Ayesha Pervaiz is a digital creator, hijabi athlete, and the voice behind @active.ayesh, where she's spent the last two and a half years combining her Muslim faith with a growing love of fitness and running. What started as content made for herself during a tough period for her mental health has grown into a community of thousands of women who see themselves in her journey, proof, as she puts it, that her hijab isn't her barrier; it's her biggest strength.
In this episode, Ayesha joins host Ben Sheppard to talk about her path from a shy, performing-arts-loving kid to an online voice for hijabi women everywhere, the emotional high of crossing the line at her first-ever 10K, and why she's swapped chasing 5 am starts for listening to her body instead. She also opens up about training for the London Marathon, fundraising for Charity Right, and the mantra, " There's nothing I cannot do - that's carrying her into 2027.
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