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Dec. 13, 2024

Special Episode: It's a Live! With Dr. Uzma Jafri

Send me a Text Message! It's no secret, when times get tough and we need answers, you gotta turn to the smart people! Well that's what I did, because I was getting also experiencing post-election stress, so I turned to …

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Nov. 22, 2024

Solo Episode: America did NOT Pass the Vibe-Check!

Send me a Text Message! The presidential elections are now over and... the cheeto is back. I wish I could be anymore respectful about this but I can't bring myself to pretend. Cheeto's last presidential reign was a complete j...

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Nov. 8, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Maureen Johnson: The Alternative to News

Send me a Text Message! Strange are the times when news outlets are constantly under scrutiny for how they are (or are not!) covering the news. I sit down with content creator, Maureen Johnson, a.ka. '@realgodivagodess', and ...

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Oct. 25, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Aja Martinez: I Ain't Afraid of C.R.T!

Send me a Text Message! Spooky season is upon us and we are all out there looking for a good fright. But is Critical Race Theory one of them? That is what I try to find out by sitting with, …

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Oct. 11, 2024

Solo Episode: Four Years and A Genocide Ago

Send me a Text Message! Humanity is literally stuck in the WORST movie remake of "Groundhog Day", where we keep doing the same things and in this version things start to get worse! I started my podcast in 2020, which …

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Sept. 27, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Marlon Duran: Where's The Vote?!

Send me a Text Message! In the last Presidential elections one-in-three Americans did not vote. That is an alarming number! And with the upcoming elections in November, I sit down with Marlón Duran, the Texas Regional Field O...

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Sept. 13, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Jessica Elgamil: Aiding Refugees of War

Send me a Text Message! For this seasons very first Gift of the Gab, I interview my friend Jessica Elgamil, who is a certified yoga teacher by trade, and she just returned from an aid mission to Egypt. She recounts …

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Aug. 30, 2024

The Whole Muslim with Ustadh Tabari Zahir: Lamps of Light

Send me a Text Message! In this week's episode we tackle a subject that has long been a subject of political discourse, especially when it relates to the carceral system within the United States. I've covered the subject of a...

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Aug. 16, 2024

Solo Episode: New Season and Current Events!

Send me a Text Message! The Summer is over and I am BAAAACK! Season 10 has begun, and unfortunately the world is still on fire... But don't worry, all hope is NOT lost because it is election year and guess …

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June 21, 2024

Solo Episode: 100 Episodes!

Send me a Text Message! This is it! My 100th episode and having y'all as my audience for four years now! I can't thank y'all enough for being there with me, during the evolution of my podcast AND me! And …

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June 7, 2024

Solo Episode: The Heart of a Traveler

Send me a Text Message! Summer has begun! And you know that means so many of us will be traveling on vacation! Heck, I just came back from Japan! And the experience got me thinking about how we can make …

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May 24, 2024

Solo Episode: Checking our Bias in Activism

Send me a Text Message! When doing the work of activism for a cause, it sometimes happens that we experience tunnel vision; assuming that it is the only thing that is important. That is what sort of happened to me, …

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May 10, 2024

The Whole Muslim with Khalidah Bilal: Compassion for All

Send me a Text Message! For this The Whole Muslim segment I interview one of my FAV returning guest, Khalidah Bilal, (you can watch my first interview with her on her work with domestic violence victims here ) who is …

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April 26, 2024

The Whole Muslim with Marena Riyad: Comedy and Resistance

You might think that a henna studio and a comedy stage can't ever come together, but my guest this week, Marena Riyad, would prove you wrong! I talk to Marena, who founded the Haus of Henna AND Kufiya Comedy right …

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April 19, 2024

Solo Episode: 100 Good Things

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", …

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April 5, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Tai: Healing and Collective Liberation

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...

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March 15, 2024

The Whole Muslim with Omar Khawaja: Faith and Story-Telling

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...

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March 1, 2024

Gift of the Gab with Leila Hegazy: Singing in Protest

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 …

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Feb. 16, 2024

The Whole Muslim with Sarah Albassri: Life and Martial Arts

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 …

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Feb. 2, 2024

Solo Episode: 4 Years! (To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?)

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, …

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Dec. 22, 2023

Gift of the Gab with Clarke Jones: A Journey of Faith and the Power o…

***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...

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Dec. 8, 2023

Gift of the Gab with Dr. Uzma Jafri: Discussing How to Protest Safely

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! ...

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Nov. 24, 2023

Solo Episode: Genocide, Social Media and Censorship

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 ...

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Nov. 10, 2023

Gift of the Gab with Dr. Rose Aslan: Discussing the Pressures of Bein…

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. Esp...

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