This Muslim Girl Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back to a new episode! On this episode, the US meets the UK as I am joined by Aaya Al Shamah. Aaya is an illustrator and aspiring character animator. Through her art pieces and work as a video journalist, she celebrates Yemeni culture as well as exploring issues on identity and conflict. Be sure to check her out below! Aaya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaya.al.shamahi/?hl=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thismuslimgirlpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome Back! On this episode I sit with Sabriah Bilal who is an American born Muslim from Philadelphia. A seasoned teacher of 19 years, public speaker, author and community activist. She is the founder and CEO of breebreespeaks which is a faith based organization that aims at empowering women to love themselves through trauma healing, life coaching and forgiveness. Sabriah began this organization 5 years ago after experiencing a tumultuous divorce and becoming a single mother herself.  https://breebreespeaks.com https://www.instagram.com/breebreespeaks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey I am back with the beautiful Heba Hyder, author of the series Maymuna's Musings and my good friend! Heba was on a previous episode some years ago (check it out if you haven't already) and I wanted to have a check in to see what she has been up to. She is smart, she is inspirational and she sits with me to discuss her book journey, perspective on 2020, experience with plagiarism and much more! As always, thank you for tuning in and I will see you on the next episode! TMGP Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thismuslimgirlpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/thismuslimgirl   Maymuna's Musings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maymunahsmusings/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maymunahsmusings/ Where to order: https://www.amazon.com/How-Much-Does-Allah-Love/dp/1733826734 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A passionate people connector bridging continents with her work, Alaa is a Serial Entrepreneur from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, who works as a Cultural Consultant, Art Director, and Illustrator. Her work focuses on brand development, art direction, business development, and design strategy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Friends! Here is Part 2 of this episdoe, as promised :). In this episode, Fatima and I transition from talking about the struggle of growing up brown and Muslim to embracing who we are and CHOOSING to be Muslim. Hope you enjoy! Follow my instagram for more content! https://www.instagram.com/thismuslimgirlpodcast/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sofia Haq was born and raised in Southern California to a Pakistani and Arab father and Mexican and Spanish mother. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies from UCLA in 2015 and participated in an International Business study abroad program at The London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2018, she graduated from the Riordan MBA Fellows and Forté Foundation MBALauncher programs and now serves as an Alumni Volunteer at Forté, College to Career Mentor at the Riordan Programs, and Co-Director of Riordan Affairs at RPAA Board of Directors.    Currently, Haq is a Marketing Consultant, Lead Experiential Learning Educator at Pathways Travels, and Founder of Muslim Women Professionals (MWP). MWP is an organization that promotes professional development for Muslim women. MWP promotes empowerment amongst women by educating, uplifting, and mobilizing a global network. Haq wants to create spaces where Muslim women are inspired to thrive in both their personal and professional lives, build allies, unite as a community, and combat islamophobia.   She is an advocate for diversity amongst women and people of color in executive spaces, wants to be an executive in the fashion industry, continue her work at MWP, and promote other philanthropic work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is with The Rogue Muslim Podcast host, Samiyyah. Listen in on our conversation about friendships, social media engagement, and politics. Make sure to check out the continuation of our conversation on her podcast @theroguemuslim! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara Ashraf is an international communications and media professional. She is a staff writer for Brown Girl Magazine and owns her own blog, In Between American. She has a master’s degree in International Media from American University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor’s in Communication, Spanish, and English from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Join us on the conversation about representation and tokenization on instagram @thismuslimgirlpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yasmeen, from the blog and podcast She Speaks Diversity, joins me to to discuss and answer some questions sent via Instagram on hijab & the recent conversations surrounding it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Iman Mahoui, coauthor of the Muslims of the World Book, and I continue our conversation from the last episode on how she got involved with the founder of the social media platform, Sajjad Shah, and ultimately coauthored the book. She gives us insight to the process, growth and experience she had while working on this project. As always, enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices