She Speaks Diversity - A place where women of all kinds become one, and share their hardships as well as stories on how they became the woman they are today.

50 Muslims were murdered while attending Friday prayer in New Zealand Mosques

Posted on March 15, 2019April 4, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Brief breaking news podcast with Mahnoor Syed to talk about the terrorist attack in New Zealand.

International Women’s Day!

Posted on March 8, 2019April 26, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Happy International Women's Day!

Emily J. from OVERDRESSED CHICAGO

Posted on February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Had thevery creative Emily J. CEO of OVERDRESSED Chicago talk about her journey to creating her very own clothing-brand, and becoming the woman she is today.

She Speaks Diversity Meets This Muslim Girl Podcast!

Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

She Speaks Diversity meets This Muslim Girl Podcast for a conjoined podcast episode!

Author Nevien Shabbneh

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Happy Friday everyone! Two weeks into the new year and hopefully everyone is enjoying it so far! For the feature today, we have someone that I have admired for years. I was honored when she agreed to be a guest, this week we have the incredible Nevien Shabbneh! Nevien graduated with a bachelors degree in … Continue reading Author Nevien Shabbneh →

Kanwal Memon

Posted on January 9, 2019April 26, 2019 by Kanwal Memon

Kanwal Memon, a fashion enthusiast, multi-media art curator, poet, and future author. She uses fashion as a way to express her individuality while still curating a platform to inspire young Muslim women to express their bodies and features the same way. Her poems speak about relationships, heartbreak, and agony while following the journey of being … Continue reading Kanwal Memon →

Aja Black

Posted on January 4, 2019January 8, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

talked with The Reminders very own, Aja Black via Skype about her career and what it means to be a diverse woman.

Tahera Rahman Makes History

Posted on December 28, 2018January 8, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

America's first ever hijab wearing Television anchor tells us about her journey to becoming the woman she is today.

QUESTION AND ANSWER MOM AND DAUGHTER ADDITION

Posted on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Happy Friday! Welcome back to She Speaks Diversity! This is the third Friday of the month, A.K.A: Q & A day! Boy do we have a great Q&A for you this month! For December's Q&A, I asked my Instagram followers what they thought of possibly doing a mother and daughter segment, and the results were … Continue reading QUESTION AND ANSWER MOM AND DAUGHTER ADDITION →

Yara the poet

Posted on December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 by Yasmeen Sheikah

This weeks podcast is a very real discussion with fast rising poet/ spoken word artist, Yara Daoud. Yara is a 23 year old Palestinan-American that advocates to make a change through her voice. Daoud's work focuses on Palestinian liberation, as well as anti-blackness. The young Devry alum hopes to connect voices and joined struggles through … Continue reading Yara the poet →

Zainab Merchant

Posted on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 by Yasmeen Sheikah

I had the absolute pleasure of being able to sit and talk to Zainab Merchant via phone call for this weeks podcast. Zainab is a Muslim journalist, studying at Harvard. She is also an author, mother of three, and the creator of Chipakly which is a media outlet that showcases justice and creativity. You may recognize … Continue reading Zainab Merchant →

Bonnie’s Brave Battle

Posted on October 25, 2018January 20, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Sat down with Bonnie to talk about her hard battle with breast cancer.

Episode 01 She Speaks Diversity: Veils Of America

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Welcome to Season two of She Speaks Diversity and the first premiering episode of She Speaks Diversity: The Veils Of America. A talk show hosted by five American Muslim women who are pursuing degrees in arts and media, while finding their opportunity to voice their opinions and spread insight on what brown women face in … Continue reading Episode 01 She Speaks Diversity: Veils Of America →

Often

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Do you ever just feel lost? You know where you're going but you don't know why, or what will be at your destination? You have an idea of what you want and you see what everyone wants from you, but is it truly what you're asking for? I feel lost. often. -Yasmeen Sheikah

Advice

Posted on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Hello everyone! Although the site is currently inactive because we are working on season two, I am now opening up a new section on the blog for reader emails, advice and questions! How does this work? Just send an email from the contact page or send a direct message on social media asking a question … Continue reading Advice →

#Diversewoman: Season One Wrap up of the She Speaks Diversity Podcast series

Posted on April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 by Yasmeen Sheikah

Finale episode of She Speaks Diversity where we recap season one and discuss what is to come for season two.

accessorize

Posted on February 7, 2019April 26, 2019 by Kanwal Memon

you keep that gun in your pocket you wear my heart on your sleeve parade it around as if it was another accessory to you -accessorize, km