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With a recent chronic illness diagnosis, Maryam, a cancer survivor, shares her journey towards Allah through the pain and finding her ease in her hardship

Sometimes to fight for your faith is truly a fight of survival in systems that were not designed to welcome you. In part 2 of this story, our guest Sara recounts her painful experiences of being incarcerated as a teenager in France and her reflections on what it truly means to experience ease after immense hardships.  ** Our guest’s name has been changed to maintain confidentiality.  - Host: Cadar Mohamud  Lead Producer: Hanna Adan  Writer: Sara Emira Production Manager: Maaheen Khan-Bashir Sound Designer: Youssef Douazou  Marketing & Design Team: Sawsan Abdillahi, Wasima Farah, Khadija Musa, Mariya Shan Cover Artist: Fatimah Nadeem

Fighting for Faith is our defiant response—a call to action against assimilation. It's a movement echoing the struggles faced by women everyday in Sudan, Gaza at home, and beyond. Inspired by them.. this is why #TDSFightingForFaith—one story at a time, empowering women to stand tall, resilient in their Imaan.

We are back with PART 2 of Behind the Mic, this time with the directors in your ears, and in your speakers, telling you a behind the scenes story…Sawsan, Noura, Aisha and Cadar talk TDS beyond the podcast, listen in as they trade memories, intentions and future plans in this special episode. —— We have partnered up with DiscoverU life to help you get Ramadan ready with their Visionaire program Visionaire is a 5 step formula that will helps build and nurture a believer’s mindset and allows you to craft strong and powerful dream duaas that will change the trajectory of your life whilst raising your standard in Deen and Dunya. The live online sessions by the late Sh.Muhammad Alshareef, and a live guided experience by Razia Hamidi will go on through the month of Ramadan. Don’t worry you’ll have lifetime access to ALL the courses, bonuses and resources shared once you sign up. Register today and get a 10% discount code only for TDS members using our promo code TDS10 Visit www.visionaireramadan.com/TDS Host: Cadar Mohamud Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Editor: Lamisah Chowdhury Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project Manager: Maaheen Khan  Sound Designer: Youssef Douazou Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

You thought you wouldn’t hear from us till Ramadan …..well guess again, TDS is back with new episodes. In the spirit of reviving a Season one tradition the team is behind the microphone here to give you a behind the scenes exclusive on what 2023 was like for us! Hear from Khweya, Hanna, Maaheen, Lamisah and of course are host Cadar talk to you about S3, Lovetember and what its like being part of The Digital Sisterhood team <3 Disclaimer: Lamisah was experiencing some mic issues apologies for the audio quality in advance  —— We have partnered up with DiscoverU life to help you get Ramadan ready with their Visionaire program Visionaire is a 5 step formula that will helps build and nurture a believer’s mindset and allows you to craft strong and powerful dream duaas that will change the trajectory of your life whilst raising your standard in Deen and Dunya. The live online sessions by the late Sh.Muhammad Alshareef, and a live guided experience by Razia Hamidi will go on through the month of Ramadan. Don’t worry you’ll have lifetime access to ALL the courses, bonuses and resources shared once you sign up. Register today and get a 10% discount code only for TDS members using our promo code TDS10 Visit www.visionaireramadan.com/TDS Host: Cadar Mohamud Episode Producer: Khweya Bezeid Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Editor: Lamisah Chowdhury Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project Manager: Maaheen Khan  Sound Designer: Youssef Douazou Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

For the final episode of Lovetember, we wanted to give all our listeners the perfect fairy tale ending…  This story follows Halima, a Mexican Indigenous and American girl just trying to understand the people and world around her. Join us as we follow through the epic love story that is, of finding the most special relationship, on her path to finding Allah. Host: Cadar Mohamud Episode Producer: Khweya Bezeid Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Associate Producer: Kwaku Dapaah-Danquah Editor: Lamisah Chowdhury Writer: Lamisah Chowdhury Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project Manager: Maaheen Khan  Sound Designer: Youssef Douazo Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

Iqraa -- Read. This was the first word to be revealed from the Holy Quran. A simple command that can be very difficult to obey. And for Aaliyah this was even more uniquely difficult, as the words of the Quran began to lift, change & morphe before her eyes with no explanation, Aaliyah started to believe she may never be able to read. In this episode, join her as she opens up about overcoming difficulties and allowing her love for the Quran to flourish. Disclaimer: Voices in this episode have been distorted to provide anonymity. Host: Cadar Mohamud Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Associate Producer: Khweya Bezeid Associate Producer: Kwaku Dapaah-Danquah Script Writer and Editor: Sara Emira Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project Manager: Maaheen Khan-Bashir Sound Designer: Youssef Douazou Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

Have you ever watched the movie Love & Basketball? Well in this next episode, we dive into the captivating story of Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, the first Muslim woman to play basketball in a hijab in NCAA Division 1. In this story, Bliqis grapples with the loss of her first love, but she finds another along the way... Host: Cadar Mohamud Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Associate Producer: Kwaku Dapaah-Danquah Associate Producer: Khweya Bezeid Editor: Fareeda Baruwa Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Cover Art by: Maymuna Ali Project Manager: Maaheen Khan-Bashir Sound Designer: Youssef Douazo Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

To kick things off in TDS style, we charge RIGHT into our most anticipated mid-season return of all: the one that we’ve dubbed as LOVETEMBER. Lover girls around the globe are invited to join us as we ask the big questions: when will MY time for love come? Is there still hope, through all trials and tribulations, for us to grow into each of our own love stories? Fear not, dear listeners, as we embark on this journey to find out what love truly means together; In your ears, and in your speakers, telling you a good LOVE story. Several, in fact! Host: Cadar Mohamud Guest Producer: Sawsan Abdillahi Lead Producer: Hanna Adan Editor: Sara Emira Script: Naomi Wirsta, Sara Emira Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project Manager: Maaheen Khan  Sound Designer: Youssef Douazo Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.

SEASON 3 EPISODE 4 - Stepping in to the light When Cadar stumbles across an article featuring today's guest Shazrina binti Azman also known as Mizz Nina , she was so compelled by her story and that she set out to ask the former pop star why she decided to step away from the lime light and in to the noor of Islam. —— Our first sponsor today is @LyraSwim , a brand that cares about how women feel without compromising on looking and feeling good, a brand that reflects the beliefs and values of women from all walks of life. Designed in London and ethically produced in Istanbul, Lyra swimwear will provide you with 50 UPF protection, fast-drying and high quality fabric.  Head to our link in bio and use the code TDS5 to get 5% off their entire collection and get your stylish burkini look down! —— Our second sponsor this episode is brought to you by Helping Hand for Relief and Development USA, This Ramadan we've collaborated once more with them to help build brand new washrooms for girls in Somalia and Kenya. Head to hhrd.org/tds (https://hhrd.org/tds) to donate and find out more about the cause. Help us reach our goal of 25,600 USD which enables us to build six bathrooms giving women and girls access to sanitary and clean washrooms. —— VOTE FOR TDS TO WIN THE AUDIENCE HONOREE AWARD @shortyawards: https://shortyawards.com/15th/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast-2 This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios Host: Cadar Mohamud Executive Producer: Muna Scekomar Guest Producer: Sawsan Abdillahi Guest Editor: Lamisah Chowdhury Assistant Producers: Nima Harun, Khweya Bezeid Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Unlock the power of sponsorship with Digital Sisterhood! Our user-friendly tool makes it a breeze to book and feature your brand on any of our upcoming episodes. Click on the following link to find out how to https://admanager.fm/client/podcasts/tds.