Malcolm X: Lessons from His Life | Abdul-Malik Ryan
Originally posted here, read by Zeba Khan.
Feb 09, 2020•25 min•Ep. 21
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Muhammad Ali: Superhuman and Super Human | Amaar Abdul-Nasir
Read by Zeba Khan , originally published on Muslimmatters.org.
Feb 07, 2020•7 min•Ep. 20
We are All Slaves of Allah | Hakeemah Cummings
Read by Zeba Khan , original publication on Muslimmatters.org.
Feb 05, 2020•8 min•Ep. 19
When Racism Goes Viral: Coronavirus and Modern Muslim Orientialism | Zeba Khan
Read by the author, Zeba Khan , originally published on Muslimmatters.org.
Feb 02, 2020•22 min•Ep. 18
How Intimate Can a Couple Be, Post-Nikkah but Pre-Rukhsati | Shaykh Yaser Birjas
This question is answered by Shaykh Yaser Birjas, and is included in the MuslimMatters compilation SexMatters. Read by Zeba Khan
Jan 25, 2020•6 min•Ep. 17
The Unfinished Business of Martin Luther King | Imam Zaid Shakir
This article can be found online here at Muslimmatters.org . Imam Zaid Shakir is a scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. In 2001, he was the first American male graduate from Syria's Abu Nour University. Article read by Zeba Khan.
Jan 17, 2020•10 min•Ep. 16
Khutba: Proof of Love | Abdelrahman Murphy
This khutba is shared with permission from the Institute of Knowledge.
Jan 17, 2020•27 min•Ep. 15
Suicide: What Muslims Ought to Know | Saba Malik
This article can be found online here at Muslimmatters.org Article read by Zeba Khan. Saba Malik is a teacher, life coach and author of, “Blessed with Bipolar -The Muslim’s 3-Step Support Guide to Mastering Bipolar.”
Jan 13, 2020•11 min•Ep. 14
When Faith Hurts | Zeba Khan
This article can be found online here at Muslimmatters.org Article read by the author, Zeba Khan. Zeba Khan is the Director of Development for MuslimMatters.org, as well as a writer, speaker, and disability awareness advocate. In addition to having a child with autism, she herself lives with Ehlers-Danlos Sydrome, Dysautonomia, Mast-Cell Activation Disorder, and a random assortment of acronyms that collectively translate to chronic illness and progressive disability....
Jan 09, 2020•23 min•Ep. 13
What Fasting Demands From Us | Mufti Taqi Uthmani
Original article with all sources and footnotes may be found here. Read by Zeba Khan
Jan 08, 2020•32 min•Ep. 12
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf And The Question of Rebellion In The Islamic Tradition | Dr. Usaama Al-Azami
This article appears originally here on MuslimMatters.org. Shaykh Usaama al-Azami is Departmental Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford. He began pursuing Arabic studies formally in 2002. He subsequently enrolled at Oxford University, completing his BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies in 2008. From 2005 onwards, he attended regular classes at Al-Salam Institute with Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, from whom he narrates numerous classical works including the Hidaya of al-...
Jan 07, 2020•18 min•Ep. 11
Muslim Approaches to the Abortion Debate | Shaykh Salman Younas
All sources and footnotes for this podcast may be found here. Sheikh Salman Younas graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Political Science and Religious Studies. After studying the Islamic sciences online and with local scholars in New York, Ustadh Salman moved to Amman. There he studied Islamic law, legal methodology, belief, hadith methodology, logic, Arabic, and tafsir. He is now in his final year of his PhD at Oxford University, looking at the early evolution of the Hanafi m...
Jan 06, 2020•51 min•Ep. 10
Khutba- The Attitude of Gratitude | Shaykh Abdullah Oduro
This Khutba is shared with permission from the Valley Ranch Islamic Center (VRIC), one of the only masajid in the US that provides American Sign Language interpretation of its Friday sermons for the benefit of the deaf and hard of hearing. Click here to help sponsor this service. JazakAllahuKheiran!
Jan 05, 2020•25 min•Ep. 9
Editor's Choice: Top Ten Articles of 2019
10. Reflections on Muslim Approaches to the Abortion Debate: The Problem of Narrow Conceptualization | Sh Salman Younas 9. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf And The Question of Rebellion In The Islamic Tradition | Dr Usaama al-Azami 8. What Fasting Demands From Us | Mufti Taqi Uthmani 7. When Faith Hurts | Zeba Khan 6. Emotional Intelligence: A Tool for Change | Imam Mikaeel Smith 5. Sri Lankan Muslims To Fast In Solidarity With Fellow Christians | Raashid Riza 4. Loving Muslim Marriage Episode #2: Do Women De...
Jan 03, 2020•8 min•Ep. 8
New Year's Resolutions: Seven Powerful Ways to Keep Them | Siraaj Muhammad
This article was read by the author, and can be found online at Muslimmatters.org . About the author: Siraaj Muhammad is the Operations Director of MuslimMatters as well as its new lead web developer. He's spent nearly two decades working in dawah organizations, starting with his chapter MSA in Purdue University, and leading efforts with AlMaghrib Institute, MuslimMatters, and AlJumuah magazine. Somewhere in there, he finds time for his full-time profession as a software engineer in Silicon Vall...
Jan 01, 2020•13 min•Ep. 7
What Kind of Man will Marry your Daughter? | Siraaj Muhammad
Siraaj Muhammad is the Operations Director of MuslimMatters as well as its new lead web developer. He's spent nearly two decades working in dawah organizations, starting with his chapter MSA in Purdue University, and leading efforts with AlMaghrib Institute, MuslimMatters, and AlJumuah magazine. Somewhere in there, he finds time for his full-time profession as a software engineer in Silicon Valley. He holds a bachelor's in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Master's certificate from U...
Dec 30, 2019•7 min•Ep. 6
Is Your Shroud in the Marketplace? | Hena Zuberi
About the author: Hena Zuberi is the Editor in Chief of Muslimmatters.org. She leads the DC office of the human rights organization, Justice For All, focusing on stopping the genocide of the Rohingya under Burma Task Force, advocacy for the Uighur people with the Save Uighur Campaign and Free Kashmir Action. She was a Staff Reporter at the Muslim Link newspaper which serves the DC Metro. Hena has worked as a television news reporter and producer for CNBC Asia and World Television News. Active in...
Dec 29, 2019•7 min•Ep. 5
Mistakes Women Make During Hajj and Umrah | Asma Bint Shameem
Original article by Asma Bint Shameem, posted here. Read by Zeba Khan.
Dec 29, 2019•12 min•Ep. 4
Four Reasons Muslims Shouldn't Celebrate New Year's | Dr.Muhammad Wajid Akhter
The original article read in this podcast may be found here at MuslimMatters.org Dr. Muhammad Wajid Akhter is a medical doctor, Islamic historian, and the founder of Charity Week for Orphans and needy children. www.charityweek.com. Council member, British Islamic Medical Association Article read by Zeba Khan....
Dec 27, 2019•7 min•Ep. 3
Khutbah: Omar Suleiman - Social Media, Spirituality, Online Drama, & Onsite Realities
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Dec 17, 2019•29 min•Ep. 2
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