Muslim Women In Business

"My name is Mediha. When I was studying Computer Science at university, I developed a passion to teach children coding. During my intership at Imperial College London I met many computer engineers, and they were way better than me. These people had families who had probably paved the way to coding at a very young age. Before starting university I leant JavaScript online thanks to my English. There were afew courses in Turkish too, but they weren't very good quality. All these things had lit up a bulb in my mind. I became a voluntery instructor in an education center. When I realized that I had a good connection with the kids there, I decided to teach them coding. I didn't know how or where to begin. The computers in our center weren’t really good. I applied to a business incubator and they told me that I had to find a partner. So, thats how me and my friend Ecenur started this. I did all the coding and launched KodlamaAtolyesi.com. We started teaching curious kids Sc...

"My name is Rümeysa. I majored in Industrial Design and I’m now doing my Masters in History of Art. I was an exchange student in South Korea and this opportunity, strangely enough, got me interested in Turkish arts and crafts. I started to think about designs based around the Turkish culture. I felt as though there was an absence of cultural topics in my design education, this was what led me to design stuff at home. I fell in love with Turkish embroidery and saw the richness of our culture. That’s how I created Rehrev. I took an embroidery course over a year. I did as much research as I could to come up with different designs. I then applied to an institution for entrepreneurs, and presented my business idea, fortunately I got accepted. After that I started to produce my hand bands. My studio is still new and I've a lot more to learn. Since I work alone, I'm having a hard time taking care of every aspect of my business. I believe in my initiative and know that every...

And it’s a wrap! Thank you to the lovely ladies who participated in MUSWIB’s first small meet up, ‘Chit, chat and çay’. It was an evening of great conversations, laughs, and of course çay! For those who couldn’t attend, keep an eye out for the next one(s). 13 Temmuz günü birbirinden değerli arkadaşlarımızla MUSWIB'in ilk buluşmasını, 'Chit, chat and çay'ı gerçekleştirdik. Güzel insanlarla, harika muhabbetler dolu bir gündü. Herkesin ayağına, yüreğine sağlık. İyi ki geldiniz. Bir sonraki toplantılarda görüşmek üzere!

“I am 34 years old, born in the UK, mother of 4 beautiful children and I run a successful tuition company (121 Tuition). From a young age I have always wanted to work with children; this passion grew stronger as I got older. I studied hard whilst taking care of my 4 young children. In 2008, after completing my studies, I knew it would be a while before I would apply for a teaching job in a school, so I decided that whilst my children were still young, I could offer private tuition. I designed some leaflets myself,  which were very basic as I did not have much to put into the business at that time. Within the first week of posting the leaflets around the area I was overwhelmed with the number of calls I received. The intention of teaching a few students actually turned out to be the initial number of 59 students. I worked from a large room in my home,, which I converted into a classroom. I continued at my home for a year and employed my first member of staff. 121 Tuition had m...

“I am a British contemporary Islamic artist from Watford, on the outskirts of London. I am a mother of 4, grandmother of 2 and have painted for pleasure since I was a child, and professionally for work since around 2010. I simply cannot imagine my life without art. I have painted for as long as I can remember. Born in Zanzibar and growing up in Tanzania, I remember having one of my paintings featured in the local newspaper when I was 8 years old. I can't really explain why I paint. It comes completely as second nature to me. I painted as gifts for my family members, I did portraits of my children when they were younger and Islam, my faith - has always been the greatest inspiration in my art. I cannot imagine my life without art and without painting. It is as important to me as the air that I breathe, not just as a form of meditation, but as a means of transferring all of my thoughts and creative energy into creating something beautiful, with a message that I hope will travel as ...

“I am a 28 years old social entrepreneur. I have a passion for helping people become the best versions of themselves by creating products that make you feel good and do better. I want to encourage people to eat real food and support mission based companies that give back to society. I was a school teacher prior to launching CURE and I recall witnessing my students slumming their way through class eating refined sugars and bad carbs. Anytime I asked them why they ate so poorly, a very common response was, “healthy food just doesn’t taste good. At this time, I remembered this secret recipe my grandmother used to make me eat growing up made with black seeds, honey and other spices. She called it her secret “cure” for everything. I vowed to  turn my grandmothers secret recipe into a modern, durable treat that everyone could enjoy. That’s why I created the CURE bar, the first nutritional snack bar to implement the black seed. The main struggle I’ve faced being a solo founder is ha...