Izzeddin Hawamda

Izzeddin Hawamda is the founder of Sadaa-Echoes, an organization dedicated to amplifying the stories and voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities. He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba, where his work focuses on storytelling, dialogue, and conflict transformation.

Izzeddin is a Faculty Fellow at Canadian Mennonite University and is passionate about creating spaces for humanization, connection, and understanding through storytelling. His work brings together communities across differences, using stories as a powerful tool for dialogue, resilience, peacebuilding, and social change. He is actively involved with organizations and initiatives that promote human rights, liberties, diversity, and inclusion.