Mommying While Muslim
361 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsMommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where two American born and bred Muslim moms share their experiences to raise second generation kids. Having experienced both pre and post 9/11 America, they're acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all moms share. Mommying While Muslim is a space to take back their stories, and tell those no one will air on the news or portray fully or fairly in the media. Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri are moms first, careerwomen second, and global citizens at heart. They meet taboo topics head on because they weren't allowed to do it growing up, not at home or at school and work. They aim to better their immediate households, communities, and their momsisterhood the world over by telling the truths sometimes people don't want to face or to hear. Not everyone has the privileges they have and they are eager to learn, more than they are to share their own experiences. Always looking to give back, they find women and families who need a mic because no one needs a voice; they just need an opportunity to speak. Besides tough social issues, they also tackle political ones because when laws affect their kids, they're coming for them as well as the ones who make them! There's no lane that doesn't get taken here. Along the way, they recruit momallies for Muslim Americans who have been inordinately targeted for the last 20 years. True moms know that ALL our children deserve to be safe, loved, and happy, and we bust every yellow brick on the Islamaphobic road to make sure they all are. If you like good trouble, this one's for you!
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Portrait of a Listener Part 2
April 25, 2024 22:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBTHANK YOU to all respondents of our survey so far. Anyone who'd like to receive a a free gift card via email, please head to the link in bio to fill that out by 5/15. Your answers helped us round out and improve the picture we have of you in our minds when we plan and pray for this podcast. 🎧 What topics do audiences want us to cover, how do they want to support us (or don't 😭😭😭), what do they want us to do better, and what comment made us outright cry? Tune in at 6pm EST to find out and ...
SERIES: We're Baaaack!: Portrait of a Listener Part 1
April 19, 2024 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBToday is the first of two episodes reporting the results of our Annual Survey. On this one, find out who our fellow listeners are, where they listen in from, what they do, and what this data means to us. Find out if it's true about you or not, and why this data matters to the podcasts industry itself. Survey closes on 5/15! Click on the link in bio to fill it out and automatically enter our drawing to win egift cards for participating. Help shape the future of Mommying While Muslim Podcast ...
Replay: Perpetuity of Ramadan's Spiritual Productivity
April 17, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBWe are in dire need of it, hence the replay of Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi's episode about impediments to spiritual consistency in our lives. While some folks tried to white knuckle it through Ramadan, we used it to treat our broken hearts and rage. But we are still worried about how to make the essence of this month make the world make sense after Eid. How do we carry our Ramadan routines forward past this blessed month and not lose the spiritual high we SO NEED right now? Let’s talk about tr...
This Isn't How I'm Supposed to Feel
April 06, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThis week's replay is Dr. Fareeha Malik, DDS, mom of 2 with a history of severe postpartum depression. PPD ended up informing her relationships and and even her reproduction. Of course, we discuss how she she found healing. Bringing home a baby doesn’t always mean mom’s eternal happiness. Not all mothers feel “the way they should” after the baby is born, and may feel lost if they don’t know where to turn for resources. This endangers not only mom but also a newborn. In a time when 14000 c...
Replay: This Isn't How I'm Supposed to Feel
April 06, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThis week's replay is Dr. Fareeha Malik, DDS, mom of 2 with a history of severe postpartum depression. PPD ended up informing her relationships and and even her reproduction. Of course, we discuss how she she found healing. Bringing home a baby doesn’t always mean mom’s eternal happiness. Not all mothers feel “the way they should” after the baby is born, and may feel lost if they don’t know where to turn for resources. This endangers not only mom but also a newborn. In a time when 14000 c...
Replay: Female Scholars & Safe Spaces
March 28, 2024 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBThis hiatus replay features Shaykha Tamara Gray, founder of Rabata, an online institute for and by Muslim women to educate themselves in Islam. She’s also an experienced mom who has a lot to share with moms about allying with their kids as part of their mothering. Mic drop moment 32:36 when Shaykha Tamara reminds us about the etymological relationship of the words “umm” (mother) and “imam” (one in front of whom we study, or leader), but on a lighter note at 44:15 “Shaykha Tamara: I am gree...
Replay: Grief, Growth, and Sanctuary
March 21, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBSumiya Khan, RD was recently on during our Where Are They Now series, and this is her original story from Season 2, in case you haven't heard it or don't know how to find it on your podcast app. She shared her devastating loss and was on the path to overcoming it at the time of this recording. Her advice on the do’s and don'ts during grieving are golden and should be printed for general public use! She’s truly a model of resilience, and since like-minded folks get together, Sanctuary Kitche...
Replay: Motherhood and Multiple Loss
March 14, 2024 22:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBThirteen thousand children and counting....and as you heard on our hiatus announcement, at home, moms are losing their kids, too, to the continued shock of the community. Why are we so shocked? Are we untouchable, above grief and trials from Allah? No, He's promised them to us, and we pray to pass all those tests. Ameen. One of the moms who came on before is our beloved teammate, Saira Sufi, who even recently moved us to tears at our gala when she shared the story of her son, Hadi. She is o...
SERIES: Ramadan Hiatus: Unready for Ramadan with Zaiba & Uzma
March 09, 2024 16:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBZaiba and Uzma discussed how they faced the biggest "mommying challenges" during Ramadan 2019, and how they break us and make us. In light of the current siege in G@z@, we feel broken indeed and for that reason look forward to Ramadan. We were inspired to replay this due a recent post by @drhanaa,peacewithinhome, because the ummah is sharing survivors' guilt while our brothers and sisters suffer across the world because of our tax dollars. Everything sticks in our throats where our rage and...
Ramadan 2024 Hiatus
March 01, 2024 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.98 MBWe are still recovering from this past weekend’s Eman Entrepreneur Expo and Empower & Elevate Gala. Thank you to all who participated, attended, donated, and supported in all the ways that matter. But who knew two events in one day would be this exhausting? Jokes aside, we are blessed to do the work we do, but full steam ahead since 10/7 has left us little to contribute to our own households of late, namely, those who gave us the credentials we value the most: M.O.M. We want to continue ou...
Spice it Up with Kink & Control
February 22, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIf this month's series title scared you, we can imagine today's episode title will, too. Rest assured, we have very tame info for everyone. In fact, it's info meant to help tame the problems we think are really big and we have all to ourselves, when, in fact, many people suffer silently with the same. And silence helps NO ONE. Getting control in the bedroom is everyone's right. We've talked pathology all month, so let's talk about practical equipment to help with some of those physical chan...
Vulvodynia Diagnosis, Prognosis, & Treatment
February 15, 2024 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB"Name it to tame it," as Zaiba likes to say on the podcast and today, she has to DO IT! We don't say "hooha" anymore after this episode because we learn the correct anatomical terms for female external genitalia and the pathologies that affect it. Dr. Sadaf Lodhi OBGYN is on today to provide medical insight, sex coaching, and a good dose of hope to those women and moms who've given up on the idea of ever enjoying sex again (if they ever did at all!). It's time to drop our cultural baggage a...
Get Bedroom Help with Gynogirl
February 09, 2024 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBApologies for the late drop this week, but we had to bring you Gynogirl, our favorite supershero, Dr. Sameena Rahman, MD, and OB/GYN. She's an expert on all things sexual dysfunction and menopause with a CV as long as our arm mashaAllah. While she dives into vaginismus, she also dispels hymen mythology, and teaches us about female Viagra. Yes, there is such a thing, so tune in to hear all about it and don't be ashamed, those gents who listen to us, to send it to your partners you think migh...
SERIES Kink & Control in the Bedroom: Honeymoon Cystitis to Menopausal Dryness
February 01, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBWe kick off our February series with the theme: Kink & Control in the Bedroom. Who better to teach us control there than Dr. Neda, NP, who joins us today to talk about sex during early conjugal relations in Muslim American bedroom life, and in later phases. While she’s better known as @hijabiluscious, her professional career has her taking care of people and their health needs first. And sex is a vital health need, as well as a marker of good health. Body autonomy is something near and dear...
Post 10/7 Muslim Narrative Changes
January 26, 2024 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBDr. Maytha Al Hassen from the team at ‘Ramy’ is BACK to talk about the media shift that MAY BE happening as a result of mainstream being called out (finally!) for yellow journalism that vilifies Arabs and Muslims (at least this time in history). The Golden Globes just happened, so what about narrative shifts in entertainment media? Listen up, Hollywood! Ignore Uzma’s doom and gloom, and pay attention to Dr. Al Hassen’s takes on social justice influencers and events that may compel narrative...
Replay: Visceral News Reactions
January 18, 2024 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBOur Muslim Moms and the News Series this month is an offshoot of our series of a similar bent from 2021. Sadly we aren't saying anything different this time around. In this replay, Zaiba and Uzma cite past big headlines that affected their physical and mental safety. Ask yourself how news coverage would have been different, and HAS been different for non-Muslims suspects. When do Muslim Americans hold their collective breaths and why? And how is it all the same now? Our expectations from m...
When Mainstream Coverage isn't Enough
January 12, 2024 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBFor those of you who are counting on news from the ground in Gaza, you know and follow journalist Leali Shalabi who consistently provides daily 24-hour newscaps from Gaza. She’s not only sharing her process and commitment to covering Palestine, her insights into being a Palestinian American are mind blowing for us. We’re never too old or too proud to learn something new alhamdulillah. There’s been a lot of discussion about how Gen Z is changing the conversation on Palestine through social me...
SERIES Muslim Moms in Media: They Are Not Just Numbers
January 04, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWe want to credit @trtworld for its article "What's it's like to be a parent in Gaza" that informs today’s episode. This is an older article from late October 2023, but it's awful how 90 days seems ages ago when we are talking about tens of thousands of unalived humans. It's critical to share the stories of 🍉's when many in the world, and in our own country, still think it's okay to dehumanize people. This is the way they've been able to justify politicizing "ceasefire" when as moms, we know...
They Are Not Just Numbers
January 04, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWe want to credit @trtworld for its article "What's it's like to be a parent in Gaza" that informs today’s episode. This is an older article from late October 2023, but it's awful how 90 days seems ages ago when we are talking about tens of thousands of unalived humans. It's critical to share the stories of 🍉's when many in the world, and in our own country, still think it's okay to dehumanize people. This is the way they've been able to justify politicizing "ceasefire" when as moms, we know...
Benevolence in the Face of Brutality
December 28, 2023 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBMariam Muhanna comes on today with experience both working and living as an expat in Gaza for several years prior to coming back to the United States. Hear about her day to day experiences and why she wants to go back. Also remember to pray for her many immediate family members who have been killed within the last 80 plus days. May Allah SWT reunite them all in Jannah (Heaven). Ameen. We get some insight into how Gazans are deeply affected by any losses in a tight community, but it’s still ...
Black Palestine
December 22, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBVice President of Operations at Pillars Fund Kalia Abiade. Pillars Fund is dedicated to empowerment and support of Muslim voices. We know that Muslims have plenty of voices, but no one to hear them and no mainstream platform where they’ll be taken seriously without having to first perform someone else’s self-righteous qualifier. Kalia was in Palestine tracing her family history when October 7th happened. Her chilling experience to get home is still being written in her heart and mind, and ...
Dehumanization as Weaponization in Schools
December 14, 2023 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBDecorated Educator Dr. Sawsan Jaber comes on to discuss how our students are dehumanized in schools through curricula, bullying, and well intentioned harm created by school districts who create environments of “invisible” Palestinian and other Arab students at a critical juncture in their and our collective histories. While media violence is definitely at play in making Arab and Muslim students unsafe on campuses, educational violence is also taking place. As she told us after the recording,...
SERIES: What's Going on in Palestine: The US Government and Palestine
December 07, 2023 22:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBNayyera Haq describes herself as “the intern who never left” government where she has become seasoned in politics through her work on Capitol Hill and even in the White House. Foreign affairs and national security policies have been her day to day convos at work for a couple of decades now, and she shares her insights into the current Palestinian genocide and what we can expect to come. There’s good news and of course, bad news, but she’s honest about her predictions. Tune in at 6pm EST on ...
Muslim Women Podcasters Kick A$$
December 01, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBZaiba & Uzma come on today to not only endorse that podcasting kicks a$$, but that they do, too. A far cry from where they started 5 years ago with imposter syndrome and trying to do it all, to where they are now and what’s cooking for the future at Mommying While Muslim. Find out about next month’s very important series: All About Palestine, to their new nonprofit, and why 2-24-24 needs to be circled in RED on your calendars. If you want to be on next month’s series or participate in the ...
Mindful Muslimah and Not Doing it ALL
November 23, 2023 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBMindful Muslimah joins us today because listeners of her podcast of the same name may believe, “Oh my God, she does it all!” From homeschooling, to cooking with multiple aged kids with multiple food issues, to running businesses and teaching, she has her hands in everything. How DOES she do it all? As our title suggests, she doesn't do it all…at once. And definitely not without her secret sauce, which she describes during the course of this episode. Moms in all stages of mommying should tun...
The Power of Voice and Public Speaking
November 16, 2023 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBKhalila Lister, founder of Power of Voice Academy, comes on today as a TedX speaker and homeschooling mom of 4. Today, she trains people to take the stage or just gain confidence in public speaking. In this time of trial for the ummah and particularly for the people of Gaza, we are seeing more people speaking up for liberation. They’re making their cases more freely than they’ve ever been able to do before. Thanks, social media! If you’ve always shied away from the stage or the mic because ...
Medical Missions for Moms
November 09, 2023 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBDr. Nour Akhras is a pediatrician infectious disease specialist who has gone on multiple medical missions during her career, even while pregnant! And then she wrote a book about it. That definitely kicks a$$ for our series this month! Listen to her medical mission journey, from the life-changing first trip to now, and how she was able to put that into words. Publishing a book is hard, too, so she describes all the hard things she had to face that helped her write it. It’s hard to say it now...
SERIES: Muslim Moms Kick A$$: Reinventing Ourmomselves
November 02, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBSomeone we've followed online was later recommended by prior guest @hindmakki, and y'all know we don't believe in accidents! We kick off our November Series: Kickass Muslim Moms with her. Yasmin Turk recounts her journey from GED to mommy to PhD. It's not a normal path for everyone, but the takeaway is definitely, never underestimate the power you have within you to accomplish things. Especially at this time in history, it is critical to channel our talents, and we each have them, towards...
Reinventing Ourmomselves
November 02, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBSomeone we've followed online was later recommended by prior guest @hindmakki, and y'all know we don't believe in accidents! We kick off our November Series: Kickass Muslim Moms with her. Yasmin Turk recounts her journey from GED to mommy to PhD. It's not a normal path for everyone, but the takeaway is definitely, never underestimate the power you have within you to accomplish things. Especially at this time in history, it is critical to channel our talents, and we each have them, towards...
Five Years Without Hadi
October 26, 2023 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBSaira Sufi was specifically requested by listener fans who remembered her story and resilience and wanted to see how she’s doing today.Saira rejoins us this year, 5 years after the death of her son. The last time she was on, it was just 2 years after her great loss and since then, she’s had A LOT happen, including personal and emotional growth, and a couple of trips with Zaiba and Uzma. We admire her unwavering faith, love of Hadi, gentle wisdom, and support of this podcast, among other spec...
Beating Texas Lobbies with BDS
October 21, 2023 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBWhy would United States Senators sign into law, a bill that combats the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement this past May 2023? Probably because BDS works. What is it and why does it matter so much to our lawmakers and to all Americans? While we find out, let’s ask ourselves, “Why do we consider Rosa Parks a momshero?” States led the way in passing anti BDS laws, and have been doing so for years. Returning to the podcast is Bahia Amawi, a mom who was scheduled WAY BEFORE October...
Recovering After Neonatal Loss
October 13, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWarning: neonatal loss Abeeha Hasan contacted us several years ago after experiencing the neonatal loss of her precious Jennah. It was really raw the first time around and since then, listeners asked us how she is, what’s up, and even notified us of her goings on since she was last here. There’s a LOT of big things she’s gone through and she was kind enough to come back and talk about it again as well as fill us in on what grief looks like now. If you take nothing away from today’s episode, ...
Where Are They Now? Surviving After Young Widowhood
October 06, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBSumiya Khan trusted us with her raw story of love and loss 3 years ago and she’s back to let us know what she’s been up to. You’ve asked about her over the years, about her passion projects and profession, so we have some wow updates straight from Sumiya herself. Make sure to check out @widowedandmuslim, her biggest production since she was last on the podcast! Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or check out our website landing page. Remember to tune into the last ...
SERIES: Where Are They Now?: Surviving After Young Widowhood
October 06, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBSumiya Khan trusted us with her raw story of love and loss 3 years ago and she’s back to let us know what she’s been up to. You’ve asked about her over the years, about her passion projects and profession, so we have some wow updates straight from Sumiya herself. Make sure to check out @widowedandmuslim, her biggest production since she was last on the podcast! Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or check out our website landing page. Remember to tune into the last ...
Blast from the Past! Our Origin Story!
September 28, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this FIRST episode, Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri introduced themselves as two American Muslim mothers, born and raised in the USA and their unique places in history and geography. What did it mean for their kids who were also born here? They have a combined eight children and over 25 years of parenting experiences to share. So for those moms who feel alone dealing with Islamophobia, getting their kids to pray, enjoining the good and forbidding the evil, all while managing their emotions d...
Green Muslims
September 23, 2023 02:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBAre some things meant to be? Indeed! Sevim Kalyoncu’s earth consciousness and motherhood as it’s inspo is inspo for us! As Director of Green Muslims, she’s showing us how to get our hands into work to make real change. 🌍 Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or head over to our website and SHARE this episode! Links: Green Muslims Website: https://www.greenmuslims.org/ Sama’s book recommendation: A Wind in the Door Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Email: [email protected]...
Muslims Get Up & Go Outside
September 15, 2023 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBHow does a fashion designer’s daughter get obsessed with lizards and oil spills? Hear Sama Wareh’s inspiration for becoming a naturalist and Director of the Art & Wilderness Institute. What is a naturalist? You’ll find out in this episode! Having met our very own female Indiana Jones, we don’t have enough good things to say about the work of the Art & Wilderness Institute and its programs. They’re getting Muslim families outside to learn about the earth and its many gifts. You don’t have to ...
Teen Goes Green
September 08, 2023 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB| Zaiba's very own daughter, Zara Hasan, speaks to the fears of young people regarding climate change and our Islamic duty to work together to save the planet. Find out what single change you can make to be a good steward of the earth and how teens can get active in their own communities. Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, or on our website. Links: Teen Goes Green Blog: https://teen-goes-green.com/ Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Email: [email protected] FB...
SERIES: Muslim Moms Go Green: Teen Goes Green
September 08, 2023 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB| Zaiba's very own daughter, Zara Hasan, speaks to the fears of young people regarding climate change and our Islamic duty to work together to save the planet. Find out what single change you can make to be a good steward of the earth and how teens can get active in their own communities. Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, or on our website. Links: Teen Goes Green Blog: https://teen-goes-green.com/ Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Email: [email protected] FB...
Search for Understanding with Evangelicals
August 31, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBNeil Matthews had us on when we first started podcasting for a captivating episode that helped US change what our views about Evangelicals were. We fully arrived ready to be attacked and were pleasantly surprised. We can really learn so much when we are willing to step into other people's shoes. 🌟 It's an episode you won't want to miss! 🎧✨ EVEN though this was back in the day when Zaiba would multitask during recordings, so you can hear her filing her nails. 🧐 Uzma has since reformed her. ...
Queen Bees of Interfaith with Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
August 25, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB🎙️ Unveiling the Power of Unity 🌟 Get ready for an extraordinary episode where we delve into the incredible journeys of inspiring leaders who are making waves in the world of interfaith collaboration. Join us as we sit down with the remarkable Rachel Doll O'Mahoney to explore the stories, insights, and triumphs of these remarkable "Queen Bees of Interfaith." 🐝✨ Stay tuned for an empowering conversation that's bound to leave you uplifted and inspired! Available at 6pm EST. Links: Web: ww...
Religious Freedom to Podcasters of Faith w/3 Black Men Podcast
August 17, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBWe're sharing part TWO of the BYU Religious Freedom Review Podcast Panel and plan to put Part 1 either in our Facebook group you hear about on this episode or at our Patreon--maybe both. Let us know if you want that part, but this one is pretty dang awesome. Zaiba sits with two members of 3 Black Men podcast, Sam Gay and Robert Monson, as they all discuss their audiences, topics, inspiration to podcast, mistrust of religious institutions, as well as how podcasting frees them to be faithful....
SERIES: Muslim Moms on Interfaith: How Podcasts Bring God Closer with In Good Faith Podcast
August 10, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWe made new friends over the summer with In Good Faith Podcast when host Steven Kapp Perry interviewed both 3 Black Men Podcast and Mommying While Muslim cohosts (that's US!) during Brigham Young University's Annual Religious Freedom Review. And there's nothing more freeing than being able to share your POV with other people who are receptive to learning and understanding. Building bridges is the way to build allyship, for ourselves and for our kids, as we like to say. Please note that Uzma...
Muslim Moms on Interfaith SERIES: How Podcasts Bring God Closer with In Good Faith Podcast
August 10, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWe made new friends over the summer with In Good Faith Podcast when host Steven Kapp Perry interviewed both 3 Black Men Podcast and Mommying While Muslim cohosts (that's US!) during Brigham Young University's Annual Religious Freedom Review. And there's nothing more freeing than being able to share your POV with other people who are receptive to learning and understanding. Building bridges is the way to build allyship, for ourselves and for our kids, as we like to say. Please note that Uzma...
Death Doulas in Islam
July 27, 2023 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBMariam Ardati is a death doula and funeral director based in Sydney, Australia, walking Muslim families and their dying loved ones to their final destination for 17 years. Find out how a near death experience led her to transform her life, career, and helped her lead a true life of service as a doula during the most trying times of people’s lives. If your idea of doulas is pretty set, this is a must listen! Mariam has been doing this for a VERY long time and has some valuable insights for a...
My Muslim Experience of Death & Dying
July 21, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB| Rishma Govani is on today to share her experience of losing her husband during COVID lockdown and the blessings and curses of being widowed of her greatest love so early. Her experience of death and dying is a personal journey down memory lane and we are so honored that she is sharing that with us today. Take her advice and ours, and prepare as soon as possible by adding her beautiful children’s book to your library. Tune in at 6pm EST wherever you listen to podcasts, but we recommend go...
Muslims on Hospice & Palliative Care
July 15, 2023 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBOur very own cohost Uzma Jafri joins us on this episode to explain why and how she specialized in medicine, "walking with" her patients at the end of their lives, and why it's Islamically important to know how to help families face the end of life. A lot of Muslims do not understand the difference between palliative care and hospice, so swipe left to read some easy definitions about them. This episode is for anyone who is a caregiver because if it's not our kids, we are also taking care of a...
SERIES: Muslim Moms on Death & Dying: Muslim Chaplains at the Deathbed
July 07, 2023 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBOur favorite Muslim chaplain, Kristen Jawad, is the essence of compassion and understanding in serving the spiritual needs of Muslims nearing the end of their earthly journey. Knowing that she is providing comfort, solace, and support for individuals and families during these challenging times makes us so hopeful for our community getting its needs met by strong warriors willing to do this hard work. 🤝 Kristen recognizes the unique challenges and specific religious requirements that Muslims...
Muslim Chaplains at the Deathbed
July 07, 2023 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBOur favorite Muslim chaplain, Kristen Jawad, is the essence of compassion and understanding in serving the spiritual needs of Muslims nearing the end of their earthly journey. Knowing that she is providing comfort, solace, and support for individuals and families during these challenging times makes us so hopeful for our community getting its needs met by strong warriors willing to do this hard work. 🤝 Kristen recognizes the unique challenges and specific religious requirements that Muslims...
Replay: BLOOM Charity and Kids Leading to Jannah
July 02, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBSorry we are late to publish this week, but travel called and we answered big. Check our stories! Enjoy this replay where we talked to Amina Shams, founder of BLOOM Charity, about her journey to adoptive motherhood, and how she didn't stop there. What moms stop at step A when there's so much more we know we can do for others? Amina took it several steps up and started a charity funding play gardens for orphanages in Morocco. This supports the staff who care for the children, as well as pro...