21 episodes
Her Zindagi Maheen
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Her Zindagi translates to Her life in Urdu. It's a podcast sharing the untold stories of Muslim and/ or South Asian women living their best lives. Each episode a new guest will be interviewed and they will share their story of how they got to where they are. This is a place to learn from the incredible women around us.
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Conversations with Gen Z: Brown Girl Double Standard with Artist Simrah Farrukh and Guest Gen Z host Manaal Abbasi
Simrah Farrukh is an upcoming photographer based in the Bay Area. Common themes she explores are identity, social issues and womanhood. Simrah's work is intimate, nostalgic and feminine. In the Fall of 2019, she had her first solo exhibition as a fourth-year student at Loyola Marymount University titled, The Brown Gaze. Now a graduate, she is exploring an intersection of fashion photography, art and portraiture. As an artist, Simrah ultimately aims to help South Asian- American's represented in art + fashion.
Listen to Simrah talk about:
Cultural representation in art Difference between appreciation and appropriation Brown girl double standards Toxic brown boy culture What will people
Introducing Conversations with Gen Z with Guest Host Manaal Abbasi. Manaal is the Gen Z, younger sister of the normal host Maheen Abbasi. This episode is meant to highlight the conversations the younger generations are having, want to be having and what questions they are asking each other.
Follow Simrah on Instagram at @simrahfarrukh
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Manaal, on Instagram: @maanaaaaal
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com. -
What Does Identity Mean to You with Creator of Brown in Media, Fareeha Molvi
Fareeha Molvi is a cultural essayist who’s work explores identity in America. Her work has been featured in Allure, Glamour, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine and others. She’s been cited as an expert in the New York Times, Inc. and CBC Q. She runs a website and Instagram account called Brown in Media, where she explores how brown people are represented on screen.
Listen to Fareeha talk about
Working as a writer Representation in media The concept of identity The Model Minority concept
Follow @browninmedia
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com -
Part 2: The Power of Female Leadership with COO of Salesforce Archana Subramanian
Archana Subramanian is the SVP and COO of AMER Verticals, responsible for running the Sales Strategy and Sales Development teams for the Healthcare, Financial Services, Commerce Cloud, and Retail & CPG sales verticals. She grew up in Cochin, India, where she received her undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering. She moved to the United States 12 years ago to pursue a Masters in Information Systems from Indiana University. After spending 3 years at Infosys Consulting, Archana joined Salesforce almost 9 years ago. She has been living in San Francisco for the past decade with her husband, chasing their 2 daughters.
Listen to Archana talk about
Her career story How she makes career decisions Being a Woman of color Leader in male-dominated tech Advice of being the minority in the room Finding mentors Other passion projects
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com -
The Power of Female Leadership with COO of Salesforce Archana Subramanian
Archana Subramanian is the SVP and COO of AMER Verticals, responsible for running the Sales Strategy and Sales Development teams for the Healthcare, Financial Services, Commerce Cloud, and Retail & CPG sales verticals. She grew up in Cochin, India, where she received her undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering. She moved to the United States 12 years ago to pursue a Masters in Information Systems from Indiana University. After spending 3 years at Infosys Consulting, Archana joined Salesforce almost 9 years ago. She has been living in San Francisco for the past decade with her husband, chasing their 2 daughters.
Listen to Archana talk about
Her career story How she makes career decisions Being a Woman of color Leader in male-dominated tech Advice of being the minority in the room Finding mentors Other passion projects
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com -
What Keeps You Going? With Actress Kauser Mohammed
Kausar Mohammed is a half Bengali, half Pakistani writer, actress, and comedian born in San Jose, California. She is a writer/performer in the distinguished all-South Asian comedy troupe, The Get Brown, and in the 2021 CBS Diversity Showcase. She has worked on and written a variety of award-winning digital projects, such as "Smyle" and "Namaste" featured on Huffington Post, NBC, and Al-Jazeera. Kausar plays series lead in Paul Feig's (“Bridesmaids”) dramedy, “East of La Brea”. She also has worked alongside Taraji P. Henson on the film “What Men Want” (Paramount), Issa Rae on the film “Little” (Universal), and has additional credits on shows such as “Silicon Valley” (HBO), “Black Lightning” (CW), and “Carol’s Second Act” (CBS). Kausar also voices series lead characters on both Spielberg’s upcoming Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and the hit anime show, Great Pretender. She also is the co-founder of SHIFT, a racial justice and gender justice consulting group created by all women of color. You can find her performing regularly at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theatre on their house team, Emerald. She is Queer, Muslim, and a Hufflepuff/Slytherin hybrid.
Listen to Kauser Talk about:
How she got into acting Choosing a career she loves Always checking in to what you want Power of saying No A Racial Justice consulting group she created
Follow Kauser on Instagram at @kausertheperson
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com -
The Key to Success with Founder and CEO of NOORNOIR, Noor Molvi
Noor Molvi created the jewelry line, NOORNOIR, after years of dreaming about being a designer and entrepreneur. She has always been a creative and visual person. After working a few different jobs in the fashion industry, She realized the only way she could truly satisfy my longing for creating beautiful design was by doing it on her own time and in her own way. SHE was scared to take the leap into entrepreneurship but I have gained so much along the way.
NOORNOIR is a collection of elegant, timeless jewelry handmade and designed by its namesake owner in Los Angeles, California. Often mixing high-quality gold pieces with natural materials such as pearls and aquamarines, every stunning creation feels simultaneously classic and one-of-a-kind, evoking found treasures washed up from the sea. NOORNOIR jewelry has been featured in VoyageLA Magazine and seen on celebrities like Olympic Golds Medalist Nastia Liukin & Tara Lipinksi as well as CW "Roswell" star Heather Hemmens and ABC "American Housewife" star Carly Hughes.
Listen to Noor Talk about:
How she started her company Her tips to success How her biggest let down ended up being the best redirection What it's like being a Female, Muslim, Pakistani founder
Follow NoorNoir on Instagram at @Noornoir
Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi
Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93
If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com