ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Inspiring Stories

In his series of ongoing conversations, Peter Gould explores topics with creative leaders, spiritual teachers and startup founders from around the world.

Designing with Divine Love

A. Helwa
Author and Poet

Reclaiming the Heart of Creativity

Yasmin Mogahed
Psychologist, Author, Academic, & Globally-loved Speaker

Building Purposeful Teams

Melanie Elturk
Founder & CEO of Haute Hijab

A Journey of Remembrance

Baraka Blue
Poet, Author & Teacher

The Power of Play

Rami Ismail
Video Game Developer and Activist

Keeping it Real

Mustafa Davis
Filmmaker, Photographer and Social Commentator

Building with Barakah

Mohammed Faris
Entrepreneur and Founder of The Productive Muslim

Faith & Filmmaking

Lena Khan
Film writer and Director

The Heart of Storytelling

Sara Alfageeh
Illustrator, Author, & Startup Founder

Finding Focus

Farman Syed
Head of Consumer Product, Home Services, at Apple

Lighting the Heart

Eman Abdul-Razzak
Pixar Animation Studios

Working for the Greater Good

Muna AbuSulayman
Media Personality, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Activist & Social Investor

The Art of Acceptance

Mariam Hamed
FX Artist

Proportion, Beauty and Reflecting the Divine

Kabir Helminski
Spiritual Teacher and Author

Seeking the Balance

Michael Sugich
Author, Friend, Mentor, & Long-term Spiritual Seeker

The Responsibility of Representation

Hajar Azzam
Disney’s Hajar Azzam

Design from the Soul

Abdal Latif Whiteman
Designer, Musician, & Student of Traditional Crafts

Creativity as Connection

Peter Sanders
Photographer of the Muslim World

Spirituality and Service

Dr Tamara Gray
Educator, Scholar, & Founder of Community Organisation Rabata

Design as Empowerment

Mitch Sinclair
Partner at IDEO, and Chief Creative Officer at Palmwood

Recovering Conscious Design

Dr Samir Mahmoud
Scholar & Lecturer at the Cambridge Muslim College

Design Leadership and Service

Maria Giudice
Author, Coach, Teacher & Design Leader

Seeking the Essence of Design

Dr Abdallah Rothman
Principal at Cambridge Muslim College

Building Conscious Community

Imam Khalid Latif
University Chaplain for New York University and Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU
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