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2 Years of Istikhara with Amany Killawi of Launch Good
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You may know or not Amany, but I am sure you must have heard about her company Launch Good. They have helped raise over $650 million for Muslims worldwide from 2 million donors. She is a Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder at Launch Good. This is her story about 2 years of istikhara - prayer for guidance and secrets on how she manages to get thi…
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Dr. Saqib Qureshi wears many hats. He is an angel investor, an author, Ex-McKinsey, PhD and many other things. In this episode, we discussed his life story and his new upcoming book "Being Muslim Today".Check out his new book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CW1HZQ33
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In this episode, I sat down with br. Mohammed to discuss a barakah culture and how to live our lives with more barakah. We also discussed his life journey and how he built (almost gave up) the Productive Muslim blog. Mohammed Faris is an international coach, author, and speaker who helps individuals and teams live the best versions of themselves - …
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Corporate Success Secrets with Nabeela Elsayed ex COO Walmart
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In this episode, sr. Nabeela shares how she not only managed to climb one of the highest points in the corporate career ladder, but she did it without compromising her values as a Muslim lady. According to her, it was not despite her deen, but because of it. Enjoy the full episode and let us know what you think. You can follow or connect with her o…
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Isam Bachiri is a Danish vocalist, rapper, and songwriter formerly of the hip-hop group Outlandish. In recent years, he is a solo artist. You may not know him by name, but most likely you must have heard the song Aisha on the radio or YouTube. In this episode, we discussed his life story and his journey. https://www.instagram.com/isamb_official/…
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Stuttering to Speaking World Champion with Mohammed Qahtani
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Today Mohammed Qahtani is a World Champion in Public Speaking. However, when he started his 1st grade, he couldn't speak without stuttering. His teacher slapped him on his head and said that he will never amount to anything. Mohammed believed his teacher and so he stopped speaking altogether. Listen to the full episode to find out what kindled that…
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Blue VS Red Ocean Strategy with Nasser Deeb of Halal Expo Canada
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In this episode, we talked to Nasseer Deeb - CEO of Expo HUT.He is a serial entrepreneur and producer of shows and exhibitions such as Kitchen+Bath Canada ExpoStoneTech CanadaIlluminate CanadaHalal B2B Expo Canada.https://halalexpocanada.comHe shares his life story and how he discovers a need in the market to launch shows and exhibitions where ther…
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Muslim Shepherd & Learn Everything From Everyone
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In this episode, I talked to br. Amine Dyane. He is the founder of The Muslim Shepherd. He writes to revive curiosity in Muslims following his motto: Learn everything from everyone. Check out his blog for his latest blog articles: https://themuslimshepherd.org/
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Teakster is a multi-award-winning artist, who pushes the boundaries of Islamic art in the 21st century. He is a child of two different worlds and he uses his artwork to display his experiences. His work has been featured in publications and prestigious institutions across the USA, UAE, Europe, and the Far East for over a decade. He has exhibited hi…
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Joe Bradford is an entrepreneur and an American scholar of Islam. He holds a Master of Islamic Law from the University of Medina, and has studied traditionally in the Muslim world for the past 20+ years. He was a VP and Senior Shariah Consultant for AlRajhi Bank, the largest Islamic Bank in the Middle East. Joe is sought after as an Ethical Finance…
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In this episode, we discussed how to move towards Islamic Golden Age 2.0 with Faisal Amjad. Faisal is the founder of project KN-OW - an EdTech social education platform for people who love to learn. I hope you will enjoy this discussion as much as I did. Listen to the full episode to discover how to spark critical thinking among Ummah, inshaAllah.…
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Let Money Fill Your Hand Not Your Heart By Ibrahim Khan Of Islamic Finance Guru
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In this episode, we discussed money and its role in Islam for a Muslim. Ibrahim is a co-founder of Islamic Finance Gure and they help Muslims become wealthy and a healthy relationship with the money. Is it wrong to be rich in Islam? Listen to the full episode to find out the answer. Ibrahim holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the…
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Ayat is a co-founder and managing partner of Invesp - an online marketing and conversion optimization company. She and her team help companies grow their revenue by testing different elements on the websites like buttons, headlines, etc. In this episode, we discussed her story from a teacher to a co-founder of a tech company. Ayat Shukairy Is A Bes…
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Bobir is a Serial Tech Entrepreneur with 20 years of experience founding and scaling multiple 8 figure companies from scratch. Currently operating an IT consultancy agency (Jafton.com) and a remote work solutions product (Missed.com). Former government official under the administration of the president of Uzbekistan. In this episode, we discussed h…
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Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran
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Dr. Musharraf Hussain is a Sunni Scholar and the chief Executive of Karimia Institute Nottingham. He came to Britain from Pakistan in 1966 with his parents to the town of Halifax, where he memorized the Quran, learned Tajweed and basic Quranic Arabic. After completing a degree in Biochemistry at Aston University, he went on to gain a Science doctor…
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Sh. Mustapha Khattab. We talked about his life story as well as what inspired him to write the new English translation of the Quran: Clear Quran. Dr. Mustafa Khattab is a Canadian-Egyptian authority on interpreting the Quran. He was a member of the first team that translated the Ramadan night praye…
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Yvonne Maffei of My Halal Kitchen on Soulful Conversations Over Food
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Yvonne Maffei is a self-taught chef, food & travel writer, cookbook author, e-commerce entrepreneur, public speaker, food industry consultant, niche consumer marketing expert, and the founder of the first blog on halal food & cooking, MyHalalKitchen.com. She gives cooking classes, presentations on the meaning of halal, and educates about conscious …
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Sajjad Chowdhry is an entrepreneur and management professional who draws on a diverse range of experience in startups, commercial real estate finance, Islamic finance, structured finance, investment, and trade & manufacturing, along with his strong academic pedigree. In this episode, we discussed leadership in Muslim communities. I hope you will en…
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Today Khalid is a Conversion Rate Optimization expert. It means he helps companies sell more by improving their websites. However, he started his business journey as a book store owner at the age of 12. In this episode, we discussed many lessons from human psychology: why we do what we do. I hope you will learn a lesson or two not only how to impro…
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Rafiuddin Shikoh On Consumers To Contributors & Islamic Economy
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Rafi is one of the thought leaders when it comes to Islamic Economy. Here is why I say this. He is the managing director of Dinar Standard and Rafi and his team has been publishing "Islamic Economy Reports" in partnership with Thomson Reuters for the global Muslim market. He is one of the very few people I know who are smart and humble. This is why…
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Siddiqa Juma is an award-winning Muslim graphic artist. In this episode, we discussed creativity in Islam and as Muslims in our current time. We also discussed her journey to the house of Allah one painting at a time which is a recurring theme in her artwork.
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Osama Hashmi On Being The Solution In The World Full Of Problems
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Osama is the founder of Mocha7 - a product innovation design and launch studio based in Seattle, USA. He is also a mentor at Founder Academy among other things. In this episode, we discussed how he pivoted in his career towards being a purpose-driven path. He recently started a campaign to support the orphans with other Muslim photographers. Their …
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In this episode, I talked to Usman Majid. He is also a podcaster and you should check his podcast as well. Usman's journey via identity crisis is something we all can learn from. Hope you will enjoy this talk as much as I did.
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Shelina is a vice president at Ogilvy Noor. She helped in establishing Ogilvy Noor's pioneering role in the growing Islamic branding and marketing industry, and the growth of the Muslim consumer market, as well as establishing our thought leadership. She is also an author. She wrote Generation M and A Love in a headscarf. But it all started with ta…
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Peter Gould of Zileej on Spiritual Journey thru Design
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Peter is a designer at heart. He has been leading design teams for over 20+ years now. In this episode, we discuss how his spiritual journey lead him to Islam via design and curiosity.
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Almir Colan is a Director at the Australian Centre for Islamic Finance (AUSCIF) and CEO at Olive Investments. Almir is also an advisor to a number of institutions that provide Islamic finance services. In this episode, we discussed a bit about his childhood and Bosnia where he grew up. We also discussed a bit of history, Islamic Finance, and crypto…
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In this episode, we had a heart to heart talk with a dear friend of mine Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt. While some of you have heard of his website Launch Good - a Kickstarter for Muslims, do you know his life story? This is exactly what this episode all about. Enjoy. .
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Yusuf is originally from Bangladesh but he lived most of his childhood in the blessed city of Mecca. Life was good until one day his family got a notice that they have to leave the country. It changed everything. Listen to this story full of adventure how it is to start from scratch in a new country and eventually he made it to America where he hel…
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Nazir Al Mujaahid on Outstanding Muslim Parenting
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Nazir was raised in a family environment that some of us may call broken. It is not what happens to you, but what you do with it counts. Today he is a father of 10 children and a Muslim parenting coach. Listen to this episode to discover his story what led him to make this 180 degrees change.
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Halil Demir of Zakat Foundation of America on 9 Myths about Muslim Charities
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Halil Demir started a local Muslim charity just months before 9/11. Now it is a multimillion-dollar international relief organization: www.zakat.org. Often we only see what is in front of our eyes and tend to forget how things are always in the years in the making. What you might not know that he is originally from a farmer's family where he starte…
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Harun Rashid of Islamic Design House on Difficult Conversations
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Harun Rashid is a serial entrepreneur. He is also the co-founder of Islamic Design House - a pioneering modest fashion brand. In recent years, he was involved in MEN - Muslim Enterperenuer Network and Leverage Program where his integrity was put to test. It was a difficult conversation. However, we still need to talk about these issues in our commu…
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It is a shameless plug :) Following the advice from Chris - the founder of Launch Good, I have decided to share my story as well. It is awkward to talk about yourself so I asked another good friend of mine Baba Ali to interview me. By the way, you can also read more about me here: https://muslimsonfire.com/about/ Hope you will enjoy this episode an…
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Tody Tarek Fahim runs Endure Capital - a successful VC based in Palo Alto, California. He was also one of the early investors in the ride-hailing app Careem which recently got acquired by Uber. Tarek was born and raised in Kuwait by Egyptian engineer parents. His parents set an example by helping others in the community. This lesson in helping othe…
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Br. Anas was born and raised in England. Growing up he began to notice the materialistic nature of his surroundings and it felt like a "cold" and "empty" place. He was looking for a greater purpose in life. Fortunately, he went to an ethnically diverse school where he could get a glimpse of different views of the world. He also noticed that in gene…
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After World War II in 1947, there was a division of British ruled lands into India and Pakistan. Many Muslim families started migrating to Pakistan. Br. Arif's dad was one of these immigrants. When he came to Pakistan he almost had nothing but a suitcase of books. In other words, he had to start from scratch in a new land. He loved books and the bo…
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Sabiha and her parents migrated from India to the USA when she was one year old. It was another 8 years before she could visit India again. While she enjoyed the visit she also noticed the vast difference between these two worlds. Much later when she was at the right age, she was introduced to her future husband during one of these visits. You may …
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Muhammad Quadan and How to Increase Your Reward with TenFold
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Sometimes all it takes is just one email to change someone's life course to 180 degrees. This is what happened to our guest in this episode. Muhammad's life was just the way he wanted. He was working at a bank and making a good living. Until one day he received an email. He discovered he could no longer keep doing what he was doing and had to quit …
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Coach Fadzil Hashim and Brainy Bunch - Raising A Salah Generation
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He was adopted as the 11th child. His home was so tight that he had to sleep under a dining table instead of a bed. Today he is the CEO and Founder of Brainy Bunch - Islamic Montessori Schools. It is over 100+ schools today and they teach to 6000+ students. It may seem far fetched, but there is a deep connection where he was raised and what he does…
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Ismail Kamdar and Following In The Footsteps of Abu Hanifa
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Sh. Ismail Kamdar was born in South Africa. He lost his father at an early age. He also started his Islamic education at 13 initially to please his mom. Soon he found himself in the ocean of Islamic knowledge and he loved it so he became a life long student. For many, this would be enough for a lifetime, but not for Sh. Ismail. He wants to follow A…
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Shahed Amanullah and How to Serve Your Community The Right Way
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Shahed studied to be an engineer as his father. Yet he ended up pursuing a career as a serial entrepreneur. Among others, he is the founder of Zabihah (www.zabihah.com) - the original halal guide for halal restaurants. Today he is a managing director at a private equity firm Frost Capital. Today he shares 3 ways to serve your community as a Muslim …
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Ali had everything: money, cars, girls, and anything he ever wanted. Yet he felt empty inside. Something was missing. Today he is a serial entrepreneur and a Muslim comedian with a purpose. Let’s discover his transformation story from the man himself.
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Saiyyidah Zaidi and 3 Spiritual Tips from Positive Psychology
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Imagine you studied 7 years to be an architect. At the last moment, before you take your last exam, you find yourself in a life-changing car accident that turns your world upside down. This is exactly what happened to Sr. Saiyyidah. Listen to discover her journey how she ascended from this calamity and how she is helping other Muslim women to excel…
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Salam and welcome to Muslims On Fire! It is a podcast about the stories of ordinary Muslims doing extraordinary things. I am your host, Maruf. It is a trailer episode and a little background info on why I am creating this podcast. Stay tuned.
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