Episode 27: Muslim Literary Festival with Founder Narjis Sheikh
About this episode
Irfan and Abbas interview Narjis Sheikh about her journey in social entrepreneurship and the importance of community support.
In this episode, Irfan and Abbas sit down with the legendary Narjis Sheikh, who is a Toronto-based novel writer as well as a community organizer with a deep passion for helping people make their dreams come true. In this episode we talk with Narjis about her journey of social entrepreneurship, the ups and downs of a founder's experience in creating out of nothing, and the immense value of having the support and backing of your community.
People in this episode
Hosts: Irfan, Abbas
Guest: Narjis Sheikh
Topics covered
- social entrepreneurship
- community support
- founder's experience
- literary festival
- novel writing
Keywords
- Muslim Literary Festival
- Narjis Sheikh
- social entrepreneurship
- community organizer
- Toronto writer
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Toronto
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