Hijabi Diaries

Hijabi Diaries

The Hijabi Diaries: Muslim women, speaking for themselves. The Hijabi Diaries is a radio podcast that invites ordinary Muslim women to talk about their lives, their work, their families, their dreams, why they wear the hijab, and what it's like to be a Muslim woman in America at this moment in time - when Islamophobic prejudice is on the rise in the USA.

Episodes

May 21, 2019 29 mins
It's that time of year again! Ramadan Mubarak to all of our listeners around the world. We hope your month has gotten off to a great start. A special shout out to those living far north of the equator, as here in London our daylight hours are expanding far beyond what our producers are used to. Hena is a Rotary International Global Grant Scholar and Masters student at the London School of Economics. She's from Dallas, Texas, and s...
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Raabiyah has been an activist for as long as she can remember. The first time her mother brought her to a protest against the Chinese government's treatment of the Uyghur people, she remembers asking why they were going. Her mother told her that these were Turkish people, like them, who were being mistreated in their home country, and that their mistreatment could not be ignored. Raabiya talks to us about the situation in China. Sh...
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Welcome to a series of special episodes of the Hijabi Diaries! Over the coming months, we will be bringing you a series of interviews from our sisters in London, England, in the UK. If you are a listener, a practicing Muslim, identify as female, and would like to be interviewed for the podcast - please contact us(!) at muslimsofbtown@gmail.com. Chifa is a performing artist from North London. She recently went through a year of gr...
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In this Part II of Autumn's story, we talk about her journey to converting to Islam, which started amongst the company of good friends in her teenage years, and continued into adulthood as she began to discover who she was. Autumn also talks about ways prejudice has impacted her life, and how she deals with it when it does. The Hijabi Diaries is produced in partnership with the Openhearted Campaign to End Islamophobia. Aubrey Sea...
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During this episode we meet Autumn, who tells us about her work as an early childhood educator. She talks about the hurdles she sees many kids facing as they grow, including ones that seem pre-determined based on their race and their family's socio-economic situation. Autumn speaks about the innocence of young minds, and how their youth presents an opportunity to instils life-long values of kindness, respect for diversity, and an o...
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This is the only episode of the Hijabi Diaries that doesn't involve a profile on a Muslim woman. During this episode, we take a break from our regular programming to speak with a former Supreme Court clerk, now a Law Professor at the IU Maurer School of Law, Ian Samuel. Samuel talks to us about the recent upholding of the Trump Administration's travel ban by the 2018 US Supreme Court, with a particular focus on its predicted impact...
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