Meet Our Team

Khalid Turaani

Executive Director

Khalid Turaani is the Executive Director of CAIR-Ohio, overseeing operations in Columbus and Cincinnati offices.

Turaani brings more than 15 years of executive experience in public affairs and advocacy in Washington, D.C., and Europe. His tenure includes impactful engagements with Congress and the European Parliament, along with a decade-long tenure as CEO in the private sector.

Beyond his professional roles, Khalid has been a community leader in the areas of voters’ rights and coalition-building around electoral politics and human rights. Born and raised in a refugee camp, his journey has been one of service, spanning humanitarian missions from addressing the Flint water crisis to aiding refugees in Gaza, Thailand, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

Khalid can be reached at kturaani@cair.com

Monuza Ashraf​

Executive Administrator​

Monuza Ashraf is the Executive Administrator at CAIR-Ohio, where she works with the executive team to execute special projects to serve the Ohio Muslim community. She has been working in operations at CAIR-Ohio since March 2017. She is originally from the UK where she earned her degree from Keele University in English Literature and Classics. She has worked with various organizations as a website producer including Virgin.net and The London Business School in the UK and currently for Noor Islamic Cultural Center. She lives in Columbus with her husband and children and enjoys baking in her free time. 

Monuza can be reached at mashraf@cair.com

Monuza Ashraf

Executive Administrator

Monuza Ashraf is the Executive Administrator at CAIR-Ohio, where she works with the executive team to execute special projects to serve the Ohio Muslim community. She has been working in operations at CAIR-Ohio since March 2017. She is originally from the UK where she earned her degree from Keele University in English Literature and Classics. She has worked with various organizations as a website producer including Virgin.net and The London Business School in the UK and currently for Noor Islamic Cultural Center. She lives in Columbus with her husband and children and enjoys baking in her free time. 

Monuza can be reached at mashraf@cair.com