Ar-Rihla - Migration as Exploration

Todd Shea is a singer, musician and a songwriter who has traveled all over the World performing his music. Todd has been working with and supporting many missions and organizations responding to disasters all over the world. Todd’s experiences include volunteering in Belize to support imprisoned children, helping build homes in Sri Lanka after the disastrous tsunami in 2005, and in the same year he worked as a logistics coordinator and animal rescuer during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Todd then worked to deploy a group of doctors to the Pakistan earthquake. Since then he has been working in Pakistan to assist people who have been affected by natural disasters and conflict. To contact Todd Shea, email [email protected]

Dr Iqbal is a consultant Neuro-Otologist at Salford Royal Foundation Trust He is the Founder and Trustee of Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons of UK Foundation which is a 0% admin charity. He has received 18 healthcare awards including a Lifetime Humanitarian Award He has served as the Board of Governor of Salford Colleges, Non Executive Director of Unlimited Potential and 10 charitable organisations He is listed among 100 influential Muslims and Pakistanis in the UK.

Rumi in our times

Our today's guest Mrs. Samia Ali has been organising cultural event to bridge the gap between ethnic minorities and young generation through various performances of art as poetry, dance, singing, and inspiring stories. Samia hosts a live radio show on Revive FM 94.O; Talk time with Samia Ali. She believes in providing a platform for community to raise awareness on different issues. Also the chair person of her Foundation " From Heart to Hands" which focuses on women empowerment to promote gender equality as a General Secretary of PPP Women wing UK.

Salman is a London based Stand-up Comedian and Host/Mc for events. Salman can perform comedy and host events in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. His experiences as a stand-up Comedian adds a touch of humour to his presenting style. Indeed, it is his quick whit and stage presence that keeps the crowd buzzing and hungry for more. In 2019 he received the best Pakistani stand-up comedian award reclaiming his unique universal style.

John Albert Hillbery, a child of his time, self-educated by life itself, started work at 14 years 10 months old. His personal global and transcendental journey of discovery in body and soul led him to an awareness of Cause and Effect and the total interconnectedness of all things visible and invisible. John, co-authored the ‘Concept of Real Management’ along with the late Agha Hasan Abedi. Also former Trustee of The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.

Mr Mohammad Taher Memon, Senior Executive having vast experience of Ethnic Electronic Media and Marketing Business, now settled in UK was head hunted to launch the first-ever Pakistan origin, Urdu language Television Channel - Prime TV in the UK & Europe, in March 2000. Since then he has played an important role in the development of ethnic electronic media in the UK & Europe, making it truly multicultural and multilingual.

Sara Majid is a researcher, a sustainability enthusiast, and a nomad at heart. Currently, doing Ph.D. in Business Administration from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Her research interests include sustainability, eco-efficiency, and entrepreneurship.

'Mahmoudat Sanni-Oba is an accounting and finance graduate from LSE. She is also the creator of myrihla, a personal development blog where she writes about faith and wellbeing to inspire people and shares tools on how to live a life of purpose. In her spare time, she co-hosts the 'Bookversations' podcast.' Here's a link to her blog https://myrihla.com/

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