Step Ahead provides interventions to kids at Neurodevelopmental disorders, Do Psychological assessments, believe in and provide a true Inclusive Care Setup. Visit : https://web.facebook.com/stepaheadinc... Topics covered in this episode: 1. What is Autism? 2. How STEP AHEAD is making a difference in Lahore, Pakistan? 3. Why did Sadia Atif, the founder and owner of the AUTISM school STEP AHEAD started this school? 4. What is the future of her Neurodiverse Children? 5. What can the Government of P...
Nov 06, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Step Ahead provides interventions to kids at Neurodevelopmental disorders, Do Psychological assessments, believe in and provide a true Inclusive Care Setup. Visit : https://web.facebook.com/stepaheadinc... Topics covered in this episode: 1. What is Autism? 2. How STEP AHEAD is making a difference in Lahore, Pakistan? 3. Why did Sadia Atif, the founder and owner of the AUTISM school STEP AHEAD started this school? 4. What is the future of her Neurodiverse Children? 5. What can the Government of P...
Oct 30, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 89
This episode is a special on Kashmir. I wish I was doing a special on the beauty of the state and its people, arts and rich delicious cuisine. But at this time there is a serious lockdown, human rights abuses taking place since August 5th, 2019 when India revoked the article 370 and took away the autonomy of Kashmir and its people. I had the opportunity to sit down with Arshad Iqbal Nisar at his home in Massachusetts. Some questions that we discussed: What is that people don’t know about Kashmir...
Oct 23, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 88
This episode is a special on Kashmir. I wish I was doing a special on the beauty of the state and its people, arts and rich delicious cuisine. But at this time there is a serious lockdown, human rights abuses taking place since August 5th, 2019 when India revoked the article 370 and took away the autonomy of Kashmir and its people. I had the opportunity to sit down with Arshad Iqbal Nisar at his home in Massachusetts. Some questions that we discussed: What is that people don’t know about Kashmir...
Oct 16, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 88
What is Generation Z? Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 4-24 years old (nearly 74 million in U.S.) I had the amazing opportunity to talk to a young man, 16 years old Junior in High School. Syed Saad Mohsin Saint John’s high Shrewsbury Junior in High School I am very interested in biology and science. For hobbies I love to hangout with friends and collect hats from different places. I’ve interned at various hospitals ...
Oct 09, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Another amazing Generation Z conversation for you to enjoy. Get some tips from a young man who is comfortable with himself and very honest. Myles Rush grew up in Ayer, MA and lives in Lowell. He went to a charter high school in Devens, MA called Parker. Recently he graduated from UMass Lowell as a business administration major with concentration in finance. His favorite thing to do is traveling. "I have travelled to India, Germany, east and west coast of America, and the Caribbean. I also enjoy ...
Oct 02, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 86
What is Generation Z? Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between 4-24 years old (nearly 74 million in U.S.) I had the amazing opportunity to talk to a young man, 16 years old Junior in High School This is a short promo, complete fun interview is coming this Wednesday so don't forget to tune in and watch Fahad's amazing journey and some lessons for us to learn! His thoughtful replies and comfort within himself is inspiring. Se...
Sep 25, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Some highlights of the show: David Wagstaff’s journey is fascinating and interesting. You can find out if he is a Sri Lankan? Or a Christian spiritual or not? What is to be a good listener? Does context make a difference in the habit of listening? Where do we form our listening habits? Does understanding people helps us to be a better entrepreneur? Where do we form our belief systems? Who are Unitarian Universalist Church? What is our geography? Do the lines around our countries have a meaning? ...
Sep 18, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Hope you will enjoy my frank and casual conversation with David, the founder of Alfrea.com, Clarityfi.com and Entrepreneursnet.net. A gentle soul with a heart to do good for others. The Story behind Entrepreneurs Network Founder David Wagstaff The Entrepreneur’s Network is an association started as a LinkedIn group in 2006 as a meeting place for business owners from around the world. It’s a place where entrepreneurs could share their stories and meet other founders and business owners. LinkedIn ...
Sep 11, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Had the opportunity to Skype with Dr Shehzad Saleem on a very important topic of Mandatory Payment in Islamic Marriage, called Haq Mahr. The episode is in Urdu and I plan to bring the description of the discussion soon. In the meantime, you can turn on the subtitles and try to follow the discussion on Youtube. Dr. Shehzad Saleem holds a PhD in the History of the Quran from the University of Wales, UK. He has completed a fifteen year research work on the History of the Qur’an in 2014. He is also ...
Sep 04, 2019•11 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Founder of Humans of Oslo - Iffit Qureshi. Humans of Oslo was started up in July 2012, one year after the 22nd July 2011 terrorist attacks in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utøya. There weren't any projects in Oslo or Norway which focused on diversity from an international perspective and which portrayed a true picture of the capital's inhabitants. Iffit Qureshi founder and photographer behind this project decided to focus on who people are and not their ethnicity, faith or sexuality. Hu...
Aug 28, 2019•26 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Founder of Humans of Oslo - Iffit Qureshi. Humans of Oslo was started up in July 2012, one year after the 22nd July 2011 terrorist attacks in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utøya. There weren't any projects in Oslo or Norway which focused on diversity from an international perspective and which portrayed a true picture of the capital's inhabitants. Iffit Qureshi founder and photographer behind this project decided to focus on who people are and not their ethnicity, faith or sexuality. Hu...
Aug 21, 2019•35 min
EP: 82 - Part 1 Founder of Humans of Oslo - Iffit Qureshi. Humans of Oslo was started up in July 2012, one year after the 22nd July 2011 terrorist attacks in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utøya. There weren't any projects in Oslo or Norway which focused on diversity from an international perspective and which portrayed a true picture of the capital's inhabitants. Iffit Qureshi founder and photographer behind this project decided to focus on who people are and not their ethnicity, faith ...
Aug 14, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 82
What is wealth in your experience? How can you become wealthy? Listen to this short clip to learn how to bring joy and happiness. How gratitude help you to become happy and joyful. Don't forget to subscribe, share, rate and review. The guest is Dr. Shehzad Saleem -Author of multiple books. A life and parenting coach. His latest book is available on Amazon: Modern Challenges to Parenting: Reflections of a Concerned Parent Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Yout...
Aug 07, 2019•13 min•Season 2Ep. 7
After a break of few weeks, the series on Islamic culture and society continues. URDU EP THIRTEEN - Avoiding bad habits Note for all the episodes of Islami Muaharat Series: My suggestion, advice and expectation for listening these episodes. Please help your children to do some research on the references I provide. Let them explore and learn how to look for Surah’s and Ayats in the Qur’an. Also to ponder, reflect and discuss all the topics and stories I talk about in this series. Help them connec...
Aug 05, 2019•18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
TWO - WHAT IS SHARIA? FRIDAY SPECIAL What is Sharia? What can Americans and Pakistanis learn from one another? What can parents help to guide there children in the realm of religion? Please send your comments and feedback. If you like these Friday specials. Let me know of any topic that you would like to watch or listen. Thank you for subscribing if you haven't already, please do subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - ...
Aug 02, 2019•12 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Thank you for tuning in to episode 81 on LightupwithShua podcast. I had the opportunity to interview Nuria Garcia on SKYPE. She resides in Paris, France and our conversation was lot of fun and exploration. Hope you will enjoy my open and fun conversation. The Art of Islamic Calligraphy by Nuria Garci'a Masip Born in 1978 in Ibiza, Spain, Nuria Garcia Masip grew up between Spain and the U.S.A. In 1999, after completing her B.A. in French and Spanish Literature at The George Washington University,...
Jul 31, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Thank you for tuning in to episode 81 on LightupwithShua podcast. I had the opportunity to interview Nuria Garcia on SKYPE. She resides in Paris, France and our conversation was lot of fun and exploration. Hope you will enjoy my open and fun conversation. The Art of Islamic Calligraphy by Nuria Garci'a Masip Born in 1978 in Ibiza, Spain, Nuria Garcia Masip grew up between Spain and the U.S.A. In 1999, after completing her B.A. in French and Spanish Literature at The George Washington University,...
Jul 24, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 81
A rich and extremely fascinating conversation with Tallessyn. A beautiful exchange of thoughts and her approach towards life and parenting. I am sure you will enjoy watching or listening to Tallessyn as much as I enjoyed with her. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee recently earned her Ph.D. in Social and Ecological Ethics from Boston University School of Theology. Her dissertation, "Creation, Food, and Ecological Ethics: The Garden as Mediation," examined the potential of congregations to heal the Eart...
Jul 17, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 80
A rich and extremely fascinating conversation with Tallessyn. Don't forget to listen to the second part next week. A beautiful exchange of thoughts and her approach towards life and parenting. I am sure you will enjoy watching or listening to Tallessyn as much as I enjoyed with her. Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee recently earned her Ph.D. in Social and Ecological Ethics from Boston University School of Theology. Her dissertation, "Creation, Food, and Ecological Ethics: The Garden as Mediation," exa...
Jul 10, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 80
I am very happy to have had these conversations with Dr. Shehzad Saleem. I hope you have heard or watched his first two parts of the episodes. He is a life coach for all ages, especially for the youth. I also would like to inform you that he is coming to Harvard and MIT to speak on the July 7th and July 9th. You can find more details about him on the facebook as well. A bold and interesting conversation with Dr. Shehzad Saleem, a fellow of AL-Mawrid Institute from Lahore, Pakistan. Special Area ...
Jul 03, 2019•21 min•Season 2Ep. 79
TV ENG - EP: 79 Old & New Testament & the Qur'an part 2 Dr. Shehzad Saleem is the Founding Editor of the monthly research journal, Renaissance which was initiated in 1991. In 1999, its website www.monthly-renaissance.com was launched. He launched the Studying Islam www.studying-islam.org website in 2003, which offers online courses on Islam. Through technical help, he has developed an online software (Qur’an for All) at the Studying Islam website to teach the translation of the Qur’an to...
Jun 26, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Question: What is parenting? Please send your comments and feedback. If you like these Friday specials. Let me know of any topic that you would like to watch or listen. Thank you for subscribing if you haven't already, please do subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel https://goo.gl/rf3HQ9 - The Groton Channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/dWpvLF - Instagram...
Jun 21, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 2
ENG EP:79 Part 1 What is Parenting, Interfaith & Life Coaching? A bold and interesting conversation with Dr. Shehzad Saleem, a fellow of AL-Mawrid Institute from Lahore, Pakistan. Special Area of Interest He recently (2014) completed a fifteen year research work on the History of the Qur’an, a part of which constituted his doctoral thesis (the thesis portion is available at: The work addresses some nagging questions related to the revelation, collection and transmission of the Qur’an. These ...
Jun 19, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 79
URDU EP - TWELVE - عام آداب؍ معاشرت - General Societal Etiquettes Note for all the episodes of Islami Muaharat Series: My suggestion, advice and expectation for listening these episodes. Please help your children to do some research on the references I provide. Let them explore and learn how to look for Surah’s and Ayats in the Qur’an. Also to ponder, reflect and discuss all the topics and stories I talk about in this series. Help them connect and contact me through my website [www.lightupwithSh...
Jun 18, 2019•16 min•Season 2Ep. 112
URDU EP: ELEVEN - عدل، امانت اور رشوت - Justice Fairness, & Bribery Note for all the episodes of Islami Muaharat Series: My suggestion, advice and expectation for listening these episodes. Please help your children to do some research on the references I provide. Let them explore and learn how to look for Surah’s and Ayats in the Qur’an. Also to ponder, reflect and discuss all the topics and stories I talk about in this series. Help them connect and contact me through my website [www.lightup...
Jun 17, 2019•16 min
FRIDAY SPECIAL THINK, BELIEVE, & SUCCEED. QUESTION: How does one get out of sadness depression feeling low? For a person who is not clinically diagnosed yet? Behaviors change our thinking and vice versa. This is the new research in psychology. What does your experience say? How can we get out of a paralyzing state or a state of mind when we feel down in the dumps? How to come out of it? "Yeah when you're feeling down and it's consistent, but it's not been diagnosed clinically and that's not ...
Jun 14, 2019•9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
For a complete episode please watch EP: 36 Part 2 A bright young man with a lot to offer the world. Meet my guest, Dennis. A 4th-year PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Works in surgical image guidance, specifically working with an ENT surgeon on medical device design and studying tissue deformations during surgery to better provide navigation for the surgeons. His family moved around a lot when Dennis was growing up. He was born in ...
Jun 12, 2019•10 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Note for all the episodes of Islami Muaharat Series: My suggestion, advice and expectation for listening these episodes. Please help your children to do some research on the references I provide. Let them explore and learn how to look for Surah’s and Ayats in the Qur’an. Also to ponder, reflect and discuss all the topics and stories I talk about in this series. Help them connect and contact me through my website [www.lightupwithShua.com] comment sharing box or email: shua@lightupwithshua.com. Al...
Jun 11, 2019•18 min•Season 2Ep. 110
Note for all the episodes of Islami Muaharat Series: My suggestion, advice and expectation for listening these episodes. Please help your children to do some research on the references I provide. Let them explore and learn how to look for Surah’s and Ayats in the Qur’an. Also to ponder, reflect and discuss all the topics and stories I talk about in this series. Help them connect and contact me through my website [www.lightupwithShua.com] comment sharing box or email: shua@lightupwithshua.com. Al...
Jun 10, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 109
