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RECORDS // OLDEST_FIRST

REC-001 · 2007/2009

DeliveredThe American Muslim Teenager's Handbook. Co-author, at fifteen, with his mother and sister: the first book written by and for American Muslim youth. Acacia Publishing (2007); Atheneum/Simon & Schuster (2009); UK edition as The Muslim Teenager's Handbook. Arizona Book Publishers Association "Book of the Year," 2008. Simon & Schuster

REC-002 · 2008

DeliveredCity of Phoenix MLK "Living the Dream" Award, presented by the governor. Youngest recipient at the time of award; won before finishing high school.

REC-003 · 2008–2012

DeliveredU.S. State Department Cultural Ambassador (2008–2009). State Department Generation Change Honoree, 2009, 2010 and 2012.

REC-004 · 2013–2020

DeliveredJoins VICE Media. First project: the team that sent Dennis Rodman to North Korea for the Emmy-winning VICE on HBO. Over seven years, work across VICE on HBO, VICE News, VICELAND, Motherboard (associate producer) and Collectively (researcher), then junior creative, brand strategist and publisher of VIRTUE Intelligence at VIRTUE Worldwide: brand positioning and intelligence products for Johnnie Walker, Michelin, Lululemon, Under Armour, MGM Grand, Budweiser and Google Chrome, among others. Agency work, credited as such.

REC-005 · 2014

DeliveredDuke University, Sanford School of Public Policy. BA in Public Policy; Certificate in Policy, Journalism & Media Studies.

REC-006 · 2016

DeliveredKeynote, Better World by Design (Brown/RISD): "Futurism and the Attention Economy," day-three opening keynote, as a strategist at Vice Media. Invited back after a standing-room-only workshop the year before (our records).

REC-007 · 2017

DeliveredMichelin × Grand Central Food Program, at VIRTUE Worldwide. Concepted, developed and produced. Michelin funded a new vehicle for the program by the brand's own interest, and donated the tires it runs on. The program's director confirmed in September 2026 that the vehicle is still in service. Service figures last confirmed 2017.

REC-008 · 2018

DeliveredNatural Light college debt relief, at VIRTUE Worldwide: $1 million, 25 winners, $40,000 each. Briefed, produced and starred in the campaign.

REC-009 · At VIRTUE

DeliveredLululemon's first men's line: the launch told the story of Ibn Ali Miller, who went viral for stopping a fight with words. Concepted, cast and produced.

REC-010 · Fellow

DeliveredShalom Hartman Institute, Muslim Leadership Initiative.

REC-011 · 2020

DeliveredFounds The Auxiliary in March 2020 as a civic response to the pandemic. Within a week, organizes a volunteer hackathon against COVID-19 misinformation with medical, media, marketing and psychology experts; a second follows within two months.

REC-012 · 2020

DeliveredPublic Housing Authority of Albany, GA: a campaign that brought together communities divided by age, urban and rural culture, and religion, and a public-health information platform marketed through existing networks of trust. Pitched, researched and produced.

REC-013 · 2020

DeliveredAlterea: The Auxiliary concepted the idea behind Agents of Influence, an immersive experience teaching people to recognize and combat disinformation, and provided strategy and creative consultation through its development (our records: correspondence and recordings).

REC-014 · 2020

DeliveredCenter for Humane Technology: collaboration on attention-economy interventions, including speaking at the launch of The Social Dilemma.

REC-015 · 2020–2021

DeliveredAdHoc (NYC independent music booking): business development, brand strategy, UX, copywriting and client acquisition.

REC-016 · 2020–2025

DeliveredThe Auxiliary's wider client roster, beyond the entries above: Lincoln Financial; Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities; Science Gallery Dublin; Audiofemme; GrooveGrade; Texas Eclipse Festival (public relations); Listen; Viva Creative; MadeInNetwork; UgoRound. Engagement details on request (our records).

REC-017 · 2021

DeliveredJin, M.X., Rajan, S., Gary Bicas, C.E., Hao, M., Dong, L., Mufson, B., & Hafiz, I. Novel Validated Index for the Measurement of Disinformation Susceptibility at the County Level. Cureus, 13(5). Peer-reviewed. Known as the Jin-Hafiz Index; conceived at The Auxiliary. PMID 34211810

REC-018 · 2022

DeliveredDisinfo, Live. Teaching disinformation recognition through live gameplay. Co-created by our principal. (Award attribution under correction; this record updates when it resolves.)

REC-019 · 2026

DeliveredThe AXL working-paper series. Six papers published. AXL-WP-04 and AXL-WP-08 are in revision and are not linked. 02_RESEARCH

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