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The Muslim Vibe Podcast

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Join host, Salim Kassam in conversation with incredibly inspiring Muslim leaders, who share their ideas and stories on some of the challenges modern Muslims experience. The topics discussed encompass faith, culture, and community issues that are important to Muslims. This bi-weekly podcast aims to provide a space for anyone who wants to stay connected to their Muslim identity and motivated by other Muslims who are accomplishing great things.
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Episodes

Ep 12 - Female Muslim Empowerment

Inayat Kanji is joined by Suhaiymah (AKA The Brown Hijabi) and Ishtar al-Shammari from Alleya Designs and this week they discuss female Muslim empowerment, creative expression, colonialism and more! Make sure you subscribe to our weekly podcast: http://bit.ly/2sCVSNw You can check out The Brown Hijabi's blog here: https://thebrownhijabi.com/ You can follow Alleya Designs on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alleyadesigns/

Jul 11, 201746 min

Ep 11 - Islamophobia And right-wing extremism

Inayat Kanji is joined this week by the chief editor of The Muslim Vibe, Salim Kassam and secretary of the APPG on Islamophobia Hayyan Ayaz Bhabha as they discussing the recent trend of rising Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in the UK. You can subscribe to our weekly podcast here: http://bit.ly/2sCVSNw

Jul 05, 201750 min

Ep 10 - Grenfell Tower Fire

The Muslim Vibe podcast is back! With a new host - Inayat Kanji - and joined this week by Chief Editor Salim Kassam and Senior Editor Nouri Sardar. This week they discuss the horrible Grenfell Tower fire that took place a few weeks ago in London as well as Nouri's spoken-word piece dedicated to the victims of the tragedy.

Jun 22, 201734 min

Ep 9 - Muslim women carving a new space in politics with Naz Shah and Faduma Hassan

On this week’s podcast, Salim and Afrah get a little serious with Naz Shah, the MP for Bradford West and Faduma Hassan, a member of Momentum. In the podcast, they discuss the following topics: - The gender imbalance in British parliament - Being a Muslim woman in politics - Career choices and the wider community - Engaging the youth in politics If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions for our future podcasts, don’t hesitate to get in touch on editor@themuslimvibe.com Please make sure yo...

Jan 26, 201730 min

8 things every Muslim needs to look out for in 2017

Salim and Haseeb discuss 2017 and what kinds of things we as Muslims need to look out for. If 2016 is anything to go by, this coming year promises to be...interesting - to say the least!

Jan 01, 201740 min

Ep 8 - Does the problem of racism exist within the Muslim community?

We discuss racism and Islam with one of the leading voice for Muslims and Islam in Michigan. Dawud Walid is the Executive Director of the Michigan branch of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and an Imam who has traveled around the USA delivering speeches and sermons on a range of topics. On this podcast, we tackle the issue of race within our communities, the Black Lives Matter movement and Trump's America. We apologise for the audio quality as there were a few technical issues this w...

Dec 21, 201625 min

Ep 7 - Discussing #MuslimsLikeUS with Zohra from the show

In the UK this week a TV show called Muslims Like Us aired on BBC2. It was a social experiment of sorts, where they took 10 Muslims from across the UK and put them in a house together for 10 days. The two-part documentary was a fascinating look at the broad spectrum of Muslims in the UK and on this podcast we discuss the documentary, Zohra's experiences being on the show and the response after it was aired on national television. We also discuss notions of identity, what it means to be British a...

Dec 15, 201629 min

Ep 6 - The death of Vine, interracial marriage and a chat with Subhi Taha

We take things international this week and have a chat with fashion designer and blogger, Subhi Taha. We discuss... - the death of the social media platform Vine - interracial marriages (in light of Subhi's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb--8sPWB6c) - Muslim men in fashion and Subhi's his new line (which you can find here: https://www.subhitaha.com/) If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions for future podcast, don't hesitate to get in touch on editor@themuslimvibe.com Please ma...

Dec 06, 201631 min

Ep 5 - In conversation with Imran Yusuf

Afrah and Salim have a chat with award-winning comedian Imran Yusuf... They discuss identity, race, history, Brexit, Trump, David vs Goliath, Star Wars, Imran's latest venture - HaLOL... and so much more! Imran has toured the country performing his comedy routines and has featured on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on BBC1. To find out more about HaLOL, please visit: http://halol.net/ If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions for future podcast, don't hesitate to get in touch on edito...

Nov 29, 201623 min

Ep 4 - Obama's legacy, Maajid Nawaz and the dangers of street Dawah

On this week’s podcast, Salim and Afrah are joined once more by Nargess Moballeghi (www.twitter.com/JournoNargess) and Haseeb Rizvi to discuss: - The dangers of aggressive street dawah with the likes of Dawah Man - Maajid Nawaz being listed on the Southern Poverty Law Centre as an anti-Muslim extremist - The 'legacy' of President Barack Obama The articles discussed in this podcast can be found here: "Maajid Nawaz: Islam's threat from within - https://themuslimvibe.com/muslim-current-affairs-news...

Nov 25, 201629 min

US Election Special: President Trump - what now for American Muslims?

Donald Trump is president-elect of the USA.... In this US Election Special, Salim and Afrah are joined once more by independent journalist, Nargess Moballeghi (https://www.facebook.com/nargess.moballeghi/) and in a debut for Haseeb Rizvi, the director of The Muslim Vibe. In this podcast, they will be discussing Donald J. Trump being elected as the next President of the United States of America and what that could mean for American Muslims... In this special election edition, they discuss their r...

Nov 10, 201634 min

Ep 3 - Hajj reflections and Taekwondo hijabis

On this week’s podcast, Salim and Afrah decide that it's about time to talk about their journey to Hajj this year. As promised ahead of their trip, they share their reflections on what it means to make the journey into the heart of Islam. You can see some of the pictures from their journey shared on our Instagram. They discuss how we should take inspiration from the journey of Hajj and learn to get past our differences and to come together if we truly seek to change the world in which to live. F...

Nov 08, 201627 min

Ep 2 - Calais Jungle, veganism and the US Elections

In this episode, Salim and Afrah are joined by independent journalist, Nargess Moballeghi (Twitter: @JournoNargess) to discuss the following key points: - The destruction of the Calais Jungle - Should more Muslims turn to veganism? - The insanity of the US Elections The articles accessed and discussed in this podcast can be found here: Nadia Kadry: It is time more Muslims turned to Veganism? (Link: http://themuslimvi.be/2fcyyMS) Sheikh Jafer Ladak: Thinking of voting for the lesser of two evils ...

Nov 02, 201622 min

Ep 1 - Prevent, Wonder Woman and caring for the elderly

We're pleased to announce the launch of The Muslim Vibe Podcast! In this episode, independent journalist, Nargess Moballeghi and our chief editor, Salim Kassam, join our deputy editor, Afrah Mansour to discuss the following key points: Britain’s counter terrorist policy, Prevent, and if it’s working in the current political climate. The United Nation making Wonder Woman the gender equality ambassador. The ethics of looking after our elderly, and if we’re failing to do so in our communities. The ...

Oct 25, 201619 min

TMV Podcast trailer

TMV Podcast is brought to you by The Muslim Vibe and hosted by Salim Kassam. Join us for weekly discussions with a range of fantastic guests!

Oct 24, 201651 sec
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