Panchayat

With the election of the first Samia Suluhu Hassan, the first Muslim Woman to be elected President of Tanzania and the election of Kamala Harris the first woman to the office of Vice President of America, there's been a lot of wins for women in the first quarter of 2021 alone. Have a seat and listen as Semaya and I recap the month, and talk about women who inspire us.

⚠️Trigger Warning: Slight references to gender based violence.⚠️ In this week's episode I sit and chat with Ms. Ruth Baptiste from IGDS Ignite, an organisation centred around raising awareness and combatting gender based violence in Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout our conversation we discuss, “Catcalls Of UWI”, one of IGDS's campaigns as well as how men and better serve as allies. With this month being Women's History Month, this conversation is timed perfectly.

In this episode I sit down with student of Louis Farrakhan and registered member of the Nation Of Islam, Sister An Nura. I listen intently as she explains her reasons for joining, her love for Saviour's Day, and clears up a few misconceptions that surround the NOI. This was definitely an insightful and enjoyable conversation, definitely one worth having.

This week I sit with my friend and fellow tiktoker Daejah as we discuss how she manoeuvres the world as a Black Woman in film especially in show running and screen writing spaces. We also tackle representation both behind and in front of the camera, Black Love and Black Pain, as well as the age old question: Are Darwin the Fish and Piccolo from DBZ Black?

28 days is definitely not enough time to celebrate and acknowledge all the accomplishments and achievements of black people through out history, but its definitely more time than when it was originally started under the name 'Negro History Week" by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brother Carter G. Woodson. As special guest Semaya and I reflect on Black History Month 2021 while discussing why should celebrate, who should be celebrating, and who should be celebrated during this month of Black Excellence. Hope you all had an amazing month, but don't let it stop there.

In this week's episode I sit down with my brother from another mother, Adnan Shafi from the Pariah Nation Podcast as we channel our inner hotep. The conversation covers the history of African kingdoms and royalty, as well as the rich legacy African kingdoms have left not just on the continent but the world. Take a listen to Adnan explain the origin of the mythical El Dorado as I refute the claims of being from lost tribes, as we two KANGZ celebrate our history.

In what was originally supposed to be an hour long conversation about intersectionality, I sit down with my special guest and good friend Jeyda Muhammed, a young African American Muslim woman. Together we delve deep into the history of Islam in the Americas starting with the enslaved Africans brought to various plantations, we then talk about the Nation Of Islam and the impact it had on not just Jeyda's grandparents but the African American community as a whole, all while name dropping a few African American Muslim celebrities. Jeyda also shares her experiences growing up as a Black Muslimah leading up to her taking part in the Miss Unity pageant at her university where her win secured her place as the first Muslim to win the crown. Towards the end of the podcast we also addressed being Black in Muslim spaces vs Muslim in Black spaces and what it means to be an African American Muslim Woman

Djamil takes the time to share his mission statement on what he hopes to accomplish and acknowledges those who gave encouragement to this podcast.