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Talaal and the Whispering Worrier with Author Shereeza

Mar 12th, 2021 23m 1s

Shereeza is a Muslimah of Guyanese parents and was born and raised in Canada. She is a clinical counsellor within a medical team and offers telephone counselling through her private practice, GTA Wellness Consultation. Shereeza earne

Episode 79 With activist and author Linda Sarsour and her book 'We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders

Aug 6th, 2020 48m 48s

I recently had the opportunity to read "We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders" by activist and author Linda Sarsour. In an exclusive interview, we discussed her book and the impactful experiences she shared. Linda's resilience in the face of opp

Episode 78 In Memoriam: Hodan Nalayeh March 23, 1976 - July 12, 2019

Jul 12th, 2020 45m 39s

It's been one year since Hodan Nalayeh tragically passed away, alongside her husband, unborn child, and many others. May Allah have mercy on them, grant them Janntul firdose, and provide their families continued comfort. Hodan Nalayeh, founder

Episode 77 COVID-19: Protecting Yourself and Others, Insights from Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Uzma Syed

Mar 6th, 2020 49m 31s

The world has been racing to contain a new virus "The Novel Coronavirus that has at this time spread to 79 Countries as of today. Dr. Uzma Syed, an Infectious diseases specialist, is this week's guest. Dr. Syed is a NY based board-certi

Episode 76 Boundary setting with Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf, a counselor, and mental health educator

Jan 2nd, 2020 58m 10s

Welcome to the first episode of 2020. Since this show is all about personal and professional development, I wanted to start the year from a mental health perspective. This episode is about boundary setting. Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf is a couns

Episode 75 Goodbye 2019 a look back and hopes for the future.

Dec 31st, 2019 11m 34s

This year has been such a journey, full of wins and fails. I'm so glad to have been able to continue to share so many stories of amazing Muslim women who taught us so much about personal and professional development. We'll be working hard this

Podmas day 15 How to start a podcast part 4 How to start a podcast part 4 Podcast Media hosting, RSS feed and submiting to iTunes.

Dec 15th, 2019 4m 4s

This is the part where things get technical but like Marie Forleo said Everything Is figureoutable. You’ll have to think about media hosting some of the popular ones are Soundcloud, Anchor, Libsyn, WordPress, podomatic, speaker, etc Next is

Podmas day 14 How to start a podcast part 3 What podcasting equipment do you need?

Dec 14th, 2019 2m 53s

Before you go and spend a pretty penny on equipment, I would consider what you already have for free. Your smartphone has a recording app that you can start with, and there is also an app called anchor that uses your smartphones built-in microp

Podmas day 13 How to start a podcast part 2 picking topics

Dec 13th, 2019 3m 16s

Now that you've figured out who your ideal podcast listener is, in this case, a young practicing Muslim mom 25-34, who is interested in the environment, Community, social change, and healthy lifestyle. She spends a lot of time on Instagram and

Episode 71 Podmas day 12 How to start a Podcast Part 1 Finding your ideal listener

Dec 13th, 2019 3m 57s

So you want to start a podcast, but you don't know where to start? In the next four podmas episodes, I will teach you how to start planning your podcast. Let's jump right in before you start thinking about the fun stuff like podcast name and

Episode 70 Facing Abuse in Community Environments with Alia Salem

Dec 12th, 2019 37m 21s

Guest Alia Salem is the Founder and Executive Director of FACE (Facing Abuse in Community Environments), an organization dedicating to helping hold abusive religious and community leaders accountable to the communities they serve. Her professio

Episode 69 Podmas day 10: Muslim family Winter traditions

Dec 11th, 2019 7m 59s

So the Christmas season is in full swing here in the states, and I usually have two thoughts that come into my head this time of year As Muslims do, we create a sprite of celebration for our families for Eid? One that is memorable for

Episode 68 Podmas day 9 Husband and wife How well do you know me?

Dec 10th, 2019 7m 26s

My husband Omar and I are coming up on a significant anniversary, and we wanted to do a How well do you know me tag for podmas. Here are the questions: 1. What is my favorite food? 2. What is my biggest pet peeve? 3. What's my favorite TV show?

Episode 67 Podmas day 8 How to set S.M.A.R.T goals

Dec 9th, 2019 4m 13s

It's that time of year when everyone is planning all their goals. Over the years, I've realized that while these set goals are important, it's even more critical to create a life that allows for goals to be completed. You have things yo

Episode 66 Podmas day 7 Everything Is Figureoutable

Dec 8th, 2019 5m 14s

I finally finished listening to Marie Forleo's book, Everything Is Figureoutable, and I loved it. There are multiple reasons, but I think the one that has made the most significant impact on how I see my dreams is OPTIMISM. This book shared sto

Episode 65 Podmas day 6: Podmas day 6 Highlighting philanthropist Asha Farah

Dec 7th, 2019 4m 48s

In today's episode of podmas, I wanted to highlight an amazing Muslim woman named Asha Farah. I met Asha at the SNABI conference, and unfortunately, the audio during her talk didn't come out properly in the recording, but I wanted to share a li

Episode 64 Podmas day 5: Seven things I want to do before I turn 37

Dec 6th, 2019 7m 34s

So I just turned 36 this week, and I've been going through those 40 things to do before your 40, but they're intense and not aligned with a Muslim lifestyle, so I came up with Seven things I want to do before I turn 37 Go on hajj Visit Soma

Episode 63 Podmas day 4 The importance of representation in media and programming with Amal Mohamud

Dec 4th, 2019 28m 8s

In this interview episode, we have with us, Amal Mohamud is a Somali Canadian who works as a community producer for Omni Tv in Canada. The program is called Somalis in Alberta. She produces shows in the Somali language under a Canadian multicu

Epsiode 62 Podmas Day 3: How do you find your place in the world?

Dec 3rd, 2019 3m 52s

Do you have any advice for the recently turned 18-year-old about anything? Life advise. Here are his answers Experience: Volunteer for as many different things as you can and take on various jobs. Learn: Take classes on different subjects, read

Episode 61 Podmas Day 2 Cyber Monday, do you really need more stuff?

Dec 2nd, 2019 8m 4s

Cyber Monday Caught between a rock and a hard place. It's hard to pass on good deals, but when do we draw the line at overconsumption. I read in an article from CBS News that "Cyber Monday 2018 hit $7.9 billion in sales across all retailers, ma

Podmas Day 1: The Different jobs I've had over the years.

Dec 2nd, 2019 20m 29s

Hi guys, welcome back I hope you guys have had a great thanksgiving break whether you celebrate it or not. Ours was great; we had a burger night with the family at our house instead of doing turkey because well, we're not turkey ppl, and it tu

Episode 59: Navigating the workplace as a Muslim Women with Samira Hamana

Oct 30th, 2019 24m 32s

We have come to the last episode of the Professional Muslim women series, in the previous episodes, we spoke with Deqa Gelle and HR professional and recruiter who shared her tips for finding a job. We also talked to Khadija Khatun from Muslim

Episode58 Empowering Muslim Women by creating networking events and resources with Sofia Haq

Oct 23rd, 2019 41m 2s

We are back with another episode of the Naptime Is Sacred Podcast. I hope you benefit from this episode, don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcast and leave a review. Our guest Sofia Haq graduated from UCLA in 2015 Sofia fou

Connect with and nurture the next generation of Muslim women

Sep 25th, 2019 30m 55s

We have with us Khadijah Khatun director of communications for Muslim Woman Connect. Muslim Women Connect is a London based nonprofit organization, comprised of dedicated professionals who saw a need for these services and decided to deliver. T