MPL is a group of friends trying to change the world one conversation at a time! It's a way for us to create our own narrative, humanize Muslims, and unapologetically be ourselves. Essentially, it is a podcast for humans by humans.
On today's episode of MPL, Yasmin and Randa were joined by Amel on a lighthearted episode about our experiences growing up with multiple siblings. We talk about our favourite things about our siblings, our pet peeves, and share the things we've learned about our relationshps with our siblings throughout the years that have made our relationships stronger. We hope you enjoy, and share your funny sibling stories with us in the comments!
Salam everyone!!! This week's episode is really interesting where we're going to be exploring all things sex and intimacy head on. We talk about a lot of the questions young Muslims have around the topic of sex and intimacy, (e.g. is it supposed to hurt?) most of which aren't addressed in the Muslim community. We hope you enjoy and if you have any questions for Sameera, dm us on Instagram!! Sameera's Instagram: @sexualhealthformuslims Sameera's Website: https://sexualhealthformuslims.com/links
Salam everyone!!! This week's episode is really interesting where we're going to be exploring all things sex and intimacy head on. We talk about a lot of the questions young Muslims have around the topic of sex and intimacy, (e.g. is it supposed to hurt?) most of which aren't addressed in the Muslim community. We hope you enjoy and if you have any questions for Sameera, dm us on Instagram!! Sameera's Instagram: @sexualhealthformuslims Sameera's Website: https://sexualhealthformuslims.com/links
Salam everyone!!! This week's episode is really interesting where we're going to be exploring all things sex and intimacy head on. We talk about a lot of the questions young Muslims have around the topic of sex and intimacy, (e.g. is it supposed to hurt?) most of which aren't addressed in the Muslim community. We hope you enjoy and if you have any questions for Sameera, dm us on Instagram!! Sameera's Instagram: @sexualhealthformuslims Sameera's Website: https://sexualhealthformuslims.com/links
MPL co-hosts Ismael and Randa are joined by the bestest friend of the show Balsam to discuss alternative learning experiences. They all got the chance to develop in different learning environments and wanted to share the experience with you the viewers and supporters of MPL! WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Today the crew got together with Balsam to address a sad reality of living in the West, the rise of islamophobia. The crew got together and discussed the sentiments towards Mislims generally and shared their personal experiences as Muslims in the West. Please reflect in the comments section!
On this week's episode of MPL, Misha is joined by Ma'az and Tarannum discuss what envy and jealousy means to them, how these emotions can affect our relationships, and how we can get rid of these negative emotions. They also mention a few verses and duaas that you can read, so inshaAllah you find them helpful. We hope you enjoy it, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Salam everyone!! This episode Faizan, Randa, and Yasmin are joined by Miguel (who you may recognize from the revert episode earlier in the year) to talk about Islamic Parenting! This was really unique where Miguel shared his Christian upbringing and some things he would do as a Muslim parent. Also, we spoke about whether Islamic school can be supplementary to enhancing your children's Islamic identity and some wholesome moments about our parents teaching us as kids. We hope you enjoy and let us know what you think!!!
On this week's episode of MPL, Randa and Misha were joined by Amel and Alaa in a conversation about sustainability, particularly in the fashion and beauty industries, greenwashing, and the importance of avoiding overconsumption as Muslims.
Salam y'all, this episode Randa, Ismael, and Faizan were joined by Lina! They spoke about their experiences growing up and living in the Middle East and their transition to Canada and the UK. The first half was lots of banter and reliving the good times and the second half was more of the deep/heavy-hitting topics. Hope you enjoy and let us know what you think!!
On this week's episode of MPL, Yasmin and Randa were joined by Balsam and Aya where they discuss periods, a little bit of the biology behind them, the taboos associated with the topic in our communities, as well as how we wish people would approach speaking about the topic and making it less taboo. Just a reminder, we are by no means healthcare professionals, so if you are seeking clarification for any conditions, please do your own research and refer to your doctor!
The MPL Co-Hosts share their thoughts on living with your in-laws after marriage! Listen to the full episode to see if the MPL Co-Hosts would ever be open to the idea, who sacrifices more when moving with in-laws? Ismael and Misha have a discussion on whether or not you can predict if someone will treat you badly/give you the space you need in a live-in situation? Ismael, Faizan, Misha, Yasmin and Randa then share why and where the idea of living with in-laws in today's day and age came about in their opinion and what we can all do to improve our cultures and possible live-in situations!
On this week's episode, MPL co-hosts Randa and Misha are joined by their guest Amel to talk about modest swimwear and all things burkini! Listen to them talk about why some burkinis are so "unique," looking trendy vs. looking modest, where to get the best modest swimwear and even get a sneak peak at their plans to move to Turkey! Make sure to watch the full episode on modest fashion where they were joined by Sarah Aly!
The MPL crew minus Yasmin, get together to discuss things they would tell their highschool selves. Issues covered range from academics, to social life, stress management, and future studies and career planning.
On this week's episode of MPL, Randa and Misha are joined by Sarah and Amel to talk about how they've witnessed modest fashion evolve over the years and how it has affected their own journeys wearing hijab. They talk about how social media influences people's perception of what it means to be modest, how we directly contribute to the negative impacts of modest fast fashion, and how the modest fashion industry might not be as inclusive as it claims to be. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always, don't forget to like and subscribe, and let us know your thoughts in the comments! Salam!
Salam MPL fam-jam!! This episode is a special one where Faizan is joined by Sheikh Aarij Anwer (the Imam at the London Muslim Mosque) and Hina Mirza (a registered psychotherapist who specializes in Islamic counselling). We're so excited to bring you both a religious and mental health perspective because porn addiction is so rampant in the Muslim community and is not addressed as much as it should be. Hopefully this episode benefits you in some way, shape, or form if you're struggling with this and may Allah SWT make the path to recovery easy - Ameen.
Happy One Year Anniversary MPL homies! Thank you so much for your constant support! We could not have done it without you and we never thoughts we would be here today. Today, we have a little funny episode from us 5 (Faizan, Misha, Randa, Ismael, and Yasmin) talking about us, our favourtie MPL memories. Most importantly, we talk about how we came up with the name Masjid Parking Lot. Sending you all lots of love and a belated Eid Mubarak from MPL. Salam!
On this week's episode of MPL, we revisit the hot topic on mahr. Upon releasing our first episode on mahr, we received a lot of feedback on Tiktok, so we decided to further expand on our perspectives.
On this week's episode of MPL, Faizan is joined by Dr. Alaa (@alaa.rama.md), Fatima (@mynamefatima), and Munib (@itzwahabzz) to talk about their experiences navigating the professional world as a Muslim. We speak about being able to pray consistently, whether the hijab is a barrier, the hardcore drinking culture and how we deal with it, and the sacrifices we've had to make based off our moral boundaries. Best of all, the guests today are from 3 different industries (business/corporate, engineering, and medicine) so hopefully this can be of value to anyone considering those! If you're interested in other industries, let us know and we'll try to make it happen!
On this week's episode of MPL, we discussed our journey in university thus far, and how is has impacted our Islam. We covered each of our personal journeys and how our Islam has progressed for better or worse during this time. Each of us spoke to what tips and methods we found incredibly helpful in levelling up our Islam. We believe thees methods will be helpful to you as well, inshaAllah.
On this week's episode of MPL, the crew decides to take it easy and just a film a banter-filled episode! We talk about our favourite TV shows, our favourite foods (Yasmin likes Bamya, if you know what that is please cancel her along with us in the comments). Also, is it Panipuri or Gol Gappe? The episode takes a serious-ish twist towards the end as we talk about what we would apologize to our younger selves for. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed filming it, and of course, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
On this week's episode, the five of us sit down and talk about our perspective on what successful parenting looks like, how mothers can balance their careers while striving to be hands-on parents, if there's any advantages or disadvantages to being a working mother, and how we hope our children's maternal relationships would be like. We hope you enjoy listening, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
In this episode, the whole crew (you should know us by now!) come together to talk about sliding into someone’s DM’s in a ‘halal way’. We spoke about whether DM’ing someone on social media is even worth it, or if we should look for someone that we’ve met/know in-person. As well, we have an interesting discussion on what the definition of ‘sliding into someone’s DM’s’ even means which helped us identify a few important points to consider should anyone consider doing it! Hope you enjoy and if you have any more topic suggestions feel free to submit it using our anonymous form below!
On this week's episode, Join all 5 of the MPL Co-Hosts; Randa, Misha, Faizan, Yasmin, and Ismael to talk about if higher education is necessary, whether you should pick following your career oriented passions and dreams over making money and whether your gender impacts the career choices you make! We also talk about if a successful career only means good finances? Hope you enjoy and make sure to share any advice or comments you have on the topic!
On this week's episode, let's join Misha, Faizan, Yasmin, and Ismael to talk about marh. We talk about the crazy wants and tactics of families and couples. We compare it to our actual Islam and how it is sometimes conflicting with the values of Islam. Also, when Yasmin talks about the Mahr on the Nikkah, she confuses the two words, Muqaddam and Mu2akhar, so just flip those two words! Hope you enjoy and please share any razy Mahr stories in the comments!
Eid Mubarak beautiful people!!! This week we have a special episode with all 5 of the co-hosts talking about the special day after Ramadan. We talk about what our cultural eid traditions are, funny stories (which included Faizan mistaking henna for fudge...yeah) and even how much money we made on Eid (and that Misha steals her brother’s money...SMH). Sit back, enjoy, and once again, Eid Mubarak!
EMERGENCY EPISODE: #FreePalestine #PrayForTheWorld #PrayForHumanity On this episode of MPL, we have Adan and Nur join Yasmin to talk about the current situation of Sheikh Jarrah and Masjid AlAqsa. We also talk about the significance of both. At the end, we reflect on our Muslim community's actions, and we want to remind you all that Islam is Humanity. We must take action. This is not about being from different countries and having different political views. This is about unification to seek justice for our Muslim Nations. We are mourning for Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, East Turkestan, and anyone who is in pain. May Allah give you all ease our brothers and sisters. See you soon! We have some links for you to fill out to reach out to government officials below. If you have one that we haven't shared, please share in the comments. Canada: https://www.emailyourofficial.com/TrudeauStopAttackonAlAqsa?fbclid=IwAR0varvPgv0Dlfk97FXT-6kHhtpoZSDZefGdugRp_YFZazdqb3geEgVn6RA USA: https://secure.everyaction.com/wUAYmd6RzEacXxN3WQuYQQ2?fbclid=IwAR0VXjcZ9SO0jb7xDsTAiv8BI_aSIhEZ6hLJ0ll81WkPD3cXFAMqACoSGJw Worldwide: https://al-awda.org/savesheikhjarrah-take-action-sign-our-petition-to-members-of-congress/?fbclid=IwAR3F5a37OHjiTZ2tSbPFtDiAGf_aXXVQJujlSWQ_G46ZJIzv9zYoBCHBFEg
In this week's episode of MPL, co-hosts Ismael, Yasmin, Randa, and Misha come together to discuss fears they have felt living in society as males and females. The co-hosts share anecdotes from their lives and the lessons it taught them. This episode also highlights respoinsibilities that both men and women need to fulfill with regards to maintaining a safe environment. This is a very important episode. We hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode of MPL, join Randa, Yasmin, Mido, and Faizan with some banter. We filmed this 2 weeks before we reached out to Ismael to join us! So moral of this episode, ADMIT IT! Just admit what you want or what you are thinking. Who know, you may be lucky like Faizan! :P Anyways, we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed filming it!
On this week's episode of MPL, Randa and Ismael are joined by Mido and Balsam where they discuss their experiences living with non-Muslim roommates. They share a few funny stories, talk about what they learned from their experience, and share loads of advice for anyone who's looking to move in with non-Muslim roommates. We hope you enjoy!
On this week's episode of MPL, the co-hostscome together to discuss the issues of "religious benchmarking" and "judging." The co-hosts will discuss how they define and understand the terms while also touching on how stereotypes play a tole. They will also discuss whether it is beneficial and reasonable to participate in such activities or if it is more harmful than it appears to be.
On this week's episode of MPL, the co-hosts sit down to reflect on their 2020 Ramadan in quarantine, what they've learnt and will take forward for the 2021 Ramadan and share some of their Ramadan resolutions/goals!
MPL Co-Hosts Yasmin and Misha sit down with Nur and Adan to talk about Palestine! Nur and Adan share their frist-hand experiences of living in Occupied Palestine, share their thoughts on the normalized relations between many Muslim countries and Israel and what they wish to say to their fellow Muslim brothers and sisters!
On this week’s episode of MPL, Randa was joined by Ayman, Maryam, Elvira, and Hannan where they discussed their experiences living on campus residences as Muslim students. They shared a few horror stories, some important advice, how bad residence food is, and what they wish to see more from universities in terms of accommodations for Muslim students and other POC students. We hope you enjoy!
The MPL Co-Hosts talk about their favourite islamic History Moments after the time of the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W and share some of thier reflections. Listen to the full episode to hear about compilation of the Quran, the Golden Age of Islam, Hagia Sophia, Ertugal, Calligraphy and even India and Pakistan.
This week we have Miguel and Miriam join Faizan to talk about the experiences of Revert muslims and they give some insight into their journey! The conversation then led to talking about their presence on social media and how they’ve dealt with the Haram police. We then conclude the episode by talking about adopting the Hijab and some practical tips born-muslims can do to make Revert muslims feel included in our community!
Today Gajana (she also goes by Jannah) sits down with Faizan in their second episode together to discuss what her experiences with the social media Haram police has been like and addresses the “Where’s the Hijab” question. As well, since all Muslims love talking about the M-word, they also chat about the differences in perceiving marriage as a revert versus a born muslim and how they look at inter-cultural relationships! This episode is a good one, we hope you enjoy!
Our MPL Co-Hosts Randa and Misha have candid conversations with their close friends about interfaith friendships and how religion has impacted their own relationship with religion and other individuals. Watch the full episode to hear 4 different segments: Julisa & Misha (An Atheist/Muslim Friendship) Simran & Randa (A Sikh/Muslim Friendship) Sarah & Misha (A Christian/Muslim Friendship)Shefali & Misha (A Hindu/Muslim Friendship)
Today Gajana (she also goes by Jannah) sits down with Faizan to discuss what led her to Islam and highlighting some of the many struggles revert Muslims go through. To make the process more challenging, she was met with a practicing Christian mother who was not very welcoming of the idea of her conversion and they spoke about the many challenges throughout her journey thus far. Listen here to get the full story!
Faizan and Yasmin sit down with Sheikh Aarij Anwer and sister Sarrah Lawendy to talk about marriage within the context of young Muslims. They talk about the objective of marriage and continue the conversation with understanding the challenges with intercultural marriages and the difficulty of having unreasonable parents. Then the conversation is steered to whether getting emotionally attached is even a good thing or if being completely pragmatic will be better long-term? Sit back and enjoy!
On this episode, Faizan and Yasmin are joined by The Saleh Family, who are the most inspiring and cutest muslim couple on social media! We spoke about the challenges of an inter-cultural marriage, how to be persistent even when the family doesn’t initially approve, and the importance of compatibility in character and finances! We hope you enjoy this episode and we’ll be back next week to talk about the marriage process from an Islamic lens.
Welcome to part 2 of our marriage series! Yasmin is joined by her very good friends Sarah, Sarah, and Maheen to talk about marriage from the Muslim Women perspective. They discuss the importance of Akhlaaq when looking for a significant other. They also talk about some important deal breakers you should note down! We hope you enjoy and see you next week for part 3!
Welcome to part 1 of our marriage series! Faizan and Ismael are joined by Khalid and Uzair and they talk about the only thing on the minds of young muslims...MARRIAGE! This episode is focused on the single male perspective and we talk about marriage as a concept and what we think and then get into details about what we like, dislike, and want from our future spouses. Enjoy and we’ll be back next week with the single female perspective!
On this week’s episode of MPL, we answer questions you guys submitted to us through Instagram and Tiktok. Tune in to hear what our New Year’s Resolutions are, who are favourite guests were, and who we hope would come on our podcast. Also, do we put our friendships above the podcast or vice versa? Listen in to find out! We hope you enjoy!
On episode 3 of TALK THE TALK, Faizan and Ismael are discussing the 3rd of 10 traits that make a man more desirable than others. The 3rd trait revolves around getting physically in shape. We encourage you to comment down below and let us know if you agree or disagree with Ismael and Faizan's opinions.
On this week’s episode of MPL, the guys answer the questions girls are too afraid to ask guys that you asked them through Instagram and TikTok! Faizan and Ismael give us all the deets on whether they actually think girls are difficult to understand, what goes down when the boys are hanging out, and why do they always leave the toilet seat up?? Also does body hair really matter? We hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to watch last week’s episode where the girls answered questions guys are too afraid to ask girls.
On episode 2 of TALK THE TALK, Faizan and Ismael are discussing the 2nd of 10 traits that make a man more desirable than others. The 2nd trait revolves around confidence and some other character traits that compliment. Mainly, Faizan and Ismael discuss how CONFIDENCE, ASSERTIVENESS and LEADERSHIP are essential in a man's character to be considered a highly desirable individual. Ismael and Faizan will also discuss how these same positive character traits can turn into negative ones leading a man to become COCKY and CONTROLLING, which of course makes them undesirable. We encourage you to comment down below and let us know if you agree or disagree with Ismael and Faizan's opinions.
We asked you all to ask us questions on Instagram and TikTok, and on this week’s episode of MPL, we answer the questions you’re too afraid to ask girls. Yasmin, Misha, and Randa spill all the tea on what it really feels like to get your period, why girls seemingly never shoot their shot first, and what’s the one thing all girls look for in a guy. We hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the NEWEST MPL WEEKLY SEGMENT.....TALK THE TALK. As we mentioned in the intro video, this is a segment cohosted by ISMAEL & FAIZAN ONLY!! Although, you can look forward to surprise appearances from the other MPL cohosts and some wildcard guests. This segment revolves around Faizan and Ismael speaking off the cuff and discussing topics that happen to be left behind the scenes. We decided to start the segment with a mini series consisting of 10 episodes which discuss 10 TRAITS OF DESIRABLE MEN, according to Ismael and Faizan's OPINIONS. In the future, topics will range as the segment progresses so don't get it twisted, THIS IS NOT A RELATIONSHIP ADVICE SEGMENT. Actually, its not advice at all, its pure subjective opinion and we encourage you all to watch and comment down below whether you agree or disagree with what Ismael and Faizan said. This series was inspired by The Roommates Podcast who did a take on this however with the western dating mindset as the basis.
On this episode of MPL, we introduce our new co-host! All of us sat down and discussed our personal relationship with Music. We highlighted the part that music plays in each of their lives. We also spoke about some of our struggles with music and how we have worked to regain control of those issues. Not to mention, guilty pleasure music was exposed, tune in to find out each hosts’ guilty pleasure music. We hope you enjoy!
On this week’s episode, Areeb, Ismael, Yasmin and Faizan reflect on their experiences going to an Islamic school, share memories and discuss the transition from islamic school to public school, whether Islamic school is reflective of real life and whether they would send their future kids to islamic school or not. We hope you enjoy it!
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