Mommying While Muslim

A three-part documentary series, THE GREAT MUSLIM AMERICAN ROAD TRIP follows a millennial Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66 as they explore Islam’s deep roots in America. Making more than a dozen stops between Chicago andLos Angeles, rapper Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian Robins meet with authors, entrepreneurs, medical students, performers and others...

Kai Wingo’s energy in this episode is so refreshing mashaAllah. Her conversion story is another example of a uniquely easy one. With parental and community support as well as her own quest for knowledge, she was able to get her questions answered and revert to Islam. From Intro to Islam classes to sisterhood in sohbet (Turkish halaqa) culture, to creating unique reusable stickers to help her daugh...

Nye Armstrong of Happy People Podcast joins us to discuss her path to Islam and how her education showed her the life she was living (with a self titled Muslim) wasn’t jamming with the religion she was falling in love with. Hear her hurdles and advice to both non Muslims and Muslims alike, especially premarital advice to women considering Islam. Let’s all think on our own “shahadah moment” (coined...

Alex Khouri of the Aweea brand is on today to tell us her story about coming to Islam and how hers might actually be kind of exceptional. She kind of hit the lottery a couple of times masha’Allah, but hear her repressed memories of things that traumatized her upon her conversion! For real, she’s figuring it out on this episode. In her prior life, Alex was committed to cosplay and is a seamstress e...

Muslim women know fashion, and as such, they know Lisa Vogl, spokesperson for modest fashion and domestic violence, and convert to Islam. Her revelation about converts post shahadah (coming to Islam) is an important reflection of the Muslim community, but even more important are her tips to step up to and for new Muslims. A good point she alludes to is that while Islam is the fastest growing relig...

​This is one of our favorite replays, not just because of Amanda Moutakki's alternate identity as @marocmama, but because her conversion story is so unique. She just isn't afraid of a challenge, or a new experience, and everyone deserves to "meet" her, if only on this episode. But for reals: Go find her in Morocco. If you’ve been a fan of Maroc Mama, you’ll be so excited for th...

Samihah Huq joins us to discuss her experience with food addiction and how she’s hit a wall with her doctor in terms of understanding, naming, and taming it. There are barriers to wrapping our brains around food addiction in the Muslim community, starting with the doctor’s office and leading right up to an auntie’s buffet table. Just like any other addiction, food affects neurochemistry and failur...

Like almost every episode this month, there’s explicit content so please be mindful of tiny ears within listening range. Dr. Madiha Tahseen from The Family & Youth Institute joins us today to discuss what The FYI research has learned about porn consumption in the Muslim American community, its effects, and how to prevent it. There are some super surprising facts to learn today, not the least o...

We have a BONUS episode for you this week! There’s explicit content so please be mindful of tiny ears within listening range. Salah Abu Muna shares his research study that seeks to determine the need for Muslim-centered substance abuse recovery. He needs 10 more Muslim subjects by May 31st and it’s a paid study to boot! Twelve steps isn’t the only way; find out why! We pray this episode will get h...

Tina Khan joins us today to discuss her experience watching her son’s spiral into drugs and mental health crises and what it did to their family. This is definitely an episode you want to hear before you choose to let your kids listen in, but it really does merit a listen by young people to hear what drug addiction does, not just to an individual, but a family and community. Where are we as a Musl...

Due to the mind-numbing circumstances of this week’s Supreme Court decision, we decided to re-release our abortion episode. Right, critics, we know if our moms got abortions, we would not be born to tell the tale. Your fallacy of logic is too exhausting to even address.    As women, moreover as mothers, we are consumed with grief and anger over what is happening on the daily to threaten our childr...

Join Zaiba and Uzma with their Eid reflections, prep, and favorite resources. We appreciate our audience following along these last two months during our episodes to prepare for Ramadan, stay strong with our worship in Ramadan as moms spread so very thin, and now we are more than happy to share our holiday with our momsisters. Learn about easy family-friendly sadaqa projects that can be done the d...

Ustadha Safiya Ravat of Suhbah Institute reminds us how to focus on our Ramadan as moms–beyond the food, the rat race, the decor, and all the things we have to continue doing–to build our safe spiritual spaces with Allah SWT.    Uzma sniffs a lot in this episode after Ustadha shares the tafseer of a commonly misquoted and misused hadith. We couldn’t cut out all that helpful audio from our guest. T...

We are so honored to have Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi talk to us about impediments to spiritual consistency in our lives. While some folks are trying to get through Ramadan day by day, we are excessively worried about the month coming to a close and not having learned anything. Y’all know we are an anxious duo at the podcast! How do we carry our Ramadan routines forward past this blessed month and not...

 | Zaiba and Uzma discuss their Ramadan 2022 plans and fears because let’s not continue saying “the pandemic is over” and go back to normal. It’s still a worrisome time, but less stressful alhamdulillah, and to that end, what does their mindset look like after preparing last month with their Nutrition & Fitness series? We hope you find yourself less stressed about “doing it all” this month.  B...

Dr. Tina Siddiqua, MD explains some remarkably frightening stats and trends she’s noted as a pediatrician, that fuel both her counseling of parents and kids, as well as how she shows up for her own. They also inform her often funny Tik Toks and IG Reels.   Follow traumatic relationships with food and body image to her fitness journey as the youngest after a baseball lineup of brothers. A self proc...

FitMuslimah Mubarakah Ibrahim tells us about what keto is today, and what it is NOT. Specifically, how is a ketogenic lifestyle (y’all know we don’t like to say “diet” on the podcast!) conducive to fasting in Ramadan in particular? Ketosis is our friend when it comes to fulfilling our worship goals during this holy month. There’s a reason FitMuslimah calls Ramadan “Shahr al Ketosis” (month of keto...

Mona Khalil, MS, RD, LD  reminds us today about the prophetic model of eating for LIFE, not just for Ramadan. When did we put the role of pleasure on food when it’s supposed to be fuel for our work and worship?  Let’s bust the myths of “making up for lost calories” and hear some mad cool mom hacks to prepare for Ramadan and mommying on the daily so fasting doesn’t shock our systems. There are some...

Abdiya Iman joins us to discuss the Modest Fitness movement and how that has morphed from a response to the pandemic and lockdown to now elevating Muslimah wellness. From creating safe spaces online to elevating moms’ experiences in person, Abidya and her team are pioneers in the Muslim wellness industry. Learn how Modest Fitness is now offering more programs as a woman-led business, including the...

Zaiba & Uzma were so excited to talk about Ramadan prep and the physical, spiritual, and mental work that has to start now, that they recorded an episode together documenting what’s worked so far for them. While Zaiba has been on her journey longer than Uzma now, it’s useful to find out what we aren’t saying correctly to ourselves, and within earshot of our kids, that can sabotage our success...

Megan Wyatt of Wives of Jannah joins us today to discuss sex positive sunnah practices, and the real history of Islamic sexual tradition subdued by colonization and toxic cultural beliefs. From observations of sexual belief systems she’s made from coaching couples for years, learn about about: ●      sex positivity in Islam the RELIGION ●      the spiritual nature of sex in Islam ●      the role o...

Half Our Deen’s team member and mom of 4 Maryam Adham joins us today to talk about how the company’s matchmaking algorithm works, what to expect when one signs up, and what certain results may mean. As a special treat, HOD reviewed Uzma and her husband’s online profiles to see if they were compatible and essentially, the right match for each other. Tune in to find out what they learned.   Explore...

Dr. Shaakira Abdullah aka The Halal Sexpert joins us today to talk all things clitoris because let’s be real, how many of us know exactly what it is….or WHERE it is? And it’s a part of our bodies!!! As Zaiba says in this episode, “We don’t know what we don’t talk about.”  Find out about our God-given organ (and He does NOT make mistakes!), its power, and the ways in which men have tried to oppress...

We kick off our series this month breaking down some of the toxic practices and mindsets associated with sex and sexuality in the Muslim community. Who better to address some of those taboos than Zaiba and Uzma themselves? No guests for this episode, folks!  Your favorite cohosts are talking about some of their sexual hangups and breakthroughs, how they got over them, and how they’re raising sex-p...

Aisha Jalali joins us today to discuss her survival guide to raising a 6-pack (of kids, not soda or beer) and being the hot, hot, hot mother in law she is now masha'Allah. The good news is, she is winging it while making it look easy. Like Aisha, WE want to "wing it" via many road trips, sujood ash shukr (prostrations of gratitude), family halaqa traditions, mama self care, and keep...