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#MuslimPhilanthropy Podcast with Khair Collective

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In this meeting, Ali shared his personal and professional background, including his journey from Pakistan to the US and his path into psychiatry, while discussing his experiences with mental health challenges and recovery. Ali explained the mission and services of the Khair Collective including their focus on Muslim mental health care and their work providing free workshops, training, and peer support services. The discussion covered the organization’s efforts to integrate Muslim peer specialists into community mental health support, addressing challenges around stigma and the need for culturally informed mental health services.

 

#MuslimPhilanthropy Podcast with Dr. Sohail Masood

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Dr. Sohail Masood shared his entrepreneurial journey from founding Crescent Healthcare to becoming the largest privately held home infusion company in the U.S., while discussing his receipt of various prestigious awards and his commitment to community work through his family foundation. Dr. Masood discusses his family’s philanthropic activities, including support for various nonprofit organizations, media projects, and programs for people with special needs, while emphasizing the importance of strategic giving and building relationships within the community. They highlighted their experiences with Muslim-led nonprofits and mainstream organizations, discussing the challenges of transparency and financial management in religious organizations, while emphasizing the value of starting local charity efforts and understanding community needs.

#MuslimPhilanthropy Podcast with ITKAN IAR Robotics Team

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Join Muhi Khwaja and the Islamic Association of Raleigh Robotics team share more about how the youth are building, not only robots, but the culture of IAR. If there is a will, ITKAN.
Islamic Association of Raleigh (IAR) allows us to ask for sponsors on their platforms and they themselves are a sponsor and we put their logo on our t-shirts in comps. They also are working on finding us a permanent space which is why we currently are working out of Yousuf’s garage. So, it’s literally a non-profit starting in a garage . Expenses are increasing due to winning states and going to Worlds.

If someone wants to support ITKAN IAR 21836, they can donate here:
https://raleighmasjid.org/robotics
IAR: $20k total, $8k left.

If someone wants to support ITKAN Janktastrophe 24064 (from JIAR), our sister team:
https://us.mohid.co/nc/durham/jamaat/masjid/online/donation/NkhFaUVZaDVUVmVxYzN0V0h6WDI3UT09
JIAR: $20k total, $14k left.

 

#MuslimPhilanthropy Podcast with Sofia Haq: Muslim Women Professionals

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Join Muhi Khwaja and Sofia Haq as they talk about the importance of identity in the workplace, how to navigate challenges as Muslim professionals, and the great work being done by Muslim Women Professionals (https://muslimwomenprofessionals.org).

Find more episodes of the Muslim Philanthropy Podcast at amuslimcf.org/pod.

#MuslimPhilanthropy Podcast with Shariq Siddiqui

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Shariq Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Shariq has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a JD from the McKinney School of Law at Indiana University and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Indianapolis. Shariq joins Muhi to share more about his journey in this space.