S2. Episode 2: Challenging the Dominant Narrative with Salma El-Wardany

reWorked: the Workplace Inclusion Podcast

In episode 2, Rachael talks to Salma El-Wardany, TEDx speaker, BBC Radio London host, business owner and poet, about her experiences as a Muslim woman in the 21st century both in wider society and in the workplace.

Salma discusses her experiences growing up in Newcastle, fighting in the revolution during the Arab Spring in Cairo, working in the corporate world in London, and starting her own marketing business as a young Muslim woman. Salma stresses the importance of not just giving lip service to diversity, but the need to do something, to be constructive with our anger and challenge dominant narratives that normalise prejudice and discrimination.
This related blog also provides useful tips on what we could each do to impact lasting change and create more inclusive cultures.

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