Voices from Beyond the Rainbow

A blooper reel featuring many of the out-takes during several interviews that did not make it to the final cut during the first season. Background music: Yakety Sax (Theme from The Benny Hill Show) by Boots Randolph Send as an anonymous one-way text message Support the show "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" Sign-up Form Background music for most podcast episodes: " Pandemia " by...

A single sentence can anchor a life: “You will always be my sister.”  Our season finale gathers Amina, her father, and her brother for a rare, vulnerable conversation about love with boundaries, faith under pressure, and what it takes to heal without rewriting what you believe. We walk through the “watershed” road trip and surgery plan that split the family’s memories, hear a father name the all-n...

A single moment on a church baseball field set a lifelong script: feeling invisible, unchosen, and unsure how to be a man. That early wound threads through this raw conversation with Yasser as we trace a path from strict Protestant roots and adolescent shame to marriage, internet-fueled addiction, nervous breakdown, and the long, messy search for wholeness. Along the way, deconstruction stripped a...

What happens when the war outside mirrors the conflict within? Meet Yara, a 23-year-old Palestinian woman whose journey through war-torn Gaza, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening offers profound wisdom beyond her years. Growing up amid bombs and uncertainty, Yara developed anxiety that shaped her understanding of herself and the world around her. When she began experiencing same-sex attraction...

When Mustafa first realized his same-sex attractions weren't going away, he spiraled into self-hatred, shame, and thoughts of suicide. Desperate for relief, he embraced revisionist interpretations of Islam that seemed to permit same-sex relationships. This led to marriage with another man—a decision that initially brought him the love and acceptance he'd been craving. Yet beneath the sur...

In this deeply moving episode, Adam shares his journey through the confusing terrain of same-sex attraction as a Muslim man from Egypt. With remarkable vulnerability, he reveals how complicated family dynamics – a domineering mother and emotionally distant father – created the perfect storm for his internal struggles with identity and sexuality. Adam's story isn't just about attraction;...

Trigger warning: This episode involves a discussion of sensitive subjects like sexual abuse and trauma, in addition to female menstruation and body image wounds. Growing up as a "tomboyish" girl in Pakistan who never quite fit traditional feminine expectations, Maryam eventually developed gender dysphoria alongside same-sex attraction—all while trying to remain faithful to her Islamic be...

Searching for love in all the wrong places led Ishaq down a path of destructive relationships, identity confusion, and spiritual emptiness. Growing up in a non-religious household with an emotionally distant father and overprotective mother, he found himself defined entirely by his same-sex relationships. Despite living openly gay in an accepting environment, something felt profoundly wrong. The c...

In this short but urgent episode, I share why I’ve chosen to leave Big Tech services like Google (among others) in light of their complicity in human rights violations and global injustices. As Muslims - and as human beings - we have a moral obligation to act. I’ve moved to Proton Mail and begun supporting ethical, open-source alternatives. I invite you to begin your own journey toward digital eth...

What happens when your halal environment feels like your haram environment? When the place that should feel safest—your mosque, your community—becomes a source of struggle? This is just one facet of the profound journey Bilal shares in this deeply moving episode.   Bilal, a married Muslim father from Australia, takes us through his lifelong experience with same-sex attraction (SSA), from the first...

Introductory episode to the new podcast series, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow". "A Way Beyond the Rainbow" podcast link here . "One Soul" Sponsorship program link here . Send as an anonymous one-way text message Support the show "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" Sign-up Form Background music for most podcast episodes: " Pandemia " by MaxKoMusic (...

A glimpse into the new sequel podcast, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow", starting summer 2025, inshaAllah. To sign up as a guest: Sign-up Form Send as an anonymous one-way text message Support the show "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" Sign-up Form Background music for most podcast episodes: " Pandemia " by MaxKoMusic ( Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 )