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Our guest today is Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui, who  is a management-consulting professional and gender specialist with fourteen years of experience in economic development, poverty reduction, environment and health initiatives. Amneh supports and helps lead a not-for-profit organization called the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Institute (www.ecdipakistan.org) which specialises in microenterprise, technical skills development and value chain development programmes focused on women and young people in Pakistan. ECDI employs traditional skills in craft, handwork and agriculture as a means of lifting marginalised artisan, rural producer, farmer and slum-dwelling urban communities out of poverty and market development approaches in a range sectors such as dairy, seedlings etc to create livelihood and employment opportunities. She also cofounded and runs a social enterprise called Polly and Other Stories (www.pollyandotherstories.com), an ecommerce initiative that helps develop and bring to market carefully made artisanal products, created by small producers or enterprises in their homes or in remote villages that were excluded from mainstream markets, thereby bridging the gap for talented craftswomen and craftsmen who had been unable to benefit from the increased demand for beautiful, authentic, and handmade items. Polly and Other Stories was a finalist in the global MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge in 2019. Amneh thrives on vision-casting and is passionate about ideas that can help transform development industry practices to support local economies and educate and empower individuals and small enterprises. She was a founding curatorial member for the Women of World festival, Karachi and leading force behind the festival in Karachi since January 2016. Amneh is a seasoned public speaker and has presented at conferences across Pakistan including most recently at Pepsi’s TEDx style With Purpose event, the World Bank’s Digital Youth Summit and at the School of Tomorrow’s Leadership Conference. She was the keynote speaker at Making Futures by the Plymouth College of Arts in the UK in September 2019. Amneh has recently authored Fearless: Stories of Amazing Women from Pakistan, a book for children and young adults that chronicles the lives of 50 incredible women from Pakistan being published by Penguin India over the summer. Striking, bold illustrations accompany powerful narration that highlights the contributions of notable women and girls from across the fields of science and technology, arts, politics, law, activism and sports. Fearless allows South Asian children to discover real-life women and girls who are changing the narrative and paving the way for others and allows them to dream big through the daring deeds of these incredible women from across different sectors, geographies, and ages in Pakistan. In this podcast we talk about : - Fearless the book - And the concurrent theme - The importance of intention for anything and everything - Culture & Religion - Women & Economic development - Awareness & Education Amneh's Social Media Handles  Instagram & Facebook : @pollyandotherstories & @fearlessthebookpk Linkedin : @amnehshaikhfarooqui

Arsalan Aziz is an architect, based in London, UK and his experience ranges from a small bespoke architectural firm dealing with residential design to one of the leading architectural practises in London, dealing with award winning large scale luxury residential developments and large scale mixed use developments. Following this Arsalan has also worked in conjunction with a London property developer as the lead architect and project coordinator In this podcast we talk about : - What is Design -The hierarchy of clarity, vision & purpose - Our 5 senses and the spaces around us - Our relationship with our spaces - The future of our spaces post COVID 19

Emil Ihsan Alexander is the creator of Soul of Islam Radio and the Spiritual Excellence personal growth and spiritual development program which consists of key courses and resources to help members of the global community rediscover the power and the practicality of classical and traditional faith-based spirituality in the context of modern life and living. His most popular program to date is the Islamic Meditation Program, which is a six-week online course designed to reintroduce believers to ancient principles of meditation and mindfulness deeply embedded within the prophetic path so as to live happier, healthier and more connected lives. In the podcast we talk about : - The relationship between the heart and mind according to the Holy Scripture - What is heart consciousness? - The different kinds of ego that we possess - Spiritual Transcendency - Selflessness & Selfishness

Nabila has been in the styling and image building industry for over 35 years. Starting from a humble background she knew she had a special liking for hair and scissors. In her own words she is " chic, defiant, disruptive, legendary, phenomenal, rebellious, magical, power & bold" Brick by brick , Nabila has built her empire , constituting of state of the art salons and miraculous image-related solutions. In life as well as in work , a simple philosophy guides Nabila, to look good, feel good & live better. In this crisp and fun podcast we talk about ; - Nabila and her journey towards her own identity - Give up something to attain something -Inner engineering -Growth pillars for Nabila -Styling & owning Grey hair (predictable :)

Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder of Yoga Medicine® (@yoga_medicine), a community of teachers focused on fusing anatomy and western medicine with traditional yoga practices to serve the medical communities. She has trained thousands of teachers around the world, graced the cover of over 15 magazines, been featured regularly in major media outlets, authored 2 books.  With a background in Acupuncture and Sports Medicine, Tiffany has worked with celebrities, athletes, and corporate professionals alike in her own private clinics and Nike World Headquarters. Tiffany also founded and continues to run two nonprofits — one conducting research on yoga’s therapeutic benefits and the other supporting a shelter for women rescued from trafficking in Delhi, India. In this podcast we talk about: - What is the Nervous System? - HPA Axis & Immunity - Tools to activate the Vagal Tone - Lymphatic System - Tiffany's personal tools during challenging times Tiffany Cruikshanks' Social Media Handles Website: yogamedicine.com Facebook : TiffanyCruikshankYoga Twitter : yoga_medicine Instagram : yoga_medicine

Dr. Arshia Qasim is a neuro-rehabilitation physician who has explored the neuroscience of creativity, and how artistic expression can help bridge the gaps in communication and prove therapeutic in a variety of neurological conditions including aphasia. Founder of the NeuroArt Faculty at Alhamra Art Centre Bernardsville in New Jersey, she holds an MRCP and Msc. in Clinical Neurology from the University of London and has also taugh at Purdue University. She is activist and spokesperson for understanding disability, the inclusion of disabled people into our mainstream societies and workforce, and the need to develop research and academic tools in our institutions to be disability-friendly. In this podcast we talk about : - Dr. Qasim's passions and career - The change of events that steered her career - Her key learnings from some heart wrenching lived-in experiences - The portal of COVID 19 Dr. Arshia Qasims's social media handles : website : arshiaqasim.com Facebook :drarshiaqasimahmad

Our last episode with Shaykh Ebrahim for this Holy Month of Ramadan , 2020 In this podcast Shaykh Ebrahim talks about : - Understanding how Nature works -Ebbs flows / Expansion Contraction - Understanding the need for opposites - Judgements & Presumptions - Whats works best in our favour

Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University, a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, a regular contributor at Psychology Today, and the author of Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationships You Want (February 2, 2020; New Harbinger) and Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want (2017; New Harbinger), which was featured on the TODAY show. She is an international speaker and teacher whose work has been featured on six continents.  In this podcast we talk about : - How our developmental years play out in our adult lives - The un-met childhood needs - The un-parented traumas that we carry with ourselves - How we can manage our childhood traumas Dr. Solomon's Social Media Handles: Website: dralexandrasolomon.com Instagram: @dr.alexandra.solomon    Facebook: @dralexandrasolomon     Twitter: @ahsolomon                       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-solomon-94706b37/

As part of our special episodes for every Friday of this Holy month of Ramadan with Shaykh Ebrahim, bringing forth an episode which is short, poignant and resourceful In this podcast Shaykh Ebrahim talks about : - Reactions Vs Responses - The vessel & the water - Finding cracks and dealing with them - How to do deal with them If you like this episode please share it with your family and friends

FAKIR SYED AIJAZUDDIN, OBE, FCA, is a leading art-historian, specializing in the history of the Punjab and contemporary politics. In addition to his corporate career in the oil industry, banking and insurance, he served as Provincial minister for Culture, Tourism, & Environment, and was Chairman Lahore Arts Council. He has taught at LUMS and FCC University. Latterly, he was the Principal, Aitchison College, Lahore He has published 19 books on miniature painting, on 19th century British artists working in India, on diplomacy, on old Lahore (1800-1900, 1900-1947), on antique maps of Pakistan, an account of Henry Kissinger’s secret visit to China in 1971, another on US-Pakistan diplomatic relations between 1969 and 1974, two books on his alma mater Aitchison College, Lahore covering its years 1886-1986 & 1886-2011, and two volumes of memoirs covering 1942-1971 and 1972-79. His most recent book is Sketches from a Howdah: Charlotte, Lady Canning’s Tours, 1858-61. In this podcast we talk about : - COVID 19 from a historical perspective - Economic implications short and long term - Social Darwinism & Imperialism - Financial implications on a global & national level - Possible solutions Mr. Aijazuddin Website: fsaijazuddin.pk