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One Foot In The Sink | Muslim Lifestyle Podcast

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One Foot In The Sink is a light hearted Muslim lifestyle podcast. What is a Muslim lifestyle? We believe it is living an inclusive life within the boundaries of Islam and pushing yourself to becoming a better human being and a Muslim. Of course, it involves enjoying the finer things in life too! Join Anees and Foz, every two weeks, as they talk to inspirational guests who share their motivational stories, have some banter, discuss Muslim lifestyle hacks and some funny stories! No politics or

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#33. Shahed Amanullah: The Silicon Valley Veteran

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2019/02/03

Shahed Amanullah is a serial entrepreneur and a Silicon Valley veteran. In 1998, he founded Zabihah.com, the world’s first Halal restaurant guide. He is also the co-founder of Zakatify and Affinis Labs. As an Advisor for Technology under the Obama administration, he briefed the President on efforts to reach out to global Muslim communities On the show, we talk about Shahed’s entrepreneurial journey, creating companies with a social impact, current trends within global Muslim businesses and

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#32. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad: Artificial...

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2019/01/20

Muhammad Aurangzeb is a Data Scientist, an associate professor at University of Washington and the founder of ‘Islam & Science Fiction’, a website dedicated to sci-fi stories, novels, movies with Islamic themes. We talk to Aurangzeb about what is artificial intelligence, the influence of AI in our daily lives, why the application of Islamic principles (Fiqh) and ethics should be applied to AI technologies and how Muslims can contribute towards a future with Muslim lifestyle compliant

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#31. Yassmin Abdel-Magied: Bold, Confident and The...

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2019/01/06

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is an engineer, author and broadcaster. She advocates for the empowerment of youth, women and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. At age 16, she founded the non-for-profit Youth Without Borders and by 24, she had released her memoir, Yassmin’s Story. In this episode, we discuss Yassmin’s unique experiences of working on remote oil rigs, her fallout with the Australian media, finding strength to deal with a very public backlash, what is the unconscious bias and so

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#30. Mohamed Faris: How Productivity Is Linked to Islam

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2018/12/23

Mohammed Faris is an international coach, author, speaker and the founder of Productive Muslim, a popular lifestyle blog which Mohammed started in 2007 to explore the question, “Can Islam teach us productivity?” In this episode, Mohammed talks about how Islam teaches us productivity, the importance of Barakah and offers some tips that can be implemented in your daily life to boost your own productivity

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#29. Mohammed Ali: Making A Change Through Graffiti Art

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2018/12/09

Mohammed Ali is an award winning artist, curator and creative producer. He is regarded as a pioneer in the Islamic street-art movement, fusing street art with Islamic script and patterns. His work serves as a bridge, bringing together communities divided by culture, faith and ethnicity. We discuss his journey as a graffiti artist, the state of the Islamic arts scene today and learning from past experiences, the future of the Islamic Arts and the inspiration behind his Vatican performance.

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#28. Shahzad Younas: Finding a Muslim Partner

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2018/11/25

Shazad Younas is the founder and CEO of Muzmatch. In 2014, Shahzad quit his job in banking to pursue Muzmatch full time after seeing friends struggling to find a partner. Today, Muzmatch helps Muslims around the world find their perfect marriage partner. We discuss Shazad’s inspiration behind starting Muzmatch, helping thousands overcome common issues in Muslim communities, the importance of using the service with good intentions and how easy it is for people to use the app to find their perfect

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#27. Tez Ilyas: Funny, Thought Provoking and Muslim

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2018/11/12

Tez Ilyas is an award winning British comedian and actor who started comedy in 2010 as a hobby. He is regarded as one of most celebrated rising stars in British comedy. After working as a civil servant for a decade, Tez pursued his hobby full time and achieved phenomenal success with his debut tour, ‘Tez Talk’. He followed up with ‘Made in Britain’ and ‘Teztify’, which he toured to sold out shows. We discuss stand-up comedy, nerves on stage, transitioning from stand-up to acting, and so mu

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#26. Mikhail Melvin Goh - Travel As Ambassadors For...

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2018/10/28

Mikhail Melvin Goh is the founder of Have Halal, Will Travel (HHWT), a media & technology company offering resources and tools to help Muslim travellers plan their perfect trip. Upon discovering Islam, Mikhail experienced the lack of services for the average Muslim traveller. The Singaporean native was motivated to provide a solution, so he teamed up with his wife and friend and founded HHWT. Today, HHWT content reaches over 8.6 million Muslims a month and they are redefining the Muslim travel

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#25. Amal Kassir: A Spoken Word Poet

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2018/10/15

Amal Kassir is a Syrian-American, international spoken word poet. If you asked Amal to describe herself in 3 words, she would say ‘Story-Telling Activist’. She is widely known for her famous Ted Talk, ‘The Muslim on the airplane’, which has over 3 million views on Youtube alone! Amal shares with us her story, utilising poetry to speak about injustice and being the voice of the voiceless. We also talk about the art of storytelling and discuss useful tips on engaging with your community

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#24. Peter Gould - Part 2: Hajj Reflections

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2018/09/30

Peter Gould returns to share his reflections from his recent journey to Hajj in 2018 (1439). Peter provides a powerful reflection based on his experiences , encounters with diverse pilgrims, looking at Hajj from a designer’s perspective and talking about some of the gadgets he came across. He also shares his views on the importance of creating a community, how he created a community of global creative Muslims, and the power of creativity within the youth and what we can do to empower it.

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#23. Peter Gould - Part 1: Islam, Design and Creativity

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2018/09/16

Peter Gould is a celebrated designer, creative entrepreneur and artist. His award-winning work is highly sought after globally. He has launched his own apps & games, created popular online platforms, teaches workshops internationally, and is published in several books. In part one of our chat with Peter, we talk about his journey to Islam, Islamic influence in design, unlocking your creative potential, design thinking and so much more!

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#22. Zahra Shah: A Woman In Tech With A Purpose

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2018/09/02

Zahra Shah is from the UK and with Re:Coded, she is on a mission to grow Iraq’s tech ecosystem and build talent among youth, so that they can solve local issues using technology. Zahra is a ‘tech humanitarian’. She has previously worked at Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first coding school, the UN, and various startups, including Groupon. We speak to Zahra about her mission in helping displaced and conflict affected youths to become future technology leaders, her work with the UN, women in tech, and so

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#21. Remona Aly: Journalist, Commentator & Broadcaster

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2018/08/20

Remona Aly is a journalist, broadcaster and commentator with a focus on faith, lifestyle and identity. She writes for The Guardian and other media outlets, promoting positive stories about Muslims in the West. Her articles range from The Great British Bake Off to burkinis, fashion to interfaith football and rock music! As a commentator, she has appeared on TV and radio such a BBC, ITV and Sky News. We talk about journalism, PR campaigns, trolls, dealing with word count and so much more!

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#20. Mohammed Faris: Becoming a Productive Muslim

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2018/08/06

Mohammed Faris is an international coach, author, speaker and the founder of Productive Muslim, a popular lifestyle blog which Mohammed started in 2007 to explore the question, “Can Islam teach us productivity?” In this episode, Mohammed talks about how Islam teaches us productivity, the importance of Barakah and offers some tips that can be implemented in your daily life to boost your own productivity.

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#19. Sayfullah Nasir: Hajj Ride, Cycling to Hajj

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2018/07/22

In July 2017, a group of 8 British Muslims embarked on a journey of a lifetime by cycling from London to Madinah to perform the Hajj. Cycling over 3,500 kilometers, across 8 countries and 3 continents, they reached Madinah after 6 weeks and raised over £250,000 to buy medical aid for Syria with the Human Aid charity. Sayfullah Nasir is one of the ‘Hajj Riders’ and on behalf of the other riders, he shares the story of their epic journey. Into background music - Yusuf Islam - Talal al

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#18. Haroon Mota: The Marathon Man

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2018/07/08

Haroon Mota is a fundraising manager for the PennyAppeal charity. He is also known as the Marathon Man after running 4 marathons in 4 weeks. He has raised over £1 million via many different challenges such as climbing to the Everest base camp, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Machu Picchu trail, running the London and Palestine marathon and so much more! Haroon talks about why he became a fundraiser, helping others to challenge themselves and how you can be part of some unique causes he has planned.

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#17. Rimla Akhtar MBE: Muslim Women In Sport

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2018/06/25

Rimla Akhtar MBE is the chair of the Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation, the first Muslim woman to sit on the English Football Association council, and number 14 on the Forbes list of ‘the most powerful women in international sports in 2018’. She grew up around sports and competed internationally. Listen to why Rimla champions inclusivity in sports, particular for women from ethnic minorities to participate in sports that take in to consideration religious and cultural sensitivities.

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#16. Nazia Nasreen: How a Toy Guided Someone to Islam...

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2018/06/11

Nazia Nasreen is the founder of Ibraheem Toy House, the world’s leading online Islamic toy store. In 2014, she founded Ibraheem Toy House whilst on maternity leave for her second child and struggling to find good quality Islamic toys for her daughter to make religious education fun. Nazia shares her story on how an introverted and shy person with no business experience overcame copycat businesses and becoming the most widely recognised brand in the Muslim marketplace.

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#15. Fikra Yel: Creating a Community, Ramadan Sharing...

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2018/05/28

Fikra Yel is the founder of Ramadan Sharing Fridges, an initiative that serves the less fortunate community workers and labourers with free food and drink during Ramadan. In 2015, Fikra had a spare fridge and decided to put it outside her house and stock it with free food and drink for the workers in the neighbourhood. Today, the small act is now an annual event across Dubai, with over 150 fridges shared across the city, stocked by generous members of the community and breaking barriers.

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BONUS - Hiba Masood: Making Ramadan Fun for Kids

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2018/05/15

In the final episode of our ‘Ramadan prep’ series, we speak to Hiba Masood from Drama Mama about making Ramadan fun for kids! We talk to Hiba about teaching children about Ramadan in a fun way, instilling the spirit of Ramadan into children, craft activities, creating traditions, tips on getting children involved in charity, how can adults who don’t have children make Ramadan special for kids and lots more! Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss out on future episodes!

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