Episodes

| Zaiba & Uzma share the details of putting together the Uyghur Muslim Mom narrative podcast series and why they presented it this way to you. Hear what their overarching vision for the Oppressed Mother Series is and how you can support it right now. Check out the Shownotes for each Uyghur Muslim Mom episode and find out what you can do today to help raise awareness and DO SOMETHING. Mihrigul’s experience proves that moms will do it all, even in the face of the most heinous atrocities against th...

In this finale of our limited series “Oppressed Mother,” hear how Mihrigul Tursun fought the PRC, and how her government demanded she relinquish her Egyptian citizenship or have her family in China imprisoned. Impossible choices a mother, daughter, sister, victim, must face. At the cost of family reunification, Mihrigul testified through translators to Congress. Not only can she never return to her homeland, she is raising her living children alone and apart from her husband who is forced into h...

Trigger warning: torture Mihrigul Tursun, Chinese citizen, recounts her journey out of China to higher education and global awareness: now she was surrounded by donkeys instead of chickens! Outside the PRC she also experienced her Islamic awakening, which would end up costing her freedom and threaten her children’s lives. Something as simple as what she newly wore on her head identified her as the “other” in the PRC, and landed her in a concentration camp. That’s not what they’re called by any m...

We launch our special limited Oppressed Mother Series: Uyghur Muslim Mom featuring Mihrigul Tursun, a witness and victim of genocide being waged against civilian Uyghur Muslims in the People’s Republic of China. Learn the history of the Uyghurs in PRC, political developments that created a soft crackdown of Muslim citizens of the country, and in a sad twist of irony, the idyllic memories of her childhood village that Mihrigul recounts. Tune in to tonight’s episode and don’t worry…..we continue h...

Dr. Sheba Shah, MD comes on to talk about her path to helping patients with refractory depression and acute suicidality and newer methods to treat, namely, ketamine infusions. These centers are popping up all over the country and we want to make sure that our audience families know what to look for and what to run away from ASAP. Not insignificant is a nod to Dr. Sheba Shah’s mom because behind every successful person is the driving force of a mom. Make duaa for her and ameen. Further, learn th...

We want to thank our audience for a fruitful 2022 and look forward to spending time with you in the car, on your walks, or while you do the dozen and 100 other momtasks you do everyday while you tune in. We’ve compiled a custom montage of some of our most popular episodes this year for you to walk down memory lane, and if you’ve never heard them before, to catch up! We are so sorry it's late getting up, but how were we supposed to choose from FIFTY-TWO plus episodes?!?!?! We did not do justice t...

Zaiba & Uzma tackle the topic of suicide among Muslims in America. They tell you about the importance of knowing the telltale signs, including what KYS means. Also, learn how to talk to your kids about preventing suicide because prevention is key. Research on Muslim suicidality is sparse, but preliminary data shows us that religious groups with the highest rates of suicidality include Muslims in the #1 spot! That is not a trophy we want to be winning, y’all. Hear about the social determinants, i...

Sudduf Wyne of Salam Sadaf business coaching is a self proclaimed recovering perfectionist and mom of triplets. You’ve probably seen her speak on the toughness of mothering on social media. She is on today to address the overwhelm and pressures of mothering that make us feel inadequate. Say no to “supermom mythology!” It’s a scam, y’all. Our guest has amazing tips on what to do to prevent mommy burnout and shame about admitting that as moms, we all need help. Let’s consider the blessings we with...

Shehla Faizi host and producer of I’m a Muslim & That’s Okay wears a lot of hats as a graphic artist, podcaster, and mom extraordinaire. Add to her repertoire, mom of a child with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and you have a recipe to learn A LOT. We are too aware of the difficulty in helping our children get assistance with any kind of mental health assistance, but consider how hard it is to get a diagnosis as Shehla did. What did she notice, where did she go, and what has hap...

We kick off our Muslim Mental Health Hot Topics series this month with Functional Medicine Coach Momina Salim who discusses problematic behaviors in children and how preventive measures like good, pure food can make a change for the better. We want to extrapolate behaviors such as ADHD to mental health on what we eat and how we live. Hear how functional medicine inspired her own health journey and passion to help children. While NO substitute for therapy and medication, we hope that by purifying...

Dr. Jamillah Karim with academic qualification as long our wingspans joins us today to dispel several Muslim biases vs polygyny: she’s educated, she’s financially capable, she’s independent, she’ authoritative, she’s confident, and she CHOOSES polygyny as a way of life for herself. She is both frank about her support of it as a source for authentically loving and supporting Muslim sisterhood, as well as recognizing the role of jealousy in polygyny. She does an excellent job of weighing pros and ...

You thought we wouldn't be fair and present all sides of the poly argument? Sorry, we must not have met before.... Ustadha Saba Syed joins us to discuss her personal and professional experiences of polygyny in Islam and how it won't work. Let's explore the history of Islamic polygyny, the hadeeth of Fatima a follower wanted to know more about, origins of immigrant misgivings, men's rights (and ahem, women's), and more. For those of you who know WHO Ustadha Saba knows, this episode has a couple o...

Coach Fatimah and Coach Nyla of Outstanding Personal Relationships join us today to talk about their lives as cowives. Anything that rhymes is our cup of tea, as are these two ladies who teach us what sisterhood can look like if we get good with Allah SWT first. It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss, especially when we talk about how polygamy is practiced in the Black Muslim American community for reasons that some of us from immigrant roots have not considered before. Again, no one is tryi...

The CoWife Coach Mecca Nandi breaks down her family unit and how it’s evolved to its present place, addressing important topics such as jealousytrust and beliefemotional work of momssisterhood (what’s it mean to you?)women’s empowermentstrong marriages If you’re coming with criticism of polygyny in Islam to this episode, you might find yourself laying your biases down at the end of it. That’s what we need: new POV or different POV from our own experiences and knowledge. Tune in at 6pm EST tonigh...

Will Perry represents the men of the masjid for us today and boy is he gracious about it because we really dug into him: Where are all the men when it comes to DV in the Muslim community? Good news! The urban legend of the Muslim American Posse is well and alive, so sisters, you have your soldiers available to you if you’re willing to call on them. Brothers, build more posses. Unique POV we gain from Brother Will who takes us upstream to remind Muslim men, and in many cases teach for the first t...

Hope comes on anonymously today to discuss her experience of emotional abuse–the scars that NO ONE SEES. Find out the walls that women in this situation run into: from perpetuating cycles of emotional abuse, cultural toxicity and the dearth of healing resources (including finances) that don’t permit them to leave. Have you ever wondered if what you’ve experienced is abuse? Hear what Hope has to say and understand that what an abuser considers benign, he (10X more likely to be “he”) will make her...

This is a special REPLAY of Madiha Schader’s experience of hiding the painful details of her emotional abuse from family and friends. The cultural reasons she did this are very clear in her story. She’s not unique, especially because her lived domestic violence wasn’t always physical. Mental, emotional, verbal abuse, financial/social isolation, witholding necessary care, and unreasonable demands from a place of control that endanger a person’s psychosocial wellbeing are equally suffocating, and ...

Program Director of Nisa Homes, Yasmine Youssef joins us today to inform us about the differences between transitional homes and shelters, how to set them up in your own community, and how we can work together to put them out of business. Who else goes to work everyday wishing they don’t have to, any more than a domestic violence worker? Nisa Homes has to open a 9th and 10th transitional home in Canada ASAP and you can help by visiting them @nisahomes. Donate right now so every victim has a choi...

If you don’t know Mona Kafeel of Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, you have to hear this one. Her wisdom and insight regarding women’s safety and empowerment, allyship, and raising Muslim men plucks our heartstrings, and it’ll do yours too. Why do we continue to fight domestic violence as Muslims? If we are following our religion correctly, there shouldn’t even BE a fight! What TMWF provides to Dallas metro Muslims, and how it’s grown with Mona is a model for all community resources, especially t...

| This is not-to-be-missed episode where we learn about investment paths and products to help generate wealth, courtesy of Investment Advisor Rezwana Abed of Sharia Portfolio. Find out which ones to avoid as a Muslim, which ones to pursue whether or not you’re risk averse, and alternative money generators, some of which we’ve never heard of, like sakk. Tune in at 6pm EST, especially if investing intimidates you! | Sharia Portfolio: https://shariaportfolio.com/ Contact Rezwana: rezwana@shariaport...

Janan Sarwar of now Global Bookshelves discusses leaving a six figure career for what really makes her heart sing: books. Well, they make our hearts sing, too. Learn about some of the mindset shifts moms may need to make if they’re leaving the workforce for kids, or find that the careers they trained for in school no longer work. Tune in at 6pm EST on Stitcher, Apple podcasts or ask Alexa (Uzma forgot on this episode that we are NOT on Spotify). You can also click on the link in bio and follow t...

We LOVE seeing women in the Boardroom and those that help Muslims moms get rich, well, they're just our favorite. How DID she become an expert in Sharia compliant investments, and why does she keep doing it? Find out on this episode with Jane Carten of Saturna Capital, or as we know it in the Muslim community, AMANA Mutual Funds. Jane Carten has been President and Director of Saturna Capital since 1997. She oversees Saturna's daily operations and directs information systems, managing technology ...

Lisa Hashem joins us as someone who witnessed the financial illiteracy of her community and did something about it. Not only has she continued to educate and coach her community members, she challenges the traditional methods of financial support and wealth building our parents modeled. “Money magnifies who you are already.” We all know of someone who experienced financial infidelity and abuse. This episode is for her. It’s too important NOT to know what she has to say. Tune in at 6pm EST tonigh...

| Dr. Saima Ali tells us how she navigated the choice between Wall Street and the hospital, and how she continues to follow her passion to help other Muslim women get rich, too. She’s a Financial Coach who helps us answer: ● What are our money hang ups and why? ● Did you know there’s survivors’ guilt over having money? ● Is money a fitna (affliction, trial) or barakah (blessing)? Find out why women are better investors, the stigma associated with being rich Muslim women, why financial independen...