She Recites #018 - ”Everything has a price. When you give your life to community work, it has a price” - Ustadha Calisha Bennett

Sister Calisha Bennett is an active community leader, speaker, teacher of Qur'an and Islamic studies and mentor of Muslim women and youth.

 

Specialising in Islamic identity coaching and personal development, Calisha has taught and spoken to countless audiences in Muslim and non-Muslim communities. In her years of community service she has helped to establish an Islamic community centre in Perth, Western Australia. Now based in Sydney with her husband and 5 children, Sister Calisha has a wide range of offerings for Muslim women of diverse ages and backgrounds from online courses to retreats and even a podcast via her business Developing Diamonds .

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Quote of the Pod: "There's another side that people don't see or hear. They think "how do they do it all" - she must have so much support and it must be so smooth. But its the opposite. Its hard. Everything has a price. When you give your life to serving the community, that has a price. My family have had to sacrifice to me serving the community. I made adjustments to my lifestyle and schedule. But I am here and I made this lifestyle choice with the hope that it would give my kids and the community the best start and trajectory in life."

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Catch Ustadha Calisha online: http://developingdiamonds.com.au 

Ustadha Calisha's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/deep-discussions-podcast/id1536985328 

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