The Field Between

We have a delightful conversation with Hoda Abrahim (@watshoodie), half of the matchmaking duo on Hulu's forthcoming show Muslim Matchmaker, about her journey as a Muslim matchmaker, love, courtship, and more.  You can watch Muslim Matchmaker on Hulu starting February 11th and, if you're a single Muslim looking for that special someone, you can find out more about Hoda's matchmaking service here: ...

We discuss the IHRA definition of antisemitism and what it means that Harvard adopted it.

We spend most of the time discussing the ceasefire on this one. We hope to do another episode in which we can bring on an expert who can help us cut through some of the noise.  Help us out by subscribing/rating our show wherever you listen to podcasts (it really does help us improve our reach), and follow us on Instagram @The_Field_Between_Pod. We also launched our Youtube channel! We hope to have...

We talk about Nosferatu (no spoilers, but the story is also more than a century old, so c'mon), Ramaswamy & Musk's support of the H1-B program, and a medical article that has rocked Yasmine's world in the last month.    

We are joined by Hossam El Hamalawy, a revolutionary socialist and journalist. You can find his work on Middle East Eye and his Substack 3rabawy, where he provides commentary on Egypt's military, security services, foreign policy, and local dissent.   Links: Hossam's Substack newsletter 3arabawy  https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/hossam-el-hamalawy Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

We are thrilled to be joined by Addy and Ben, who are on the steering committee for Pittsburgh's Not On Our Dime campaign, a grassroots effort to financially divest the city of Pittsburgh from Israel's war crimes, as well as provide a means of democratic oversight of the city's funds by requiring some level of transparency into how the city invests taxpayer money.   This is a great episode for any...

We catch up on a few random items, then we discuss the cryptocurrency scandal surrounding Hailey Welch (Hawk Tuah), another beautifully-written opinion piece by NYT's Bret Stephens, and then Ahmed finally get Yasmine to admit she wants a Christmas tree.

We catch up on the weekend, and then discuss a really insightful Thomas Friedman article in which he solves Syria. Then we discuss Bari Weiss's media outlet's investigation into a Muslim press conference before we talk about Luigi Mangione, his arrest, and a moment that seemingly brought everyone together.

We try to provide a  very basic summary of what's happening in Syria, but mostly we respond to a lacking analysis coming from the US left that seems to think the Russian nation state has noble intentions in the region.   As always, we welcome feedback. As we stated in the episode, we would be happy to have anyone on who can further clarify some things that are beyond our current understanding of t...

While Yasmine is away, the guys will play. Corey and I (Ahmed) submit our audition tape to become the left's Joes Rogan (most people would have written "Joe Rogans," but it's actually like "Attorneys General"). Mostly we try to gauge what lessons are being learned from the post-election analysis in the New York Times (would you be surprised if I told you it's very few?).

We talk to our friend, Professor Barbara Sostaita, about her recently published book  Sanctuary Everywhere , which is out with Duke University Press. You can buy her book here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/sanctuary-everywhere Also, please watch the incredible trailer for the book, created by Alex Morelli, whose still image was used for cover art for the episode: https://vimeo.com/1004989085 From DU...

We start of with some follow-up to the election, and a critique of the game Bernie Sanders has been running for the last 4+ years before we get into something a little more fun and lighthearted: Yasmine made Ahmed watch Love Is Blind Habibi.

We come to you mid-week for an emergency broadcast.  We briefly give our thoughts on the election results. Overall, I think it's an honest discussion of how we ended up here, the losses and wins, why neither of us is surprised this happened, and how we plan to focus our energy going forward.   If you enjoy what we're doing, please consider rating us wherever you listen to podcasts, and following u...

Not gonna lie... a pretty rough episode in terms of topics. We make our final election predictions before moving on to discuss the shocking news about Al Maghrib Institute's Wissam Sherif, as well as the organization's unemphatic response. For those who would rather skip the details and discussion of the specific allegations of sexual abuse, we introduce the topic at around 27:00 and shift the dis...

Ahmed quit his job! Yasmine finished the Tour de Appalachia. We then discuss the election, who we're voting for, and a really important Thomas Friedman op-ed.

Director, producer, all around Very Good Boy Corey Reid stops by while Yasmine is away.   We have a fun conversation about the Prager U Infidel video warning about the ever-present threat of radical Islam.

Help hurricane Helene survivors: World Central Kitchen Here is a post that links to mutual aid orgs in Western NC

We talk about the all-out war happening after Israel's persistent attempts to escalate through its attacks on Lebanon. We then shift to a story about a man in North Carolina who loves trains so much it got him in trouble!

Our first installment of what will be a series of episodes in which we analyze Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing and its deleterious effect on the American liberal psyche.

More of an updates episode we recorded after a long day of traveling. We talk about the NYU definition of "Zionist," Israel's siege on the West Bank and its refusal to advance ceasefire negotiations, as well as Kamala Harris's unwillingness to change her policy on supporting a genocide. We end up going back and forth about the Green Party for a bit before we close out. We have some great guests we...

Much like a roundtable of Islamic scholars at Azhar University, we ponder whether sex toys and Islam are compatible. Despite some minor audio issues, this is a fun one! We'll try to be back mid-week for a bonus episode.

Professor of Arabic Studies Suja Sawafta joins us for a broad-ranging conversation about her work which includes editing the 47th volume of the International Poetry Review (focused on the Arab Spring), her incredible piece in The Baffler titled 'Two Shores, One Sea' , and an upcoming project about Abdulrahman Munif, an exiled Saudi-Iraqi novelist.  Here is a link to the IRP's 47 volume: UNC Press...

We cover a lot on this one. We just got back from Portland, so we talk about how nice and definitely not racist it is. We discuss a few random things from Ahmed's feed, including the humiliation ritual Kamala Harris endured in Pittsburgh. Then we talk about the Palestine protests and look to Brett Stephens of the NYT for his sage advice.

UPDATE: something went wrong with the original file. Should be fixed now.   We take a break from house chores to answer some JUICY questions on some relationship subreddits.  

We discuss Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's (amazing) olympic performance, and subsequent debates prompted by her skill over the sex binary.  We then debate the merits of a potential Muslim planned community in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Better than the NC Disney planned community? Worse? Should the two concepts combine? Tune in to find out.