Side by Side with Kazi Shafiqur Rahman

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Bismillah, Before we dive in, a personal request; If this story touches you, please subscribe, hit the bell, like, comment, and share. Your support helps us grow the channel and bring on even bigger guests. In this episode with Aysha Mercedes, a woman whose journey from near-death and illness to Islam will leave you speechless. She opens up about growing up with a schizophrenic father, facing the...

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Before we dive in — a personal request 🙏 If this story adds value, please subscribe, hit the bell, like, comment, and share with others. Your support helps us grow and bring even bigger guests to the channel. In this episode, I sit down with Areeb Siddiqui, founder of Kestrl and host of Muslim Money Talk Podcast. From starting at rock bottom to leading one of the UK’s most talked-about halal fina...

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From bricklaying to sweet making, from a single shop in Green Street during recession to scaling over 250 stores and floating Cake Box on the London Stock Exchange & Buying Ambala, Sukh Chamdal’s story is as bold as it is inspiring. Inside this episode we cover: – The family migration story that shaped him – The birth of the egg-free cake idea – Opening the first Cake Box during a recession –...

Between 2016 and 2018, filmmaker Larry Walford followed my journey as I set out to do the impossible, launch Firnas Airways, a Shariah-compliant airline built from the ground up. The result was a Channel 4 documentary that captured not just the dream, but the struggle of building an airline as a young British Bangladeshi entrepreneur. In this conversation, we revisit that story: – Why Larry chose...

What does it take to innovate in the halal food space, and still keep prices fair? In this thought-provoking conversation, Saima Duhare, founder of It’s Halal, joins me to debate fast food vs healthy food pricing, the role of Muslim communities in innovation, and what we can learn from big players like HelloFresh. She shares her journey from culture shock and changing family eating habits to build...

Who is Mr Hamlets, and why is he talking about me? In this no-holds-barred episode, Kazi Shafiqur Rahman responds directly to the comments, the claims, and the gossip. From SM and Firnas Airways to Buddies London and questions about mentorship, nothing is left off the table. This is straight talk. No PR. No filters. Inside this episode:– Who is Mr Hamlets?– Why was H removed from SM?– Firnas, and...

What does it mean to heal, not just in mind or spirit, but as a whole human being? In this moving conversation, Shaykh Dr. Asim Yusuf shares insights from a life spent at the crossroads of sacred knowledge and psychological care. We speak about faith through hardship, the tension between emotion and belief, the culture wars between Muslims, and why some questions aren’t meant to be answered just u...

From Construction sites to Masjid, from England to Morocco, Dowie’s journey to Islam is anything but ordinary. In this powerful and reflective episode, Dowie shares how he embraced Islam, how his own father followed him into the faith, and why he believes Muslim men must rise, not just spiritually, but in discipline, responsibility, and purpose. As a revert, mentor, and advocate for authentic Isla...

From prison cells to premium dining, this is the story of transformation you didn’t see coming. In this powerful episode of the Side by Side Podcast, Kazi Shafiqur Rahman sits down with Naz Choudry, founder of Coco Restaurants, to unpack the raw journey of a man who grew up behind bars and rebuilt his life through faith, failure, anda entrepreneurship. What we cover:– Growing up in the prison syst...

I’m still in disbelief that I host a podcast. Week after week. Alhamdulillah, we’ve just hit Episode 100 of the Side by Side Podcast, and I want to pause for a moment to say… Thank You. Thank You for getting Side by Side this far. I’m not an educated person. I barely scraped a B in GCSE English. I’m not naturally confident. And I’m definitely not a media professional. But I am someone who’s OK wit...

He’s back, and this time, it’s personal. In Episode 99, Mahee Jalil returns to the Side by Side Podcast with Kazi Shafiqur Rahman for a fearless conversation that answers some of your burning questions from last episode with Mahee! What we unpack: The £1 million scandal at East London Mosque Mahee’s own fraud convictions, prison time, his opponent still in prison, and public disgrace His alleged “...

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