What's The Scenario‪?‬ Ryan Hilliard, Omar Naziruddin and Ayaz Quraishi

We are finally back with a new episode and it is a special one!

We have special guest host Zahra Khan interviewing Fatima Farheen Mirza, author of the NYT bestselling novel, A Place For Us, and they have an in-depth conversation about the book, quips about their community, the writing process and so much more!

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
02:25 How Fatima created the community in A Place for Us
05:36 Zahra and Fatima’s conversation on being judged based on appearance and dealing with perceptions on attire selection.
09:55 First Break
10:48 Fatima shares her reasoning behind Amar’s 9/11 experience within the book, and her own personal 9/11 story.
20:34 Second Break
21:26 Fatima and Zahra discuss Hadia’s part of the story in A Place for Us and how it relates to their own lives.
30:13 Final Break
31:08 Fatima talks about her writing process, coming to the realization that she could create characters that are more similar to her, and the responsibility that entails.
40:52 Fatima’s advice for young Muslim writers
46:11 Outro

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In a time where sororities are met with so many negative connotations and incidents, comes a story of how this band of sisters' effort to not only change that sorority narrative but also overhaul the stigma of what it is like to be a Muslim woman. Mu Delta Alpha is leading the charge with resilience, courage, and persistence!

In the first episode of season 3, Ayaz Quraishi has a sit down conversation with Samira Maddox (MDA's National President and Founder), Umaima Nasir (MDA's National Chapter Recruitment Chair) and Aamena Javed (MDA's National Chapter Coordinator Chair) and they talk about:

Part 1 - Introduction
:24 - Background on this Episode
:45 - Ayaz's Understanding of Sororities
3:04 - Our Interviewees

Part 2 - The Importance of Legacies
4:29 - Introduction to Sameera and Umaima
4:51 - How it Started
11:22 - Dealing with Red Tape
13:02 - Finding an Identity
15:48 - The Founding Class
18:37 - Beyond the Rubble
24:51 - The Year of Formality

Part 3 - Finding Sisters
27:18 - Year Two
29:40 - Relationship with Alif Laam Meme
31:11 - Aamina Javed and the Beta Class
34:30 - Year 3 and Recruitment
38:58 - Jumping the Hurdles
44:35 - Thoughts from Potential Members

Part 4 - The Future
47:33 - Beginning this Year
48:46 - Speaker Series
52:18 - Young Muslimah Summit
57:12 - The Need for Support
57:48 - Recruit Projects
1:00:12 - Muslim Women are Awesome

Part 5 - Conclusion
1:02:05 - Ayaz's Takeaways on Mu Delta Alpha
1:03:21 - Our Next Episode

Enjoy!

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In the tenth episode of Season Two of the What’s the Scenario Podcast, Omar returns and has a conversation with hip hop artist Brother Ali and Sidi Usama Canon, and they talk about how Hip Hop and Islam mix to create a melting pot of culture and beauty. Enjoy!

In this episode they talk about:
00:18 - Intro
00:55 - About the Guests
02:33 - Meeting "Uncle Usi"
07:25 - The Multi-Directional Influence of Islam and Art
09:02 - Islam and the Inspiration of "All the Beauty in this Whole Life"
13:52 - Finding Islam through Hiphop
17:35 - The Malcolm X Connection
21:40 - Towing the Line Between Islam and Music
29:29 - The Top 5 Hiphop Artists
31:40 - That Time Usama Canon Met Lauryn Hill and Q-Tip
34:57 - Takeaways from this Episode
37:40 - Conclusion and LoveForUsamaCanon.org
38:02 - Our Next Episode

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In the ninth episode of Season Two of the What’s the Scenario Podcast, Mikael Rafiqi is starting his first year in college and has a lot of questions. In this episode he goes through some of his expectations and concerns with a peer of his friends who are also entering college as well. Enjoy!

In this episode they talk about:
00:35 - Intro
01:27 - Panelist Introduction
02:17 - Emotional Preparedness
06:42 - How High School Prepared Us
10:35 - How High School Failed Us
11:41 - Biggest Fears in Going to College
15:17 - The Things We'll Leave Behind
17:07 - An end to an Era
19:36 - Closing Remarks
21:52 - Our Next Episode

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