I'm A Muslim (And That's Okay!)
It's easy to be afraid of the Muslim around the corner, but let me tell ya', we're just here for the food!A speak easy where I will talk about almost everything in life from the perspective of a Muslim in the U.S.
Episodes
For this The Whole Muslim segment I interview one of my FAV returning guest, Khalidah Bilal, (you can watch my first interview with her on her work with domestic violence victims here) who is a licensed Life Coach and the founder of Kindred Barakah.
Kindred Barakah is an initiative through which Khalidah helps provide transitional services to all, like, individual and group coaching sessions, financi...
You might think that a henna studio and a comedy stage can't ever come together, but my guest this week, Marena Riyad, would prove you wrong!
I talk to Marena, who founded the Haus of Henna AND Kufiya Comedy right here in the DFW Metro area and we discuss how she came into such unusual professions to begin.
I explore her passion for bringing to the forefront her Palestinian heritage through ...
The world is topsy turvy and we gotta do what we can to make it right! That's why as a part of my 4 year and 100 episodes celebration, I will be creating a video series called "100 Good Things", in an effort to bring a sense of hope to the ongoing effort to bring collective liberation to all those who are oppressed.
Find details of that in this episode and as always you can watch this ...
In this Gift of the Gab, I discuss collective liberation with my guest, Tai, a Sudanese-Canadian activist, writer and the founder of, The Red Ma'at Collective.
She opens up about how her past as an asylum seeker really shaped her journey to heal her trauma through the practice of yoga. And how that led her to create circles of healing and collective liberation for other people.
We talk ...
When life presents to you your favorite Muslim children's story-book author, you gotta interview him!
In this episode I interview the renowned creator of the "Ilyas and Duck" children's story books, Omar Khawaja and it was an absolute pleasure being able to find out how this dynamic boy and duck duo came into being, and why it has such great appeal amongst kids!
We go int...
The very first Gift of the Gab of the season and I could not be more honored than to have my first guest on, singer-songwriter, Leila Hegazy!
Her protest cover-versions of popular songs are a hit, and a ray of light in a social-media scape that still seems to be denying what is happening in Palestine.
We deep dive into how she got into creating these thought-provoking covers, the process a...
Opening this season with a bang with a guest I've been wanting have on for FOREVER!
In the very first episode of 'The Whole Muslim' for this season, I feature, Sarah Albassri or "Instructor Sarah" as she is known on social media.
Sarah is a 3rd year Ph.D student, but her claim to fame online is for being a Tae Kwando instructor, who got famous showing off all her amazing ...
Your favorite podcaster is BACK! And I am 4 years and 9 seasons in (please, don't ask me the math, I'm just making this up as I go :D)
But I have been in a bit of an emotional rut, I had really looked forward to celebrating my 4 years and upcoming 100 episode. But with how the situation is in Palestine, I cannot bring myself to do so...
So, for now I will just be bringing you more ...
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode discusses sexual assault
In this episode, I talk to content creator and a recent convert to Islam, Clarke Jones.
We trace her tumultuous Faith journey, and how she came to Islam, a few short weeks after October 7th, and the beginning of the relentless Israeli aggression against Palestinians. How that inspired her to be a content creators, and raise awarenes...
In this episode, I talk to fellow podcaster from the 'Mommying While Muslim' podcast,
Dr. Uzma Jafri.
Not only is she a Physician and co-hosts an award-winning podcast, but she is
actually trained in civil protest protocols!
And at this time when protesting for the rights of the people of Palestine
is so important, she gives important pointers on how to do it safely!
Having social media presence under any capacity does create its share of issues. But I never expected blatant censorship and shadow-banning would be one of them. Social media is not exactly the friendliest place for socially aware Muslims and those POC who refuse to stay silent on social justice issues.
In this episode I highlight some of the hurdles I have personally faced when trying to raise aware...
In this episode I talk to, Dr. Rose Aslan, a certified Transformational Life Coach, and we talk about her time in the academic and public sphere, when she and other public Muslims became the "face" of an entire community. Especially after 9/11 and the Trump administration.
How that crippling pressure of representing and collectively defending Muslims can take a toll, especially when media rhetoric is...
Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, this year will have no Halloween episode. Because we can all see that the horrors that humanity wreaks on itself are far more horrendous than any spooky story I could possibly find.
This episode is my monologue on the genocide that is going on on the Palestinian people. The oppression and killings are happening with blatant cruelty and our taxpayer dollars are funding it!...
*Trigger Warning* Episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation
It's another heavy one folks! But I am hoping that this one helps shed some light on how difficult it can be to get suicide research data, especially in underrepresented communities.
In this episode I talk to, Amelia Noor Oshiro, the Muslim suicide researcher, who has dedicated her PhD study to researching the potential c...
What does a podcast host do when they hit a creative block? They ask their audience of course!
Y'all I'm fast approaching 100 episodes and 4 years and I'm not sure how to carry on bringing y'all the best that I can! So, please help me out! If you have ideas or subjects you want me to cover, people you'd love me to interview, PLEASE tell me! Send me an email at : shehla.faizi0...
*TRIGGER WARNING* - Discussion of Substance Abuse and Suicide.
This is a difficult discussion to have but an important one. No one wants to believe that themself or their children could be in a position where their vulnerability gets the best of them and they could end up in the depths of substance abuse and suicidal ideation.
But that is exactly what happened to my guest, motivational speak...
How do you get people to become more sex-positive? You pivot your medical career and train to become an intimacy coach and at the same time start a podcast to get more people aware about their sexual wellness! And that is exactly what Dr. Sadaf Lodhi did!
In this episode we have a wonderful conversation about how she discovered the lack of knowledge even within medical professionals about sexual ful...
Information and access to reproductive health is essential for all women but there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all . That is where HEART to Grow comes in, which provides reproductive health information and workshops specifically catered to Muslims of all different backgrounds.
I had the good fortune of interviewing Kiran Waqar, the Social Media and Youth Engagement Coordinator at HEART, and w...
Season 8 is here!! And because I have been in an extra mood all Summer, I decided to start it with a bang with not one, but TWO guests!
This episode of "The Whole Muslim" segment features returning guest, Professor Rudolph "B-Ware" and his partner in rhyme, Chime "Chizabam" Umesi and we dive in on how they came together to form the rap/hip-hop duo, Slum Prophecy. We expl...
It is the last episode of the season and what better way to end a season than with a bang!
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Historian and Academic, Professor Rudolph Ware and I got to do what I love to do the most: tackle difficult subjects!
And for this episode we discussed colonization and its impacts on BIPOC communities in the U.S. and globally, specifically how colonization affe...
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