One Foot In The Sink | Muslim Lifestyle Podcast
One Foot In The Sink is a light hearted Muslim lifestyle podcast. What is a Muslim lifestyle? We believe it is living an inclusive life within the boundaries of Islam and pushing yourself to becoming a better human being and a Muslim. Of course, it involves enjoying the finer things in life too! Join Anees and Foz, every two weeks, as they talk to inspirational guests who share their motivational stories, have some banter, discuss Muslim lifestyle hacks and some funny stories! No politics or debates
Episodes
Zahra Shah is from the UK and is on a mission to grow Iraq’s tech ecosystem and build talent among youth, so that they can solve local issues using technology.
She is a Program Manager for Re:Coded, whose purpose is to provide opportunities for young people affected by conflict to enter the tech industry and become entrepreneurs.
Zahra is a ‘tech humanitarian’. She has previously worked at Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first accelerator a...
Tez Ilyas is an award winning British comedian and actor who started comedy in 2010 as a hobby. He is regarded as one of most celebrated rising stars in British comedy.
After studying biochemistry at university, Tez went on to work as a civil servant for a decade. He was told by his friends that he was quite funny, so he ...
Original broadcast date: 11th June 2018
Nazia Nasreen is the founder of Ibraheem Toy House, the world’s leading online Islamic toy store. She’s also a mum of 2 children, a wife and an audiologist.
In 2014, Nazia founded Ibraheem Toy House whilst on maternity leave for her second chil...
Original broadcast date: 1st October 2018
Peter Gould returns to share his reflections from his recent journey to Hajj in 2018 (1439).
Peter provides a powerful reflection based on his experiences , encounters with diverse pilgrims, looking at Hajj from a designer’s perspective and talking about some of the gadgets he came ...
Zara Choudhary is a travel blogger and the founder & editor of Sacred Footsteps.
Sacred Footsteps is an online publication dedicated to spiritual & alternative travel, history and culture from a Muslim perspective.
Sacred Footsteps provides articles and guides that aims to highlight aspects of history and culture that are o...
In part 2 of our episode with Shabbir, we talk about his other endeavours outside of being an Imam such as starting the Nikkah Co., his love for poetry, embarking on a UK-wide tour with other notable artists and on how to deal with conflict between your faith and pressures of the modern society and trends he sees at Muslim weddings!
Shabbir Hassan is an Imam, a spoken word poet and a presenter
At the age of 15, Shabbir completed the memorisation of the Qur’an. He eventually went on to graduate from the Ebrahim College in London as an Alim (Islamic Scholar).
Shabbir is a young Imam who is looking at ways to chang...
Zain Bhikha is a world-renowned singer and songwriter who performs Islamic songs. He began his illustrious career 25 years ago and since then he has released 13 Albums, collaborating with numerous artists such as Native Deen, Outlandish, and the legendary Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). Zain was one of the first to start performing Islamic nasheeds in English.
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Melanie Elturk is the founder of Haute Hijab, one of the leading US modest fashion brands.
In 2010, she set out with the vision to bring hijabs into the mainstream and to empower hijab wearing women worldwide. She is a regular contributor to Elle.com and has appeared on many mainstream media outlets in the US.
Melanie shares how at a young age, her close friends had a big influence in her becoming close to Islam. She describes her ...
We reflect on our experiences of Ramadan at the halfway mark. We compare how we are progressing against our goals, contrast of fasting in the Middle East vs. the West, and reflecting on spirituality.
The discussion is broken down into three parts, Goals, Lifestyle and Spirituality.
The hope for this discussion is to provoke...
Fikra Yel is the founder of Ramadan Sharing Fridges, an initiative that serves the less fortunate community workers and labourers with free food and drink during Ramadan.
In 2015, Fikra had a spare fridge and wondered what to do with it. She decided to put the fridge in her front yar...
In our final episode of our ‘Ramadan prep’ series, we speak to Hiba Masood from Drama Mama about making Ramadan fun for kids!
We talk to Hiba about teaching children about Ramadan in a fun way, instilling the spirit of Ramadan into children, craft activities, creating traditions, tips...
In our next episode of the ‘Ramadan prep’ series, we speak to nutritionist Nazima Qureshi about eating healthy during Ramadan.
We talk about what we should be eating, foods to avoid, sunnah foods, tips on getting through the long summer days, some great recipes to make sure we have a healthy Ramadan and much more!
Ramadan is nearly here! To help prepare we have put together some very special episodes. These will cover how to be prepared from a spiritual aspect, nutrition during Ramadan and how to make Ramadan fun for kids!
This is the first of our special episodes focused on how to be prepared from a spiritual aspect with our very ow...
Zehra Allibhai has been passionately involved in the health and fitness industry for the past 15 years.
She is a certified fitness instructor focused on living a healthier lifestyle.
In 2016, Zehra started her own brand, ‘The Fitnest’, as a means to build a community to support people to achieve their health and fitness goa...
Isam Bachiri is a vocalist, rapper and former member of the hip-hop group, ‘Outlandish’.
Together with his friends Waqas Qadri and Lenny Martinez, they formed ‘Outlandish’ in Denmark in 1997. ‘Outlandish’ went on to enjoy international success, with songs reflecting their respective musical and ethnic backgrounds.
Their mu...
Layla Hassanali is the founder and the person behind the popular food blog, Halal Girl About Town.
In 2012, Layla started ‘Halal Girl About Town’ in her quest to explore the variety of options in halal dining around London and internationally. She soon established herself as a Halal Foodie, well known for her reviews and finding very unique Halal serving restaurants across many cities.
Today she is recognised internationally as a t...
Gemma Elizabeth is a home schooling expert. In 2014, she began to home educate her child after he developed separation anxiety when he first went to pre-school.
Gemma began to blog about her experiences on home education and soon became an inspirational figure for other parents looking to home educate their children.
Today, she home educates her 3 children and has created an environment in which they are thriving compared to their ...
Huda Fahmy is a cartoonist and creator of the hilarious web-comic series ‘Yes, I’m hot in this’.
The comic humorously portrays the life of an American Muslim woman wearing the hijab and is used as a platform to address misconception people have about women who wear the hijab.
Huda st...
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