# 4 Faiza Mukith - Employment lawyer (making it out of the hood, finding meaning)

Faiza Mukith - (Employment Lawyer)·        1:00 – Cats, and trying to zoom when living next to a train station·        1:48 – Lockdown life, working from home pitfalls·        4:20 – Disconnecting from Social Media and the news, ·        6:50 – Faiza’s role, fighting Islamophobia·        9:15 – Doing a job that means something to you·        10:16 – From the hood to becoming a lawyer (Faiza’s backstory)·        15:00 – Simmons & Simmons Scholarship, ·        17:40 – Diversity in law firms and social mobility·        24:00 – “Making it” but knowing it’s not what you want·        26:40 – The benefits of working in the corporate world·        28:00 – The need for passion in your work ·        31:30 – A chance meeting that changed the game·        34:31 – The challenges of working with victims ·        35:48 – The perks of working for individuals·        37:00 – How to keep motivated in the face of injustice·        38:00 – the difference between corporate clients and her new clients·        39:00 – Dealing with Islamophobia as a Muslim·        42:00 – The state of Islamophobia in the UK ·        43:40 – Why speaking up is important·        45:40 – Shifts in Society·        47:20 – The Media, stealing the narrative·        53:40 – Making change in society ·        57:30 – A woman takes on an Islamophobe and wins·        1:00 – The positives·        1:03  - Social media vs real conversations, keyboard warriors·        1:06 - Faiza calls Chris out for not buying her coffee