You're a professional Muslimah.
So, you value your deen over this dunya.
And your goal is to achieve career success without sacrificing your faith or family.
And without burning yourself out from being in constant survival mode.
But you're navigating workplaces that make balancing your faith, family, and career impossible.
The reality is, these workplaces were not designed to accommodate you or your values.
My goal is to work with you to: (1) Take control of how you navigate your life and career to overcome the unique workplace challenges you face as a Muslimah so you can (2) succeed in both deen and dunya.
Taking charge of your life and career...
If you're ready to embrace a new career strategy that helps you achieve career success without compromising your faith or family, and without burning yourself out, then check out Defiance Academy's unique career strategy specifically designed for you
Career Establishment
As an early career Muslimah, the Taking UP Space course helps you navigate workplace challenges as your authentic self so you can establish your career, prioritize your faith and focus on your family.
This experience is now an on-demand course that you can go through at your own pace. In the materials (that you get immediate & lifetime access to), we will go over strategies to achieve your career and personal goals, effectively navigate workplace obstacles and protect yourself from retaliation and backlash.
Career Growth
As a mid-career Muslimah, the Dominating Your Space coaching program helps you advance your career, strengthen your faith, and ensure that you meet the needs of your growing family.
This experience is a group coaching program you can join during open enrollment periods. In this private and confidential group coaching, we will go over strategies to advance your career, negotiate flexibility into your schedule, and set yourself up for new opportunities.
Leadership & Legacy
As an advanced-career Muslimah, the Owning Your Space 1-on-1 intensive helps you strategize for the leadership and legacy stage of your career. Do you want to pursue leadership roles within your field? Or do you want to use your expertise to build a legacy of your own?
This experience is a 1-on-1 intensive coaching program you can apply for during open enrollment periods. In this individualized coaching program, we will craft a strategic plan for you to become a leader in your field so you can build a lasting legacy all while remaining grounded in your faith and family.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
I'm Dr. Qaali Hussein.
I'm a mom of six and a full-time double-board-certified trauma surgeon, Alhamdulilaah 🤲🏾. After completing my surgical training in which I had all six of my children, I was hit with the reality of an unwelcoming workplace that saw my personal and professional achievements as "Nothing!"
Because I prioritized having a family, I was no longer deemed a good "fit" for many workplace cultures.
This is the reality of the workplace for Muslimahs who want to maintain their values of faith and family. And that's why we need a different career strategy to navigate workplace cultures that weren't designed for us.
The Defiant Career Strategy was created out of sheer necessity. It's the strategy that has allowed me to thrive in my career in spite of my environment doing what I love - while maintaining the balance I needed to raise my children.
Through Defiance Academy, I help Muslim women achieve their career goals without compromising their faith or family.
I’ll show you how to Take UP Space as your authentic self as you establish your career, Dominate Your Space so you can advance your career on your own terms, and Own Your Space to lead and establish your legacy without having to sacrifice your faith or family in the process.
What our clients are saying ...
"In my 14-year career, I’ve been through a few mentorship and professional development programs. As a Muslim woman of color, I did not find anyone who was speaking to my specific career barriers and needs at work. Dr. Qaali’s approach is unique in that she’s providing an intersectional method, being a Black, East African, and Muslim woman who has been through all the trauma and “isms” herself. She breaks down the racialized and gendered work dynamics and gives practical career advice in a way I have not yet received or seen elsewhere.
I have learned so much in just one month, and am amazed at the breadth and depth of her course content. She truly covers everything, with direct examples and straightforward advice that you would need to advocate for yourself as a minority person at work.
Dr. Qaali has offered us many culturally-specific tools, resources and first-person advice about how to manage up. How to self-advocate as an immigrant, as a woman of faith or woman of color. How to negotiate our contracts as working women, or as working parents. How to feel confident embodying our whole selves while at work.
I've also really benefited from the confidential, live, group coaching calls, where we were able to learn in a cohort model of giving and receiving tips, stories, advice and feedback from Dr. Qaali and from each other. It was such a safe space to share things we were going through at work on those calls. That has been so invaluable to me!
I cannot thank Dr. Qaali enough for the lessons, tools and career advice. If you're considering taking one of Dr. Qaali's courses or working with her, just do it. It's an investment you will not regret one bit."
- Lolla
"I often felt alone in my journey and I was determined to find someone who shared my background and that's why I discovered Dr. Qaali Hussein and I immediately enrolled in her Taking Up Space course. And let me tell you...that was the best decision I have ever made in my life. Prior to the course, for example, I was often discouraged by those who believed that someone like me could never become a physician. And because I took this course, it has opened up my eyes and instilled a new found belief in myself. Dr. Qaali reminds us of the challenges we will face on our journey and she teaches us how to navigate them."
- Deqa Mohamed
"I definitely agree that is possible for women to pursue their ambitious career goals, but at the same time, I am very aware of the influences that discriminating work and organisational policies have on the ability of women to pursue these goals. My introduction to the Defiance Academy's work...has helped me see the possibilities out there. It helped me realize the importance of challenging discriminating policies and personnel and how I can make these systems work for me."
- Fatemah Osman
"Dr. Hussein has offered much-need guidance to women of color physicians via a series called Taking UP SPace: A Masterclass on Defying Norms and Setting Your Own Standards. Through this personal and professional development platform, Dr. Hussein has offered valuable skills on how physician women of color need to defy the norm so that we can achieve our dreams and maintain our values in a filed that expects people to sacrifice everything in service of their profession."
- Sondos Al Sad, MD, MPH. Family Medicine
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