Hashem is a Somali-Canadian writer and climate action advocate. He has a bachelor's in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Waterloo and has completed his graduate diploma in Climate Risk Management. His work brings together his passion for storytelling, community organizing and his love of nature. He aims to write compelling and thought-provoking stories to help the public better understand the climate crisis. Hashem is also the founder of the non-for-profit organization Somalis for Sustainability, which works with the Somali diaspora to combat climate change in their local communities and back home.