When we discuss entertainment, we think about music, too. Muslimahs have been making music for centuries, but a lot of us haven&apos;t been taught that. Amira Daugherty talks about her path from law to music, from activism to making history on American Idol, all without encouragement or accolades because Muslimah voices don&apos;t get them. This rapper, singer, and spoken word artist is literally using her voice to communicate across boundaries and connect with humanity, facing hurdles within and outside of her community. She’s also got a special ability you&apos;ll want to hear about as she attempts to create more inclusive American Muslimah representation. Hit the high notes with us on this episode airing at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or Alexa.Links:Find Amira online and SUPPORT HER ALBUM: https://amiraunplugged.onuniverse.com/Follow Amira on IG: @amiraunpluggedFollow Amira on YouTube: Amira UnpluggedWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

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Muslimah Erasure in Music

Serena Rasoul, founder of Founder of Muslim American Casting, LLC joins us today to talk about Muslims in Entertainment. After House of Cards and other acting opportunities, Serena decided to pursue authentic representation of SW Asian, North African and Arab Muslims. Like other sheroes on the podcast this month, she addresses miscasting, Muslim tropes, and compromises that Muslim talent may have to make in Hollywood because the industry doesn’t understand their values and work ethic. It certainly doesn’t understand Muslims telling their own stories, which is why Muslim writers and filmmakers can get support from Serena and her company. Through Muslim American Casting, Serena is “Creating spaces, adding new faces.” ​Hear her on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or Alexa tonight at 6pm EST.Links:Find Mama Africa Muslimah: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxJPUOBuLbgnj8Uqqsa3ZgGoFundMe for Mama Africa Muslimah’s legal fees: https://gofund.me/8580557a Find Muslim American Casting, LLC: https://www.muslimamericancasting.com/aboutFind Serena Rasoul on IG: @iamserenaraWatch “We Are Lady Parts” on Peacock TVWebsite: mommyingwhilemuslim.comIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastFB: Mommying While Muslim

Muslim American Casting

Kicking off this month’s Muslim Representation in Entertainment series is scholar Dr. Maytha AlHassen. We explore the historical origins of the most common Muslim tropes, discuss the findings of recent studies done on movies that negatively depict Muslims, and discuss how we can counter them. You may even hear some hints about what’s coming next on a popular TV series that Dr. AlHassen co-produces.  Links:Learn more about Dr. AlHassen’s work: https://www.mayalhassen.com/Haqq and Hollywood: Illuminating 100 Years of Muslim Tropes and How to Transform Them: https://popcollab.org/learning/haqq-and-hollywood/Muslim Narrative Change Cohort: https://pillarsfund.org/culture-change/muslim-narrative-change-cohort/#:~:text=In%20January%202020%2C%20we%20launched,behaviors%20and%2C%20ultimately%2C%20society 4.     Missing & Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in Popular Global Movies: https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-muslim-rep-global-film-2021-06-09.pdf 5.    The Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion: https://pillarsfund.org/content/uploads/2021/06/SOURCE-The-Muslim-Blueprint.pdf Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Reclaiming Media Narrative

Aseel Elborno joins us today to discuss her longtime research of a particular country where she would like to transplant her family, even if temporarily. Her reasons for doing so should resonate with ALL moms in need of a village and who feel burned out. From community building to family planning, to how to prepare for an international move, we talk about all of it with this amazing expat in the making. Let it open our eyes to more opportunities for our families, and convince us that Allah’s world is big enough and worth it to experience FULLY!  Links:Support high school senior Huda attacked at her graduation: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-students-we-stand-with-huda Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast 

How to be an Expat

Isra Hashmy joins us today to discuss her epiphany during the rat race of life and following Allah’s guidance to pursue her dream until it manifested into reality. Following the expat life isn’t as easy as we think, so she explains some of those details that could provide hiccups to a family planning on living overseas. Then there’s the hiccups you DON’T plan for, like a pandemic that separates your family and you’re with the kids in a country where you don’t speak the language. So, not traumatic at all. The hard parts didn’t make it on House Hunters International, but the fun ones did, so check out her family on there.Get the details tonight at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or ask Alexa.Links:Find Isra on FB: Muslimah Simple and Decluttered Living: https://www.facebook.com/groups/simpledeclutteredlifeWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Manifesting Duaa and Dreams of Andalus

If you’ve been a fan of Maroc Mama, you’ll be so excited for this one. For those who don’t know her, you will fall in love. Amanda Moutakki  joins us today to discuss her expat achievements and challenges, and running a tourism business in a pandemic. Her POV about living abroad is inspirational AND aspirational. Tune in to also find out about momcations and how she curates those.Links:Find Amanda Mouttaki on on IG: @marocmamaCheck out her travel blog: www.marocmama.comWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

So That You May Know One Another--on Travel and Adventure

Author mom Adeeba Jafri @adeebajafri_official comes on to discuss what precipitated her move abroad, what life is like, and shares info on the IB program for teens. On top of all that, she&apos;s a teacher and author with a new book on the way. Can you believe she stayed up all night nervous about coming on? For NOTHING! She is terrific and you can find out more on your podcast apps! Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or iHeartRadio. Or, ask Alexa!Links:Find Adeeba Jafri on IG: adeebajafri_officialCheck out her writing and books: https://www.adeebajafri.com/about/Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Homeschooling and Writing Overseas

Hurunnessa Fariad joins us today to talk about how masajid can and DO do it right by appointing female leadership. As an employee of a major Muslim American masjid, she’s experienced that representative leadership exists and succeeds. Huri’s takeaways today include ALL women have talent. Plug in to her strengths and watch her soar because she will always take her kids and community with her! We also talk about women vs women in the masjid. Don’t miss it!Tune in 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or ask Alexa!Links:Find Hurunnessa Fariad on on IG: @sisteractListen to Sister Act podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ytEwMpRfrZzVaGrM1o2qW?si=-KIcqc8VQyin3P3eCnkWzg Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

How to Choose Women Faith Leaders for Real Diversity & Inclusion

Since the breaking of the ceasefire by Israel, Hamas did not retaliate after the indiscriminate attacks on Muslim worshippers. However, no further arms were deployed by either side. Since then, Israel has launched Operation Law and Order. According to this new act, Israel arrested over 500 Palestinians identified as involved in the protests that led to the massive bombing and murder of civilians in Gaza with the excuses of “but Hamas” and “Israeli self-defense.” This is in addition to the 1500 Palestinians arrested without warrants by Israel before the murder campaign. Israel has advanced facial recognition technology and Big Brother knows who is at which protest and can prove it, then find them for protesting/peacefully assembling/speaking freely; you know, exercising democratic principles.Hind Makki discusses all-male panels and additional exclusionary practices that marginalize Muslimahs, both in the audience and in expert spaces, at conferences, seminars, and in the masjid space itself! These under-represented panels are hurting our institutions and driving financially independent and Islamically educated women away from the masjid and Islamic organizations. Since many of us had to learn how to live without the masjid during key parts of our worship, are we going to go back if we continue to be under-represented there? Let&apos;s discuss the bottom line.For anyone who isn’t Muslim, there are some great breakdowns about Islam in here for you, too.​​How do you feel when you see all-male panels on parenting?  Links:Find Hind Makki on Twitter: @hindmakkiFind Hind Makki on IG: @sideentranceISNA statement on The Inclusion of Women in Masjids http://dvmcf.net/files/sacredspaces/2016-ISNA%20Statement.pdf   Fatwa by Fiqh Council of North America on women in the masjid: http://fiqhcouncil.org/the-inclusion-of-women-in-masjids/ #MuslimMaleAlliesThe picture that brought international attention on panels: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/28/saudi-arabian-womens-conference-picture_n_3515062.html Side Entrance on Women’s Experiences in the Masjid: https://sideentrance.tumblr.com/aboutHow the pandemic brought Muslim female scholarship forward: https://religionnews.com/2020/05/18/coronavirus-restrictions-on-mosques-bring-women-to-the-fore/ Study on Muslim Prayer Spaces by Sara Abdelghany at Georgetown U: https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1059375/Sara%20Abdelghany%20-%20Making%20Space%20Muslim%20Americans%20and%20Progressive%20Gender%20Activism%20in%20Mosques%20after%209%2011.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y Celebrate Mercy elevating women: https://celebratemercy.com/ ISNA elevating women: https://isna.net/ Women’s Quran recitation at Islah LA on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R7-9wBSdaos Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gm

Why All Male Panels are Canceled

Kristy Sabbah joins us today as a former masjid board member and community leader. She reveals issues women on the board face and what they need from the community to support them. Let’s talk under-representation, leadership accountability, cultural relevance, tokenism, and modeling board leadership for our daughters. The Muslim American masjid experience is so diverse, and our masjid (and organization) board representation must be as well. Note: This podcast is not a place to obtain medical information and you must follow up anything you hear with your doctor.Links:Find Kristy Sabbah IG: @kristysabbahMom misinformation about COVID vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/05/05/elle-reeve-vaccine-hesitancy-mothers-facebook-groups-ebof-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/  Muslim task forces on COVID vaccine: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le3592A.pdf  Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Will the Women of the Board Please Stand Up?

Mommying While Muslim has never been late to drop an episode except Eid al Fitr 2021! We hope our lovely audience understands how excited we were to celebrate with our families and we wanted to edit something worth your listening ears.Today is an opportunity to hear about our experiences in the masjid that hurt our hearts because we know the masjid can do better by us as women, mothers, and for our children. Hey, no one’s perfect, and no masjid is perfect, and we don’t want perfection. Can we attend masjid (once it’s safe again) without women, our very own sisters, calling out our kids or what we are wearing (or aren’t wearing), and judging each other over stuff we really don’t have too much jurisdiction over. Let’s do our work, and let Allah do His work. But we have to start by addressing what’s wrong and what each of us can do better ourselves. Our goal is to get our unmosqued Muslim families mosqued again. Let’s make it home again.Links:Biden Steps to Address Gun Violence: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/07/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-initial-actions-to-address-the-gun-violence-public-health-epidemic/  American Muslim Women’s Giving Circle: https://amuslimcf.org/donors/giving-circles/womensgc/RSVP “YES” to Mommying While Muslim Virtual Tea for AMWGC recruitment event: https://fb.me/e/dH3OIF98Q Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Women on Women Microaggressions in the Prayer Hall

Zaiba and Uzma “call the midwife today” because how can you have new mommy memoirs without one?!?!?! Krystina Friedlander, Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) joins us today to talk about her journey to midwifery and its foundations in social justice work and original motherhood. Some of us know how miraculous these bodies are, but a lot more of us don’t know how much at risk those magnificent machines are outside of a maternal village of birth workers and momsisters. Birth trauma and poor outcomes are becoming more prevalent when we have a lot of privileges our female counterparts don’t have outside the United States. What gives? Let’s look at what happened particularly in America to create one of the many “mommy wars” we witness (and do not condone at MWM!) today.Remember that the day a baby is born, so is her mother. Let’s explore moms’ options and elevate those who walk us into motherhood the way it can be done.Links:Find Baraka Birth on IG: @barakabirthBaraka Birth on the web: https://www.barakabirth.com/Krystina’s book recommendations:Lying In: A History of Birth Work in America https://www.amazon.com/Lying-History-Childbirth-America-Expanded/dp/0300040873 Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning https://www.amazon.com/Lying-History-Childbirth-America-Expanded/dp/0300040873 In the Dream House https://www.amazon.com/Dream-House-Carmen-Maria-Machado/dp/1644450038 American Muslim Women’s Giving Circle: https://amuslimcf.org/donors/giving-circles/womensgc/ Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Birth Work with Baraka

We meet the incredible Saadia Qureshi, The Keto Muslim Mom, today who jogs us down memory lane to discuss common new mommy issues: complicated diagnoses, health problems, pandemic pregnancy, body image, mompreneurship, and her personal journey to live a particular lifestyle that brings her joy. This is one that requires a mental seatbelt as only Zaiba can manage, and some chill which Uzma will never ever master, as you ride a roller coaster of new mommy experiences and memories.Links:Find Saadia on IG: @ketomuslimmomAcademic Freedom and Potential Increase in Islamophobia: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/scottsdale-professor-whose-quiz-offended-muslim-student-gets-155k-11544885 Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Reclaiming Myself with Keto Muslim Mom

Sadia Jalali is the founder of Muslim Bliss and Uzma’s college roommate, and back on this podcast to talk about why Muslims moms CHOOSE to go back to the nursery. On this episode of our New Mommy Memoirs series, we change it up by discussing life’s changes that sometimes necessitate having another child in the second (or third) phase of life. She poses her zen approach to parenting and the epiphany that made her change her “never” to “maybe” to “okay” NINE years later. It’s worth thinking about for anyone who is on the fence and doesn’t want to say “what if” in a few years. Cheers to second chances and intentional pregnancies, as well as anyone who weathered a pandemic or single pregnancy! You’ll REALLY want to catch the very end of this episode for a fun gotcha moment.Links:Find Sadia Jalali, LMFT on IG: @muslim.blissFind Muslim Bliss on the web: www.muslim-bliss.com Contact AG Keith Ellison (who happens to be Muslim!) in MN to pursue 2nd degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin accused of murdering George Floyd: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/contactus.aspWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

Reasons to do it Again

Our good friend Shmila Javed is on today to share her new mommy memoirs in the context of a blended family. We are thankfully losing our hang-ups about Muslim nuclear families in America, thereby getting closer to the prophetic model of a happy, healthy household alhamdulillah. She surprises us and confirms a lot of what we imagine it must be like to start all over with diapers and breastfeeding. Alhamdulillah it was HER and not us! We love our gf and the blast from the past. We hope you&apos;ll have as much fun at this reunion as we did! Links:Shmila Javed on IG: @shimms3How American police gets away with killing people: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/police-killings-prosecution-charges.html Contact AG Keith Ellison (who happens to be Muslim!) in MN to pursue 2nd-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin accused of murdering George Floyd: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/contactus.asp Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

His, Mine, & Ours

Meet Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri. Two American-Muslim mothers who were born and raised in the U.S. They have a combined eight children and 25-years of parenting experience to share. You will learn about how they are raising their American-Muslim children in an American Culture.

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