About

Farida Rady is an Egypt-born, UAE-raised, and Toronto-based graduate from the University of Toronto. She is also a writer and multi-disciplinary artist, focused primarily on film photography. With a background in political science, environmental studies, and English, Farida’s interests include city-building, social movements, climate justice and sustainability, and the geopolitics of climate change. She explores these interests in academic and creative ways.

Education

York University: MES Planning (September 2020-June 2020 anticipated)

  • York Masters Fellowship (2020), York Graduate Scholarship (2020)

University of Toronto: HBA in Political Science, Environmental Studies, and English (June 2019)

  • Entrance Scholarship (2015), Dean’s List (2017- 2019), Skip Willis Scholarship (2018), Samuel James Stubbs award (2018), Ali Saeed Memorial Award (2019), Samuel James Stubbs Fellowship (2019), Douglas Pimlott Graduating Student Award (2020)

Languages

English (native)

Arabic (native)

French (conversational)

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