Zehra is the founder and president of Studio.89, a non-profit community hub with a fair trade, vegan cafe. Studio.89 partners with local organizations and schools to empower marginalized youth through educational workshops and programs. This free community space has also created a home for a broad range of organizers to cultivate social impact initiatives. Studio.89 aims to benefit humans, animals, and the environment. Zehra also leads Kind World Charity to advance youth leadership development through empathy education based on neuroscience principles. Empathy is believed to be a key motivator of altruistic and compassionate behaviour. 

Zehra is the cofounder of Green Islam which strives to inspire Muslims to incorporate Islamic teachings of ethics, justice, and compassion into their daily lives. Green Islam collates and produces academic research and advocacy toolkits. Zehra's latest endeavour, EcoMuslim Alliance, is forming a coalition of environmental and vegan initiatives in the Muslim world to build organizational capacity and advocate for policy change.