The Ilm with Ayesha Aleem
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Welcome to The Ilm with Ayesha Aleem - a podcast that celebrates all kinds of knowledge. "Ilm" is an Arabic and Urdu word that means knowledge. The more we know, the more we learn about people, places, issues, we’re richer for it. Because the more information we have, we’re less fearful of what’s different from us. Knowledge helps us learn what makes people different and distinct but also so much like us and the people we love.

Bonus Episode - End of Season 1

Ayesha Aleem speaks to The Ilm's audio editor, Sharad Joshi, about Season 1 - just a fun chat about learnings, challenges and favourite parts.  Facebo...
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Episode 9 - Women and the law

If there's anything more frustrating than figuring out how to file taxes, it's probably managing legal formalities. Even at the best times, the law ca...
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Episode 8 - Women and their minds

On the previous episode, we talked about women and their bodies. This time, we're talking about women and their minds - because mental health isn't ta...
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Episode 7 - Women and their bodies

An entire book can written about it. And maybe followed by an entire series. How women feel about their bodies has had us thinking about the topic sin...
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Episode 5 - Women and hate

There are plenty of theories about why hate is directed at women, at their bodies, at their choices and minds - for control, for cultural and social r...
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Episode 4 - Women and love

It's on all our minds, often always on our mind. And yet it doesn't seem like we're any closer to figuring it out. It's complicated and not, simple an...
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Episode 3 - Women and the media

Women and the media, women in the media. How does mainstream media affect women? How does access to certain kinds of information influence their decis...
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Episode 2 - Women and work

As women's careers get longer and more complex, we could all use a little help to be our best professional selves. Hena Mehta, CEO of Basis and Divya ...
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