Anousheh
Anousheh Ansari grows up looking up at the moon and the stars, never expecting to one day float among them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2021•31 min•Ep. 22
Tell Them, I Am
Tell Them, I Am is about the small moments that define who we are and who we are not. The stories are universal. The voices are all Muslim. With a new episode every weekday this Ramadan, host Misha Euceph opens a window into the lives of 22 special guests, including Enes Kanter, Halima Aden, Yuna, Malala Yousafzai and Zakir Hussain.
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Khalil
Imam Khalil Abdur Rashid’s father gifts him a family heirloom at his college graduation -- a watch that ends up putting its new owner’s life at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2021•10 min•Ep. 21
Alex
Alex Fox grows up glued to her mom, and unsure of her relationship to her dad. But after a difficult childhood, she tries to change that dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 07, 2021•16 min•Ep. 15
Tariq
French athlete, Tariq Abdul-Wahad is thrilled to get invited to a prestigious college basketball camp in the United States... Then he gets stranded at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 06, 2021•18 min•Ep. 19
Wai Wai
Wai Wai Nu bonds with her dad by listening to the radio together, but in 1990’s Burma, this is considered a crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 05, 2021•14 min•Ep. 18
Amrou
Away at college, Amrou Al-Kadhi find themselves without supervision for the first time and decides to step out onto the stage as a drag performer. They never expect to be confronted with their own biases, though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 04, 2021•18 min•Ep. 17
Malala
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her early success as an activist placed her in a world of serious (and much older) professionals. Which is why, when Malala gets into college, she is determined to make friends her own age and show them a new side of her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 03, 2021•14 min•Ep. 16
Sumayya
Sumayya Usmani rebels against her parents by getting a boyfriend, but ends up finding a freedom within her own family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2021•17 min•Ep. 15
Enes
Enes Kanter recounts a game of one-on-one from when he was a kid that would determine his entire future as an athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 29, 2021•14 min•Ep. 14
Zakir
Imagine the legendary tabla virtuoso and composer, Zakir Hussain, getting boo-ed off stage. Well, it happened, and it made him into the artist he is today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2021•18 min•Ep. 13
Halima
Halima Aden’s “the new kid” in a small, Midwestern elementary school. After years of bullying, she finally snaps, leading to a moment that changes the trajectory of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 12
Sophia
Eight-year-old Sophia Mohammad is excited about her little sister being born, until it actually happens and she realizes her mom’s attentions are elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2021•14 min•Ep. 11
Azar
As an English Literature professor during the Iranian Revolution, Azar Nafisi forms a close friendship with a student. Years later, she receives some painful news that puts this friendship into a whole new context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021•15 min•Ep. 10
Alsarah
Alsarah wants desperately to be a musician but suffers from debilitating stage fright. Then, she meets a man named Haig who takes her under his wing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 22, 2021•16 min•Ep. 9
Fawzia
Fawzia Mirza and Sonal are best friends, and it seems like nothing can tear them apart. But when Sonal leaves the country for med school, Fawzia makes a huge mistake that could jeopardize their relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021•16 min•Ep. 8
Yuna
After a devastating breakup, Yuna Zara'ai — a gigantic pop star — meets a local dance instructor who teaches her more than just a few hip hop moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2021•14 min•Ep. 30
Latif
In high school, Latif Nasser thinks science is boring. But all his notions are challenged during a scuba diving excursion with his high school classmates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 19, 2021•16 min•Ep. 29
Jewher
Jewher Ilham is close to her dad, an Uyghur professor and human rights advocate. But her dismissal of his concerns about the Chinese government is challenged after a terrifying incident at the Beijing International Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 16, 2021•15 min•Ep. 5
Salma
As the stress of career goals and inter-family turmoil compounds, Ever-The-Rule-Follower Salma Hindy needs a way to get out of her head. The solution? Shrooms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2021•17 min•Ep. 4
Arya
Moving to the U.S. from Iran as a kid is hard, so Arya Ghavamian tries to relate to his new American friends by playing them some Iranian pop music. But they don’t get it, and Arya determines that Iranian music is “lame”...until one special night at a bar in NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 14, 2021•17 min•Ep. 3
Nadiya
Growing up in a “sweary” household, Nadiya Hussain learns how to drop F-bombs -- in private, of course -- from the best. But the day she swears in front of her dad, she learns a lesson that will stick with her for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 13, 2021•13 min•Ep. 2
Mvstermind
Rapper Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin finds out his partner is pregnant, and decides to prepare himself for fatherhood with a new routine. The routine grounds him, until its power is tested one morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 12, 2021•17 min•Ep. 1
Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to the second season of Tell Them, I Am. Celebrate Ramadan 2021 with host Misha Euceph as she features stories from 22 special guests, including Enes Kanter, Halima Aden, Yuna, Malala Yousafzai and Zakir Hussain. The voices are all Muslim, the stories are universal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 09, 2021•2 min
Akbar
Akbar Ahmed is an academic, poet, former diplomat, and all-around renaissance man. In Tell Them, I Am’s final story of the season, Ahmed recounts how a single train ride when he was 4 years old changed his life’s direction forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 04, 2019•19 min•Ep. 23
G. Willow
G. Willow Wilson is a novelist and comic book writer, known for her run on the Ms. Marvel series. When 9/11 happened, the world seemed chaotic to say the least — but Willow found that sometimes all you need is a little Neil Gaiman to put you back on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 03, 2019•18 min•Ep. 22
Munazza
Munazza Alam is a Harvard-educated astrophysicist. When she was in college, her dad’s complicated liver replacement opened her eyes to how the universe can feel so full and so empty at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2019•17 min•Ep. 21
Layla
Layla Shaikley is a tech entrepreneur and Instagram influencer. When she was young, she discovered two things. One: that how you dress holds more meaning than you think. And two: that you can definitely use this to your advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 30, 2019•12 min•Ep. 20
Mercedes
Mercedes Iman Diamond has been participating — and dominating — drag competitions and performances since she was 21. She speaks about how a stage became her safe place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 29, 2019•16 min•Ep. 19
Omar
Omar Offendum is a rapper and poet. When he was 15 years old, his affinity for Arabic poetry came to life while reciting a piece during Nizar Qabbani’s memorial at Georgetown University in 1998. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 28, 2019•14 min•Ep. 18
Maz
Maz Jobrani is, and apparently has always been, a comedian and actor. As a kid, he was a natural performer, but had a habit of stifling that part of himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2019•17 min•Ep. 17
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