
Taught Group C to memorize specific verses of the Quran
Followed instructions from senior teachers

Volunteer
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Volunteer at Brooklyn Islamic Center (October 2014 - June 2015)
Taught younger girls the basics of Arabic (letters and sounds)
Taught groups of girls verses from the Quran
Followed instructions from senior teachers

Extracurriculars
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Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA)
Associate Member of MUNA
Member of the Ninth Avenue Branch of MUNA
Attended Leadership Camp (September 2017)
Part of the National Society of Leadership and Success (As of March 2019 - current)

Mecca to Manhattan: Muslim Women Moving Mountains (February 2018 - April 2018)
8 week workshop
Part of organization called Turning Point for Women and Families
Leadership workshop for girls aged 13-20
Creates a network for the girls participating
Certificate gained at the end of 8 weeks

Awards
Brooklyn College/ SSRC Research Grant (June 2020 - August 2020)
Part of The Inequality Initiative, I did something called Auto-ethnographies of a Pandemic from Brooklyn’s Epicenter along with around 20 other people
We all worked different topics that we chose, my topic focused on the effects of lockdown with the focuses of finance, health, work/school, and social relationships
I did interviews and then from those interviews did writing pieces such as poetry, reflections and interview excerpts
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Skills
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Fluent in Bengali, Proficient in Microsoft Word