The Saibatu Mansaray Journey

The Saibatu Mansaray Journey

From Sierra Leone to the White House! Welcome to The Saibatu Mansaray Journey! I am your host, Saibatu Mansaray, a Muslimah, a health advocate, a certified Physician Assistant, Retired United States Army Officer, former White House Official and yes Founder of The Mansaray Foundation. Join me as I dive deep into faith, global health, leadership, advocacy, all things Mother Africa and yes sprinkles of my journey. Through my story and those of my amazing guests, I pray that our message touches the lives of people to be inspired and serve as a catalyst for action. Together we can make a difference and be a light! See you on the Journey!

Episodes

April 24, 2025 51 mins

Tune in to catch my candid chat with retired FBI agent June Drake! June shares the challenges she faced in the FBI with her mental health and how it has now fueled her mental health advocacy journey for both adults and high school students. 

You don’t want to miss:

  • Mental health challenges faced in law enforcement
  • Dealing with emotional distress and being a top performer
  • Moments in our jobs that leave lasting mental health impacts
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Ramadan Mubarak! Short Hadith on one reward of fasting in Ramadan. May Allah grant us ease to fast, Ameen. Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.  If you liked the show, please make sure to like and subscribe so you can get new episodes directly onto your phone. But let's keep the conversation going between episodes...
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March 19, 2025 1 min

Ramadan Mubarak! Short hadith on the special mercy of Allah in this holy month and those who are deprived of it. May we be among those who receive this special mercy, Ameen. 

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March 17, 2025 38 secs

Ramadan Mubarak! Short hadith on the value placed on standing for taraweeh prayers with the Imam. May Allah accept our striving in this holy month, Ameen. 

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March 15, 2025 56 secs

Ramadan Mubarak! This is a short hadith about the gate in paradise dedicated for the fasting person. May we be blessed to enter the gate of Ar-Rayyan. Ameen.

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September 3, 2024 60 mins

The Saibatu Mansaray Journey needed some time to reset and focus on self-care. Having lived through a very overachieving career, I need to learn how to stop and smell the roses and that time is NOW.  The world we live in today has set the tone that if you’re not overworking yourself then success will be hard to come by. We tend to label our friends, family members and colleagues as lazy or unmotivated when they are not overwhelming...

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June 4, 2024 19 mins

Alhamdulillah to be at a gathering in Freetown, Sierra Leone to speak about Allah azza wa jal. May Allah accept it from us, ameen. 

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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May 18, 2024 35 mins

Interesting chat with THE Shaykh Khalid Yasin as we discuss his da'wah efforts and his initiative to transform the lives of African youth through his Life Plan GPS platform. 

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May 3, 2024 62 mins

In this episode, I get to join my amazing guest THE Aminata Conteh-Biger live in Sydney, Australia! Sydney is now home to  Aminata who is originally from Sierra Leone. Aminata was a refugee from Sierra Leone's brutal civil war and her touching story can be found her book, Rising Heart.  

In this episode, we chat about  maternal mortality in our beloved country Sierra Leone.  Sierra Leone has among the highest maternal mortality rati...

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July 19, 2023 36 mins

Tune in to hear Sierra Leone's finest lyricist discuss his battle with depression and his bold step to seek care. 

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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June 1, 2023 9 mins

Short reminder on holding on tightly to our spiritually healthy habits that we embraced in the month of Ramadan. Now that the blessed month is behind us, where are we in our Iman and taqwa? May Allah grant us ease upon our affairs. Barakallahu feekum!

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April 16, 2023 4 mins

Short  reminder on the Night of Power. Barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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April 9, 2023 3 mins

Fasting is an obligation upon the Muslim. May Allah grant us steadfastness in this holy month, barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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April 3, 2023 5 mins

Short reminder on being of the charitable ones in this blessed month of Ramadan. Barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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March 28, 2023 6 mins

Short reminder of this blessed month of Ramadan.  Barakallahu feekum!

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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March 24, 2023 3 mins

Ramadan is the month to be of the mutaqqin, so strive my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam is this holy month.  Barakallahu feekum! 

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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March 22, 2023 3 mins

Listen to this scene setter of a hadith that describes what happens on the 1st night of Ramadan. May Allah grant us istaqama in this blessed month. Barakallahu feekum

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March 20, 2023 5 mins

Hadith narrated by Salmaan (RA) sharing with us the beautiful words of Nabi SAW on the blessings and rewards of fasting in the month of Ramadan. 

Thank you all for tuning into the show! If you want to learn more about what we talked about today, you can visit our website, at  www.saibatumansaray.com.

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March 13, 2023 36 mins

Masha'Allah, this is a talk I did with the Sierra Leone Muslim Association in Australia "Beware the Dunya." As Muslims, we cannot lose sight of the glittery show of this world as it is a test for you and I to see which one of us is best in conduct. May Allah grant us steadfastness upon His Deen. Barakallahu feekum!

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November 18, 2022 39 mins

Listen to my Islamic reminder given to the Sierra Leone Atlanta Jamaat. A reminder that we should be grateful to Allah for His countless favors in our lives. A reminder that we succeed in this dunya by His will and His alone and the blessings He bestows upon us cannot be enumerated.

 Al-Qari Ahmad Sarrah Bah softened our hearts once again with a beautiful recitation.

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