“Raising Strong Daughters” with Ajmal Qureshi, Indrani Goradia, and Jeremie Miller

“Raising Strong Daughters” with Ajmal Qureshi, Indrani Goradia, and Jeremie Miller

From RAFT by RAFT: Indrani Goradia, Alyce Jurgensen, Jeremie Miller, Amy Jaffe

July 17, 2025 · 30 min · Season 1

About this episode

Indrani Goradia speaks with Ajmal Qureshi about the importance of raising strong daughters through education and intentional parenting.

In this heartfelt episode, our founder, Indrani Goradia speaks to Ajmal Qureshi, a former diplomat and proud father about raising strong daughters, the power of education and what it means to build a lasting legacy—rooted in love, equity, and intentional parenting. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:05 Ajmal Qureshi introduces himself 03:05 Indrani shares why Ajmal and his daughter’s story resonated with her 04:30 “What did you realize early in your career that you knew you had to teach your daughters, so they would grow up to be as strong as they are today?” 07:28 “What did you know, as a young man, about girls and women that informed how you showed up as a father?”” 13:40 Ajmal shares what he would tell other young men to help them honor the girls and women in their lives 18:10 Jeremie poses the question: “What do you do when you see someone treating women in a way that doesn’t reflect how you raised your daughters?”” 23:54 Indrani recounts a story where she chose to advocate for a young woman rather than stay silent 26:45 Ajmal’s final thoughts 29:25 Outro

People in this episode

Hosts: Indrani Goradia, Jeremie Miller

Guest: Ajmal Qureshi

Topics covered

  • raising daughters
  • education
  • parenting
  • legacy
  • equity

Keywords

  • strong daughters
  • intentional parenting
  • love
  • equity

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Books & works: Raising Strong Daughters

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