Maslaha

'Community care, not control' is a series of interviews showing the shared experiences of women and girls, who are Muslim, Black, brown and queer. These conversations navigate the impact of having our thoughts and bodies constantly controlled and policed, whether it's in education, border control, housing or prisons. Our multiple identities are often forgotten or not understood by policy makers, w...

Our Stories, Our Resistance is a podcast created by a group of Muslim girls from Tower Hamlets, where they talk about the struggles and the joys of being a teenage Muslim girl in the UK today. They share their experiences of what it’s like growing up in a world shaped by Islamophobia, racism, sexism and how they resist oppression through faith, creativity, friendship and humour. Too often, Muslim...

In our final episode of Re-imagining Care, we speak to poet and educator Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, coaches Mercedes and Yvonne and participants from Muslim Girls Fence. We imagine and share our hopes for the future, what we’d like to see policy makers and decision makers do to make changes, the difficulties in imagining futures in the face of violence, but the importance of recognising how we’re alr...

In this episode, you hear from participants Zareen and Jenny, fencing coach Nadera, and Angelica Lindsey Ali aka The Village Auntie. They explore how the pandemic has impacted the support available for pregnant women and the pressures that have been put onto women playing multiple roles at home, the marginalisation of the feminine and motherhood, removing ourselves from the male gaze, and how to l...

Our fourth episode of Re-imagining Care features psychiatrist and drama therapist Sara Alsaraf, our fencing coach Binni and participants Tarrine and Mona. We speak about the barriers to accessing mental health services through the NHS, why it’s important to have therapists who are aware of structural racism and Islamophobia, and how capitalism and the fast-paced life styles we live impact our well...

This episode features medical herbalist Rabiah Mali, coach Nalette Tucker, and participants Usarae and Shmaila. They talk about the importance of spaces that are catered specifically to communities’ needs, how spaces can be centred in care, love and mercy for one another, the importance of accountability, and what nature teaches us about care. Your host: Maryam Abdullah Episode guest: Rabiah Mali...

“A Merciless Light - Covid 19 in Newham” is a 30 minute audio documentary that shares stories from Newham residents of how Covid 19 was, and is being, experienced by communities in Newham. We wanted the documentary to uplift voices and stories that are otherwise not being heard and to create an archive of evidence and research that speaks back to 'official' reports and reviews. The audio documenta...

In the first episode of Re-imagining Care, we’re joined by sports writer Shireen Ahmed and hear from coach Binni and participant Mona. We talk about the importance of safe spaces where we can freely express ourselves, and the challenges we face from wider structures we live in. (Please note that this episode does contain some swearing.) Your host: Shaheen Kasmani Episode guest: Shireen Ahmed (@_sh...

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 6 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - New Wave Muslims Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 6 guest: Amna Saleem ‪Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Written & created by Raheel Mohammed

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 5 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - How many types of Muslim are there? Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 5 guest: Naima Khan ‪Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Written & created by Raheel Mohammed

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 4 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - Addicted to policy reports about Muslims We speak to Azeezat Johnson about anti-blackness and Islamophobia and the tools black and brown people need in order to nourish their own communities Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay ‪Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar,...

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 3 of #TheFutureIsMuslim – Diversity Training ‪Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 3 guest: Alia Alzougbi ‪Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox Written & created by Raheel Mohammed

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 2 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - The Muslim Safari ‪Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay ‬ Ep 1 guest: Amna Saleem ‪Producer: Ed Morrish ‬ Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox ‪Written & created by Raheel Mohammed ‬

Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 1 of our new podcast #TheFutureIsMuslim - How Do You Solve A Problem like The Muslims?‬ ‪Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay ‬ ‪Ep1 guest: Naima Khan ‪Producer: Ed Morrish ‬ Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Sadia Azmat, Alia Alzougbi, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox ‪Written & cre...

The Future Is Muslim: comedy and conversation, from Maslaha. The podcast features sketches, followed by conversations, which explore issues around belonging and identity and the social and political pressures that are placed on Muslims to conform. Credits Written and created by by Raheel Mohammed Produced by Ed Morrish Podcast hosts – Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Characters in sketches played b...