Her Zindagi
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Her Zindagi translates to Her life in Urdu. It's a podcast sharing the untold stories of Muslim and/ or South Asian women living their best lives. Each episode a new guest will be interviewed and they will share their story of how they got to where they are. This is a place to learn from the incredible women around us.
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19. Conversations with Gen Z: Brown Girl Double Standard with Artist Simrah Farrukh and Guest Gen Z host Manaal Abbasi
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBSimrah Farrukh is an upcoming photographer based in the Bay Area. Common themes she explores are identity, social issues and womanhood. Simrah's work is intimate, nostalgic and feminine. In the Fall of 2019, she had her first solo exhibition as a fourth-year student at Loyola Marymount University titled, The Brown Gaze. Now a graduate, she is exploring an intersection of fashion photography, art and portraiture. As an artist, Simrah ultimately aims to help South Asian- American's represented...
18. What Does Identity Mean to You with Creator of Brown in Media, Fareeha Molvi
December 09, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBFareeha Molvi is a cultural essayist who’s work explores identity in America. Her work has been featured in Allure, Glamour, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine and others. She’s been cited as an expert in the New York Times, Inc. and CBC Q. She runs a website and Instagram account called Brown in Media, where she explores how brown people are represented on screen. Listen to Fareeha talk about Working as a writer Representation in media The concept of identity The Model Mi...
17. Part 2: The Power of Female Leadership with COO of Salesforce Archana Subramanian
December 07, 2020 16:56 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBArchana Subramanian is the SVP and COO of AMER Verticals, responsible for running the Sales Strategy and Sales Development teams for the Healthcare, Financial Services, Commerce Cloud, and Retail & CPG sales verticals. She grew up in Cochin, India, where she received her undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering. She moved to the United States 12 years ago to pursue a Masters in Information Systems from Indiana University. After spending 3 years at Infosys Consulting, Archana joined Sales...
17. The Power of Female Leadership with COO of Salesforce Archana Subramanian
December 01, 2020 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBArchana Subramanian is the SVP and COO of AMER Verticals, responsible for running the Sales Strategy and Sales Development teams for the Healthcare, Financial Services, Commerce Cloud, and Retail & CPG sales verticals. She grew up in Cochin, India, where she received her undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering. She moved to the United States 12 years ago to pursue a Masters in Information Systems from Indiana University. After spending 3 years at Infosys Consulting, Archana joined Sales...
16. What Keeps You Going? With Actress Kauser Mohammed
November 10, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBKausar Mohammed is a half Bengali, half Pakistani writer, actress, and comedian born in San Jose, California. She is a writer/performer in the distinguished all-South Asian comedy troupe, The Get Brown, and in the 2021 CBS Diversity Showcase. She has worked on and written a variety of award-winning digital projects, such as "Smyle" and "Namaste" featured on Huffington Post, NBC, and Al-Jazeera. Kausar plays series lead in Paul Feig's (“Bridesmaids”) dramedy, “East of La Brea”. She also has ...
15. The Key to Success with Founder and CEO of NOORNOIR, Noor Molvi
October 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBNoor Molvi created the jewelry line, NOORNOIR, after years of dreaming about being a designer and entrepreneur. She has always been a creative and visual person. After working a few different jobs in the fashion industry, She realized the only way she could truly satisfy my longing for creating beautiful design was by doing it on her own time and in her own way. SHE was scared to take the leap into entrepreneurship but I have gained so much along the way. NOORNOIR is a collection of elegan...
14. Why the World Needs Your Ideas with Venture Capitalist Batul Joffrey
October 20, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBBatul Joffrey is an investor with Kapor Capital, making socially mindful investments that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for underserved communities. She is the current vice curator of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper’s LA Hub - where she leads the group in driving dialogue, action, and change through local projects, such as Los Angeles Votes, where their current focus is on increasing civic engagement in the younger LA populations. Previously, she was Ch...
13. The Life Threatening Effects of Stress with Survivor Zoha Hussain
October 13, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBMy name is Zoha Hussain and I was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. I currently live in London where I work at the University College of London Hospitals as a Clinical Systems Senior Analyst. I have always been inspired to create positive change, whether that is by improving healthcare in low-income areas, mentoring high school children, embracing my passion for dance or using my journey as a survivor to empower other Muslim women. Muslim women face abuse or abusive behaviors in al...
12. Aligning with your authentic Identity and Tackling Toxic Cultural Norms with Biracial Muslim Founder, Sofia Haq
September 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBSofia Haq was born and raised in Southern California. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies and studied International Business abroad for a summer at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 2018, she graduated from the Riordan MBA Fellows Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management and the Forte MBALauncher Program. Currently, she is an Ambassador at the United State of Women (USOW) and Founder and President of Muslim Women Professionals...
11. How to Follow Your Intuition with Politician Nadia Rahman
September 22, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBNadia is an activist and organizer who has worked in digital strategy for the last 14 years, and has channeled that skillset into creating awareness around the issues and candidates she cares about. Originally from Texas, Nadia spent 8 years in the DC area before moving to San Francisco three years ago where she ran for office as a candidate herself earlier this year. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Pakistan and Nadia identifies as Muslim and Pakistani American. Listen to Nadia...
10. Breaking Past Limiting Beliefs with Life Coach, Navjot Dhaliwal
September 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBNavjot Dhaliwal is a yoga instructor, meditation guide, and life coach on a mission to serve others on their journey of reprogramming limiting beliefs. She shares her story of breaking past her cultural and societal pressures to do what best aligns with her soul. Listen to her talk about: Breaking past the cultural norms of what’s expected Taking the leap into what you care about Getting past caring about community judgment How deal with Imposter Syndrome And so much more! ...
9. How to Join the Revolution and Help Create a Better World with Activist and Founder of Our Power United, Alaa Massri
September 08, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBAlaa Massri is a nineteen-year-old University of South Florida (USF) sophomore studying biomedical sciences on the premed track. She is also the founder of Our Power United, an organization created to promote and ensure the eradication of injustices. She is also a board member of the Revolutionary Round Table and the leader of the street medic team. Recently Alaa has been in the media because at a Black Lives Matter protest she was wrongly taken into custody and the police forcibly re...
8. Becoming a Female Entrepreneur with CEO and Founder of Acciyo, Anum Hussain
September 01, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBAnum Hussain is the co-founder and CEO of Acciyo. (AH-KEY-OH) Acciyo is a browser tool that provides automatic context as you're reading an article. Anum's journey to founder was inspired by her former roles as a correspondent for The Boston Globe and Growth Marketer for HubSpot. Along the way she held roles at Rough Draft Ventures and Snapchat, and has spoken at marketing conferences across the globe, and co-authored Twitter for Dummies. Find her on Instagram @anumaunty. Listen to Anu...
7. How to Let Go of What People Think and Be More Yourself with Comedian Fizaa Dosani
August 25, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBFizaa Dosani is a Los Angeles-based comedian and creator of Facial Recognition Comedy, a stand-up tour and weekly podcast. As an actor, she has had roles in acclaimed TV shows such Dear White People, Snowfall, and How to Get Away with Murder. For more info, check out www.FizaaDosani.com Listen to Fizaa talk about: How she got into the career of comedy Being a Muslim, women and south Asian in comedy Why she created Facial recognition comedy group Her tips to stop caring what ot...
6. The Importance of Minority Representation with Asst. Attorney General Meryum Khan
August 18, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBMeryum Khan began her legal career in 2011 and is currently an Assistant Attorney General with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, where she works to enhance the economic security of vulnerable workers. Along the way, Meryum has become an active member of the South Asian Bar Association, the Pakistani Association of Greater Boston and the New England Muslim Bar Association. Meryum is dedicated to community engagement and advocacy. In her non-attorney life, you can find Meryum cookin...
5. Feel the Bern with the Muslim Coordinator for Bernie Sanders Nusaiba Mubarak
August 11, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBNusaiba Mubarak, M.A., served as the National Muslim Outreach Coordinator for Bernie 2020. Nusaiba advocates for human rights issues such as healthcare, racial, and immigrant justice by mobilizing her community and building allyship among communities of color. In over 10 years of organizing and campaigning, she’s built coalitions and strategies driving meaningful change. She is also the founder of Los Angeles Muslim Professionals (LAMP). Listen to Nusaiba talk about: How she got invol...
4. What Makes You Happy? with COO Zahra Bhaiwala
August 04, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBZahra is the Chief Operating Officer of Hikma Health, a non-profit startup borne out of the MIT Refugee Accelerator working to bring healthcare data solutions to refugees in the MENA region, and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers. She is also Senior Manager of Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she leads quantitative evidence generation studies to support global market access and reimbursement of their Cystic Fibrosis portfoli...
3. End your Cycle of Trauma with Shooting Survivor Nurjahan Boulden
July 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBNurjahan Boulden grew up with dreams of becoming a dancer. When she was shot in the leg with an assault rifle in a random attack at age 21, those dreams were destroyed. She suffered in silence physically and emotionally for almost a decade before she met another survivor who inspired her to share her story. She’s now a dancer, survivor, community builder, and storyteller, inspiring audiences around the world to face their greatest fears and rise in the face of adversity. You can access...
Retrain your Brain with Dr. Sundas Fick PsyD
July 21, 2020 17:37 - 51 minutes - 47 MBDr. Sundas Fick PsyD graduated from Alliant International University with a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and now she works at Kaiser Hospital with patients, specializing in Pain Psychology. Listen to Sundas talk about: Her journey to figure out what she wanted to do Marrying outside her ethnicity Dealing with Desi parents Tips on how to deal with anxiety and stress And so much more…... Follow Sundas on Instagram: @brainbodydoc Follow Her Zindagi on Ins...
2. Retrain your Brain with Dr. Sundas Fick PsyD
July 21, 2020 17:37 - 51 minutes - 47 MBDr. Sundas Fick PsyD graduated from Alliant International University with a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and now she works at Kaiser Hospital with patients, specializing in Pain Psychology. Listen to Sundas talk about: Her journey to figure out what she wanted to do Marrying outside her ethnicity Dealing with Desi parents Tips on how to deal with anxiety and stress And so much more…... Follow Sundas on Instagram: @brainbodydoc Follow Her Zindagi on Ins...
1. Decolonize your Mind with Sadia Saifuddin
July 21, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBSadia Saifuddin is the co-founder and CEO of SuccessCo, a consulting company that helps high schoolers get into college. She also works for Salesforce on the Market Strategy team. Sadia graduated from UC Berkeley and served as the UC Student Regent in 2014-2015. Listen to Sadia talk about: How she started a business while balancing working full time The struggles of the US college system How we can and should decolonize our minds Her story with her Hijab And so much more…...
Intro Episode - Meet your Host Maheen Abbasi
July 16, 2020 10:32 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBHer Zindagi translates to Her life in Urdu. Its a podcast sharing the untold stories of Muslim and/ or South Asian women living their best lives. Each episode a new guest will be interviewed and they will share their story. This is a place to learn from the incredible women around us. Maheen Abbasi is a Pakistani Muslim American woman. She was born in Islamabad, Pakistan and moved to the Bay Area with her parents when she was 3. She went to college at UCSD and currently lives in Los A...