Mommying While Muslim

Our Series this month is "Organizations That Increase Khair," and we kick it off with Sana Imad of Elevate Adolescence. She's written a curriculum for a character education program designed to help tweens and teens build confidence and reach maturity in a developmentally appropriate way, both spiritually and psychologically. Rooted in Islamic principles and the sage example of Imam Ghazali, the program integrates timeless values like integrity, compassion, and self-discipline into practical l...

We kick off our Series: My Favorite Sahabiya based on audience feedback from our survey last summer. Watch out for double headers as I continue to catch up on production. Dive right on in with an easy listen on Khadija bint Khuwaylid with some important life lessons on being a supportive spouse, as well as an exemplar of faith to our children and communities. May Allah SWT be pleased with her, forgive us our shortcomings, and make it easy for us to walk in her footsteps. Ameen. Let us know ...

📢 Pornography is a silent but pervasive issue in American Muslim communities.. We’re breaking that silence with Alaa Shareef of The Family and You Institute. She brings data-driven insights on who’s watching, why consumption happens, who's at risk, and what we can do about it—because ignoring it isn’t an option. 📊 Who is consuming porn in our communities, and what does that mean for our relationships and faith? ⚠️ Who’s at risk? It’s not just who you think. 🛑 How can families, par...

Are we talking about sexuality and intimacy the right way? How we navigate these subjects can make or break our relationships; with our partners, and later on, with our kids if we don't learn how to be sex positive. Too often, these discussions are academic or purely rule-based, leaving little room for emotional depth, vulnerable connection, and the nuanced challenges couples actually face. In this episode, @coachmeganwyatt helps us explore emotionally intelligent thoughts and conversat...

Dr. Sadaf Lodhi OBGYN is back on the podcast this year to discuss the gender health gap and how it creates even more barriers for women, especially in marginalized communities of Muslim American women: from the Black community to asylees, immigrants, and refugees. Sick women don’t have the luxury of having sex positivity in their homes when their basic needs won’t be met, and are in fact sabotaged by the state. We talk about trauma, cell memory, cultural competency, and funding cuts that dire...

We sat down with the hilarious and insightful Yasmin Elhady to talk about her new show, Muslim Matchmaker, co-starring Hoda Abrahim, and now streaming on Hulu. Yasmin brings her expertise and humor to the matchmaking world, helping Muslims navigate the often-complicated journey of love and relationships. We discuss why this show is more than just entertainment—it's a celebration of the Muslim diaspora and of love as the last magic humanity has left. Yasmin shares why everyone, regardless of b...

Y'all know what FEBRUARY means on this podcast: love, sex, and all the stuff we would never discuss in public, but feel safe listening to on a podcast. Whether you listen in private or with a partner, I'm so glad you're here for it. This month's series is "Sex Positive Muslim Family," and I'll go blue in the face asking us to create one. Never been on a halal date? Turns out, most of us have, whether we were old school or modern arranged, met through friends, or online. It's not the oxymoron...

BONUS EPISODE: @wishahworldtravel sent us their very own Briana Lodick, founder and mastermind of a new way to help people travel. With her background in travel and sincere passion for hitting the road, she explains how we can do it well and on the cheap alone, or with kids. And if you’ve ever gasped at travel agency price tags, this one will be a breath of fresh air, especially if planning makes you want to put off vacation AGAIN. No need to put it off, or be put off! Check them out! Share...

🎧In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of travel for women, featuring a conversation with 2/3 of the Moxie Living team, Dr. Fareen Malik and Bisma Anwar. We discuss how a passion for travel turned into a movement for community building, empowerment, and self-renewal. Whether it’s exploring new cultures, taking a break, or forming lifelong friendships, group travel can be a game-changer for women looking to define their blah, especially for Muslim women who may not have had se...

Our guest today, Amena Bakali of @hassansonholiday, is an award-winning travel educator, consultant, and travel blogger. Hear her expert tips on how to plan your next 'Umrah to get spiritually uplifted without going financially bankrupt. If that isn't a hook, hear a real-life example of 'Umrah for a family of 4 for $500 in flights...TOTAL. That's right! Learn the mindset shift and strategy for 'Umrah on points, and stay for insider tea on how to get the best out of your pilgrimage, with or wi...

Are you ready to level up your family travel game? In this episode, Dr. Samya Mohammad, mom doc and travel agent, spills the free pretzels on how to turn everyday spending into extraordinary family vacations. Her practical tips on leveraging travel points and credit card rewards that align with Islamic principles will have you running to your favorite shaykh to ask, "Is this halal" anyway, but please do! If you’ve ever wondered how to make travel more affordable and frequent for your family w...

What Uzma did in 2024 the many times she stepped out on recordings or published late because of jet lag is on this episode. Using real examples from her own journeys last year in the USA, to a whirlwind trip to Europe and a dream Kiwi vacation, unpack the good and the bad in planning trips that met the unique needs of at least one Muslim family. This should sound familiar but there are some tidbits shared based on her 1 year study of travel points and discount travel, and the good stuff is to...

Brought to us by Living Our Beliefs podcast, our gracious hosts Meli Solomon melisolomon55 decided to bring together an interfaith discussion on marriage....not the successful ones or bad ones, but the ceremony itself. We were happy to participate and learned a lot about what we have in common. From Living Our Beliefs podcast: Wedding ceremonies are universal and central to many religious and cultural groups. But they vary widely. In this conversation with four guests from differe...

@sarajolena joins us on this episode to discuss religion, epistomology (meaning), colonization of earth and people, and magic, so hold onto your hijabs. We BARELY talked about HP on this episode, and instead focused on what animism, or "magic," can mean to people who profess deep religious faith. It may give some of us more to chew on than we first imagined. Furthermore, to have Sara Jolena describe herself as "witchy" Quaker was a very educational conversation, basically Uzma's nerdy HP dre...

⛪🕌✝🌙☪Thanks for coming back for PART TWO of this special episode with @3blackmenpod and @halfwaytherepodcast. This week, we continue to hear what a gospel of inclusion looks like by people who look and pray differently, but believe in the same God and values we think we need to save our ailing world. From our reactions to hidden and overt racism, to what is Godly behavior, and having tough conversations with those who may not practice as we do, we end up on a journey through rivers and...