Podcasts about coming out muslim

Welcome aboard the M Train – a new six-part miniseries from See Something, Say Something and BRIC Radio. In each episode, host Ahmed Ali Akbar and producer Shirin Barghi will take you to a different New York City neighborhood to uncover the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway line. Our debut episode focuses on the work of two sex educators redefining the place of sex and intimacy in Islam. For our first stop, we head to Brooklyn to speak to Sid Azmi about her journey from radiation therapy to business woman and sex educator, running a “educated pleasure shop” in Park Slope. Then, we speak to sex-ed teacher and co-creator of the storytelling performance "Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of Love," Wazina Zondon, about navigating queerness, sex, and Islam. For more from Sid Azmi, visit: https://www.pleasenyc.com. For more Wazina Zondon visit https://comingoutmuslim.com, http://www.muslimalliance.org and follow her @wazinazondon. •M Train is hosted and produced by @radbrowndads, produced by @Shebe86, edited by @MBasilRahim, and executive produced by @sacharmathias. This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. •SSSS is on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething, and on Patreon at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show. •This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges. •For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio and follow us on twitter @BRICradio and @BRICTV.

Welcome aboard the M Train! A new six-part miniseries from See Something, Say Something and BRIC Radio– a Brooklyn-based audio network that amplifies community with podcasts ranging from LGBTQ stories and radio plays to a monthly audiovisual magazine celebrating our beloved #Brooklyn. Each of the six episodes of M-Train focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Our debut focuses on the work of two sex educators redefining the place of sex and intimacy in Islam.  For our first stop, we head to Brooklyn to speak to Sid Azmi about her journey from radiation therapy to business woman and sex educator, running a “educated pleasure shop” in Park Slope.. Here’s where to find it, in case you want to visit: https://www.pleasenyc.com/ Then, we speak to Wazina Zondon about navigating queerness, sex, and Islam. Wazina is a sex-ed teacher and co-creator of the storytelling performance Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of love. Check it out here https://comingoutmuslim.com and follow her @wazinazondon. If you have any questions, going through a hard time, and just want to talk to someone, get in touch with http://www.muslimalliance.org/ and remember these wise words from Wazina: “You're fine. You're great. You’re normal. No version of your Islam is wrong, nor is any version of your sexual identity. You don't have to apologize or fix or adapt to somebody else's version. Just be patient with the people around you.”

 We discuss how traditional religious values can co-exist while being queer and Muslim. We are joined by two special guests, Wazina and Zahra.  Wazina, the co-creator of “Coming Out Muslim”, was born in Afghanistan and raised in New York. Zahra is a practicing Muslim whose family comes from Tanzania. Listen to learn more about their families’ religious expectations, traditions they incorporate into their own daily practice, and how they stay connected to their families. To connect with Wazina: comingoutmuslim.com or email comingoutmuslim@gmail.com  Watch Wazina Zondon and our very own Melissa Weisz in Them’s “Can you be religious and queer?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnG3BSDfvhk&app=desktop   Remember to subscribe, listen, share, take a bite, and stay in touch: https://www.instagram.com/theforbiddenapplepodcast/ theforbiddenapplepodcast@gmail.com 

Wazina Zondon is a sex educator and co-founder of the show Coming Out Muslim. She’s been able to understand herself better because of her relationship with one person. Hosted by Misha Euceph. Written by Misha Euceph and Arwen Nicks. Edited by Arwen Nicks. Produced by Misha Euceph and Mary Knauf. Sound designed by Misha Euceph. Music by David Linard. Engineering by Shawn Corey Campbell and Valentino Rivera. Illustration by Emmen Ahmed. Graphic Design by Stephanie Kraft. Want a Tell Them, I Am t-shirt? We got you. 

Following our interview with Rev. Micah Bucey last season, today we talk to educator and storyteller Wazina Zondon about queerness and Islam! She tells us about growing up a queer Muslim girl who wore capes emphasis on the capes), and then we discuss what the Quran actually says about queerness (hint: not much.) She also introduces us to some cool queer-friendly places of Islamic worship and tells us about her performance piece Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of Love. This episode contains brief mentions of pedophilia.  A full transcript of this episode is available at https://tinyurl.com/OMTs3e7 Find Wazina on twitter at @wazinazondon and on instagram @wazina! Remember to send us your questions for our advice episode via email (1morethingpodcast@gmail.com) or DM (@OneMoreThang)! MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: “Digital Witness (Instrumental)” – St. Vincent“Just the Two of Us (Instrumental)” – Bill Withers“Heaven is a Place on Earth (Scenester Synthwave Remix)” – Belinda Carlisle/DJScenester CLIPS IN THIS EPISODE:‘Page Six’‘Daily Xtra’‘The Out List’ RESOURCES: Toronto Unity Mosque: http://www.jumacircle.com/Muslims for Progressive Values: http://www.mpvusa.org/Coming Out Muslim: http://comingoutmuslim.com/ WHERE TO FIND US:Twitter/Instagram: @OneMoreThang / @hayejunt / @RobertEAckPatreon: www.patreon.com/onemorethingFacebook: One More Thing PodcastEmail: 1morethingpodcast@gmail.com

Wazina Zondon (HBO’s The Out List, Coming Out Muslim) swings by to talk about hair, and not just the kind on your head! We’re talking face, armpits, pubes, legs, arms – all of it. Do queer women feel the same pressure as straight women to be free of body hair? Where does that pressure some from? Porn? The patriarchy? Capitalism? Barbie? Hair removal is time consuming, painful, and expensive, so isn’t it time we took a stand, or should we just do what makes us comfortable? There’s so much to cover here! Yet we manage to also dyke out about hecklers, Calzona, and emo teenage moments.Keep the podcast a-lez and gay by donating to our Patreon, where you can get some sapphic swag.For related content, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Leave Us a Review if you like what you hear!Check out Sudio, our sponsor for this episode. Use the code DYKE for 15% your purchase.

This week, I had the pleasure to host a phenomenal and in depth interview with the amazing Terna, of (among many things) Coming Out Muslim. We had a deep dialogue with all about her insights and relationships with education, Islam, sexuality, health, healing, and self-care! Terna is a Nigerian/ Liberian/American artist, facilitator and healer. She holds an MA in Counseling Psychology and Global Mental Health, and graduate degrees in International Conflict Analysis and Teaching. She has worked as a public school teacher in New York, at the United Nations, and currently works to help survivors of homicide and victims of community violence. Terna is also the co-writer of Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of Love, which captures stories and experiences of being at the intersections of Islam and queerness and its relationship to family, lovers, one’s sense of self and relationship with our faith. Get ready to be absolutely enthralled!

Brooklyn resident Wazina Zondon is a performer and educator recently featured on HBO’s The Out List. She also acts as one half of the duo Coming Out Muslim, capturing stories of Islam and queerness. Tune in as Matt and Wazina discuss faith, culture, and sharing a common thread.