Mariyam Mohamed

I recently watched a conversation with Dr. Leanne ten Brinke on The Diary of a CEO about deception, manipulation, trust, and how we try to recognise when someone is lying. I started watching it thinking it would be about the usual things we hear about: eye contact, body language, nervousness, and all those little signs people say can expose a liar. But as I listened, I found myself thinking about something much deeper: how often do we believe we know what another person is thinking or feeling simply because of what we observe in their behaviour? We are constantly reading people. We notice when someone avoids eye contact, when their voice changes, when they become quiet, when they take longer to answer, or when something about their behaviour feels different. Our brain naturally tries to make sense of these signals and quickly creates a story about what is happening. But what we observe and what we assume are not always the same thing. We Are Always Reading Between the Lines One of the...

  ހުކުރު ދުވަހެއްގެ މި މެންދުރުފަހު މަސައްކަތުގައި އިނދެ، ހޭލުންތެރި މުޖުތަމަޢެއް ބިނާކުރުމަށް ކުރަމުންދާ މި ދަތުރުގައި މިހާތަނަށް އާދެވުނު ހިސާބާމެދު އަޅުގަނޑު ފިކުރުކޮށްލީމެވެ. ކުޑަކުޑަ ޚިޔާލަކުން ފެށުނު މި މަސައްކަތް މިހާ ބޮޑަށް ފުޅާވެގެން ދިޔަ ގޮތާމެދު ބައެއްފަހަރު އަޅުގަނޑު އަމިއްލައަށްވެސް އަޖައިބުވެއެވެ. ދުނިޔޭގެ އެކި ކަންކޮޅުތަކުގެ ތަފާތު ގަޑިތަކަށް ފިތިގެން، ރޭގަނޑުގެ ގިނަ ވަގުތުތަކެއްގައި ތަޖުރިބާކާރުންގެ ސެޝަންތަކުގައި ބައިވެރިވެ އުނގެނުމުގައި ހޭދަކުރަން ޖެހުނު ކިތަންމެ ރެއެއް ދިޔައެވެ. ނަމަވެސް، އަބަދުވެސް އާ ކަންތައްތަކެއް އުނގެނުމަށް އޮންނަ ފުރުސަތުތަކުގެ މުހިންމުކަން ގަބޫލުކުރެވޭތީ، އެކަމަށް އަބަދުވެސް ވަގުތު ހުސްކުރަމެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑު އަބަދުވެސް ގަބޫލުކުރާ އެއް އަސާސަކީ، މެދުކެނޑުމެއްނެތި ކުރިއަށްދިއުމާއި ޚިދުމަތް ކުރުމުގައި ދެމިހުރުމެވެ. ކުރާ މަސައްކަތުގެ ނަތީޖާ ވަގުތުން ނުފެނުނު ކަމުގައިވިޔަސް، މެދުކެނޑުމެއްނެތި އުނގެނުމާއި، އުނގަންނައިދިނުމުގައި ދެމިހުރުެއްޖެނަމަ، އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ އަމިއްލަ ނަފްސަށާއި ވަށައިގެންވާ މާހައުލަށް ހެޔޮ ބަދަލުތަކެއް އަންނަން ފަށާނެއެވެ. އިން...

  As I sit here doing the work on a Friday afternoon, I keep thinking about how far I have walked on this path of building a conscious community. Sometimes I really wonder how I did it and how this small idea has continued to grow. There have been so many nights where I have been up attending sessions and learning from experts from different parts of the world because the timelines are different, but I keep making the time because I genuinely believe that there is always something new for us to learn. One concept I have always believed in is to keep moving forward and keep serving. We may not always see the result of our effort immediately, but when we continue putting in the work, learning and sharing, something starts to change, both within us and around us. What I find fascinating is that our brain is actually designed to learn and adapt. Every time we learn something new, our brain is making and strengthening connections between neurons. The more we practise and use what we lea...

  As I sit here listening to Surah Al-Kahf, it takes me back to my childhood. I remember how our house used to be filled with the recitation of the Qur’an, especially during prayers. All the children would line up together to pray, sometimes without really understanding the depth of what we were doing, but it was simply part of our life. We grew up seeing prayer, hearing Qur’an, watching our parents and elders, and being part of that environment. It was not something that needed to be explained to us every day because we were constantly exposed to it. Looking back now, I sometimes wonder why it is not the same anymore. Is it because we have changed? Have we forgotten our roots? Or has our lifestyle changed so much that the environment in which children are growing up today is completely different from what we experienced? And then I started wondering: has all this change really improved our children? I don't ask this question because I believe today's children are worse. In fac...

  ސޫރަތުލް ކަހުފުގެ ތިލާވަތް އަޑުއަހަން އިންއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ކުޑައިރުގެ ހަނދާންތައް އާވެގެންދިޔައެވެ.  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ ގޭތެރެއަކީ ކީރިތި ޤުރުއާނުގެ އަޑުން ގުގުމާލާފައިވާ ތަނެކެވެ. ޚާއްޞަކޮށް ނަމާދު ވަގުތުތަކުގައެވެ. ހުރިހާ ކުދިން އެކުގައި ސަފު ހަދައިގެން ނަމާދަށް ތިބޭ ހަނދާން ހުރެއެވެ. އޭރު  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ކުރާ ކަންތައްތަކުގެ ފުންމިނެއް ނޭނގުނަސް، އެއީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ބައެކެވެ.  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ބޮޑުވީ ނަމާދުކުރާތަން ފެނި، ޤުރުއާނުގެ އަޑު އިވި، މައިންބަފައިންނާއި ބޮޑެތި މީހުންގެ އުޅުން ފެނި، އެ މާޙައުލެއްގެ ތެރޭގައެވެ. އެއީ ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކު ކިޔައިދޭންޖެހޭ ކަންކަމެއް ނޫނެވެ. ސަބަބަކީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން އަބަދުވެސް ތިބީ އެކަންކަމުގެ ތެރޭގައި ކަމަށްވާތީއެވެ. މިއަދު އެ ހަނދާންތައް އާކުރާއިރު، ކަންކަން މިހާ ބޮޑަށް ބަދަލުވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ ހިތަށް އަރައެވެ. ބަދަލުވީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ހެއްޔެވެ؟  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ އަސްލުތައް ހަނދާން ނެތުނީ ހެއްޔެވެ؟ ނުވަތަ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ އާދަކާދަތަކަށް އައި ބަދަލާއެކު، މިއަދުގެ ކުދިން ބޮޑުވާ މާޙައުލު  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން...

  As I sit here today, reflecting on the things that have happened in my life and the lessons I have learned through my own experiences, I find myself thinking deeply about the life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Sometimes, when we go through difficulties, we feel as though life has been unfair to us. We wonder why certain things happened, why certain people hurt us, why we had to lose certain things, and why our journey had to be so difficult. But when I look at the life of our Prophet ﷺ, I realise that perhaps one of the greatest lessons is not about having a life without hardship, but about how beautifully a person carries himself through hardship. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ was born an orphan. He lost his father before he was born and then lost his beloved mother at such a young age. He was raised by his grandfather and later by his uncle. Yet the boy who experienced loss so early in life grew into a man whom people called Al-Ameen, the trustworthy one. Even before prophethood, ...

މިއަދު އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހަޔާތުގައި ހިނގާފައިވާ ކަންތައްތަކާއި، އަމިއްލަ ތަޖުރިބާތަކުން ލިބިފައިވާ ފިލާވަޅުތަކާމެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލާއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ސިޔަރަތާމެދު ފިކުރު ހިންގާލެވެއެވެ. ބައެއް ފަހަރު، ދިރިއުޅުމުގައި ކުރިމަތިވާ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކުގެ ސަބަބުން، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ އަދުވެރި އެއްޗެއް ނޫން ކަމުގެ އިހުސާސް އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް ކުރެވެއެވެ. ވަކި ކަންތައްތަކެއް އެގޮތަށް ދިމާވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް މީހުންގެ ފަރާތުން އަނިޔާ ލިބެންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް ތަކެތި ގެއްލިގެންދާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ އަދި އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ދަތުރު މިހާ ބުރަވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ ހިތަށް އަރައެވެ. ނަމަވެސް، ކައުން ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ދިރިއުޅުއްވުމަށް ނަޒަރު ހިންގާލުމުން، އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ސިޔަރަތުން ލިބޭ އެންމެ ބޮޑު އެއް ފިލާވަޅަކީ، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކެއް ނެތް އޮމާން ދަތުރަކަށް ވުން ނޫންކަން ހާމަވެއެވެ. އޭގެ ބަދަލުގައި، އެފަދަ ދަތި ހާލަތްތަކުގައިވެސް އިންސާނަކު ރިވެތި ގޮތުގައި ސާބިތުވެ ހުރުމުގެ މުހިންމުކަން އެނގިގެންދެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ އުފަންވެވަޑައިގަތީ ޔަތީމެއްގެ...

People only see the success. They see the money, the position, the business, the lifestyle, the recognition, and the person who has reached the top of the industry, but they don't see the sleepless nights, the grind, the sacrifices, the pressure, the failures, the rejection, the uncertainty, and the amount of effort that person has put in to reach that level. Recently, I had a conversation with someone who is very successful and at the top of the industry they are working in, and honestly, that conversation made me think a lot. I have had the opportunity to work with and meet a few successful individuals who are at the top of their industries, and every time I have a conversation with them, I become more amazed, not only by what they have achieved, but by the passion they continue to have for what they do. What really stood out to me is that when we look at successful people from the outside, we usually see the money, but when you actually sit with them and listen to their journey,...