Living Muslim

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Celene Ibrahim.She has degrees from a variety of institutions including Brandeis, Princeton, and Harvard. She received a Master's in Women's and Gender Studies and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and a Master's in Divinity. She is the author of Women and Gender in the Qur'an and One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets. Dr. Ibrahim is deeply committed to counteracting bigotry and fostering values of pluralism, integrity, and civic responsibility. She shares her beautiful story and sheds light on some of the lived realities for women in Islam. InshaAllah this is a means of benefit for you as it has been for me. Check out Women and Gender in the Quran: https://bit.ly/3hnf8qzAnd One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets: https://amzn.to/3od6M6iSeparately, pray with aching hearts for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, in Kabul, in China, and our brothers and sisters around the world who are being oppressed.

I speak with Imam Dawood Yasin on this episode of Living Muslim.  He was a fashion model who could be seen across Paris billboards and on Vogue fashion spreads. He lived a life of luxury filled with money, travel, and fame.  He left it all after a few near-death experiences and committed himself to Islam. He spent five years in Damascus studying Arabic, Islam, and spirituality after which he went on to study at a variety of institutions here in the US including Darthmouth mA.  He now serves as Director of Student Life & Instructor of the Experiential Learning Program at Zaytuna College. Imam Dawood mentions a few resources during this episode that we can use to help educate ourselves; I've included the links below.  https://www.suhaibwebb.com/bundles/SWISShttps://www.cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk/https://zaytuna.edu/

I'm joined by Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer for this episode of Living Muslim. He serves as the Research Scholar for the Islamic Center at New York University, an Associate Chaplain at NYU, and an Adjunct Professor at NYU's School of Public Service; he's doing all this while also getting a Doctorate in education at NYU. As a faith leader and social activist, he has lectured at various universities, seminars, and workshops across the globe. Growing up he was bullied for being Muslim; that was the push he needed to explore faith further. His journey is inspiring and provides practical advice on how we grow in our faith.

In this episode, I'm joined by Sister Inma Zanoguera. At the age of 2, she was adopted along with her sister and her brother and raised in Mallorca, Spain.  At 25, she found out her birth mother was a Sahrawi, a people from the Western Sahara who are under occupation. She journeyed to Western Sahara to learn about her roots; she now serves as an advocate for refugees everywhere, by using her platform to bring light to the refugee experience. She even went on to speak at the UN on behalf of the Sahrawi! Inma found Islam just two years ago, but she has already developed a beautiful perspective and understanding of the religion. Listen in as she shares her story. Online resources on Western Sahara: https://wsrw.org/ https://sahrawiusa.com/ https://bit.ly/3mRxvVs Democracy Now! Report on occupied Western Sahara:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8AWG1tbNfA Inma's Documentary called Running Home: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/runninghomedoc 

On this episode of Living Muslim, I talk to Imam Khalid Latif. He had a previous life as a star high school athlete in both football and track. Now he serves as the Chaplain (Imam) for New York University and the Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU. He tells us his story of how he went from someone who had forgotten how to pray to now one of the 500 most influential muslims in the world! May Allah make this a source of benefit for you. Ameen. 

Join me each week as I talk to Muslims from different walks of life about their Islamic journey!