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Muslims Doing Things

Hi! I am Layla Shaikley (@laylool), I co-founded a tech company and I am also visibly Muslim. So, my identity has been front and center throughout my life and career. I have lived a lifetime of reclaiming my narrative. This is my podcast where I will interview fellow Muslim guests with interesting career paths reclaiming theirs too. I"ll share insights on my journey throughout the way. Listen if you want career inspo, life inspo, or just to know what’s up.

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00:50:27

Amany Killawi co-founded Launchgood

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/09/19

When Amany Killawi studied social work, she had an image for her future in macro impact. Her life took an unexpected turn when she met her co-founders and started what would be come the largest Muslim crowdfunding platform on the platform. The company bootstrapped the company to where they are today, with $250 million raised, and Amany serves as the COO for 100 people working towards the vision of $1 billion raised on their platform. Listen to Amany’s journey as a the founder of a growth stage

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00:47:29

Salma Hindy is a stand-up comedian

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/09/12

Salma Hindy is a first-generation Egyptian-Canadian comedian. Though Salmna studied biomedical engineering (read as: her day job), Salma has had a fast rise to fame as a Muslim comedian. She touches topics in jest that many of us know too well — from the cultural taboos of dating to her relationship with hijab. Follow Salma at: Instagram TikTok YouTube Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laylool/message

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00:45:49

Dr. Melina Abdullah co-founded BLM LA

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/09/05

Dr. Melina Abdullah (@docmellymel) is a professor and the former chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Cal State University, Los Angeles. She is an activist, an organizer, a scholar, and a mother. And Dr. Melina co-founded BLM Los Angeles the night that George Zimmerman was acquitted of the charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter after the murder of Treyvon Martin. Dr. Melina is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movements. She is the author of numerous

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00:42:36

Deena Shakir is a venture capitalist

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/08/22

Deena Shakir always optimized her career for impact — though she could have never imagined that it would land her in venture capital. After a brief career in journalism, Deena served as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. State Department under Secretary Clinton. Listen to Deena’s unconventional (though very logical) journey from D.C., to Google.org, to a partner at LUX Capital where she invests in health tech startups today. Follow Deena on Twitter --- Send in a voice message:

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01:00:29

Omar Sayyed is the CEO of Ties.com

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/08/15

Omar Sayyed was born in Afghanistan moving to America as a refugee. Growing up, Omar watched his father build a new career in the States while learning a new language and skills. By his young adulthood, Omar had built and exited two companies. Omar was approached by his co-founders at Ties.com to build the company from the ground up with his team. Omar and his team bootstrapped the company to where it is now, where Omar currently serves as the CEO. Follow Omar on TikTok Follow Omar on Instagram

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01:01:16

Dr Nahla is a mental health advocate

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/08/08

@imdoctornahla always knew that she wanted to practice medicine, but the path that would get her to mental heath advocacy was not one that she would wish on anyone. After experiencing a traumatic relationship, Nahla spoke out about the experiences that she endured in order to help other women navigate their way through abuse. Nahla’s fearless approach on taboo subjects landed her instant internet visibility — and you can catch her on TikTok and Instagram educating others as she completes her

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01:00:12

Kashif Shaikh founded the Pillars Fund

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/08/01

Kashif Shaikh was an English major when he got into philanthropy on a whim, per the advice of his college counselor. When tides were shifting and the first Muslim Congressperson was elected to office in the United States, Kashif started ideating his own philanthropic fund that could serve the Muslim community. From there, alongside his co-founder and team, Pillars Fund was birthed. Pillars Fund amplifies the leadership, narratives, and talents of Muslims in the United States to advance opportunity

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01:01:48

Shahzad Younas founded Muzz

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/07/25

Shahzad Younas is the founder and CEO of Muzz, the world’s largest faith-based dating app for single Muslims. In 2011, Muzz was a website that Shahzad hacked together. As generic matchmaking apps took off, the Muslim community found itself with seemingly few options online. Shahzad built a solution to that problem through Muzz, and left a promising career in finance to dedicate his life to matchmaking online. Listen to Shahzad's journey through proving out the concept, guerilla marketing at

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00:55:35

Dr. Seun Adigun has competed in the Summer and Winter...

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/07/18

In 2018, the International Olympic Committee recognized Dr. Seun Adigun as the first African to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. What isn’t immediately clear in the recognition is the Dr. Seun founded the Nigerian bobsled team, making her team Nigeria’s first-ever Winter Olympians. Nor does it represent that she learned the bobsled after an Olympic-level career in track and field. Today, Dr. Seun works professionally as a chiropractor and biomechanist with the mission of

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00:46:38

Rana el Kaliouby built and sold her tech company

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/07/11

Growing up in Egypt, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby (@ranaelkaliouby) envisioned a life in academia. What the future would hold for Rana was on the cutting edge of research and innovation, though not quite academia. Rana moved from Egypt to the UK for her PhD, where she had the opportunity to connect with her academic idol Roz Picard who ran research at the MIT Media Lab. Rana co-founded (the recently acquired) Affectiva with Roz as a Media Lab spinout in 2009, and is now deputy CEO at Smart Eye. At

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00:48:48

Lena Khan directed a Disney movie

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/07/04

Lena Khan went to UCLA with an interest in film — but no intention to pursue it as a career. Fast forward to today and her IMDB profile credits her for a Disney+ film, Flora and Ulysses, and her own full-length film, The Tiger Hunter. Lena has become a pillar within the intimate Muslim-American circle in Hollywood, and most recently co-signed Riz Ahmed’s campaign to get more Muslims in film. Listen to Lena’s journey on today’s epi, and how she has navigated her successful career as a director. Keep

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00:48:25

Rana Abdelhamid is running for Congress

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/06/27

Rana Abdelhamid is a community organizer and non-profit leader born and raised in Queens, New York. Rana attended New York City public schools and grew up in a working-class community. She is the Founder and Executive Director of a gender justice nonprofit and formerly one of the youngest elected board members of Amnesty International USA. After living in the thick of the COVID-19 crisis in NYC, Rana decided to put a campaign together and was endorsed by Justice Democrats. Listen to Rana’s journey

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00:49:53

Aadil Abedi is a professional artist

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/06/20

Aadil Abedi never thought that he would end up as a fine artist after acting school (or after a stint in the corporate world, no less) — but a year in Bollywood turned his dreams upside down. After a serendipitous series of events, Aadil has built a career as an artist and calligrapher whose work is seen across celebrity garb, magazines, and architecture. Listen to Aadil’s career story, which started in the UK and took him across the globe where he built a team to support the operation behind his

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00:44:56

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is The Mauritanian

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/06/13

Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir was recently turned into a movie that has since received 6 nominations between the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. Jodie Foster received a Golden Globe for playing Mohamedou’s lawyer in The Mauritanian. Tahar Rahim played Mohamedou, and other A-listers like Benedict Cumberbatch carry major roles. Mohamedou is a Mauritanian who was detained at Guantánamo Bay detention camp without a single charge for 14 years before being released. Slahi wrote the memoir that inspired the

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00:50:10

Aqsa Altaf directed American Eid

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/06/06

Aqsa Altaf is a writer and director whose recent film, American Eid, can be streamed on Disney +. Aqsa is the daughter of Pakistani and Sri Lankan migrants. She was raised within a migrant community in Kuwait before finding her way to a community college in Los Angeles. From there, Aqsa worked her way to USC's film school and dedicated her career to storytelling. Aqsa is and was one of six filmmakers selected by Disney for their Launchpad program, which allowed Aqsa to create the short film American

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00:53:23

Johana Bhuiyan is a tech accountability reporter

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/05/30

Johana Bhuiyan knew that she wanted to be a reporter -- but didn't know that she'd end up as an investigative reporter. Currently at the Los Angeles Times, Johana covers tech with a focus on accountability. Johana is especially interested in interrogating how tech impacts real people and their civil liberties. Johana is a veteran reporter who is currently is focusing on how tech is used to enhance and enable the surveillance of marginalized groups. Johana's resume includes Recode, BuzzFeed News, and

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01:02:50

Husain Abdullah was in the NFL

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/05/23

Husain Abdullah was born in Los Angeles and raised in Pomona, California as one of 16 in a blended family. Husain and his siblings loved sports. As a child, Husain's eldest brother would give him advice that would inspire him to reach great heights. Husain had a 7-year career on the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs before retiring from the NFL to pursue his own ventures. Listen to Husain (who, as you will find out in the episode, was also my 4th/5th-grade classmate at the City of Knowledge

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00:47:35

Rowaida Abdelaziz is a national reporter

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/05/09

Rowaida Abdelaziz is an award-winning national reporter at the Huffington Post based in NYC, where she spearheads the coverage of Islamophobia and reports on the intersection of Muslim life within politics, culture, and gender. Listen to Rowaida’s journey to becoming a national reporter — how her identity played a role and her hot takes on the tokenization of Muslim women. Also, read the Burkini article discussed in the epi here — When Swimming Becomes a Political Act Find Rowaida on Twitter Follow

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00:45:48

Rizwan Manji is an award nominated actor

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/05/02

If you are part of Schitt’s Creek’s cult following, you already know that Rizwan Manji — who plays Ray Butani — is a phenomenal actor. Rizwan has been acting since the late 90s and has credits in over 115 shows and movies. From the Wolf of Wall Street, Glee, Hannah Montana, to the New Girl, to the Tiger Hunger, to Arranged, NCIS…and most recently, as Mr. Khan in Mira, Royal Detective’s Eid-centric episode: The Eid Mystery. Listen to Rizwan’s journey as a career actor — and, especially, as a brown

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00:49:47

Misha Euceph is a professional podcast producer and host

Muslims Doing Things ·

2021/04/25

When Misha Euceph went to college, she envisioned a career in radio journalism. Her career blossomed as podcasts became mainstream and a series of twists and turns got her to KPCC, where she produced her own blockbuster podcast: The Big One: Your Survival Guide. Fast-forward a few years, and Misha has founded and leads her own audio production company, Dustlight, where she has produced work for giants like the Obamas and Bruce Springsteen, Baratunde Thurston — and also, herself. Misha is the host

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