#8 - Dr Sahira Dar: Making Mosques Inclusive and Saving the Health of the Nation

Dr Sahira Dar is a portfolio GP in Glasgow working in both the NHS and private sector. She is also President of the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA).

Dr Sahira and I sat down ahead of the BIMA Conference on Saturday 28th June to discuss the organisation's work as well as challenges and opportunities for the future.

She also talked about her work as Founder of Vibrant Scottish Mosques and a recent conference she organised to celebrate and raise the profile of women leading the way in scholarship, community leadership, and faith-based activism.

Get your tickets to the BIMA Conference: https://britishima.org/event/bima-national-conference-2025/

Check out job opportunities at BIMA: https://britishima.org/who-we-are/careers/

Connect with Dr Sahira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahira-dar-59801453/

Follow BIMA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/britishima/(0:00) Vibrant Scottish Mosques and female leadership

(7:30) Mosque inclusion: has anything changed?

(13:39) Dr Sahira's BIMA journey

(15:05) What does BIMA do?

(22:45) Do Muslim staff in the NHS feel welcome?

(30:54) BIMA's unique training and advocacy work

(42:36) Theory of change and impacting wider society

(59:22) Hiring a CEO

(1:01:05) The BIMA Conference 2025

(1:02:56) How is AI being used in the NHS?

(1:05:22) Top priorities for BIMA

(1:08:15) Top leadership lessons

(1:09:37) How Dr Sahira would like to be remembered

(1:11:23) Concluding thoughts