In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Ali, a Canadian-born Hafiz, entrepreneur, and AI founder behind Sharif Capital, to explore how stepping away from school for five years of Hifz shaped his discipline, how he bootstrapped seven companies across e-commerce, ads, and wealth management, and how faith continues to guide his work building AI-powered revenue systems for B2B firms

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Next Episode: June 12, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Raj, a product leader and founder based in Edmonton, to explore his journey from urban planning to tech entrepreneurship, and from a Hindu upbringing to embracing Islam through years of personal reflection and spiritual search.

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Next Episode: May 29, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Zarmina, an incoming OBGYN resident at the University of Toronto and a Calgary-raised international medical graduate, to explore how she navigated divorce while completing medical school in Pakistan, broke through the stigma her community rarely talks about, and found her way back to herself and to Canada through faith, grit, and an unwillingness to let go of her dream.

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Next Episode: May 15, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Nazifa, a strategy consultant and project coordinator who has lived in Bangladesh, New York, and Toronto, to explore how a downtown mosque community became her anchor through career uncertainty, immigration challenges, and the search for spiritual grounding in early adulthood.

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Next Episode: May 1, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Haniya, a front-end developer who also supports her family business in Calgary, to explore how grief, responsibility, and faith shaped her decision to pursue STEM and redefine success beyond the traditional “doctor or bust” expectation.

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Next Episode: April 17, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Alviya, a PwC consultant and the founder of WEAV Scarves, to explore how global experiences, faith, and community shaped her hijab journey and inspired her to live and work with intention as a Muslim woman in Canada.

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Next Episode: April 3, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod we sit down with Rezwana, a PhD candidate, registered nurse, and startup founder, to explore how her personal journey as a second-generation Muslim immigrant inspired a startup grounded in faith and culture.

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Next Episode: March 20, 2026

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In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Yameena Ansari, an Immigration and Refugee lawyer and founder of Ansari Immigration Law, to explore growing up Muslim in rural Canada, navigating post-9/11 discrimination, and rediscovering faith beyond inherited cultural Islam.

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Next Episode: March 6, 2026

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