The Muslim Pod
Muslim Canadians often navigate experiences that are unique to Canada and can’t simply be compared to those of Muslim communities in the U.S., the U.K., or Australia. With smaller Muslim populations across Canadian cities, representation and visibility remain limited. This podcast creates space for honest conversations that bring Muslims and non-Muslims together. Fostering understanding, strengthening community, uplifting Muslim-owned businesses, and shedding light on the lived experiences that matter most to the Young Muslim Canadian Adults today.
Episodes
Helped and Hindered: Living with an Invisible Disability
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Fatima, a lawyer, educator, and researcher originally from Pakistan, to explore how she lived 30 years without a diagnosis for bipolar disorder, traveled five continents chasing knowledge and opportunity, wrote a thesis connecting oral Inuit and Islamic traditions of peace, and learned that not all paths are supposed to be straight.Follow The Mus
Faith, Identity and Navigating Male-Dominated Fields
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Sana, a geoscientist, personal brand strategist, and founder of Self Sustain, to explore how she navigated a male dominated field as a visibly Muslim woman, advocated for prayer accommodations in spaces that weren't built for her, and founded a community helping female climate founders build the visibility their work deserves.
Breaking the Charity Box
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Rumaysa, a PhD holder in Applied AI who works on Canada's digital infrastructure and founded Renewify, to explore how she stopped waiting for permission to lead, why stewardship shapes the way she builds, and what it means to turn waste into wealth while staying rooted in faith.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with
Live as if Forever, or Dying Tomorrow
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Karim, a Saudi-born Egyptian pharmacist and CEO behind the Care Group of Companies, to explore how he fast tracked through school, became licensed at 20, served underserved communities across Northern Ontario, and built a network of pharmacies and clinics employing over 100 people while letting faith guide every decision along the way.Follow The
The Du‘a That Got Me Laid Off
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Tamania, a storyteller and purpose-driven entrepreneur behind Eight Stories of Modesty and Ihsan, to explore how she spent years trying to make corporate work, made dua for more rizq and got laid off hours later, built a business that never gained momentum, and finally learned what it means to move with intention instead of chasing an image. Foll
From Hifz to Hustle: How Faith Built a Founder
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Ali, a Canadian-born Hafiz, entrepreneur, and AI founder behind Sharif Capital, to explore how stepping away from school for five years of Hifz shaped his discipline, how he bootstrapped seven companies across e-commerce, ads, and wealth management, and how faith continues to guide his work building AI-powered revenue systems for B2B firms Follow
From Blueprints to Belief: Building a Life with Purpose
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Raj, a product leader and founder based in Edmonton, to explore his journey from urban planning to tech entrepreneurship, and from a Hindu upbringing to embracing Islam through years of personal reflection and spiritual search.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through ou
When the Dream Gets Heavy: Divorce, Medicine and Healing
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Zarmina, an incoming OBGYN resident at the University of Toronto and a Calgary-raised international medical graduate, to explore how she navigated divorce while completing medical school in Pakistan, broke through the stigma her community rarely talks about, and found her way back to herself and to Canada through faith, grit, and an unwillingness
Finding the Divine in the Daily Grind
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Nazifa, a strategy consultant and project coordinator who has lived in Bangladesh, New York, and Toronto, to explore how a downtown mosque community became her anchor through career uncertainty, immigration challenges, and the search for spiritual grounding in early adulthood.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone
Rewriting the Board: Why I Didn’t Become a Doctor
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Haniya, a front-end developer who also supports her family business in Calgary, to explore how grief, responsibility, and faith shaped her decision to pursue STEM and redefine success beyond the traditional “doctor or bust” expectation.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story t
Weaving an Intentional Journey in Tech and Community
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Alviya, a PwC consultant and the founder of WEAV Scarves, to explore how global experiences, faith, and community shaped her hijab journey and inspired her to live and work with intention as a Muslim woman in Canada.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through our website:
How a Collective Pain Point Fuelled a Passion
In this episode of The Muslim Pod we sit down with Rezwana, a PhD candidate, registered nurse, and startup founder, to explore how her personal journey as a second-generation Muslim immigrant inspired a startup grounded in faith and culture. Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through our website: themuslimpod.caNext Episod
Losing and Then Finding My Voice in Islam
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Yameena Ansari, an Immigration and Refugee lawyer and founder of Ansari Immigration Law, to explore growing up Muslim in rural Canada, navigating post-9/11 discrimination, and rediscovering faith beyond inherited cultural Islam. Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through
So She Can Dream Out Loud
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Misbah, a Public servant currently serving in an executive role, advising senior leaders on policy decisions at Indigenous Services Canada, to explore what it means to break barriers and find the courage to pursue dreams unapologetically.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story
Growing A Muslim Tech Firm
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Hamza, a software engineer and director at a tech consultancy, to talk about balancing consulting, engineering, leadership, and faith in the professional world. Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through our website: themuslimpod.caNext Episode: Feb 6, 2026[Episodes will
From Survival to Security: A Journey of Qadr
In this episode of The Muslim Pod, we sit down with Hunain, a cybersecurity professional, to talk about growing up between countries, navigating chronic illness, and finding purpose through faith and resilience.Follow The Muslim Pod for more stories. Share this episode with someone who may need it, and submit your story through our website: themuslimpod.caNext Episode: Jan 23, 2026[Episodes will b
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