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Holding onto limiting ideas and beliefs while trying to break with social norms and standards can be challenging. It's important for us to question and interrogate why we have these beliefs and examine how they limit us from expanding our hori
In the pursuit of careers, especially in the STEM fields, one of the biggest gaps in professional development is the lack of leadership training during the early parts of the journey. While these skills are important in helping you to advance
Deqa is a premed student passionate about pursuing surgery. She's a first-generation student who lost her father at a young age and was was raised by a single mother. As a Black Muslim woman, she found it difficult to identify with the mentor
In a society that teaches you to be risk averse, can taking calculated risks in your personal and career goals be the key to overcoming obstacles? In this episode, Dr. Sondos Al Sad and I dig deep into what it means to be a Muslim woman navigat
Our first Mentoring Moments segment! In this episode, I answer the question "How do you become a surgeon?" I outline the process from high school, college, medical school, all the way to fellowship. Got questions on life and career goals? Su
In this episode, we discuss how we can use our biggest strengths - our families and our communities - to our advantage in building the life and career we want. Got questions on life and career goals? Submit them at the link below and tune into
In this episode, Dr. Emma Wiley shares her path into medicine how the growth mindset impacted her journey the importance of maintaining faith her incredible work with the Muslim Women of Merton in advocating for Muslim women and combatting Isl
After you prove yourself and surpass all expectations, you're given the respect you deserve and opportunities to advance in your career, right? Sadly this expectation is inconsistent with the reality of the workplace, especially for the minorit
Welcome to Season 2! We’re so excited to be back. We’re picking up right where we left off after a two-year pandemic break. Our personal and professional lives have significantly changed since the start of the pandemic. So in this season, we’ll
Welcome back! The ladies of The Professional Muslim Women podcast sit down and catch up on all that 2020 has dropped into their lives. As front line healthcare workers in the pandemic, their personal lives have been deeply affected and they dis
Building wealth is not as hard as you think. The secrets have been out years ago. We just have to remind ourselves again and again and make a conscious effort to follow it. What comes to mind when you hear terms like the stock market, bonds, in
Quitting your job to start your own business is probably one of the riskiest paths you’d ever take. It’s full of uncertainties. What if you fail? You will surely scratch your knees along the way but once you get past the trying times, the resul
Science and faith are often in conflict but our guest for today has integrated both science and faith into her own life that created the synergy to accomplish her aspirations. Join us in this episode as we discuss the rich tradition of faith an
Know that you will fail. Know that you will scrape your knees but you will be okay and you’ll be so much stronger. — Deqa Gelle To get to where you need to be, you must take the initiative and take action to get there. You won’t learn how to
“Make your mark and don’t be afraid.” -Dr. Samira Hassan Dr. Hassan, General Practitioner, Family Medicine Specialist and vice president of the British Somali Medical Association shares with us her unconventional path to medicine. On this e
It’s never easy being a mom and having a full-time job. Balancing work and home is always a very challenging feat but is it really impossible to become successful at both? Recently, the Harvard Business Review published an article that talks a
Join us in this episode as we sit with Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf to talk about trauma, depression, mental health, and social justice activism. Dr. Anjabeen is a mental health expert, speaker, researcher, educator, and social justice activist. Her wo
"For the little girl that didn't know a word of English or French, then to graduate in University with both official languages, I felt victorious." -Rahma Mohamed Literature has always been a passion of Rahma's. Having to forego pursuing her
As a Muslim, how should we approach parenting? Raising a child is no walk in the park. It’s confusing and daunting, especially that as a parent you’re expected to do a perfect job. But it is also rewarding at the same time, especially when your
Choosing a career is hard enough. Having a mentor to guide and help you with your chosen career makes all the difference and keeps you right on track. Today, our guest is Dr. Uzma Syed who is a true Muslimah trailblazer. She is the President o
Beauty comes in all colors. But sadly, skin color (colorism) features in defining standards of beauty due to the historical context of colonialism in large parts of the world. Our next guest, Amira Adawe, MPH was the researcher who discovered t
This week, we're doing things a little differently! We will be talking about one of the most frequently requested topics of discussion: Time management. We will be tackling this subject in an interactive way with our first ever Facebook live ev
When you look up Muslim women online, the search results you’ll mostly see are negative. It’s constantly about how oppressed we are or how we’ve been attacked. How do we change this negative narrative that is surrounding our community? How can
Figuring out what brings joy and fulfillment in one's life is a struggle many are faced with today. With societal pressure, it's easy to go down a path you never really intended. Listening to that tiny voice inside you that's telling you to cha
Let’s be honest, achieving work-life balance is hard! There are times you’re more active and present at work than you are in your personal life. And sometimes, it can burn us out. That’s why it’s really important to have a good work-life balanc
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