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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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S3 EP4 | Stepping into the light

SEASON 3 EPISODE 3 - Holding on to Hope | Part Two  In part two, Cadar digs deeper into Aj’s story after finding something on her LinkedIn page that gave Cadar more questions about AJ’s story than she initially did before. And what she found was much much much deeper than she expected. —— Our first sponsor today is East Qasil, a natural ingredient and  nourishing powder with deep cleansing properties that hydrates and softens your skin for a bright glow.  Get exclusive discounts and insider access to their product launch by joining their waitlist before April 30th. Head to EASTQASIL.COM (http://eastqasil.com) and reserve your spot today! 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: https://shortyawards.com/15th/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast-2 This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios Host: Cadar Mohamud Producer: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producers: Nima Harun, Khweya Bezeid Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP3 | Holding on to Hope - Part 2

SEASON 3 EPISODE 2 - Holding on to Hope When Cadar gets a tip about a rumor that Sahih International, one of the most widely read translation of the Quran, was published and translated by the three white revert American women. She went into investigative mode, rolled up her sleeves and went digging to verify the rumors. —— Our first sponsor today is East Qasil, a natural ingredient and  nourishing powder with deep cleansing properties that hydrates and softens your skin for a bright glow.  Get exclusive discounts and insider access to their product launch by joining their waitlist before April 30th. Head to EASTQASIL.COM and reserve your spot today! 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 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. This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios Host: Cadar Mohamud Producer: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producers: Nima Harun, Khweya Bezeid Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP2 | Holding on to Hope

Have you ever asked yourself, "am I worthy to make duaa to Allah?" "how can a 'bad' muslim ask Allah for anything?" Those questions constantly haunted Cadar's mind until one day she decided to take a chance and step into the power of duaa. The story that followed was the most dramatic love story to ever be told, which left her repeating "Had I known..." This episode is sponsored by Helping Hand for Relief and Development USA, Head to 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 washroom. This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios Host: Cadar Mohamud Producer: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producers: Nima Harun, Khweya Bezeid Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Marketing Extraordinaire: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP1 | Had I Known....

Content Warning: Death, Hospital, COVID-19 As the deadly virus COVID-19 began to spread across the world, Respiratory therapists were pushed to the frontlines. While hospitals were meant to be a safe haven for all, Yasmin became painfully aware of demon lurking in the shadows, ready to sacrifice anyone not holding a privilege card . As Yasmin begins to enlist the help of her closest friend Urji and other healthcare workers to save families and patients from falling through the cracks, she finds herself caught and needing to be saved too. Mawadda Disposable Hijab launches Monday, NOV 7th, 2022 Please follow their instagram and visit their page by clicking here This Week's sponsor is ACC or A Continuous Charity: an organization with a mission to to promote the spiritual and intellectual development of Muslims throughout North America by providing interest-free loans for higher education. They have launched a $25k fundraising campaign to support Muslim women and aid them in attaining their educational pursuits. “ACC for Women’s Empowerment” or ACC4WE aims to support sisters across the nation struggling to pursue an education simply because they don’t want to compromise their deen and drown in crippling debt. Every dollar you is a continuous charity for you . DONATE HERE AND SPREAD THE WORD Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. DONATE HERE TO HELP TDS CONTINUE ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Host: Cadar Mohamud Senior Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producers: Khweya Bezeid & Nima Harun Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racism and All Its Friends, Vol 2.

In the comic book “Racism and all its friends, Vol.1" Yasmin, a soft-spoken introvert, is challenged by an assembled ancient league of evil, popularly known as racism in the medical field. Although Yasmin was not the archetype hero everyone expected, she manages to unleash the dormant power laying within, making her the greatest kind of hero to ever was. This Week's sponsor is ACC or A Continuous Charity: an organization with a mission to to promote the spiritual and intellectual development of Muslims throughout North America by providing interest-free loans for higher education. They have launched a $25k fundraising campaign to support Muslim women and aid them in attaining their educational pursuits. “ACC for Women’s Empowerment” or ACC4WE aims to support sisters across the nation struggling to pursue an education simply because they don’t want to compromise their deen and drown in crippling debt. Every dollar you is a continuous charity for you . Here's the link to donate and if you cant donate then please spread the word https://bit.ly/TDSxACC Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Host: Cadar Mohamud Senior Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producers: Khweya Bezeid & Nima Harun Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racism And All Its Friends, Vol.1

Content Warning: Suicide At the age of 14, Amal's move to Toronto taught her that home is not a place but a person. The word Hooyo (mom) comes from the root word Hooy which means Home. But what happens when that home is temporary? Taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Host: Cadar Mohamud Senior Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Assistant Producer: Khweya Bezeid Intern: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi RESOURCES & SERVICES IF YOU NEED HELP: https://maristan.org/resources https://muslimmentalhealth.com/patients-families/resource-directory/ https://naseeha.org https://khalilcenter.com/mental-health-service-landing-page/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her Name is Hana

Mariama's love of Arabic as a young adult led her to become a student of knowledge in Egypt. Along the way, she realizes that this journey was nothing like she expected it to be. This week we've partnered up with Salaams App: If you are searching for a Muslim partner who shares your values and core beliefs, or maybe you have recently moved to a new city and are in search of Muslimahs in your vicinity to connect with, then Salams is the app for you! With over 3.5 million Muslims signed up globally, Salams has made it all that easy to search, build and find a relationship based on the foundations of Islam, from friendship for the sake of Allah to all the way to finding the right partner for marriage. Give Salams a try by heading to salams.app.link/TDSPodcast and download it today This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Host: Cadar Mohamud Senior Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Producer In-Training: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember My Wasiyyah

The learning process that we all go through when embark on a new journey is hard and difficult. It also one that requires us to pause and reflect. Sometimes your dreams pass your capabilities at the moment, so you have to slow down and reassess. This week our producer Muna shares her thoughts with us in this unedited uncut producer producer taker over. This episode is sponsored by Salams, If you are searching for a Muslim partner who shares your values and core beliefs, or maybe you have recently moved to a new city and are in search of Muslimahs in your vicinity to connect with, then Salams is the app for you! With over 3.5 million Muslims signed up globally, Salams has made it all that easy to search, build and find a relationship based on the foundations of Islam, from friendship for the sake of Allah to all the way to finding the right partner for marriage. The app is free, easy and safe to use with options to text chat, use voice messages, personalized filters, view your profile stats, anti-ghost tool, and more all throughout the app. You can meet your sister or match in your area or across the world. Salams is confident that the right person for you could be just a few swipes away. Give Salams a try by heading to salams.app.link/TDSPodcast and download it today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Takeover: Story Time

Trusting the wisdom of Allah is difficult when our hearts are clouded by arrogance. After searching for equality everywhere, Asma, a former public policy major, learns that true justice can only come from Al-Hakeem This week we've partnered up with Rabata: Ribaat is an online academic program that offers courses in Islamic Sciences, Arabic language, and Tajwid of the Holy Quran to women around the world. The program provides Muslim women with a solid foundation through a comprehensive curriculum covering the full range of traditional Islamic Sciences. The aim of the program is to graduate scholars and da'iyas prepared to educate others, as well as to provide independent classes for those not seeking certification. Registration opens August 15th Visit https://ribaat.rabata.org/ to register today Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Host: Cadar Mohamud Senior Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Intern: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Tape-Syncer: Vish B Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Impartial Judge | Al-Hakeem

In part two, Cadar, Yusra, Fatima, and Ismahaan continue the legendary conversation. They dive into topics such as stereotypes, marriage, twitter comments, and many more with hilarity, depth and eloquence. Buy your tickets for the Growth Conference, happening July 16-17 in Minnesota: https://growthconferencemn.com/growth-conference1621556280926 Join our Eid Celebration in New Jersey on July 23rd: https://almabyrahma.com/products/eid-celebration-with-tds Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Intern: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niqaabi's Tell All | Part Two

In this week's episode, Cadar invites some of her favorite people in the world to have a long overdue conversation. Over the years, we've witnessed everyone and their mamas share their opinions on the Niqaab but now it's time to return the mic where it belongs. Buy your tickets for the Growth Conference, happening July 16-17 in Minnesota: https://growthconferencemn.com/growth-conference1621556280926 Join our Eid Celebration in New Jersey on July 23rd: https://almabyrahma.com/products/eid-celebration-with-tds Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Intern: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niqaabi's Tell All | Part One

In Part Two, Alex's grief snowballs into something much much different, and her troubles continue to mount. But in the midst of those darkest moments, she realizes that she was the light she needed all along. NOW LIVE STREAMING ON ALL PODCAST PLATFORMS! ? This episode is sponsored by Better Help: With May being mental health month we have collaborated with Better Help, as a global leader in mental health counseling @betterhelp offers online therapy where you can assess your needs and match with your own licensed professional therapist in less than 48 hours. Get 10% off your first month of professional therapy by visiting betterhelp.com/sisterhood Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi #TDSHIVE #TDS2E8 #thedigitalsisiterhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mama, I Can See You Now | Part Two

After losing her mother, Alex Fox, a software engineer and a tech founder, finds herself navigating a world in which her mind becomes her own worst enemy. This episode is sponsored by Better Help: With May being mental health month we have collaborated with Better Help, as a global leader in mental health counseling Better Help offers online therapy where you can assess your needs and match with your own licensed professional therapist in less than 48 hours. Get 10% off your first month of professional therapy by visiting https://betterhelp.com/sisterhood Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mama, I Can See You Now | Part One

This week Cadar invites Hanan's Corner, an iconic digital artist and personal friend to share her journey through Love, Loss and Legacy. This episode is sponsored by Better Help: With May being mental health month we have collaborated with Better Help, as a global leader in mental health counseling BetterHelp offers online therapy where you can assess your needs and match with your own licensed professional therapist in less than 48 hours. Get 10% off your first month of professional therapy by visiting https://betterhelp.com/sisterhood Finally, If this podcast gave you value, we’re leaving it up to you. Donate however much you feel like it gave you. We have a big team who put so many hours into bringing this show to life. Donate at : https://linktr.ee/digitalsisterhood ✨And if you can't give right now, please keep us in your duas ✨ This episode was brought to you by Beautiful Light Studios. Recorded at MH Studios Toronto Executive Producer/ Editor: Muna Scekomar Producer: Nima Harun Recording Engineer: Jonathan Lillo Graphic Designer: Wasima Farah This week's cover designed by Hanan's Corner Project manager: Yasmin Mohamud Marketing Manager: Sawsan Abdillahi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I Loved Life Because I Lived It With You

Welcome, Friends. Storytelling has the power to not only create connections but provide universal truths about ourselves and the world. When listening to this podcast, I ask that you honor these stories and the rawness, transparency, and vulnerability that they invoke. Invite them with an open heart and you will see that all stories share a universal message. I pray that each anecdote leaves you inspired to share as the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is also charity to utter a good word.”  But more importantly, I pray that you allow yourself to find comfort in the good, wisdom in the hardship, and the courage to trust Allah.

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