Life has become fast and busy. With information being accessible at our fingertips 24/7 within minutes or even seconds. This means we have multiple thoughts and ideas criss-crossing through our heads simultaneously. Add to the formula the unique position of professional Muslim women. We are juggling various aspects of life across issues of gender, race, culture, faith and profession. For many of us it can be overwhelming.
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Mindfulness through Journaling
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Setting up Your Own Business
Ever thought of starting up on your own? Do you have a fabulous idea but don't know where to start, and how? This is a thought that runs through many of our minds at one point in time. Very few of us take the bold step and risk it all for something we feel passionately about.
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Design the Job You Love
The New Year brings fresh set of hopes, challenges and opportunities. With a renewed positive mindset and different perspective, what previously may have been seen as obstacles and minefields can be seen as opportunities for personal and professional development.
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End of Year Motivation Boost & Reflections
Do you feel run down? Deflated? As though you haven't achieved anything over the past year? Then this session may be just what you're looking for. Farah Dualeh will help rejuvenate our inner spirit, going into the holiday break with a more positive mindset.
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Influential Muslim Women: Historic & Contemporary 3
Throughout Muslim history women have been in the forefront of society, taking active part in communal life in a variety of different roles, not only as mothers, daughters, sisters and wives. Not only were these women active community members and philanthropists, they were encouraged and well respected within Muslim societies.
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Mental Health & Well Being: Stress at Work
Research shows that Muslim women are unique in the sense that they face triple penalty discrimination - being women, being ethnic minorities, and Muslim. The stress that comes with having to deal with these pressures can impact one's mental health, and left unchecked can lead to serious health problems.
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Work-Life Balance – Can it be truly achieved?
Muslim women cannot be all airbrushed with the same colour, we are as diverse as the world in which we live. The aim of the session is to explore the experiences of a range of professional Muslim women and how they maintain a balance between their work and personal lives (or not!). What works, what doesn't, and what can be done better? What challenges were faced, opportunities sought, and life lessons learnt?
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The Elevator Pitch
Date: Saturday 21st July 2018 Time: 2.45-5.15pm Location: Farringdon Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, home-schooler, employee, or a sister looking for a career change, come and tell us your story! The Elevator Pitch is …
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Pass the Mic Sis Eid Party 2018
On Saturday June 30th, we were in Shephard’s Bush to celebrate #Eid as a #network of #professionalmuslimwomen with a #onedishparty. It was great to see so many lovely sisters come along whether they had attended …
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1st Anniversary: Journeys
It was good to reflect on the the journey of Pass the Mic Sis to see what was achieved within a short amount of time, with limited professional connections and resources. It just goes to prove that if one has the will to do something anything is possible.
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Influential Muslim Women: Historic & Contemporary 2
It was amazing having these two role models showcased during the session and a sense of female empowerment was felt in this group. The discussions that followed naturally were invigorating and showed how wonderful an opportunity it is for Muslim women to gather and discuss relevant topics, opportunities, and challenges we face.
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New Year New You!
The discussion focused on setting goals that were more useful to our personal or professional aspirations by breaking them down into manageable chunks and using the SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time) method as a tool.
