Unfazed with TazzyPhe

Sarah Khan is a student at the University of Washington and founder of Afsana, an American-based, student organization focused on highlighting women’s stories with education and their identities in Pakistan. As a privileged Pakistani-American who can pursue an education in the United States,  Sarah aims to humanize the statistics of low literacy and educational attainment rates by sharing Pakistani women's experiences with education. She seeks to challenge the apathy around these statistics and help affected women reclaim their right to their own narratives when discussing these issues. This mission has led her to connect Pakistani-Americans and Pakistanis to build an organization committed to sharing the stories or "afsana" of Pakistani women. Check out Afsana at www.afsanapk.org and @afsana.pk 

Hanan is a Human Rights Lawyer and lecturer. She has studied, lived, and worked across different countries in Europe. She works as a lecturer and content writer and is deeply interested in Women's Rights and issues. We had a great conversation about feminism and gender roles.

Turning 30 feels strange. This video is a reflection on what it's been like approaching this milestone birthday and how I approach taking care my mental health. This is an episode from my YouTube channel series called "Let's Get Deep" where I talk about different topics that are a bit more personal than my other videos. 

Hakeemah Cummings is a modestwear stylist from Chicago, but residing in the DMV area. She is the fourth of ten children from parents who immigrated from Belize, in Central America. She began her career as a modestwear stylist back in 2013 after studying to become a doctor, and has since styled for runway and brand shoots, while also showing her own personal style. She uses her platform to inspire women towards modest style with an emphasis on being unapologetic about the many layers to our identity, especially as Muslim women. She is a mother of 2 young girls and a you can find her content @hakeemahcmb and her website www.cmbstyling.com

Nida Khadbai is a designer at Headed Somewear, previously known as That Hijabi. She is passionate about social justice issues, diversity, and inclusion. She currently lives and works in NYC. In this episode we talk about everything from running a modest-wear business to the controversy of large Muslim influencers taking it off. 

Mariyah Zaman is a freelance writer from Wales in the UK. Her work ranges from spoken word and poetry to news articles and features a passion for exploring Muslim youth culture and fashion. Her work has been seen on the Huffington Post UK and Buzzfeed. She focused her journalistic dissertation on “the relationship between Islamic fashion and politics.” We had an interesting conversation about the state of the Muslim fashion scene. We talked about everything from the beauty standards to the spiritual significance of it all.

Maryam Shehata is a fashion industry marketing project manager and graduate of International Development Studies from UCLA. Through her education she has gained a broader perspective on the realities, roadblocks, and impact of fast fashion and just how much consumers play a key role in it all. I reached out to her to learn more about the world of fast fashion and asked her opinion on how it all plays into the Muslim modest fashion scene. I learned a lot from our conversation and it helped me realize that it isn't really all that black and white. So here's our conversation discussing the grey and everything in between. Find her on instagram @shehaute.m

Izdihar is a historian and Ethnographer on Eastern Europe, Russia and post Soviet states. She’s an American convert of Balkan heritage who goes under the moniker "Lady Izdihar" where she educates through Instagram, TikTok and YouTube on the often overlooked and misrepresented region and people of the former Soviet bloc. We had a really interesting conversation about modesty and her experience in finding her personal style. You can find her on her social media platforms under @ladyizdihar. I hope you all enjoy the episode!

Gita Savitri Devi is a YouTuber, Author, and content creator with over 1 million followers. She is from Indonesia but lives in Germany with her husband Paul Partohop. She makes captivating and engaging content not only about her life but also about social issues. I met her back in 2017 when we were both YouTube Creators for Change fellows and we've been connected since. I have a great conversation with her and Paul, about what to expect during my wedding. 

Aida Azlin is a writer, creative, and a proud believer fiercely committed to serving and championing women from all over the world, and doing so mainly through the work on her website, aidaazlin.com. Over the years, she has also found joy in making short Videos on YouTube about similar subjects of faith, empowerment, entrepreneurship, and living a creative and full life. Aida considers herself to be a Singaporean through and through, but also calls Seoul, Tangier and London her other homes. In this episode Aida gives me advice on wedding planning and the different phases of marriage.