UMI Power Talks

Is it still taboo to hook up through online websites and apps? Can Muslim's find love through non-traditional means?    Here, Mayadah Abu-Shaar and her daughter, Duaa Fahmy, discuss how they feel about online hook ups, experiences they have had, and what are other ways accepted in the process of the hunt. 

Biases and prejudice in marriage, colorism, racism, etc. 

Fool's rush in or a blessing filled young marriage? You'll find out what the mother- daughter duo explore. 

Mother and daughter take apart the phrase halal dating.

Mother & daughter dissecting the Muslim condition and overcoming generational barrier through power talks.   We give a fresh new take on what it means to be a Muslim in the West. To onlookers, my mother and I may seem like we are carbon copies of each other. We are both Muslim women, teachers, community activists and stubborn. But we grew up in different worlds, interacted with different cultures, and developed polarizing opinions about the Muslim woman’s role in society.    This podcast is hosted by my mother, Maydah Abu-Shaar and myself, Duaa Fahmy.  We’ll have power talks unpacking the hush-hush taboo topics Muslim women deal with on a daily basis.  Using Quran, sunnah and our wild perspectives, we will stretch the barriers of our minds to promote a balanced understanding of the deen in the modern context.