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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" we have Sh. Ibrahim Hussain, imam, mediator, leadership educator and loves cars. In other terms he ain't your "typical imam". He shares his journey to be an imam. He also talks about how he's contributing to the community, Muslim community especially in times like these after himself being involved in disputes. Alongside, he talks about how his organizations, Sulha Solutions, Quran Club Toronto, THANKS International and Easy Nikah came into existence, how they are strengthening the community. Join us as he shares his story. 

Timestamps:  

(00:00) - intro 

(00:42) - Did you always know you wanted to be an Imam? 

(03:51) - Maintaining a fine balance with secular education and religious education 

(07:49) - Birth of Sulha Solutions, Quran Club Toronto and THANKS International 

(16:52) - Expanding into different countries 

(21:19) - What can the youth do to help reduce Islamophobia despite interfaith gatherings? 

(23:05) - What areas can we improve as the youth? 

(26:47) - Can one have a strong Muslim identity also be professional? 

(31:28) - Why are divorce rates increasing each year? Advice for couples and people looking to get married 

(36:57) - Does Islam accommodate the LGBTQ community? Where does Islam stand to including pedophilia in the LGBTQ community? 

(44:38) - How his father impacted his life 

(50:38) - How has social media changed things being the online shaykh. 

(55:45) - PRESPECTIVE   

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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" we have Omar Waseem, computer science student, filmmaker, photographer, event organizer. In other terms he "does it" all. He shares how he stumbled on photography, filmmaking to collaborating with brands such as the likes of Lexus and Penny Skateboards. He also talks about how he's contributing to the Muslim community especially in times like these alongside he also talks about how he started his own clothing line and much more. Join us as he shares his story!  

Timestamps  

(00:00) - intro  

(02:33) - Secret to being on vacation ALL YEAR  

(08:20) - How he got into photography, filmmaking and everything in between  

(14:03) - Networking 101  

(18:31) - Current projects (Snippet)  

(21:17) - Identity Crisis in the community  

(27:48) - Buying Camera Equipment  

(30:26) - Creating Blue Oceans  

(33:33) - Building portfolio when you don't have one  

(34:54) - Birth of jorio.co  

(40:41) - Fostering Ideas as a creative (Spontaneous vs Routine)  

(44:06) - BTS 52 Stories (Podcast) and Creative Journals (Podcast)  

(47:13) - PRESPECTIVE  

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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" podcast we have Mazin Shaikh, author of the book "101 Motivational Days". He shares his struggles of writing an book and fading enthusiasm post publishing. He also share the process of writing a book and how to go about it. Join us as he shares his story!  

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Timestamps  

(00:00) - intro 

(00:36) - Recalling school days 

(02:26) - 101 Motivational Days 

(03:22) - Losing drive post achievement 

(06:15) - What he does to keep growing 

(07:44) - His Current Goals 

(09:15) - Having original ideas in the noisy world 

(11:26) - Pros and Cons of Self Publishing Vs Finding a publisher 

(13:54) - Plans for new book 

(17:26) - Process of writing 

(27:36) - Earing money writing books?  

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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" we have Imran Khan, former economics teacher turned principal. He shares his struggles, failures and how he overcame them. He also talks about how he helped his community during lockdown while raising money to help people and serve the community. Join us as he shares his story!  

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Timestamps:  

(00:00) - intro 

(01:42) - Take on Kohli's way of leadership and its uniqueness 

(03:10) - How he helped his community in lockdown 

(07:53) - Childhood and how he got into teaching 

(10:37) - Story behind joining DPSJ 

(15:36) - Should teachers leave their religious at home? 

(20:22) - Staff Room politics 26:12 - Thoughts on current politics 

(30:02) - Thoughts on backbenchers 

(33:11) - Lessons learnt as a principal  

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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" podcast we have Farooque Yusuf. We discuss about what ACCA is, how to go about it, how he managed to prepare for ACCA and still have excel in school. We also discuss about failure and how to overcome them. Most importantly we talk about our failures, dealing with them and how we have not let them define us. Besides that we talk abut how to take decisions especially with regards to career when there's a lot of peer pressure and external influences. We touch on the topic of staying spiritually woke in school and managing school, still having a life and much more!   

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Timestamps  

(00:00) - intro 

(00:29) - Current projects, Football and diving into what is ACCA 

(02:30) - Most Controversial Question 

(03:19) - The Decision 

(05:13) - Peer Pressure during the decision 

(06:02) - Is commerce easy? 

(08:07) - CA and exam scene 

(11:02) - ACCA in the Middle East 

(12:16) - Pursuing ACCA after grade 10th 

(16:54) - ACCA vs CA 

(21:30) - Thoughts on coaching 

(23:11) - Self Discipline  

(28:13) - Questions from social media 

(30:38) - Self learning and how he learns 

(32:30) - Strategizing and his strategy 

(34:36) - Focusing on studying rather than "How to" study 

(35:34) - Thoughts on number of attempts for CA/ACCA and failure 

(39:13) - Thoughts on long term/gap year 

(41:57) - Dealing with Exam Anxiety 

(47:25) - Staying spiritually woke  

(58:39) - Something for the kids  

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On this episode of the "LET'S WALK" podcast we have Syed Abdul Rafey, the co-founder @Surreal.Co and founder @Surreal Clothing. He shares how he started his freelancing at the age of 16, working for a company part-time and then starting his own company. We also discuss about how he's changing the corporate culture, setting an example and much more!  

Timestamps  

(00:00) - Intro  

(00:32) -  How we met? 

(01:11) - Rapid Fire  

(04:11) - Most Controversial Question? 

(04:56) - Starting freelancing and birth of clothing company 

(10:09) - The birth of Surreal.Co 

(11:27) - Naming Surreal.Co 

(13:37) - Getting pressed with legal charges 

(19:20) - Why the clothing company had to be shut down? 

(19:58) - Current Projects and Surreal Academy 

(27:03) - Buying a bike at 19 30:02 - Expanding into different countries 

(35:16) - Physical Offices liability or an asset? 38:38 - Saudi Return Struggles and unconventional route 

(44:53) - Removing digital footprint from YT 52:26 - Cat Love and being a cat parent 

(54:26) - Relationships 59:47 - Business adaptations to Covid-19 

(01:05:00) - Why charge money for Surreal Academy? 

(01:15:00) - Qualities to look for while hiring 

(01:22:22) - Dealing with the 'experience hai?' stereotype   

(01:24:21) - Advice for passion projects 

(01:26:42) - Something for the kids!  

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Today on LET'S WALK we have MG Khalid. Founder of Khalid Arabic academy. He talks about how left ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) to learn and teach Arabic. Today, by the grace of God he's well know in Bangalore for his Arabic classes. He has revolutionized the traditional way of teaching and shifted to modern tools and have produce massive results with 95% of his students being able to go through the entire program unlike traditional teaching where the dropout rate is 80%. He also happens to be a memory trainer and speed math coach, for now he mainly focuses on teaching Arabic. We discuss how he got into learning and teaching and his experiences in Yemen on his stay over there and much more!  

Timestamps  

(00:00) - intro  

(08:13) - How's the journey been learning Arabic and teaching Arabic? 

(12:52) - What do you think is the ideal student teacher relationship like? New methods of teaching   

(23:42) - Why Arabic? Why should we learn Arabic? Is it the language of God? 

(36:25) - Why don't you watch movies/ listen to music? 

(45:16) -  Do you emphasize more on understanding or memorization?  

(52:30) - Is it too late to start learning Arabic? 

(01:02:41) - Teaching non muslims 

(01:09:41) - How did Khalid Arabic Academy Come into existence?    

(01:27:18) - Advice for younger self

(01:33:40)- One advice to the youth 

(01:36:00) - Something for the kids  

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On this episode of LET'S WALK we have Shakir Mirza. He's been a teacher, mentor and what not. In this episode we discuss regarding his journey and how he became a teacher alongside we also discuss about student-teacher  relationship, careers, life and much more!    

timestamps 

(00:00) - mini intro 

(00:31) - Disclaimer 

(01:40) - Introduction 

(02:19) - What made you want to be a teacher 

(32:38) - Sabr to Success  

(43:37) - Steps to achieve a long term goal 

(47:24) - Dark side of Coaching Institutions and Schools 

(49:50) - PRESPECTIVE

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