Majnooni Confessions

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It’s Majnooni Confessions, the only podcast dedicated to the Majnooni experience (if you don’t know what that is, google it). I’m here for majnoonis, sharmutas, hoes, dykes, LGBTQQAI2, poor people, femmes, sick and disabled hustlers, strippers, escorts, porn stars, cam girls, outlaws, activists, Palestinians and everyone else out here pimping the system and making a way out of no way. I salute you. This is my podcast sharing my opinions, stories and Brown girl genius! It’s time for majnoonis to infiltrate the airwaves. I hope you’ll enjoy listening! Make sure to share, subscribe and comment!

Amira Barakat Al-Baladi


    • Sep 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Majnooni Confessions

    Eldest Child Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 21:35


    Everyone talks about healing parental wounds but what about healing the parentified eldest child in the family? Amira takes us through the messy liminal space of unraveling these wounds. Originally recorded 4/28/22. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/majnooniconfessions/message

    Race War 2025 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 49:20


    In this episode Amira shares her perspective on the proposed 2025 race war, how it's being waged subtly and why it must be addressed publicly. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/majnooniconfessions/message

    Cancel Culture & Grey Rocking

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 23:00


    “Grey rocking” is a tactic for dealing with narcissistic abuse, “cancel culture” is a social norm that excommunicates certain people for certain things, and I'm going to tell you how they relate and how they could be affecting you creatively, professionally and interpersonally. Don't bite your tongue anymore, majnoonis. I've been cancelled and it didn't kill me. This is an invitation for you to take up more space and be yourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    What's In A Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 42:12


    What does it feel like to experience consistent micro aggressions and acts of disrespect in daily life, down to the calling of your name? How does this affect how we treat each other? I'm continuing to clear my throat chakra around the topic of interracial relationships and friendships from my viewpoint and dive deeper into why it's so hard to speak about it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    How I Became Racist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 8:40


    Let's get on the same page about race and racism real quick. It will only take a few minutes. I will admit, I am racist. Here's the story of how I became that way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    The Truth About Interracial Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 22:32


    You've probably never heard anyone say any of this before, at least I haven't, so tune in and let's talk about the truth about interracial relationships. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Funeral For The Old Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 28:39


    In this episode Amira describes her current transformation phase. As she exits the chrysalis of the Heaven On Earth liminal space, her butterfly wings begin to dry and she looks forward to what's next. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    White Ancestral Healing For People Of Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 22:24


    Amira dives into a topic that she holds a lot of expertise in as a mixed race person and Palestinian person. Treat this episode like a meditation. “These are the important things I needed to say first, with all seriousness, before I say anything else on the topics of race/ethnicity, culture and racism.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Why Are All Your Friends White?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 20:57


    In this episode Amira reflects on the meme about white people who have only white friends which went viral in the summer of 2020 and how it may not actually be a bad thing that some people's friend groups are not diverse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Revolutionary Pu$$y

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 47:37


    “If you love me, get ready to fight a revolution for my people.” -Carmela Habibi

    The Death Of Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 15:40


    In this episode of Majnooni Confessions, Amira rethinks her frequent public explorations of controversial topics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Throat Chakra Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 15:37


    Telling the truth is healing. In this episode Amira breaks down some of the blocks around authentic communication. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Stop Hating Asian Americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 6:41


    Let's talk about why this narrative doesn't include Arabs even though some of us are technically Asian. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Why You Hate Arabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 16:01


    I'm not asking you why, I'm telling you why. Get into this podcast to deeply question your internalized biases against Arab people and everything you know about who we are as a people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    How To Come Out To Your Arab Muslim Family: Don't

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 20:25


    In this episode Amira takes us through the three steps to coming out to your strict Arab Muslim family and includes her own coming out story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Arab American Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 33:56


    It's no secret that race and ethnicity affect mental health but it is rarely spoken about in relation to the Arab Muslim community. Amira shares her opinion on what it's like being labeled as crazy, the disconnect between propaganda and reality, and how we can protect our mental health while being who we are. Listen to this episode on Spotify for an exclusive playlist. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    What Your Arab Friends Want You To Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 10:26


    In this first episode Amira explains why she started Majnooni Confessions and why so many people hate Arabs & Muslims so much. She also gives non-Arabs and non-Muslims some easy tips for engaging with us respectfully. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    The Perfect Arab Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 16:57


    In this episode Amira breaks down the expectations of perfection endemic to the cultures she was raised in and gives permission to herself to be herself anyway. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

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    Am I Arab Enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 9:39


    In this episode Amira talks about not being Arab enough. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Dating While Arab

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 13:05


    Amira gives her thoughts on dating while Arab, inter-ethnic relationships and why she's never dated an Arab man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

    Arabs in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 12:34


    In this episode Amira illuminates some of the tensions facing Arab Americans particularly with relation to the Black community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/majnooniconfessions/message

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