Mommying While Muslim

Uzma Jafri

Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where American 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. Host Uzma Jafri is mom first, careerwoman second, and global citizen at heart. She meets taboo topics head on because she wasn't allowed to do it growing up, not at home or at school and work. Her aim is to better her immediate household, community, and her momsisterhood the world over by telling the truths sometimes people don't want to face or to hear. Not everyone has these privileges, and she is eager to learn as well as share her own experiences. Always looking to give back, MWM finds women and families who need a mic because no one needs a voice; they just need an opportunity to speak. Besides tough social issues, MWM tackles political ones because when laws affect kids, we'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, MWM recruits 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!

  1. 2D AGO

    SERIES: Seasons of Change: Being a Defiant Working Woman With Dr. Qaali Hussein (And Without DEI!)

    "Keep your promises, especially to yourself." That's been the carrot I've been dangling for myself as I put together this May's Season of Change Series for the podcast. First on this month, Dr. Qaali Hussein, double board certified surgeon, whom I've wanted to come on for a long time and couldn't pin down myself, is here to talk about what propelled her work to change, and how she made it happen. What does "defiance" mean to us, why are we afraid of it, and let's just get over our apprehension of it already! We ended up completely ignoring the notes and talked A LOT about DEI and how it misses the trees for the forest (yes, I intended to write it that way). But hey, in the spirit of defiance, it made sense to throw the script out the door and go with the flow.  If you're in a season of change or considering one, this episode is for you. Don't forget to check out Defiance Academy and get professional coaching with Dr. Qaali who's opening her first cohort of the year in June. Links: Learn more about Defiance Academy online Find Dr. Qaali on IG @drqaalihusseinDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! 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

    45 min
  2. JAN 2

    Resolutions & Reparations

    🥳🥳🥳Happy New Year! 2025 was hard for me. I'm so grateful for a new year, new slate and I pray yours is even better than I pray for you all. There's a short "episode" today. Big kudos to @faizifortexas running for Texas Comptroller. Do BIG things, y'all, even if you have to do them scared. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 ⚠⚠ BUT a warning to those in the DMV: Swipe left to witness those closest to Allah, who can't communicate with words. And then listen to what I reported about @rnacoordinates behavior and their refusal to make reasonable, long lasting reparations via @muhsen.  Send them a message and find other planners who don't just do their jobs, they care about and practice DEI. Our faith requires that we be DEI, and of course, the West has colonized the term for our way of life. We are all accountable to Allah, especially when we wrong the most vulnerable among us.  No, I don't call out women, but I have zero tolerance for those who reject sincere naseeha (advice) and dig deeper into their ignorance. As always, send me your sincere naseeha and feedback. Tune in now and next week. 🎧 #doitscared #inclusivity #dei #autismspeaks #savant Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! 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

    8 min
  3. 05/17/2025

    Bridging Age Gaps Through Olive Community Services

    STILL catching up on nonprofit features, and for those of you looking to burn through your donation allotment to zakat and sadaqa this year, may Allah SWT make your scales heavy in the Hereafter and your wallets fat in this world. It's completely on me that you didn't get this episode in time for the end of Ramadan, but don't let my shortcomings hamper your generosity towards those organizations providing invaluable services due to our parents' generations. Zainab Hussaini is the fairy godmother of Olivers in #orangecounty, but she identifies as Program Manager @olivecommunityservices. She's on today to focus on the success and schedule of Olive in SoCal and I pick her brain to find out how we can bring some of that khair into our own communities.  Tune in now and share this episode with your imams, masjid social boards and golden population today. Ask for a khutbah on serving our best generations and put some money behind the initiatives. One day, we will ALL need them. Links: Olive Community Services on the Web: https://www.olivecs.org/Olive Community Services on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivecommunityservicesFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastYouTubeDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! 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

    40 min
  4. 05/08/2025

    Mutual Aid For Palestinians & Sudanese in Egypt

    🎙Just dropped a powerful episode with @jessicaelgamil who spent 6 months on the ground in Egypt, where she supported mutual aid efforts for Palestinians and Sudanese people. This was recorded months ago in an effort to put it in series, but I am so behind schedule now and couldn't wait longer for it to go out. I know I've been gone for upwards of 6 weeks, and you can find out why by tuning in. Prayers welcome for my mother's speedy recovery and cure! 📿 🎧Hear about the differences in status and why they matter in resource distribution, and the intentions and barriers displaced people face as a result. Find out what both exploitation and generosity look like in local Egypt, and how mutual aid networks can do their work by avoiding red tape 🔴and just GETTING IT DONE. Jessica shares lessons from the frontlines and what it takes to make mutual aid sustainable and rooted in care, not charity. This convo is a must-listen for anyone trying to do more than repost.  Tune in at 6pm EST and share this episode with a friend who wants TO DO something to subvert genocide and displacement, and contact Jessica today! Links: 1. Contact Jessica on IG: @jessicaelgamil 2. What is mutual aid?  3. NPR on giving and generating wealth by giving Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! 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

    49 min
  5. 03/25/2025

    FYI About The Family & Youth Institute's Vital Role in Our Households

    You bet we're going crazy featuring nonprofits this month on our Series: Organizations That Increase Khair! We've got extra episode drops and double headers coming your way this Ramadan 2025 so you know where you can send a few extra dollars to multiply khair (goodness) in this world and in the next. Dr. Madiha Tahseen of @thefyi_org shares the latest research that The Family & Youth Institute is doing, and the help it needs to develop resources to help us mommy better. Of all the helpers we love to help at home in America, it's The FYI because it's data based, relevant, practical, and at our fingertips. This podcast is trying to help The FYI reach its fundraising goals in Ramadan, so  take a listen to the episode to hear cutting edge findings on Muslim youth and families. Then head to the link in the bio to donate $1, $5 or $10 with 1000 of your friends who also listen to this podcast weekly, and help our favorite helpers. Tune in now and share this episode with 10 friends who want their scales heavy on the DOJ, starting this Ramadan insha'Allah. Make the best of your greatest nights tonight. Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! 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

    42 min
4.7
out of 5
94 Ratings

About

Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where American 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. Host Uzma Jafri is mom first, careerwoman second, and global citizen at heart. She meets taboo topics head on because she wasn't allowed to do it growing up, not at home or at school and work. Her aim is to better her immediate household, community, and her momsisterhood the world over by telling the truths sometimes people don't want to face or to hear. Not everyone has these privileges, and she is eager to learn as well as share her own experiences. Always looking to give back, MWM finds women and families who need a mic because no one needs a voice; they just need an opportunity to speak. Besides tough social issues, MWM tackles political ones because when laws affect kids, we'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, MWM recruits 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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