Mommying While Muslim

Tara Ijai  has been the Muslim poster child of combating Islamaphobia and all hate since the Women's March. Her journey to make the world a more loving place has been original and necessary, affecting how she lives as a Muslim American and how she raises her kids in this environment. Early on she made the front page of USA Today on 2/27/17 right under POTUS' picture! Her latest projects...

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How are we all doing the same thing, how are we different? We will talk about lunch prep, to snack or not to snack, "over" scheduling, bulletproof backpacks, and protractors, school dinner nights, and what back to school brings to our lives (and sometimes takes from it!). Join us to commiserate or to feel better about how you do things at home. Links: 1) Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com...

In this episode of Mommying While Muslim, Zaiba goes on location to her parent’s house.  That’s where she sits down with her mother and mother-in-law to ask them provoking questions about mothering, Islam, and America.  Zaiba hears for the first time exactly why her mom converted from Christianity to Islam and why her mother-in-law’s first experience in the United States was so disappointing.     ...

Susan Yasen Tirhi, PhD joins Zaiba and Uzma to discuss the multiple stressors facing our families today and the coping skills they may need to help build resiliency. We really encourage everyone to go through the links below as they're terrific resources in helping us understand how to better our community. This is a great listen for allies who want to support their Muslim friends, neighbors,...

The 56th annual ISNA Convention is upon us---that's right, over FIFTY years!--providing crucial family programming as well as opportunities for individual development of faith, business, and personal growth. This is THE PLACE to go every Labor Day weekend, especially for those of us wanting to instill the value of Muslim American identity in our kids. They need to feel like they belong, as do...

Ishaq Pathan of Islamic Network Group joins Uzma in discussing alarming statistics of Muslim students bullied for their religion in America. Find out about Islamaphobia networks and unique opportunities and programs ING as developed to combat them. Links: ING Know Your Neighbor Curriculum https://ing.org/kyn-curriculum-educators/#rights CAIR Islamophobia and bullying study http://www.islamophobia....

For all moms who care about our kids' learning, this is what you've been waiting for. Also, if you don't care about how our kids learn, please contact us because we've always wanted to meet a unicorn. You're in for a treat to hear what Saira Siddiqui, M.Ed of Confessions of a Muslim Mom breaks down about traditional schooling, and the answer to educating our children to be...

Do moms really need to be on the front lines of protecting free speech? Are moms responsible for organizing protests and being patriots? No, we aren't talking about backtalk today. It's all about our civil liberties and one wonder mom's fight against Texas legislation that threatens them. We will discuss our roles and responsibilities in protecting our freedoms so that our kids and...

All our kids are at different stages, as are we on our individual parenting journeys. Let's help each other with our experiences so we're not daunted by what sometimes our cultures or histories have made unnecessarily taboo for us. Let's talk about sex, baby! We want to make sure we don't perpetuate the cultural biases against normal development, within the framework of the Isl...

Zaiba sits down with Asma Uddin.  She is the author of When Islam is Not a Religion .   Find out how her father inspired her to fight for religious freedom, not only for Muslims but for people of all religions.  Plus, how she’s inspiring her kids to be proud Americans and Muslims.  Asma T. Uddin website: https://www.asmauddin.com/ Email: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.c...

Are you using the summer to get all “the things done?” Potty training, no matter when you do it, can be challenging, physically and emotionally for us. Sit back and get in your giggles this episode as we take a walk down memory lane and try to ease some of those pressures for you. Links: 1) https://www.parenting.com/toddler/potty-training/potty-training-methods/ 2) https://www.parenting.com/toddle...

Uzma is off this week, but Zaiba is joined by Rubina Cohen from Firefly Strategies.  Zaiba needs structure, Rubina moves with the ebb and flow.  Together, they tell us how they tackle summer break with the kids, including how to run a business when a “little one” tags along.         mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Facebook: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpo...

We often have a lot of brain chatter about food as some of us struggle with our health, specifically weight loss. Zainab has a few unique solutions in her practice that have worked for her clients and for her. There's no reason NOT to change for the better since we spent so long working on it in the very recent past. Let's keep going and start with ourselves. Email xainabsarwar@live.com...

Zaiba and Uzma host Nour Zibdeh, MS, RDN, CLT as they discuss what moms miss on their tables and in their diets and why (we didn't have this problem during Ramadan as we shoveled in all the goodies!). In taking care of everyone else, we often miss what holds up the house--moms. We touch on the latest and greatest in autoimmunity, nutrition, not DIETING, and how to optimize our physical well-b...

Post Eid, we are housecleaning: our lives, not the actual house, don't worry! Saleheh Vahaji of Storm Breakers Consulting joins Zaiba and Uzma to address our fears of money and debt. Hopefully, no one got into any while Eid shopping! As a financial coach, Saleheh provides tips on reducing debt and how to have those uncomfortable conversations about money we avoid every day. Start by having th...

In this episode, if you haven’t heard it before, you meet Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri, two Muslim American mothers who were born and raised in the U.S. They’re trying to figure out how to raise their native kids here, and want to do it with you! Do you have questions or stories to help navigate this mission?  They’ll address some common pitfalls and challenges Muslim Americans have faced, all the m...

There's some great advice here on inclusivity and how to tackle Eid during school days/finals! There may also be some crying, so have a hanky on the ready. 1) Ramadan Eid tree:  https://modernwallarts.com/shop/crescent-ramadan-eid-moon-in-3-to-5ft-size/ 2) Uzma's Sheer Khorma https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vvvTBzskdhvqBeqnVVpcqz8D0DrOHXtpDTKXVjKoles/edit?usp=sharing 3) www.mommyingw...

Zaiba and Uzma share notes discussing what prep tips worked and didn't work so far during the month. Successes and challenges are addressed, as well as how to make the rest of this blessed month count more. Don't forget to get your zakat (required annual charity) in early! Links: Muslims of the World Yemen campaign:  https://www.gofundme.com/save-starving-children-in-yemen IG:muslimsofth...

Busy baby mom Ndaa Hassan shares her journey with Ramadan Around the World, from writing to living it. Zaiba and Uzma receive and share busy mom hacks and great information on the writing process for Muslim moms with a narrative to share. https://ramadanaroundtheworld.com/ FB: Ramadan Around the World  IG: @ndaahassan https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com FB: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemusl...

Join Zaiba and Uzma as they learn from supermom of seven, Nadia Khan, about how to navigate getting older kids to fast, what it takes to keep your sanity through it, and how to plan for the blessed month of Ramadan.   Www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com Mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.com Fb: Mommying While Muslim IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recom...

This week Zaiba and Uzma discuss how they face the biggest "mommying challenges" during Ramadan, and how they break us and make us. Link to Ramadhan & Eid Crafts and Activities:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/495846703829184/?ref=share Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com 2. Email...

Zaiba and Uzma talk with Atiya Aftab and Sheryl Olitsky. Atiya and Sheryl founded Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. In this episode, Zaiba and Uzma talk about sisterhood and forging connections, and how minority groups in America can and must ally for the betterment of our children. Links: https://sosspeace.org/ FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/sosspeace/?ref=share Www. Mommyingwhilemuslim.com FB htt...

Join Dr. Sara Kureshi in this episode as she reveals the latest research on implicit biases and what this means for society. Learn how we can identify biases and protect our children from them, internally and externally. We can’t get mad about biases against Muslims until we get mad about ALL biases! Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the...

Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan talk to Omar Khawaja.  He is the creator and author of Ilyas & Duck. A children's book series for young Muslim kids. Omar discusses the effects of rhetoric on his parenting journey to teach his kids universalism and how to be good neighbors.  Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed! Support the show 1. Web: www.mommy...