Hold My Hijab

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GRAB YOUR TEA! FINALLY what you've ALL been waiting for.....an IDENTITY REVEAL! Also, Kay & Dee going their separate waysss on their own podcasts?! You heard it from us first! We couldn't have you guys find out any other way than from us ourselves! Shocking truth about WHAT is really going on! Grab another tea because you'll need two. Sit back and listen to the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

Ramadan Kareem!

First curious cat of season 4 so it's only right we came to you with one of the most frustrating/heartbreaking questions we've had in a while. Listen in and let us know your thoughts - and we cannot WAIT to hear back with an update!

Since we covered the toxic representation of Black love in movies/TV shows the last episode, it's only right that we end the month of February on a positive note. On this week's episode, we highlight some examples of Black love depicted in everything from classic 90s sitcoms to family-friendly comedies and heavy ass dramas. There's a bit of something for everyone. While not perfect, we pose the question ...if you could create your OWN movie/show script featuring Black love, what would that look like?? Let us know your thoughts!

It's still the month of LOVVEEE! Who didn't love to watch a good rom-com or love drama? We decided to take some time to revisit our favourite classic films and tv series that represent Black Love and noticed something different this time…they are sooo toxic! We decided to break down these down and to share our thoughts on REAL and HEALTHY black love and why Hollywood portrays black love with such toxicity.

Why don't we start off this month of LOVEEE with a little dash of positivity? On this week's episode, we go over what green flags may look like both during courting and in a relationship. We also use the qualities of a "high value Muslim man" to back up the green flags and reference the video from Nafisa's Pearlz that we highly recommend both men and women should watch: https://youtu.be/_8SrL1-zqCk Enjoy!

"It's been a long time...we shouldn't have left you...without a dope episode to LISTEN TO!" After a long delay your girls Kay and Dee are back in the studio with our 4th SEASON! We're so excited to be recording again and take a moment to share with you all about why we went m.i.a and what we have in store for this new season! Stay tuned :)

Welcome to our 3rd year ANNIVERSARY special! We want to thank all of our supporters, listeners and fans for taking us this far. We've reached a huge milestone and look forward to many more. Join us as we go down memory lane and react to our first episode "PSA to f-boys". We share some laughs and see how we've grown since then. Thank you again -Kay and Dee

It's that time again... you're favourite non-relationship experts (us) are back at it again answering your questions and comments from our anonymous curious cat account. When the pandemic shut everything down in March, our curious cat was flooded with our listeners seeking advice. We got topics from porn addictions and crushes on co-workers to very deep profound issues relating to family and mental health. If we have answered your curious cat in our past episodes please drop us an update and let us know how you're doing!.

When we say we are fed UP with the Muslim representation on movies/TV shows as of late, we were not kidding. Tune in to one of our most opinionated episodes where we go in on the show Ramy (#cantrelate) and all the ways that it went wrong with telling our stories - or what was marketed as our stories. We also show examples from Cuties, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Man like Mobeen among others to really highlight how to properly tell Muslim narratives and the frustrating tropes that need to be dropped.

Dating during the covid-19 pandemic has been REAL for all our single folks. We break down all the main issues with the "dating pandemic" and tips on how to meet half your deen during a world wide pandemic. How to meet someone? Date ideas (halal of course)? Continuing a bond while social distancing? We cover it all. We also hook up our listeners with a Curious Cat about a possible LinkedIn romance.

Questioning your standards? Dealing with crazy men? Unresolved past relationships? All this and more... You guessed it - it's our favourite topic! We're back with another round of unanswered curious cat dilemmas dating BACK to 2019 : We play catch up and help answer some of your pressing questions with some (hopefully) helpful advice. Don't forget we also have our very own HMH Hotline! You can now reach us at 647-948-5367 and leave a voicemail anytime. We would love to hear any updates and/or comments. Enjoyyyyyy!

Join us this week and we unpack the trauma that has unfolded in the East African community in the past couple of weeks on Twitter and IG regarding sexual assault. We share our thoughts on this issue and provide some resources for anyone who needs to seek counsel in Toronto. We also follow up with our last episode and share the devastating news of Amani Kildea, a 20 year old Ethiopian King, who was found lynched in the U.S an hour away from home. We also share our thoughts on supporting black businesses and #MyBlackReceipt

Join us as we unwrap our headspace about the BLM revolution. We share our opinions about the silence from our communities and social media influencers. We also talk about “Optical-Allyship” and what defunding the police should really look like.

The Revolution is being televised! It is June 2020 and we are in the midst of experiencing history. We are in the middle of a world wide revolution against anti-black systemic racism and police murders and brutality against Black people. Join our conversation about our thoughts on the revolution, protests, policing issues and our take on the theory of the "thin blue line".

On this week's episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Yasin, the president and co-founder of Rootworks - a non profit organization that aims to provide communities in Somalia & Ethiopia with permanent access to clean drinking water. Be sure to check out their website at: www.rootworks.org We discuss the amazing work that his team has accomplished with this initiative and the mission of building sand dams as a sustainable solution to the water crisis faced by so many communities in East Africa. They produced a fantastic documentary about their experiences which you can now find on Youtube, along with new vlog entries - please watch, share, and donate where possible. This is a link to their documentary from 2017 which launched their project and work: https://youtu.be/kId2Ub6ACqA This is their most recent vlog from here in East Africa showing the work they do(Pre COVID): https://youtu.be/iPw3XsX7WoM This is their first VLOG from Kenya in September. https://youtu.be/uE7XsBn4Sww

Ramadan Kareem! It's officially our first ever quarantine Ramadan and we are aiming to make the best of it. Our interlude is a conversation about our Ramadan 2020 goals and some tips to help with starting our fasting journeys this month. We also announce that we are having a special guest on our next episode! Tune in.

It's the beautiful month of Ramadan and what better time to introduce our foodie episode with our special guest - Ayaan, the food blogger behind the wonderful page @eatinginxamar! We cover our experiences enjoying and learning about cuisines from the motherland, our relationship with food growing up in an East African household as well as experiencing Ramadan back home vs here. We also covered the lack of diversity when it comes to food options at Muslim events in the city. Hope you enjoy!

Dating really requires you to know EXACTLY what you want - height and money alone doesn't cut it so guys, we’re here to help. On this week’s episode, we cover what WE think your dating checklist (with the end goal of marriage of course) should look like so you’re not caught slippin! We also cover additional topic recommendations from our listeners on the concept of “free-mixing” and defining what it means to date as a whole. Don't forget we also have our very own HMH Hotline! You can now reach us at 647-948-5367 and leave a voicemail anytime.

Join us in our quarantine while we catch up and go through some juicy curious cat submissions by our male listeners. It's our Mens Edition part two and it is GOOD. We give our unapologetic opinions and feedback to our male listeners!

Just a little bit of this and that - a mix of topics that we've been thinking about that we didn't quite know if we could make an entire episode on but trust us, it's a funny one lol

Time to kick back and relax and de-stress. On this week's episode, we continue where we left off with our winter blues series with special guest Elle, and go into more detail on the topic of self love. What does it mean? How do we express it? How has social media affected our views of ourselves? 'Tis a long one so grab some snacks, get comfy and tune in. Don't forget that we have our very own HMH HOTLINE!You can now reach us at 647-948-5367 and leave a voicemail anytime with your feedback/dilemmas.

Time to kick back and relax and de-stress. On this weeks episode we focus on seasonal depression, mental health and self care. We go over our thoughts on what self care means, SAD, self care tips and more. If you’re feeling symptoms of seasonal depression see a doctor and/or reach out to someone your trust for support.

Continuing where we left off on our previous episode about Masjid etiquette, we tackle how we can reconnect back with the Masjid and the many barriers in place (both physical and mental) that we attempt to overcome.

We're wrapping up the decade with an episode of the different masjid etiquette we've observed and how we can evolve to make it a better space for all muslims. Hope you enjoy!

Did you hear the big news?! We got our very own HMH HOTLINE! You can now reach us at 647-948-5367 and leave a voicemail. What better way to announce this than with another round of Q&As from our lovely listeners! We also have our 2 year anniversary giveaway with The Wifey Collection - head over to our IG page to take part in the draw. Thanks for listening!

We hit our 2nd year anniversary!! And we got some special announcements coming your way! We're so excited to announceeeee... we got a new HMH hotline! Give us a ring at 647-948-5367 to leave a short voicemail with your dilemmas and we might just play it on an upcoming episode (please let us know if you would prefer to not have it recorded). As always, thank you to ALL our listeners over the last 2 years and we can't wait to continue to grow with ya'll :)

You know it when you see it! Narcissists, Mama's boys, Lack of accountability, "honest"...we are tired.

Once again, we're back with another episode full of random thoughts that we've been thinking about lately. We cover halloween dress-ups, funny friend dynamics, narcissism etc. Join the conversation and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Hope you enjoy!

We're dropping a special interlude episode right before the 2019 Canadian Federal Elections. MAKE SURE YOU GO OUT AND VOTE ON OCT 21st! Resources for on this episode came from CBC's Poll Tracker: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/pol…acker/canada/ Not sure where to go to vote or what you need to register? Find all the details at: www.elections.ca/

Where we finna live?! On this week's episode, we talk about housing struggles in our beautiful city of Toronto. Whether you're too broke to move out, growth stump from being forced to wait for a husband to get you out your family's house, concerned about the gentrification crisis happening everywhere, or the rising rate of homelessness...we've got a bit of something for everyone on this week's episode.

We continue on with part 2 of our segment on advice to our 20 year old selves Let us take you on our journey of reminiscing and self reflection. We look back and give ourselves advice on school, religion, relationships and more.

What would we tell our 20 year old selves? Let us take you on our journey of reminiscing and self reflection. We look back and give ourselves advice on school, religion, relationships and more.

Ep. 34: "Help me with my man troublessss" pt. 2 by Kay and Dee

"HMH Help me with my mannnn troublesss"...and we're doing just that. After scouring through our multiple messages on curious cat, we noticed an underlying theme of relationship-type questions/dilemmas. So we thought it was only right we do a curious cat segment dedicated to answering your questions - so much so that we've decided to make this a 2-part segment! If you would like to submit your questions for our next recording, head over to our Twitter page @holdmyhijab to find our curious cat post or hit the link in our profile here. Enjoy!

We're deep in the middle of summer and the ultimate question that's been going around is... are you truly living your best hot girl summer? Can we really be out here being a "halal" hot girl? A hijabi hottie? Let's talk about it... Plus, we have a very special guest joining us this week to share her thoughts - our homegirl Elle gives us her side of things as we discuss everything from day parties to dating out here in these skreeeetz! Shout out to our sponsor - Nubia Ali. Check them out on IG, FB and Twitter @ShopNubiaAli to find stylish men's and women's apparel that uses street fashion to honour the identity of its wearer. You can find everyday, modest clothing at shopnubiaali.com Even better - HMH listeners get an extra 10% off all purchases using the discount code: HMH10

Know what really grinds our gears...

Listen... we know it's a hot girl summer and all but ever just needed a moment to rant about the relationship/dating stories that creep through your life and/or TL? Join us as we do the same... On this week's episode, we go through some of these stories that we've encountered both online and in real life and honestly, we don't wanna say men are trash but some of yall just need ..to ..do ..betta! *****We also have our very first giveaway underway until JULY 1st! We've partnered up with @uptownhijab and you can check out the contest details on our IG page!*****

We're back!!! We missed you guys! We took a much needed break get our spirits reviveeddd during Ramadan and alhamdulillah, what better way to come back than with our very FIRST GIVEAWAY! We've partnered up with Uptown Hijab (@uptownhijab) to help celebrate Eid, hitting 1K followers on IG and most of all, the RAPS WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP! ah ah ah ah Head over to our IG pages to see contest details - best of luck

We're less than a week away from Ramadan and we use this opportunity to reflect on all the ways we can better ourselves during this holy month. We tryna revive theseee spiritssss! We talk about the many ways we struggle with our deen, tips to get your prayers up, stories of exclusion and division in our masjids and so much more. Tune in! Hope we all make it through the moth and our duas are all accepted

"I am not my haiiirrrr"...let's talk about all the ways our hair defines us, past our hijab, shall we? We discuss baby hairs, styles we've tried, tips and tricks to let your hair flourish underneath...all in all, just a chance to chat about our love for black hair.

This week's impromptu episode comes with a heavy heart. We decided to share our thoughts on the passing of Nipsey and what that means for our different communities. What does your legacy look like and how can you make an impact on the people around you?

We start off this week's episode with a short interlude about our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the New Zealand massacre. May Allah forgive them and grant them Jannatul Firdous

Between IG "influencers", viral videos and clout chasers, it's become harder and harder to navigate through these social media murky ass waters. Let's talk about it, shall we?

What's LOVEEE gotta do, gotta do with it?? Valentine's Day just passed and it got us thinking about all the ways (if any) that we show love and affection. Toss in some heartbreak and self-care, and you've got yourself an HMH love story.

Jordan episode!

Fellas...we gotchu covered! We're starting off the new year dishin' out some fresh tea ☕️ from our curious cat inbox. We asked men to send in their most dire questions and we did our best to answer them the only way we know how...#hmh style

We're wrapping up 2018 and ready to bring on the new year!! Here's a quick peek into our goals and plans for 2019. Thanks for making this year such an amazing one and can't wait to keep dropping more new episodes!

Ep. 21: Livin' my best life?...(you thought!) by Kay and Dee

It's our aannnniiivvveerrrssaarryyyyy!!!! Can you believe it's been a whole ass year of #HMH?!? We been doin this podcast thing for 20 whole episodes and we thought - what better way to celebrate this special day by going through all our previous episodes and recapping our journey the whole way. Thank you to everyone who's been ridin' with us since day 1 and inshallah we can't wait to keep putting out more content just for ya'll. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! - Kay & Dee