Defiance Academy
Qaali Hussein, MD, Hani Ahmed, MD
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Episode 24: Covid Comeback; The pandemic, struggle for racial equality and the 2020 Election
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10/26/20 • 35 min
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 discuss what they have been up to in the intervening months.
They also discuss the protests for racial justice and the ongoing struggle for racial equality, particularly through the lens of the healthcare system. They discuss the impact Covid19 has had bringing into stark relief the racial disparity in health outcomes. .
They give their take on the upcoming Election and discuss how voting is a powerful tool for progressive change. We are not powerless and they offer some ideas on how to use our power to improve our lives and our communities.
For details on how and where to vote go to https://iwillvote.com/
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Ep 22: The Journey from Employee to Entrepreneur with Samira Ali
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03/23/20 • 48 min
- How Samira got into the field of HR
- Volunteering for a charitable organization
- Samira’s journey to entrepreneurship
- What the star method all about
- Self-worth
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Ep 23: Finance is a Mindset Game: How to Build Wealth and Improve your Financial Wellbeing with Saima Ali
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04/06/20 • 45 min
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, investment, and other financial jargon? It sounds intimidating and scary, right? And you feel like you’ll just lose money if you invest it, so you never really bothered. But it doesn’t have to be.
After listening to this episode, you’ll learn useful financial information to get you moving towards building wealth!
Our guest is Saima Ali, a neurologist who has a deep passion for finance and teaching others the financial skills they needed to improve their financial wellbeing. She shares important resources to manage your debt and make saving money easier.
Saima talks about the difference between halal and haram investments, and things you need to know about life insurance. She also speaks about what it means to live below your means and pay your future self first and how to set your mindset for financial success.
Her goals are to have every woman retire as a millionaire. She created a free introduction to the stock market training, which can be accessed below.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- The story behind Saima’s finance projects
- Resources to improve your financial wellbeing
- Managing debt wisely
- Building your credit score
- What it means to live below your means
- Why finance is a mindset game
- Instant pleasure vs. delayed gratification
- How to make saving money easier
- The FIRE movement
- How to ensure your assets
- What you need to know about life insurance
- Halal vs. Haram investments
Where to reach Saima Ali
- Instagram @wealthymuslimwomen
- Facebook @WealthyMuslimWomen
- Wealthy Muslim Women - website
- Wealthy Muslim Women Podcast
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Ep 17: Mental Health Counseling: Dealing with Vicarious Trauma & Postpartum Depression with Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf
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01/13/20 • 36 min
- What is ‘vicarious trauma’?
- What Dr. Anjabeens research study reveals about vicarious trauma
- Honoring your mental health
- Healing through community
- Coping with your stress and trauma through ‘grounding’
- What to do when you have symptoms of postpartum depression
- Boundary work and why it matters
- Setting boundaries in the workplace
- Dr. Anjabeen’s social justice work on the hate crime law implementation committee in Oregon
- Dr. Anjabeen’s advice to young Muslim women who are thinking of a career in counseling, psychotherapy, mental health, and psychology
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Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf Bio:
Dr. Anjabeen Ashraf holds a doctorate in Counselor Education and a Master’s degree in Counseling. Her work has focused on vicarious trauma in American Muslims, mental health counseling, and anti-oppression work.
She has presented on a number of topics including working with Muslim clients, social justice issues, mental health issues, and courtship/marriage.
Dr. Ashraf is currently serving on the Hate Crime law implementation committee in Oregon. This groundbreaking legislation passed in Oregon in 2019 and amends the criminality of hate crimes and expands the state’s tracking of hate crimes and hate incidents. Dr. Ashraf’s work on the steering committee focuses on trauma-informed practices and support for survivors of hate crimes.
Dr. Ashraf firmly believes in the power of counseling and personal growth work. Her online presence is focused on destigmatizing mental health and wellness in South Asian and Muslim communities. Engaging with the public outside the siloes of academia is important in Dr. Ashraf’s anti-oppression framework.
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Ep 4: Embracing Your Story, Authenticity, & Making a Difference with Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin
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09/16/19 • 29 min
As underrepresented minorities in many fields, Muslim women find it difficult to maintain their authenticity and are expected to fit into a system. In this episode, Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin, a Pediatrician at Mayo Clinic joins us to share her story of maintaining her authenticity throughout her journey. Aside from being a pediatrician, Dr. Ameenuddin is also chair of the Council of communication and media at the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Today she will share why she chose to become a pediatrician and what drew her close to pediatric medicine. Dr. Ameenuddin also shared her thoughts on the wearing of hijab. Moreover she wants us all to be more intentional in our work and more authentic to ourselves.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- Dr. Ameenuddin’s journey into medicine and pediatrics
- What drew Dr. Ameenuddin to the field of Pediatrics
- Doing things with the right intention
- The obstacles that Dr. Ameenuddin needed to overcome
- Embracing your story and being true to yourself
Where to reach Nusheen Ameenuddin:
Nusheen’s Bio:
Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin is a pediatrician at the Mayo Clinic. She's also chair of the council of communication and media at the American Academy of Pediatrics. She recently completed a fellowship in minority health policy at Harvard Medical School.
From Dr. Ameenuddin:
The opinions expressed on this podcast reflect my own and are not the views of Mayo Clinic or the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Ep 1: The “Why” of the Professional Muslim Women Podcast
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08/21/19 • 30 min
There are many professional Muslim women role models to look up to but they’re not visible. The stories and achievements of Muslim women are traditionally not highlighted in the mainstream media. And for young women who also aspire to be mothers, seeking a career is sometimes advised against.
So, Dr. Qaali Hussein (Trauma Surgeon and a mother of six) and Dr. Hani Ahmed (Internist and a mother of two) decided to create a platform. The Professional Muslim Women podcast is a place where working Muslim women can share their stories, struggles, triumphs, and lessons learned along the way in pursuit of their careers. It’s a place where young aspirants can be inspired and learn from the experiences of the women who came before them.
We all have our own stories to tell and it’s relevant that we tell those stories. The stories of Muslim women are usually told by others and are based on perceptions and prejudice. It’s time for Muslim women to take control of our narrative, celebrate our achievements and how diverse we are!
Get ready to be inspired, be empowered, and break stereotypes.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- How Dr. Hussein and Dr. Ahmed met and the reason why they started this podcast
- What to expect from the Professional Muslim Women's Podcast
- Workplace difficulties and Muslim women stereotypes
- A recap on the careers of Dr. Hussein and Dr. Ahmed
- Breaking the narrative outsiders have of Muslim women
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Ep 10: A Journey of Listening to the Heart with Kaltun Karani
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10/28/19 • 27 min
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 chase after real joy. Listening to that tiny voice inside fo you that's telling you to chase after real joy is not always easy, because along the way we tend to detour or get lost.
How can we become connected to ourselves and start seeking real happiness?
Join us in this episode as we talk about personal development in relation to the principles of Islam with Kaltun Karani. Kaltun is a tafsir teacher and the founder of Hikma Academy. She’s also the author of the book Intentionally Rising: Lifestyle Design for the Conscious Muslim.
Kaltun shares what motivated her to write her book. She also talks about how, within her journey, she resisted external pressures around her and chose instead to listen to her heart. At the end of this episode, Kaltun leaves us with an amazing message that reminds us of what our purpose is in life!
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- Listening to your heart and figuring out what really brings you joy
- Calculating your decisions and going for what makes you feel better
- What motivated Kaltun to write her book
- How Kaltun face and overcome obstacles
- Kaltun’s passion for teaching women and the youth about Islamic studies
- Self-care and community service
- Trusting the process and doing your best
Where to reach Kaltun Karani:
Kaltun’s Bio:
Kaltun Karani is the founder of Hikma Academy. She has over 10 years of experience working with youth and women in the country as a teacher and mentor in spiritual and personal development. She has also worked as an early childhood coach supporting teachers in quality interactions with children.
She's also the author of the book, Intentionally Rising Lifestyle Design for the Conscious Muslim, a workbook that uses Islamic Principles of self-development to guide readers to intentionally design their ideal lives.
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Ep 20: Small Actions Lead to Greater Things with Deqa Gelle
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02/24/20 • 28 min
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 run unless you learn how to walk. In this episode, we explore Deqa’s journey in finding her path and how she started One Stone HR. Deqa is an experienced Recruitment Manager with 10 years of experience in the recruitment industry. She helped build successful and harmonious teams for corporate organizations and she currently helps individuals and corporations in cultivating their brand. She talks about how taking action - big or small helps her show up every day for herself and others. Find out how Deqa overcame her adversaries and what motivates her to push through and take continuous action.
In this Episode, We Talk About:- Deqa’s journey to HR Recruitment
- What drives Deqa to keep pushing on
- Making the leap and getting over self-doubt
- The stigma around divorce
- Action, action, action
Where to reach Deqa Gelle
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Ep 2: Fatima Hassan Ali - from Premed to Law School
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09/01/19 • 39 min
Choosing a career path can be a difficult process to work through, especially when you don’t know exactly what you want to do. A lot of people stress out over the fact that they don’t have a straight path; which is a huge expectation society places on not yet fully developed 17 and 18 year old students. To get yourself where you want to be, it's important that you take the time to really think through your options.
In this episode of The Professional Muslim Women podcast, Fatima Hassan Ali, a strong professional who graduated from Harvard Law School will talk about her journey to finding her own career path. Growing up as an immigrant from Somalia, she always wanted to be in a profession that impacted people’s lives. But before she became the wonderful lawyer that she is now, Fatima had no idea how to get where she wanted.
Join us as Fatima shares her story on how she found a pathway to her dream profession. She’ll also talk about the important lessons she has learned from law school. Moreover, Fatima shares how having a mentor, network, and a community that supports you is vital in achieving success.
Tune in and be inspired by Fatima’s unique journey.
In this Episode, We Talk About:
- How Fatima started her journey to law
- Participating in World Health Organization programs
- The importance of mentorship and growing your network of supporters
- How Fatima got into Harvard Law School after being a pre-med student
- The important lessons Fatima learned from Law School
- Not measuring yourself against someone else’s progress
- Imposter syndrome and figuring out what you want
- Fatima’s biggest obstacles and how she overcame it
- Having a balanced life and getting in touch with your mental wellbeing
- The 2 sets of mentorship circles you should have when you’re planning to go into law school
- Fatima’s awesome tip for success
Where to reach Fatima Hassan Ali:
Fatima's Bio:
Fatima Hassan Ali is an associate at Jones Day in Houston, Texas. Before private practice, Fatima clerked in one of the nation's busiest federal courts for Judge Micaela Alvarez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Fatima is currently the co-chair of the Diversity Committee of the Houston Young Lawyers Association and member of the International Human Rights Committee of the State Bar of Texas.
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Ep 21: Faith, Science, and Islam with Marium Husain MD, MPH
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03/09/20 • 30 min
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 and science in Islam with Oncology Hospitalist Marium Husain! She is a hematology-oncology at The Ohio State University. She actively works on community service projects and has volunteered with the WHO on nutrition-related projects. Religion is the opposite of scientific principles, but Marium will educate us about the impact of Islam and the contributions of Muslim scientists to medicine and science in general. Marium also talks about the importance of finding your talents and pursuing a career that you love to enjoy life and fulfill your purpose!
In this Episode, We Talk About:- What led Marium to the field of hematology-oncology
- Marium’s experience working in international medicine and abroad
- Sustainability, science, and faith
- The role of Islam in relationship to Medicine and Science
- Finding your talents and pursuing a career that you love
Where to reach Marium Husain
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FAQ
How many episodes does Defiance Academy have?
Defiance Academy currently has 33 episodes available.
What topics does Defiance Academy cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Women, Personal Journals, Professional, Podcasts, Muslim, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Defiance Academy?
The episode title 'Episode 24: Covid Comeback; The pandemic, struggle for racial equality and the 2020 Election' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Defiance Academy?
The average episode length on Defiance Academy is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Defiance Academy released?
Episodes of Defiance Academy are typically released every 8 days.
When was the first episode of Defiance Academy?
The first episode of Defiance Academy was released on Aug 21, 2019.
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