Video Episodes!

The world is topsy turvy and we gotta do what we can to make it right! That's why as a part of my 4 year and 100 episodes celebration, I will be creating a video series called "100 Good Things", in an effort to bring a sense of hope to…

In this Gift of the Gab, I discuss collective liberation with my guest, Tai, a Sudanese-Canadian activist, writer and the founder of, The Red Ma'at Collective. She opens up about how her past as an asylum seeker really shaped her journey to heal her trauma through the practice of yoga.…

When life presents to you your favorite Muslim children's story-book author, you gotta interview him! In this episode I interview the renowned creator of the "Ilyas and Duck" children's story books, Omar Khawaja and it was an absolute pleasure being able to find out how this dynamic boy and duck…

The very first Gift of the Gab of the season and I could not be more honored than to have my first guest on, singer-songwriter, Leila Hegazy! Her protest cover-versions of popular songs are a hit, and a ray of light in a social-media scape that still seems to be…

I ain't gonna be winning any Grammy's for my cover version of #tracychapman 's classic, change. But I'll be damned if I don't try to move someone's conscience! We are all complicit in a gen0c!de and it has to stop!! Join a pr0t3st, call your Representative, stage a sit in,…

Opening this season with a bang with a guest I've been wanting have on for FOREVER! In the very first episode of 'The Whole Muslim' for this season, I feature, Sarah Albassri or "Instructor Sarah" as she is known on social media. Sarah is a 3rd year Ph.D student, but…

Your favorite podcaster is BACK! And I am 4 years and 9 seasons in (please, don't ask me the math, I'm just making this up as I go :D) But I have been in a bit of an emotional rut, I had really looked forward to celebrating my 4 years…

***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode discusses sexual assault In this episode, I talk to content creator and a recent convert to Islam, Clarke Jones. We trace her tumultuous Faith journey, and how she came to Islam, a few short weeks after October 7th, and the beginning of the relentless Israeli aggression…

In this episode, I talk to fellow podcaster from the 'Mommying While Muslim' podcast, Dr. Uzma Jafri. Not only is she a Physician and co-hosts an award-winning podcast, but she is actually trained in civil protest protocols! And at this time when protesting for the rights of the people of…

Having social media presence under any capacity does create its share of issues. But I never expected blatant censorship and shadow-banning would be one of them. Social media is not exactly the friendliest place for socially aware Muslims and those POC who refuse to stay silent on social justice issues.…

In this episode I talk to, Dr. Rose Aslan, a certified Transformational Life Coach, and we talk about her time in the academic and public sphere, when she and other public Muslims became the "face" of an entire community. Especially after 9/11 and the Trump administration. How that crippling pressure…

*Trigger Warning: Images of Genocide* @thecranberries sang "Zombie" originally, and unfortunately lot of what they said is still relevant... All footage and picture credits to @eye.on.palestine and @motaz_azaiza, my absolute gratitude to them and all the brave men and women who risk it all to bring the real stories of…

Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, this year will have no Halloween episode. Because we can all see that the horrors that humanity wreaks on itself are far more horrendous than any spooky story I could possibly find. This episode is my monologue on the genocide that is going on on the…

*Trigger Warning* Episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation It's another heavy one folks! But I am hoping that this one helps shed some light on how difficult it can be to get suicide research data, especially in underrepresented communities. In this episode I talk to, Amelia Noor Oshiro, the Muslim…

Next week's episode with @muslim.suicide.researcher is gonna be another serious one. But sometimes it takes the shenanigans of your feisty pet bird, to inject a little humor into it🤣🤣 Stay tuned for next week's episode and my YouTube viewers will be able to see all her mischief while recording🤣🤣 #podcastsandpets…

What does a podcast host do when they hit a creative block? They ask their audience of course! Y'all I'm fast approaching 100 episodes and 4 years and I'm not sure how to carry on bringing y'all the best that I can! So, please help me out! If you have…

*TRIGGER WARNING* - Discussion of Substance Abuse and Suicide. This is a difficult discussion to have but an important one. No one wants to believe that themself or their children could be in a position where their vulnerability gets the best of them and they could end up in the…

How do you get people to become more sex-positive? You pivot your medical career and train to become an intimacy coach and at the same time start a podcast to get more people aware about their sexual wellness! And that is exactly what @drsadafobgyn! In this episode we have a…

Information and access to reproductive health is essential for all women but there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all . That is where HEART to Grow comes in, which provides reproductive health information and workshops specifically catered to Muslims of all different backgrounds. I had the good fortune of…

Season 8 is here!! And because I have been in an extra mood all Summer, I decided to start it with a bang with not one, but TWO guests! This episode of "The Whole Muslim" segment features returning guest, Professor Rudolph "B-Ware" and his partner in rhyme, Chime "Chizabam" Umesi…

It is the last episode of the season and what better way to end a season than with a bang! I had the great pleasure of interviewing Historian and Academic, Professor Rudolph Ware and I got to do what I love to do the most: tackle difficult subjects! And for…

War is Hell, but we often only see it as a conflict of grown ups and overlook how it impacts the children caught in the middle of it. For this segment of "Gift of the Gab" I interview Dr. Nour Akhras, a pediatrician and who has been on a number…

May is 'Mental Health Awareness' and there could be no better time for me to have a discussion with, Allissa Torres, the Director of Mental Health Equity at the non-profit organization, Mental Health America (MHA)! We talk about the stigma around mental health in BIPOC communities and the need to…

I welcome my guest, Saira Sufi, to take a deep dive into the discussion of how one of her twin son's diagnoses of a rare bone marrow disorder, Aplastic Anemia led her and her remaining son to become staunch advocates for bone marrow donations. Recruiting bone marrow donors of racial…