On the Way There

Join Amina as she interviews Hiba Ismeail, Assistant Director of Curriculum Design & Instructional Design at Fairfax University of America (FXUA). Hiba tells us more about her amazing career journey and why she is so passionate about her current work, and gives valuable insight on how others can pursue a career in instructional design. 

Join Amina as she interviews Saulat Pervez, a researcher and writer who gives us an update about a fascinating research project on creating reading cultures in Pakistan. Saulat also provides us with more information about the fascinating background history of the project and also tells us more about her academic and career journey which led her to want to work on the project. She also gives listeners vital information about what she has learned "on the way there" that could be helpful to others, including the value of having what she calls outsider experience and insider insight. 

Join Amina as she interviews Salwa Medani, a very talented artist and jewelry designer who will tell us more about her shop, Lines of Gold which you can find by visiting linesofgold.etsy.com. Salwa talks to us more about what inspired her to start her business Lines of Gold, as well as the different types of Islamic art styles that she specializes in, including Teship (illumination) and Ebru (paper marbling). Salwa talks about how she incorporates these styles into her work, including jewelry design, and how she uses art to build bridges between people and improve one's state of mind.  

Join Amina as she interviews Dr. Esaam Kamareddine, the founder of IronSharp Performance and Physical Therapy in Orange County, California. Esaam tells us more about IronSharp and the types of treatment and services they offer. Listeners can learn more by visiting ironsharppt.com. He also walks us through the journey he went on to become a PT and to open his own practice, and also gives important advice for someone considering going into this field in terms of what skills they should focus their attention on developing, what they should study, and what type of work they should do before being able to open their own practice.

Join Amina as she interviews Monica Chowdhury, a science policy analyst working for the government who will tell us more about her very important and fascinating research on antibodies and how one of her projects directly involved her working on COVID-19 research. She also tells us more about her career journey going from research to policy and lessons she has learned along the way that would be helpful for others. 

Join Amina as she interviews Tibyan Mohamed who is currently studying to become a dentist. Tibyan walks us through her career journey, highlighting what she has learned along the way and shares insights for others interested in a similar path on best practices while navigating through this path. Tibyan also provides great advice on how to stay motivated and persistent along the way there.

Join Amina Derbi as she interviews Amina Gerrbi, a strategist at Google and the founder of Muslimah Society, a platform for women to empower women through mentorship, storytelling, and social impact initiatives. Amina Gerrbi tells us more about her amazing TED Talk at Georgetown University from a few years ago available on the TEDx Talks YouTube channel titled Virtually Impossible: The Revolution within Yourself where she shared her very inspirational personal story about her journey to getting a full scholarship to Georgetown after returning to the US after having been in Libya during the Arab Spring. Gerrbi talks about important strategies for overcoming setbacks, important skills that helped her in her career thus far including having a growth mindset, navigating through ambiguity, and relationship building. She also tells us more about the  inspirational work she does in her own personal capacity for mentorship and racial justice through Muslimah Society which listeners can learn more about by visiting muslimahsociety.com.

Join Amina as she interviews Mavra Ahmed, a Graphic/Visual Designer from the DC area currently working as an in-house designer for Creative Services at a large organization. Mavra walks us through her career journey and gives away important tips about how to become a successful graphic designer and what skills to focus on developing, including personal branding. 

Join Amina as she interviews, Ola Alghazzouli, a swim instructor and functional fitness specialist who runs her own business called BeFit4Akhirah and is the host of the podcast, Purposeful Fitness with Coach Ola. Ola gives away important tips about running your own business and what inspired her to start BeFit4Akhirah and why it is important for her to take a faith-based approach to fitness. To learn more about Ola's work, you can visit BeFit4Akhirah.com.

Join Amina as she interviews Juhee Jain, a Senior UX Designer at Total Brain. Juhee walks us through her career journey, including a shift she made along the way and offers advice about key skills or areas to work on for aspiring UX designers. She also runs her own design business and listeners can check out her work at www.juheejain.com.