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Self-improvement, Documentary, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Reda Khan is a French teacher who finds herself struggling when the paths of her career and her religion are torn apart. This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer: Muna Scekomar Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Podcast intern: Nima Harun Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi The Digital Sisterhood is partnering with Helping Hand for Relief and Development to sponsor a Skills Development and Livelihood Center in Madogo, Kenya for women and youth living in poverty. Skills trainings empowers beneficiaries to take charge of their own lives with dignity and determination. Our goal is to sponsor 138 students, that is 138 women and youth who will learn employable skills and gain financial stability. Help us in making that happen by visiting www.hhrd.org/Sisterhood to learn more and donate. One of the ways you can give back to our podcast is by helping our fellow team member who is fundraising for a family member who has passed away, May Allah have mercy on their soul, reach her goal. The goal is £2,000. Please donate and don't let this opportunity for good deeds pass you. https://campaigns.givebrite.com/fundraiser?fundraiser=yasmin-9442 Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas. Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	As-Salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakati friends.
0:05.6	It is your sister and friend, Adar, and you're listening to the Digital Sisterhood podcast.
0:14.2	So I'm going to tell you a story and this story is about a girl named Rita.
0:19.0	Rita was born in a city in Pakistan called Islamabad, a city popularly known as a city
0:24.3	of Islam, a city of peace.
0:26.9	A city with a spread of natural terraces and summer green meadows, she had the best
0:32.1	kind of childhood.
0:33.7	Well lots of love and laughter, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
0:37.8	She was also the eldest of three at the time.
0:40.7	Although she might not have all of the toys or candies I could get her ascoe or dream
0:45.2	of, she still had the best thing life could offer.
0:49.1	Love.
0:50.1	We lived at my grandfather's house, like my maternal grandfather's house.
0:55.2	And I remember we had rabbits in our house and I was really little, my mom told me I was
0:59.8	like three.
1:00.8	And I was like, ooh, I do remember stuff from my childhood.
1:05.2	So when my dad was there, he got us like pet rabbits.
1:08.8	And when he had to go back to Canada, we had to give our rabbits away.
1:15.3	Growing up, I always knew that Pakistan was not home.
1:19.2	My dad was never there because he was either in US or he was in Canada.
1:22.7	But I knew that we one day will have to join him.
1:26.4	So wherever we were living, either at my grandfather's house, like my mom's side or my dad's
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