Shifa Stories

Sofia wants the gold pen. She got there first. She grabbed it. It was hers. But then Zara asked for it. Then Amara. Then Fiona. And something inside Sofia started to rumble. Like a volcano. In this episode we follow five year old Sofia — a Greek Muslim girl in kindergarten — through one of the biggest feelings days of her life. When her anger erupts at the art table, she discovers something powerf...

It is the last day of school and Zach and his best friends are celebrating with the most epic pool party of the summer. Water guns. Watermelon. Lawn games. Everything a nine year old could dream of. But when Asr time comes — Zach quietly steps away from the fun to pray. His friends notice. And what happens next is a conversation none of them planned — about salah, about faith, and about the feelin...

Ibrahim is seven years old, Mexican and Muslim — and lately he has been feeling like he does not quite fit anywhere. When his class announces Culture Day, Ibrahim is faced with a question he does not know how to answer. Which part of himself does he share? In this episode we follow Ibrahim as he learns that he does not have to choose between the parts of who he is — because all of them together ma...

Welcome to Shifa Stories. Shifa Stories is a storytelling podcast for children and families — built on the belief that the best way to raise a child who loves their faith is not to teach them to fear it, but to let them feel it. Through story. Through joy. Through characters they will love and moments they will never forget. Each story is crafted with intention and with love. Woven into every sing...