Fasting, Faith and Flexibility - Ramadan & Eid in the Workplace
Taz Latif
Book a demo →from €2,250 for your whole company
Book a demo →from €2,250 for your whole company
This one runs as an interactive workshop: the hour includes exercises your colleagues do themselves, not only a talk.
Taz spent over 4 years as a teacher before making the move to hire global teams in the Startup space. Frustrated with the lack of diversity and inclusion in her industry, she began to focus her efforts onto more strategic hiring – educating founders and leaders on the importance of mental health, wellbeing, race, religion, culture, gender, neurodiversity and so on. She’s now a full-time Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Consultant and public speaker, delivering workshops from school students to CEOs and speaking to international audiences. Taz has collaborated with the likes of GoogleForStartups, Ministry of Justice, Facebook, Financial Times, Expedia, TechInclusion and Bloomberg. In her spare time, she’s an EnrolYourself alumni, part- time spin instructor, conqueror of Kilimanjaro, charity skydiver and a huge foodie.
All sessions by Taz →Ramadan and Eid are deeply significant periods in the Islamic calendar, marked by fasting, prayer, and community celebrations. However, their impact extends beyond just abstaining from food during the day.
In this insightful session, Taz Latif will explore the spiritual, cultural, and communal aspects of Ramadan and Eid, offering a deeper understanding of their meaning. The discussion will also address the practical implications for the workplace, including how fasting can influence energy levels, productivity, and well-being.
Attendees will gain valuable guidance on how to create a more inclusive environment, from making thoughtful workplace accommodations to fostering a culture of respect and support. The session will also provide actionable ways to acknowledge and celebrate Eid in meaningful ways, ensuring that Muslim colleagues feel recognized and valued.
Whether you are a leader looking to implement inclusive policies or a team member wanting to support your colleagues, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to embrace Ramadan and Eid with greater awareness and sensitivity.
During the expert session, Taz Latif engages the audience through various means, including a Q&A session, interaction through Mentimeter, real-life examples, and encouraging open discussions.
These activities help the audience learn about making workplace practices more inclusive during Ramadan, foster greater understanding and empathy, and address their specific questions or concerns related to this topic.
A quick dive into the significance of fasting, prayer, and celebrations in Islam.
The spiritual, cultural, and community aspects of Ramadan & Eid that go beyond just not eating during the day.
How fasting impacts energy levels, productivity, and well-being, plus practical ways to accommodate Muslim colleagues.
Actionable steps for managers and teams to foster a culture of respect, from flexible working arrangements to mindful meeting scheduling.
Simple but powerful ways to acknowledge and celebrate Eid in the workplace, making Muslim colleagues feel valued and included.
In this expert session, Taz Latif discuss the significance of Ramadan in the Islamic faith and its practices, focusing on the health benefits and workplace considerations. Ramadan is a month-long period of spiritual reflection, prayer, and community that involves abstaining from food, water, smoking, and sexual activity from dawn until sunset.
This practice helps Muslims strengthen their patience, self-control, and mindfulness while also promoting good health.
During the session, Taz explores the health aspects of fasting during Ramadan. She explaines that the body uses stored glycogen for energy initially before burning fat as a source of fuel once carbohydrates are no longer available.
This process can lead to weight loss, improved metabolic and heart health, and increased cellular stress response and autophagy, which makes cells more resilient and removes damaged components within the cell.
As Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide, Taz emphasizes the importance of respecting colleagues during this month in the workplace. She advises providing accommodations like a quiet space for prayer or offering Halal food options.
Additionally, participating in office activities such as an iftar or cultural exchange event can help build relationships and increase understanding. Charitable giving is also a significant aspect of Ramadan.
Taz encourages organizations to donate to reputable Islamic charities and causes that align with their values to promote kindness and generosity within the workplace. Lastly, she emphasizes the importance of education and open discussions about Ramadan's significance, encouraging everyone to be mindful of cultural etiquette and create welcoming workplaces for all employees.
The session concludes with Taz sharing the need for leadership support, open-mindedness, and learning from mistakes to foster a diverse and inclusive work environment. Taz encouraged everyone to continue their learning journey and strive towards creating more welcoming workplaces for all employees.
No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: Ramadan and Eid are deeply significant periods in the Islamic calendar, marked by fasting, prayer, and community celebrations. However, their impact extends beyond just abstaining from food during the day.
A workshop. The description of this session says so itself: the hour includes exercises and activities that participants do, not only an expert speaking. It still runs live and online, for as many colleagues as you want to invite.
Taz Latif is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.3 out of 5, across 671 responses, and rate Taz personally 4.5 out of 5.
It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Taz, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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