Nour Goda and Naureen Ahmed talk to Sarah Sultan and Haleh Banani about bringing awareness to mental health. Sarah Sultan is a licensed Mental Health Counselor and has a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She has experience in a variety of therapeutic interventions and has worked with several age groups including children with special needs, adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues, families un...
Mar 20, 2018•52 min
SIM and Ismail talk to Twitter commentators on the revival of Islamic statecraft. Participants: AQ: Formerly Oxford, now Cambridge grad student. Mostly focused on philosophy and Islamic theology @Evollaqi Dimashqee: Student of politics and history. @Dimashaqee Hossam Gamea studied Psychology at Hunter College, has been involved with several political grassroots efforts, including Criminal Justice reform, anti-government surveillance, anti-racist, anti-war, and Pro-Palestine efforts, and is a co-...
Mar 13, 2018•2 hr 1 min
Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul talks to Mahin, Shaykh Amir and SIM about rediscovering Rumi, the dilemma of the Qadiani movement and other thoughts. Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul is originally from the West Coast and currently resides in the Chicagoland area. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Washington in Seattle. After graduation Shaykh Hamzah went on to pursue traditional Islamic studies, which took him to a number of countries, incl...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 49 min
We talk to Shaykh Abu Taubah from Orlando, FL about his time in Mauritania, his educational approach and marital advice. Hosts: Shaykh Amir Saeed, Mahin, and SIM Abu Taubah (born Marcus Robertson) is a convert to Islam from Brooklyn, New York. He comes from an educated family where his father was the founding Vice President of Medgar Evers College, the only Negro college in the Northeastern United States. His mother was a school principal and college professor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 58 min
Mahin and Ismail talk to Ustadha Zaynab Ansari at Texas Dawah Convention. Zaynab Ansari spent a decade studying Farsi, Arabic, and traditional Islam, sitting with male and female scholars in seminaries in the Middle East, including traditional scholars in Damascus in the 1990s. Upon her return to the United States, she earned degrees in history and Middle Eastern Studies from Georgia State University. Since 2014, Zaynab Ansari has served as a scholar-in-residence for Tayseer Foundation, offering...
Feb 12, 2018•57 min
Mahin, SIM, and Nour sit down with Fahad Tasleem at Texas Dawah Convention. Fahad Tasleem plays a multifaceted role as an ambassador, an instructor, an entrepreneur, a lecturer and a student. He is the founder of DC Seminary - An institute dedicated to spiritually empowering Muslim working professionals, graduates and students. He is also the lead ambassador and instructor at the Islamic Education and Research Academy United States (iERA US). His areas of interest include Islamic Theology, Dawah...
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 23 min
On this week's episode, we talk to Bassam Zawadi who is known for his writings, debates, and lectures on answering some of the toughest questions regarding the Islamic belief to Muslims. Hosts: Mahin, Sh. Amir and SIM Resources: www.Call-To-Monotheism.com List of Bassam Zawadi's Refutations and Rebuttals How to Debate for Muslims by Bassam Zawadi ==================== E-mail us your comments, feedback, and questions at TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Facebook: www.facebook.com/the...
Jan 29, 2018•1 hr 49 min
Imam Daniel Abdullah Hernandez sits down with us talk about how his relationship with basketball and NBA brought him to Islam. Hosts: Mahin, Ismail, and SIM =============== Imam Hernandez is an educational leader and facilitator of IslamInSpanish. Imam Abdullah organizes events in Spanish at the Pearland masjid in Pearland TX on a weekly basis, teaches regular classes in Spanish and English, and leads a Dawah initiatives on behalf of IslamInSpanish domestically and internationally. Imam Abdullah...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 36 min
Mahin, Nour, and Ismail sit down with Mohammad Elshinawy at Texas Dawah Convention about the role of fathers in the family unit. Mohammad Elshinawy is a graduate of English Literature – Brooklyn College, NYC. Studied at College of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah. Currently completing Bachelors in Islamic Studies at Mishkah University. Translated major works for the International Islamic Publishing House, the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America, and Mishkah University. He is current...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Sammer and Nour talk to Heraa Hashmi, the organizer behind MuslimsCondemn.com, about her views on Muslim American politics, women’s rights, and Muslim support of the LGBTQ movement. Heraa also offers advice to Muslim centennials on how to make sense of these heated issues. Heraa Hashmi is the 19-year old Muslim American woman behind the 712-page list of Muslim names condemning a collection of wrongdoings done falsely in the name of Islam, from acts of terrorism to climate change. Heraa was born ...
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 3 min
“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago On this week's episode, we talk to Umaima Jafri, a native Houstonian currently residing in the Midwest, as she fights for the release of her husband from a so-called war on terror. https://www.facebook.com/freeibrahimzm/ https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ibrahim-mohammed-free-ibrahim-now?recruiter=35938215&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaig...
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 16 min
Netflix recently released Resurrection: Ertuğrul to western audiences and Muslims internet has been abuzz about it. We set out to share our experiences while watching the show and take a stab at providing some historical context and compare it to the situation of the Muslim world today. Hosts: Mahin, SIM, Irfan and Dr. Mohammed Ghilan =============== E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks Instag...
Dec 14, 2017•2 hr
We talk to Ustadha Nuriddeen Knight from By The Fig and The Olive Blog about secret marriages, polygamy and the #metoo movement. Hosts: Mahin, SIM and Summer Nuriddeen Knight completed an MA in psychology with a focus on child and family from Columbia University. Alongside her academic degree, she studied traditional Islamic knowledge including Islamic law, theology, spirituality and prophetic biography with local scholars and in the majalis in Amman, Jordan. In 2015 she created Nooralshadhili.c...
Dec 07, 2017•1 hr 18 min
Mahin and Ismail talk to Imam Shaheed Muhammad about his conversion to Islam, how he dealt with some of the extreme elements within the Salafi dawah from the east coast and other issues he's concerned about in the western Muslim world. Imam Shadeed is the CEO of Rawdah Publications, Entrepreneur, Muslim, Author, Community Leader and Speaker on Islamic Affairs for Indigenous Muslims. 00:00-10:00: Early interactions with Islam 10:00-23:00: The road from prison to University of Medina 23:00-45:00: ...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Mahin, SIM and Summer talk to Nadeen Mustafa about Taiba USA based out of Houston, TX. Taiba created an innovative approach utilizing the corporate database models in building a safe space for Muslim women to meet up for social gatherings, mentorship programs, and skill-building workshops. Contact Taiba info@taiba-usa.org www.facebook.com/TaibaUSA/ http://www.taiba-usa.org =========================== E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Twitter: @TheMadMaml...
Nov 16, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Mahin, SIM and Mort talk to Imam Marc Manley about working as an Imam for American masjids, race relations with the Muslim Community and touch on Muslims embracing liberalism. ================ Imam Marc Manley worked as a Muslim educator in subjects ranging from the Arabic language, philosophy, and creed, to spirituality and self-purification. He was formerly the Muslim Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as the Religous Director of the Middle Ground Muslim Center bas...
Nov 09, 2017•1 hr 34 min
0:00 - 8:00: "The Order of the Day" The Communications Management Unit (CMU) for Muslims in Terra Haute, IN. 2006 8:00 - 12:00: Zvonko Bušić the Croatian 12:00 - 20:00: Divisions within the CMU 20:00 - 25:00: falling apart and fighting suicidal thoughts 25:00 - 39:00: Becoming a Prison Imam, meeting John Walker Lindh, the fight 39:00 - 83:00: Hunger strike, in the hole in Illinois, sent to the ADX SuperMax in Colorado 83:00 - : Winning again and Release =========================== Contact Ismail...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Ismail Royer returns back on the show to tell us about his time incarcerated in some of the most notorious prisons in the United States. 0:00 - 38:00: charges, gameplan, sentencing 38:00 - 60:00: solitary, marital strains 61:00 - 75:00: prison racial dynamics 75:00 - 90:00: the alliance and revolt Contact Ismail Royer: Website: https://agoodtree.net Twitter: @_IsmailRoyer ============================= E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Twitter: @TheMadMam...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Omer Mozaffar sits down with The Mad Mamluks for an exclusive conversation to break down what transpired in the ongoing predatory abuse saga and responds to allegations against him. Hosts: Shaykh Amir Saeed SIM Mahin Islam ======================= Omer Mozaffar is the Muslim Chaplain at Loyola University. He addresses theological, personal, social matters for students of all sectarian outlooks. During the school year, he also runs classes on Scripture, Student Life, and other matters. ===========...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Mort, Mahin and SIM talk to Sh. Joe Bradford about his recent writings involving Cryptocurrency, Defamation, Conflict Resolution and Mediation. Houston Flooding and Islamic Wills: 0:00 to 11:39 Cryptocurrency: 15:00 - 60:00 Slander/Ambiguity - 60:01 - 1:18 Arbitration: 1:18 - End ====================== Get your Islamic Will Made: mywassiyah.com Joe's Recent Articles: Cryptocurrency: https://www.joebradford.net/a-note-on-bitcoin-and-the-epistemological-foundations-of-islamic-law Defamation: https...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Mahin and SIM talk to Nour Goda about her journey back to Islam, her divorce,"Wolf Shaykhs" and her experiences working with modernist/reformist Muslims. Nour Goda is an educator, writer, lecturer, and podcaster. =============================== E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks View pictures of our guests and studio on Instagram: TheMadMamluks...
Sep 19, 2017•57 min
Mahin and SIM talk to Rashid Dar about his rediscovery of Islam in his formative years, working for a Washington based think tank and talk about his paper "The Other C-Word". Rashid Dar writes on foreign policy, Muslims in the west, he works for Washington based think tank and is also a student of Dar ul-Qasim based out of Chicago. Notes and References: https://rashiddar.com/the-other-c-word-caliphate-5fb5e0efe8bc Rise of Colleges by Makdisi Recalling the Caliphate by Salman Sayyid The Taymiyyan...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Mahin and SIM have a casual conversation with Dr. Jonathan Brown. We talk to him about Turkey, the Rohingya, the Adnan Syed case, 9/11 conspiracy theories, call out culture, reparations for slavery and the recent Mad Mamluks controversy. Hosts: Mahin and SIM =============================== Jonathan A.C. Brown is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been an associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. In 2014, he was appointed Cha...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 40 min
EP 078: Once More Around The Moon | Roundtable We talk about the culture of victimization, race relations, Colin Kaepernick, White Supremacists. Hosts: Mort, Moga, Mahin and SIM =============================== E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks Instagram: TheMadMamluks
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 47 min
He's back. Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir talk to Dr. Ghilan about the effects of Philosophy in the modern psyche. We talk about Postmodernism, Existentialism, Stoicism, and Spiritual Development. As well as comparing approaches to the tradition between the present and the past. Dr. Ghilan is a neuroscientist, Islamic lecturer, YouTuber, and Podcaster. =============================== AndalusOnline.org - Join the Andalus Book Club! Search for "Mohamed Ghilan" in iTunes and subscribe to his podcast. http...
Aug 17, 2017•2 hr 7 min
We talk to Dawud Walid about Social Justice, Activism and Black Lives Matter. Dawud Walid is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), which is a chapter of America’s largest advocacy and civil liberties organization for American Muslims and is a member of the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) Imams Committee. He is also a co-author of the book, “Centering Black Narrative”. https://www.amazon.com/Centering-Black-Narrat...
Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 5 min
No guests this episode, just the gang talking to Shaykh Amir about Mona Haydar's new song entitled 'Dog'. This episode features themes intended for mature audiences. Do not message us telling us how we embarrassed you in front of your child. ========================================= E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks View pictures of our guests and studio on Instagram...
Jul 27, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Mahin, SIM and Mort talk to Ahmed Shaikh about the CVE and PREVENT government programs that are being instated in the western world. Ahmed Shaikh is an Estate Lawyer, ISNA Board Member and a writer for MuslimMatters. ahmedshaikh.com Twitter: @bornshaikh ========================================= E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at: TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks View pictures of our guests and studio ...
Jul 25, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir talk to Sh. Chao about his childhood experiences in a traditional Indo-Pak madrassa. Shaykh Chao is a Houston based speaker and a Halal Chinese food enthusiast. Master of Theological Studies - Christian Studies, Literary Theology, Islamic Studies 2011 Vanderbilt University Bachelors of Arts - Theology & Missiology (Da'wa wa Usūl al-Dīn) 2006 University of Medina Facebook: facebook.com/abulrahmanchao Snapchat - archaonet Twitter - abdulrahmanchao Website - archao.net...
Jul 18, 2017•1 hr 54 min
Mahin, Mort and Moga talk to hip hop artist Kayem (the artist formerly known as Khalid M.) about being on the no-fly list, the Libyan revolution, life as a Muslim Hip Hop artist. Make sure to listen to his song "Can't take our freedom" at the end of this episode! Son of a Libyan revolutionary, Kayem is a Chicago-based hip-hop artist who was born into the struggle. His father was a political prisoner who helped form a pro-democracy movement after escaping prison. Kayem’s first trip to Libya, afte...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 55 min
