It's About Time

In a time where sororities are met with so many negative connotations and incidents, comes a story of how this band of sisters' effort to not only change that sorority narrative but also overhaul the stigma of what it is like to be a Muslim woman. Mu Delta Alpha is leading the charge with resilience, courage, and persistence! In the first episode of season 3, Ayaz Quraishi has a sit down conversation with Samira Maddox (MDA's National President and Founder), Umaima Nasir (MDA's National Chapter Recruitment Chair) and Aamena Javed (MDA's National Chapter Coordinator Chair) and they talk about: Part 1 - Introduction :24 - Background on this Episode :45 - Ayaz's Understanding of Sororities 3:04 - Our Interviewees Part 2 - The Importance of Legacies 4:29 - Introduction to Sameera and Umaima 4:51 - How it Started 11:22 - Dealing with Red Tape 13:02 - Finding an Identity 15:48 - The Founding Class 18:37 - Beyond the Rubble 24:51 - The Year of Formality Part 3 - Finding Sisters 27:18 - Year Two 29:40 - Relationship with Alif Laam Meme 31:11 - Aamina Javed and the Beta Class 34:30 - Year 3 and Recruitment 38:58 - Jumping the Hurdles 44:35 - Thoughts from Potential Members Part 4 - The Future 47:33 - Beginning this Year 48:46 - Speaker Series 52:18 - Young Muslimah Summit 57:12 - The Need for Support 57:48 - Recruit Projects 1:00:12 - Muslim Women are Awesome Part 5 - Conclusion 1:02:05 - Ayaz's Takeaways on Mu Delta Alpha 1:03:21 - Our Next Episode Enjoy! Check them out! https://www.mudeltaalpha.org/ Help their cause! https://secure.squarespace.com/commerce/donate?donatePageId=59cff634c027d84167d52416 Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/scenariopodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/scenariopodcast iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/whats…d1092936935?mt=2 Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/…ivsg67kciqx3auqjq Stitcher Radio: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=140124&refid=stpr Soundcloud: @scenariopodcast Music: Robodruma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QZElqa87Sw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhGFu1RGEwI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC3YCcv5MPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=731X4Y_EBbg