Monia Mazigh
Adjunct Research Professor
Monia Mazigh is an academic, award-winning Canadian author, and human rights activist. She writes in French and English and to date has authored a memoir, three novels, an essay, and a critically acclaimed collection of short stories. Monia Mazigh is an Adjunct and Research Professor at Carleton University in the Department of English Language and Literature, where she is the Writer in Residence for the Winter 2026 term.
Monia Mazigh was a columnist with ONFr+ and Radio-Canada, and has published several articles with the Ottawa Citizen, the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. She regularly contributes to Islamic Horizons.
Monia Mazigh was recognized in 2025 as an honouree of the Ottawa Distinguished Women in the category of Lifetime Contribution for her involvement in her community. She has also received the King Charles Coronation Medal for her work in human rights.
- Ottawa Book Award for French Fiction, 2021 (Farida)
- Governor General Literary Award Finalist, 2023 (Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f))
- Shortlisted for the Governor General Literary Award in Translation, 2025 (Farida)
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