In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Fatima, a lawyer, educator, and researcher originally from Pakistan, to explore how she lived 30 years without a diagnosis for bipolar disorder, traveled five continents chasing knowledge and opportunity, wrote a thesis connecting oral Inuit and Islamic traditions of peace, and learned that not all paths are supposed to be straight.

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Next Episode: Aug 21, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Sana, a geoscientist, personal brand strategist, and founder of Self Sustain, to explore how she navigated a male dominated field as a visibly Muslim woman, advocated for prayer accommodations in spaces that weren't built for her, and founded a community helping female climate founders build the visibility their work deserves.

In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Rumaysa, a PhD holder in Applied AI who works on Canada's digital infrastructure and founded Renewify, to explore how she stopped waiting for permission to lead, why stewardship shapes the way she builds, and what it means to turn waste into wealth while staying rooted in faith.

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Next Episode: Aug 10, 2026

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