Episode Six - Nazia Faiz - Strategic Initiatives Lead

In this fascinating episode, we talk to Nazia Faiz who is a British born, Sri Lankan Muslim. Nazia talks to us about what it was like growing up in Sri Lanka within a Muslim minority community in a family with two other sisters and no boys, and how her parents' choices ensured that she and her sisters were given a full education and encouraged to pursue careers as independent, successful women. We talk about her experience moving back to the United Kingdom for university and how her connection with her identity and faith as a Muslim women has evolved over the years. We also talk about how in 2019 the attitude towards the Muslim minority community living in Sri Lanka changed drastically, as a result of the rise of nationalism fueled by political game playing. Nazia talks us through her journey from achieving some of the world's top grades in econo ...