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Mommying While Muslim Zaiba Hasan & Uzma Jafri
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- Religion & Spirituality
Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where two American born and bred Muslim moms share their experiences to raise second generation kids. Having experienced both pre and post 9/11 America, they're acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all moms share. Mommying While Muslim is a space to take back their stories, and tell those no one will air on the news or portray fully or fairly in the media. Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri are moms first, careerwomen second, and global citizens at heart. They meet taboo topics head on because they weren't allowed to do it growing up, not at home or at school and work. They aim to better their immediate households, communities, and their momsisterhood the world over by telling the truths sometimes people don't want to face or to hear. Not everyone has the privileges they have and they are eager to learn, more than they are to share their own experiences. Always looking to give back, they find women and families who need a mic because no one needs a voice; they just need an opportunity to speak. Besides tough social issues, they also tackle political ones because when laws affect their kids, they're coming for them as well as the ones who make them! There's no lane that doesn't get taken here. Along the way, they recruit momallies for Muslim Americans who have been inordinately targeted for the last 20 years. True moms know that ALL our children deserve to be safe, loved, and happy, and we bust every yellow brick on the Islamaphobic road to make sure they all are. If you like good trouble, this one's for you!
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SERIES: A Tribute to Gazan Moms: Gazan Moms of the Diaspora
Did you know that much of the Palestinian diaspora is forbidden by Israel to return to Palestine, despite Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which requires nations to ensure the safe return of refugees to their homeland? Unless you know a Palestinian, you probably didn’t.
Amal Fayad is one such member of this diaspora, numbering in the millions across the world, who knows Gaza, through the stories of her family. Both of her parents grew up in Gaza, but cannot go back, even with an American passport. Hear about her dad’s survival at sea as a toddler, her grandmother’s strength, as well as what “equal” rights currently means for Palestinian “citizens” of Israel.
Tune in at 6pm EST to Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music or head to our website to take a listen. Share this episode with someone who insists Palestinians are equal citizens of Israel.
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For an intro to the Palestinian struggleSaid, Edward W. The question of PalestineKhalidi, Rashid. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017Pappe, Ilan. The ethnic cleansing of PalestineFor a history of PalestineDoumani, Beshara. Rediscovering Palestine: merchants and peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700–1900For Nakba deniersAbdo, Nahla, and Nur Masalha, eds. An oral history of the Palestinian NakbaAssad, Dawud. Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin MassacreKhalidi, Walid (ed.), Sharif S. Elmusa, and Muhammad Ali Khalidi. All that remains: The Palestinian villages occupied and depopulated by Israel in 1948Masalha, Nur. Expulsion of the Palestinians. Washington, DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1992.Masalha, Nur. The politics of denial: Israel and the Palestinian refugee problemOn resistanceDavis, Angela Y. Freedom is a constant struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movementSupport the Show.
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Where Are Muslims on Campus Right Now?
We had too good a conversation not to make an episode out of it, and thank you to Shehla Faizi of @imamuslimpodcast for initiating it! Basically, like the majority of the country, we moms are asking:
WTH is going on on our student campuses? Why on earth would students put their education, finals, safety and futures on the line for Gazans they don’t even know?Why are peaceful student encampments met with such brutal force?Why is everyone vs. the students protesting genocide and not the actual genocide in Gaza?What can we do in solidarity with our students?If you take nothing else away from this conversation, SHOW UP.
Tune in to find out how to keep us safe! Stay safe out there, everyone! 👊🏽👊🏽
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The History of Anti War Student MovementsAnti War Student Movements to Explain to KidsThe History of the Young LordsWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
Support the Show.
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2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com
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4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
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Portrait of a Listener Part 2
THANK YOU to all respondents of our survey so far. Anyone who'd like to receive a a free gift card via email, please head to the link in bio to fill that out by 5/15. Your answers helped us round out and improve the picture we have of you in our minds when we plan and pray for this podcast. 🎧
What topics do audiences want us to cover, how do they want to support us (or don't 😭😭😭), what do they want us to do better, and what comment made us outright cry?
Tune in at 6pm EST to find out and if you are a student who needs info shared or resources sent ASAP, please let us know and we are your moms to get it done. Stay safe out there, everyone! 👊🏽👊🏽
Support the Show.
1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com
2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com
3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group
4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w -
SERIES: We're Baaaack!: Portrait of a Listener Part 1
Today is the first of two episodes reporting the results of our Annual Survey. On this one, find out who our fellow listeners are, where they listen in from, what they do, and what this data means to us. Find out if it's true about you or not, and why this data matters to the podcasts industry itself.
Survey closes on 5/15! Click on the link in bio to fill it out and automatically enter our drawing to win egift cards for participating. Help shape the future of Mommying While Muslim Podcast with your feedback.
Tune in at 6pm EST and remember to cast your Webby People's Choice vote by midnight! Link in bio.
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1. Vote for the Webby's People's Choice Award: https://tr.ee/OENKpQ_3z3
2. Fill out the Annual Survey and try to win a prize as well as help us out: https://tr.ee/CqK2JzJe8b
3. Disparities in the Podcast Industry: https://gitnux.org/diversity-in-the-podcast-industry/
Support the Show.
1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com
2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com
3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group
4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w -
Replay: Perpetuity of Ramadan's Spiritual Productivity
We are in dire need of it, hence the replay of Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi's episode about impediments to spiritual consistency in our lives. While some folks tried to white knuckle it through Ramadan, we used it to treat our broken hearts and rage. But we are still worried about how to make the essence of this month make the world make sense after Eid. How do we carry our Ramadan routines forward past this blessed month and not lose the spiritual high we SO NEED right now?
Let’s talk about train cars, the myth of parental ownership, suhbah (spiritual companionship), acts of worship we can rely on no matter our stage of motherhood, and insha’Allah walk away feeling energized to maintain the magic of Ramadan, keeping up steam for the rest of the year. Allahuma ameen.
☪☪Tune in to this episode and share it with a friend who needs to keep filling her cup while she hits the streets and phone banks to stop a manmade catastrophe THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED if everyone paid more attention to ALL children, and not just their own.
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Hosai Mojaddidi’s Website: http://hosaimojaddidi.com/about/ Hosai Mojaddidi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hosaimojo/?hl=en Hosai Mojaddidi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hosaimojaddidi/ The Golden Quran app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.goldenquran.freesoft&hl=en_US&gl=US Ustadha Hosai’s book recommendation: The Jewels of the Quran Imam GhazaliWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastSupport the Show.
1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com
2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com
3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group
4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w -
Replay: This Isn't How I'm Supposed to Feel
This week's replay is Dr. Fareeha Malik, DDS, mom of 2 with a history of severe postpartum depression. PPD ended up informing her relationships and and even her reproduction.
Of course, we discuss how she she found healing. Bringing home a baby doesn’t always mean mom’s eternal happiness. Not all mothers feel “the way they should” after the baby is born, and may feel lost if they don’t know where to turn for resources. This endangers not only mom but also a newborn.
In a time when 14000 children have been unalived in a completely manmade g-cide, this episode still has its place as one of the struggles mothers face. And for those of our momsisters delivering via C-section without anesthesia, delivering prematurely due to stress, shock, and manmade famine, PPD is a real threat with deep seated claws. May Allah SWT first and foremost secure the survival of our momsisters and their newborns born in an ongoing g-cide, and protect them from every evil of the heart and mind, and destroy the enemies who threaten their physical states. Ameen.
We were so into the conversation that we didn't get to review the valuable resources we have for our community. check out the shownotes on our website or DM us.
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1. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: http://perinatology.com/calculators/Edinburgh%20Depression%20Scale.html
2. PHQ-9 Screening Tool: https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/PHQ%20-%20Questions.pdf
3. American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology patient handout on PPD: https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Postpartum-Depression?IsMobileSet=false
4. Nisa Helpline: https://nisahelpline.com/who-we-are/ 1-888-315-NISA (6472) available 12 hours during the day, or email info@nisahelpline.com anytime
5. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 available 24/7 for help
Support the Show.
1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com
2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com
3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group
4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w