Ustadah Mariam is the founder and academic director of the Arabic with Mariam Institute. She began memorising the Quran at the age of 8 and by the grace of Allah (swt) completed its memorisation at the age of 12. She then moved onto studying the Alimmiyah Programme at Jameah Uloomul Quran, which entailed taking an in depth study of the Arabic language, Quranic Sciences, Hadith Sciences, Fiqh, and Principles of Jurisprudence. She graduated in 2011 finishing with distinction. Ustadah Mariam thereafter completed a level 3 qualification in teaching and learning, a Post Graduate Access (PGA) in Education, and subsequently graduated with distinction in M.Ed Masters in Islamic Education from the Warwick University in 2023. Moreover, she has more than 16 years of teaching experience in schools, maktabs, and Islamic Institutions.