047 - How Muslims Are Portrayed in Video Games (Rami Ismail)
Rami Ismail is a video game developer who is vocal about Muslim representation and misrepresentation in the video game industry. Alongside b...
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046 - The Muslim Film Critic (Zaki Hasan)
Zaki Hasan is a film critic. Hailing from Chicago and spending 10 years of his early life in Saudi Arabia, he currently resides in San Frans...
045 - What Makes A Poet? (Taher Adel)
Taher Adel is a British poet of Bahraini descent. His phenomenal poetry can be found all over Instagram and in a variety of publications, wh...
044 - AJ+, Chasing Dreams and the Filmmaking Grind (Ahmad Asaad)
Ahmad Asaad is an incredibly talented cinematographer and editor. Hailing from Texas and currently residing in DC, he works behind the scene...
043 - The Prides and Pitfalls of Muslim Podcasting (Young n Muslim)
Young n Muslim is one of America’s favourite Muslim podcasts. Jibraeel and Mohammed endeavour to explore the real issues that young Muslim A...
042 - Vocal Only Nasheeds & the Devilish Music Industry (Omar Esa)
Omar Esa is an award-winning and chart topping nasheed artist who uses vocals only in his nasheeds. In his old life, he was a promising RnB/...
041 - Dune: Islamic Sci-Fi or Orientalist Trope? (Margari Hill)
Dune is the 2021 American epic sci-fi film we've all heard of, directed by Denis Villeneuve. Set in the distant future amidst a feudal inter...
040 - Yes, I'm Hot in This... And Other Quirky Responses (Huda Fahmy)
Huda Fahmy is an author and cartoonist whose webcomics you have certainly seen all over the internet. Her hilarious comics poke fun at the r...
039 - The Muslim Streaming Platform That Will Change Everything (Mir Ali & Sohaib Ali)
This week's guest are our sponsors - USHUB! USHUB is an exciting new streaming service featuring Muslim made films, shows, documentaries and...
038 - The Struggles of Creating Art for Ashura (Zuhair Hussaini)
Zuhair Hussaini is a New York City-based architectural designer, who completed his thesis at the New York Institute of Technology, on the re...
037 - Missing & Misaligned: Pillars Fund & Empowering Muslim Filmmakers (Arij Mikati)
Arij Mikati is the managing director of storytelling and culture change work at Pillars Fund. Her work with her team at Pillars Fund helps t...
036 - Secrets of Divine Love, the Disenfranchised & Sectarianism (A. Helwa)
Helwa is the author of the international bestseller, Secrets of Divine Love. Secrets of Divine Love teaches you how to unlock your spiritual...
035 - Sufism, Stand Up, Ms. Marvel & "Mainstream Media" (Azhar Usman)
Azhar Usman is a standup comedian, actor, writer and producer based in Chicago. He has worked on a variety of shows including Ramy as a staf...
034 - Escaping Gaddafi and the No Fly List (Kayem)
Kayem is a Libyan-American hip-hop artist. The son of a Libyan political prisoner who helped form a pro-democracy movement for Libya after e...
033 - Using Art to Tackle Anxiety, Expressing Faith in Calligraphy (Ruby Jaffrey)
Ruby Jaffrey is a Calligraphy Artist specializing in Arabic script and modern Islamic Art. Born and raised in London, England, Ruby moved to...
032 - Witnessing the Baghdad Bombing, Reclaiming Iraqi Narratives (Ahmed Twaij)
Ahmed Twaij zealously tells stories as a means to promote equality, as well as holding those in power to account. An independent freelance j...
031 - The Tragic Beauty of Palestine, Teaching Hip Hop to Palestinians (Mazzi)
With the recent images and videos coming out of Palestine, a resurgence in pro-Palestinian voices has taken over social media, with many art...
030 - Founding the First Muslim-American Casting Agency (Serena Rasoul)
Serena Rasoul started her acting career in 2013 by appearing on the award-winning House of Cards. She founded Muslim American Casting to hig...
029 - Pyrography & Reconnecting to God Through Art (Aicha Lasfar)
Aicha Lasfar is an artist who focuses on pyrography, the art of burning designs into a wood surface. She uses pyrography to express experien...
028 - Food Photography & Travelling the World (Sukaina Rajabali)
Sukaina Rajabali is a Dubai-based food photographer, entrepreneur and world traveller. Her photography has been featured in a long list of b...