This Ramadan please support TMV's crowdfunding campaign! www.launchgood.com/tmv -- Hating Islam is not a difficult thing to do, especially in today's day and age. This week, our host Salim speaks to Joram Van Klaveren about his journey into Islam. Joram shares his background and his thoughts, as he shares with us how he went from trying to ban Islamic practice to becoming a Muslim himself. -- Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe and let us know by giving us 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Our podcast is now on YouTub...
May 02, 2021•1 hr
This Ramadan please support TMV's crowdfunding campaign! www.launchgood.com/tmv -- Content Warning: Death Sometimes it takes a big change to shake our perspective. This week, our host Salim speaks to Hasnain about his personal struggles with death. He shares how his take on life completely shifted when faced with the death of his son, and later, that of his daughter. They discuss how grief is never predictable, and what we can be doing as a community to help those dealing with troubling times. H...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This Ramadan please support TMV's crowdfunding campaign! www.launchgood.com/tmv -- Reflecting on his experience and perspective as a revert, Chris Blauvelt, founder of Launchgood, speaks to our host Salim about the strength of the camaraderie that binds Muslims together. They speak about how Chris discovered Islam as a teenager, why he made a dramatic career change in his 20s (that later lead him to the creation of Launchgood ), and how overwhelmingly strong he found the bond between Muslim to M...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- Content Warning: Eating disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts This week, our host Salim is joined yet again by cohost Rukshana as they talk to Nazia Khatun - fitness specialist and founder of Fitness Reborn. Having been an amateur boxer, she shares with us her experience as we broach the topic of mental health (particularly in relation to body image...
Apr 12, 2021•58 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, our host Salim speaks to Zaheer Ali, an oral historian and educator and History Editor at Sapelo Square (an online resource on Black Muslim in the US) who has dedicated his career to understanding the enigma that is Malcolm X. In this discussion, they take his story and ideas, breaking them down into bitesize pieces, and showing us how they still app...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In light of the tragic murder of Sarah Everard, we were having conversations in the TMV office about sexual harassment and decided to turn on the mics and hit record. Something a little bit different from our usual content, but we think it's time that more people engaged in conversations with one another about the topic to better understand male and more importantly female perspectives on this very important issue.
Mar 16, 2021•29 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- Reflecting on his travels, author and journalist Tharik Hussain regales us with tales of discovery and adventure, sharing with us the little pockets of Islamic history he has come across on his travels across the globe. Now a travel writer, he speaks to our host Salim about the trips behind his new book "Minarets in the Mountains: A Journey Into Muslim Europe",...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- Content Warnings: Violence/Murder, Death of a loved one, Islamophobia This week, our host Salim is joined by co-host Rukshana, as they talk to Maz Saleem about one of the most heartbreaking experiences of her past. Maz tells us about her father, and how he was murdered by a terrorist in 2013. She shares her experience, from dealing with ignorant police to being...
Feb 28, 2021•56 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- Investment makes up a big part of our financial literacy, and given how Islam dictates some of our decisions in this domain, it is a conversation that we should be having more. This week Salim speaks to Khurram Agha, founder and CEO of Aghaz Investments, about how to focus on values-based investment, and how following the rules of religion does not have to mean...
Feb 21, 2021•57 min
You can buy Mohammed's book 'Productive Muslim: Where Faith Meets Productivity' here: https://amzn.to/3u3Hgmr -- Hustle culture is a primarily egocentric approach to success that pervaded our everyday lives. This week, our hosts Salim and Rukshana speak to Mohammed Faris, founder of Productive Muslim, about the philosophy of "Barakah Culture". They discuss how the definition of success has become so warped, how to align our productivity with our spirituality, and the steps we need to take to mak...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- From drinking culture to finding spaces to pray, navigating customs in the workplace with Islamic values presents many challenges. This week, our host Salim speaks to Sadiq Damani, former CEO of Theodo UK, as he shares his experiences with maintaining his Islamic values whilst maneuvering his way through the challenges of the working world. -- Enjoying the podc...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, our host Salim speaks to Danish Qasim, founding director of In Shaykh's Clothing, a resource website for those suffering from spiritual abuse. The conversation illuminates and exposes the concept of spiritual abuse, defining the term and highlighting how it has been able to fester in the cracks of our community. Danish pinpoints the structures that e...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week Salim is joined by co-host Rukshana as they speak to Dr Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, professor, educator, and author. They discuss her book, as well as the context and history around it. Her book "The Cat I Never Named" tells the story of the Bosnia genocide from her perspective as a teenager at the time. Touching on othering, resilience, and survival, the c...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- Our host Salim invites Sheikh Javad onto the podcast again this week, to discuss The Surrender Experiment, by Michael Singer. They speak on the rise of these non-religious spiritualities, and how they have seen a surge in the mainstream space. They look at the overlap between them and the Islamic ideologies, and yet Islam doesn't occupy the same space, postulat...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim speaks to Hawra Milani, who, of the many hats she wears, is a mother, a speaker, and a PhD candidate. They speak about the challenges standing in the way of Muslim women in tech, and how solving them might not be quite as simple as they first seem. Feel free to reach Hawra at [at]hawramilani on Twitter, and [at]drhawramilani on Instagra...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min
A short clip from episode 111 entitled "The Blueprint for Masculinity", Sayed Hussain Makke shares a story of the advice he gave to a young man who came to him with problems dealing with anxiety.
Dec 01, 2020•5 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- With the Universe being as unfathomably vast as it is, it seems impossible that Earth is the only planet that contains life. It just may be, however, that Islam has already confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life. Here's what the Qu'ran and hadith say about aliens. -- Read the full article here: https://themuslimvibe.com/faith-islam/science/what-does-i...
Nov 26, 2020•11 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- In the aftermath of the election, TMV hosted a roundtable discussion with American-Muslim activists on the role Muslims played in this election, whether or not we can trust the new administration and where American-Muslims go from here. -- Get in touch with us and share your thoughts! You can reach us at salim@themuslimvibe.com Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe a...
Nov 22, 2020•28 min
Link to purchase the book discussed in this podcast (King Warrior Magician Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette): https://amzn.to/2Kosnc7 -- This week Salim speaks to Sayed Hussain on his new mentorship program and on masculinity in general. The mentorship program, named the "Spiritual Warrior Program", is built around the idea of teaching men how to be men. Hussain justifies the need for such a program by explaining the masculinity crisis and its rippling effects. He introduces us to the ...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim invites Dr Wafaa Eltantwy and Habeeb Akande to speak about sex and intimacy in Islam. They talk about the perception of sex in Muslim communities, looking at the existing taboo and the harm it perpetuates, and where it originated. Habeeb and Dr Wafaa both stress the importance of sex education, how it's lacking, and how important it is ...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim invites on five guests for a roundtable talk, this time to discuss Black History Month. He invites sisters Hafsa and Naima, and brothers Hamza, Hashim and Ibrahim to share their experiences of being both Black and Muslim. They discuss the idea of the "Black Muslim" identity, where it started and where it's headed, how it's transformed o...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim speaks to Sahar Al-Faifi, who describes herself as a "molecular biologist by training and an activist by passion". Sahar is running to be a Plaid Cymru Senedd Member - a member of the Welsh parliament - and in this discussion, we gain some more insight into her reasons and motivations, as well as some of her thoughts and beliefs. She sp...
Oct 18, 2020•50 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, Salim shares the mic with Rukshana as they co-host this episode of the TMV podcast. They speak to Dr Suriyah Bi, PhD, on the topic of equality, but from a new perspective. Dr Bi does share her stories on how she has been personally affected by discrimination, but she also shares with us the facts on the gap Muslims are trying to bridge from an academ...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Subscribe to the I Am Not Your Bilal podcast here: www.anchor.fm/IAmNotYourBilal --- After a bit of a hiatus, Nabil Abdulrashid and Salim Kassam are back! As you may have seen over the last few months, Nabil has been on Britain's Got Talent and after getting a golden buzzer from Alesha Dixon for his first audition, he had the judges in hysterics with his semi-final set. They put him through to the final which is taking place on Saturday 10th October 2020 at 7:30pm. Make sure you tune in and down...
Oct 08, 2020•52 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim invites Naima, Hafsa, Nabil, and LaYinka onto the podcast to discuss the Black Muslim Festival. The festival, held virtually for all of October, was started by Naima B Robert in the wake of the upsurge that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has seen over the summer. The idea has been to invite guests from all backgrounds, from poetr...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, our host Salim speaks to Fahima, a relationship and life coach. about the realities Muslim women face post-divorce. They discuss the taboo nature of the topic, and how it prevents divorcees from getting the support they need. Fahima draws on her own experience to highlight how our attitudes around divorce need to change, both as a community and as th...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week our host Salim speaks to Sameer Khan, formerly a musician known by the name Sam Khan, about his journey over the last fifteen years. They discuss how he got into music, the challenges of staying pure in the industry, and why he decided to leave. Sameer shares how connecting with his family helped him in his decision to leave music behind, and the role...
Aug 23, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, our host Salim is joined by Sayed Hussain Makke as they get philosophical, talking about our innate nature, the intellect and the love of Allah. They explore the question of how we can unify our will with the will of Allah and much more! -- The Muslim Vibe has launched a new podcast! We have partnered with Nabil Abdulrashid to bring you the I Am Not ...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Please consider supporting us here at The Muslim Vibe, just £10 per month would go such a long way: https://themuslimvibe.com/support -- This week, our host Salim speaks to William, a sociologist, about the issues we face on a community level. They dive into an exploration of the notions of "whiteness" and "meta-colonialism", and how they affect every one of us, in every day of our lives. William uses personal anecdotes to highlight how these concepts pervade our society, even today. The convers...
Jul 19, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Please consider supporting The Muslim Vibe on a monthly basis. Just £10 per month would go such a long way: www.themuslimvibe.com/support -- Our host Salim is joined by Noora on this week's podcast, as they speak to Hana Ali - author and daughter of the legend Muhammad Ali. They speak about her new book "At Home with Muhammad Ali" and how it shines more light on how he was as a father. She shares anecdotes throughout the conversation as they talk about some of the trials and tribulations that Mu...
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min
