TED Talk: Sense of Belonging

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Positive Thought Counsellor Nabeel Rahman, M.A., RSW spoke at TedxUnionville!

Visible minorities play many different roles and live on the intersection of multiple barriers. We have to navigate through imposed identities, expectations and stereotypes that create innumerable  challenges. As such, this talk focused on overcoming those challenges through acknowledgement, empathy, self-determination, and action. 

Immigrants play many different roles and live on the intersection of many different identities. We might be well integrated in some components of our life and struggle in other aspects.  Immigrants have to navigate through imposed identities, expectations and stereotypes that create innumerable barriers. Giving voice to our struggle empowers us to be able to find the solutions to the challenges we experience.  

Nabeel Rahman, M.A., RSW was happy to be a guest on Let The Quran Speak to discuss the challenges of conforming to imposed identities and expectations placed on newcomers and immigrants.

How are we actively unaware of our participation in the structures of racism and discrimination?  Join myself (Nabeel) and my brother (Nadir) as we discuss the impacts of implicit compliance and unconscious bias towards people of colour and in particular, the Black community.  We share our understanding as people of colour and from an intention of advocacy. But we ourselves have much to learn and must hold ourselves accountable to actively break our own participation in systems of discrimination

This week's podcast, I was happy to be joined by Amira who is finishing her last year of Law School and we discussed the impacts that Covid-19 emergency is having in her life as it relates to education, personal growth and overall mental health.