Episodes

Uzma is off this week, but Zaiba is joined by Rubina Cohen from Firefly Strategies. Zaiba needs structure, Rubina moves with the ebb and flow. Together, they tell us how they tackle summer break with the kids, including how to run a business when a “little one” tags along. mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Facebook: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the sho...

We often have a lot of brain chatter about food as some of us struggle with our health, specifically weight loss. Zainab has a few unique solutions in her practice that have worked for her clients and for her. There's no reason NOT to change for the better since we spent so long working on it in the very recent past. Let's keep going and start with ourselves. Email xainabsarwar@live.com WhatsApp +971 52 986 5868 mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Facebook: Mommying While ...

Zaiba and Uzma host Nour Zibdeh, MS, RDN, CLT as they discuss what moms miss on their tables and in their diets and why (we didn't have this problem during Ramadan as we shoveled in all the goodies!). In taking care of everyone else, we often miss what holds up the house--moms. We touch on the latest and greatest in autoimmunity, nutrition, not DIETING, and how to optimize our physical well-being. Don't come to lose weight; come to lose the baggage we bring about losing weight and inflammatory c...

Post Eid, we are housecleaning: our lives, not the actual house, don't worry! Saleheh Vahaji of Storm Breakers Consulting joins Zaiba and Uzma to address our fears of money and debt. Hopefully, no one got into any while Eid shopping! As a financial coach, Saleheh provides tips on reducing debt and how to have those uncomfortable conversations about money we avoid every day. Start by having that conversation with yourself. Teaching kids important lessons on saving and giving is also big here. Lea...

In this episode, if you haven’t heard it before, you meet Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri, two Muslim American mothers who were born and raised in the U.S. They’re trying to figure out how to raise their native kids here, and want to do it with you! Do you have questions or stories to help navigate this mission? They’ll address some common pitfalls and challenges Muslim Americans have faced, all the more complex since 9/11. www.mommyingwhilemuslim. FB: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemusl...

There's some great advice here on inclusivity and how to tackle Eid during school days/finals! There may also be some crying, so have a hanky on the ready. 1) Ramadan Eid tree: https://modernwallarts.com/shop/crescent-ramadan-eid-moon-in-3-to-5ft-size/ 2) Uzma's Sheer Khorma https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vvvTBzskdhvqBeqnVVpcqz8D0DrOHXtpDTKXVjKoles/edit?usp=sharing 3) www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 4) FB: Mommying While Muslim 5) IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Did you know you can sen...

Zaiba and Uzma share notes discussing what prep tips worked and didn't work so far during the month. Successes and challenges are addressed, as well as how to make the rest of this blessed month count more. Don't forget to get your zakat (required annual charity) in early! Links: Muslims of the World Yemen campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/save-starving-children-in-yemen IG:muslimsoftheworld1 Remember, it's super hard to give in certain countries at war, and Yemen is one of them. Yet MOTW ...

Busy baby mom Ndaa Hassan shares her journey with Ramadan Around the World, from writing to living it. Zaiba and Uzma receive and share busy mom hacks and great information on the writing process for Muslim moms with a narrative to share. https://ramadanaroundtheworld.com/ FB: Ramadan Around the World IG: @ndaahassan https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com FB: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Email: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback,...

Join Zaiba and Uzma as they learn from supermom of seven, Nadia Khan, about how to navigate getting older kids to fast, what it takes to keep your sanity through it, and how to plan for the blessed month of Ramadan. Www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com Fb: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email: salam@mommying...

This week Zaiba and Uzma discuss how they face the biggest "mommying challenges" during Ramadan, and how they break us and make us. Link to Ramadhan & Eid Crafts and Activities: https://www.facebook.com/groups/495846703829184/?ref=share Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com 3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group 4. IG: @mommyin...

Zaiba and Uzma talk with Atiya Aftab and Sheryl Olitsky. Atiya and Sheryl founded Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. In this episode, Zaiba and Uzma talk about sisterhood and forging connections, and how minority groups in America can and must ally for the betterment of our children. Links: https://sosspeace.org/ FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/sosspeace/?ref=share Www. Mommyingwhilemuslim.com FB https://www.facebook.com/MommyingWhileMuslim/ IG @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Mommyingwhilemuslim@gma...

Join Dr. Sara Kureshi in this episode as she reveals the latest research on implicit biases and what this means for society. Learn how we can identify biases and protect our children from them, internally and externally. We can’t get mad about biases against Muslims until we get mad about ALL biases! Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com 3. FB: Mommying ...

Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan talk to Omar Khawaja. He is the creator and author of Ilyas & Duck. A children's book series for young Muslim kids. Omar discusses the effects of rhetoric on his parenting journey to teach his kids universalism and how to be good neighbors. Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com 3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhi...

Uzma talks with Sajjad Shah, the Founder of Muslims of the World. She learns first hand about the project, why it was necessary for the Muslim Community and Sajjad's theory why Muslim Youth are embarrassed to be Muslim. Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.com 3. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group 4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodca...

Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan reflect on the tragic loss of life after the shootings at two mosques in New Zealand and discuss the possible reasons for the violence. Zaiba and Uzma are 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. You can find out more on our website mommyingwhilemuslim. Did you know y...

In this episode, Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri introduce themselves as two American Muslim mothers, born and raised in the USA and their unique places in history and geography. What does it mean for their kids who were also born here? They have a combined eight children and 25 years of parenting experiences to share. This podcast will be a collaboration of podcasters and listeners so we can all raise our American Muslim children to be their best without the baggage we were saddled with. Find out mo...