The final episode of the Modern Muslimah Series. In this season finale episode, Dr Niki Abdel talks about her own struggles with the work-life balance. For those of you who have been loyal listeners to this podcast since it’s inception, you have probably been wondering where the heck has Nikita been? Well, just like you all and all the women who have been a part of this podcast journey, I too struggle with being able to find the time to do everything I want to and need to do. Over the ...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita. Today I would like you to join me and Sara, who lives across the pond in London. Sara shares some of the struggles she’s had to overcome as a single, Muslim female living in the UK and who is crushing the adulting game. She shares stories of how her dark skin has impacted her personal life and the struggles to overcome cultural expectations of being a wife and mother. Thanks for listening to the eighth episode of ...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita. I realized that most of you guys are probably not familiar with Guyana - the small South American country where I was born and spent the first 16 years of my life. Then I realized, I had never been Muslim while living there and I don’t really understand what it means to be a Guyanese Muslim. So, I called on my cousin-in-law, Farah, to share what it’s like to be Young and Muslim in Guyana. She also shares some of the chal...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita. As part of the Modern Muslimah Series, I hope to discuss issues that affect young Muslim women. Today we are discussing the hijab. This past year I started wearing a hijab to test it out and I am starting to have some reservations about continuing to wear it. So I decided to talk to my sisters-in-law, Yasmine and Rodina about those reservations. They are both Egyptian American Muslims. Rodina wears a hijab and Yasmine do...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita, and as part of the Modern Muslimah Series, I interview Parisa R, my med school roomie who is now a board certified internal medicine doctor, mom to a special needs child and Bengali-American wife. In this episode, we talk about the struggles that Parisa and her husband Samee have faced since the birth of their first son with special needs. We dive into the emotional rollercoaster of finding out your long-awaited first bo...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. As part of the Modern Muslimah Series, I interview Parisa R, my med school roomie who is now a board certified internal medicine doctor, mom to a special needs child and Bengali-American wife. In this episode, we talk about how ordinary women can break the cultural glass ceiling by shattering traditional gender roles in a relationship, creating a partnership with your spouse and not falling prey to the pressures of societal expectations. ...

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. This is the third episode of the Modern Muslimah Edition. Farrah and I continue to talk all things Ramadan. We talk about making extra prayers, especially during those last 10 important nights, how to engage the revert community and how to promote the religion with our non-muslim friends and family. If you’re looking for a great charity or you just want to give back to your community, Farrah makes some great recommendations! (These are not spon...

Welcome to the second episode of the Modern Muslimah Edition of the Working Millennial Women Podcast. Farrah and I continue to talk all things Ramadan. We dive into obsessive cleaning rituals, maintaining mental sanity while preparing for Ramadan (and Eid), fitting in 5 prayers while working a full time job and finding the right resources to guide your quest to be a better Muslim. If you are struggling with any of those aspects of your deen, then I think you’ll find this episode incredibly in...

This is the first official episode of the Modern Muslimah Edition of the Working Millennial Women podcast! I'm joined by Farrah A - a mom of 3, Physician's assistant in NYC and a long time college friend of mine. We talk about all things Ramadan! If this is your first time fasting and you're having a hard time - this is the episode for you! If you're having trouble getting your kids engaged or even excited about Ramadan - this episode is for you! If you're trying to create Ramadan traditions ...

Introduction to the Working Millennial Women Podcast. Join the host - a 33year old millennial surgeon, wife, cat-mom, hijabi Muslim immigrant who interviews other women about their daily struggles to balance all aspects of their lives. Pick up some tips, tricks and shortcuts to help make your life easier!