13. The Life Threatening Effects of Stress with Survivor Zoha Hussain
Her Zindagi
English - October 13, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Personal Journals business career islam personaldevelopment empowerment family female girl inspire love Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
My 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 all aspects of life- be it religious, social, cultural, interpersonal, or domestic.
Cultural, societal and religious stigma around abuse has planted immense pressure on South Asian Muslim women to remain silent, afraid and simply helpless. Just one hand, one similar experience can pull one out of darkness towards an imaginable light of hope.
My hope is to build a community of young women who will support, strengthen and empower one another to fight against any adversity, any inner or external battles we experience in life. Awareness and understanding begin from within. Together, we can empower one another to move through the silence.
Contact information: [email protected].
Listen to Zoha talk about
Growing up with financial struggles in the Desi Community Surviving an abusive relationship Going through a traumatic health scare at 25 Losing her memory Rebuilding her life Learning how to put yourself first
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If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email [email protected]