Faith in Fine Print

EP 23 | Suhba is the Secret Sauce: Paradigms of Knowledge and Islamic Literacy on College Campuses | Imam Dr. Ebadur Rahman, Imam Omer Bajwa

In this episode, Nihal interviews the Muslim chaplains of Columbia and Yale Universities. They discuss how young people can learn to be confident on college campuses in t

EP 22 | Demystifying the Hadith Tradition | Shaykh Dr. Issam Eido

Many times people find the hadith tradition very cumbersome to navigate. Whether it is understanding how to engage with hadith in a modern context, what terms such as "st

EP 21 | Genocide in Gaza: What We Can Do? | Mohamad Habehh

As the United Nations has reiterated multiple times, Israel is in violation of international law through its settlements. The Israeli government’s disproportionate respon

EP 20 | Rewarding Genocide: The Ethnic Cleansing of Bosnian Muslims & the Moral Failing of the United Nations | Dr. Ermin Sinanović, Nihal Khan

This week marked the 28th commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide. In this episode, Nihal speaks to Dr. Ermin Sinanović, a political scientist who is an expert on Bosnia

EP 19 | Between Granada & Istanbul: Reclaiming the Muslim Historical Narrative | Abu Ayyub Marulanda

Knowing our history as Muslims is imperative when it comes to knowing our narrative. The importance of understanding our collective Muslim history is directly correlated

EP 18 | Cultural Production, Making Deliberate Communities, & the Loneliness Pandemic | Imam Ahmad Deeb, Ahmed Askary

This episode covers the macro and micro elements associated with producing deliberate communities. How do Muslims construct deliberate communities? How has industrializat

EP 17 | Artistic Spirituality, Rediscovering al-Andalus, and the Real Rumi | Ali Keeler

Meet Ali Keeler, one of the founders of Al Firdaus Ensemble, a Spain-based musical band which combines between classical, western, Moroccan, Andalusi, and Syrian styles i

EP 16 | Beyond Bhangra: Islam in South Asia, Colonialism-Induced Forgetfulness, & Desi Inferiority Complexes | Saaleh Baseer, Zeshan Gondal

Along with Zeshan Gondal, FFP was honored to have Saaleh Baseer join us once again! Nihal took a journey with Saaleh and Zeshan into a history of South Asia. They spoke a

EP 15 | Dying Gracefully, Facing Mortality, & Preparing for Death | Chaplain Sondos Kholaki

Death can come upon anyone at anytime. Though, indeed a saddening event, how we prepare for dying may ease the pangs of it on those closest to us. Nihal spoke with Chapla

EP 14 | Continuous Learning, Thinking Before Posting, & the Fiqh of Social Media | Omar Usman

Recorded during the COVID lockdown in 2021, Nihal and Alman met with Omar Usman, a Dallas-based writer and thinker. Omar helped found Qalam Institute, MuslimMatters.org,

EP 13 | Why Islam is True, Reasoning to God's Existence, & Objective Truth | Shaykh Hamza Karamali

Islam wants us to believe with the entirety of our hearts through reason, logic, and questions. It is not from the Islamic tradition to shun those that question their fai

EP 12 | After Representation: Being Proud of Islam, Creating a Utilitarian Religion, and Vision Building for Muslim-Americans | Imam Zaid Shakir

Nihal sat down with Imam Zaid Shakir, and spoke to him about his journey to Islam, navigating community in the 1970s and 1980s, and how Muslims can cultivate an intellect

EP 11 | Intra-Faith: Shias & Sunnis in Conversation | Asad Dandia, Naqi Haider, Faiyaz Jaffer

In this episode, we talk to about how Shias and Sunnis can better learn to interact with each other. Nihal sat down with Asad Dandia, Naqi Haider, and Faiyaz Jaffer in Bo

EP 10 | Little Syria in New York, Ottoman Graves in America, & Reforming the 9/11 Museum | Todd Fine

In this episode, Nihal interviews Todd Fine. A graduate of Harvard and a PhD candidate at the City University of New York, Todd is a New York City based activist and hist

EP 09 | Stress Testing Our Faith & Being Mercy Warriors | Abdul-Rehman Malik

Faith in Fine Print is making a return with new episodes! This week Nihal sat down with Abdul-Rehman Malik, a lecturer at Yale Divinity School, Director of the Muslim Lea

EP 08 | Love & Marriage: Between Swiping Right & the Rishta Auntie | Dr. Suzy Ismail

After a brief hiatus, Faith in Fine Print is finally back! This time, we're talking about marriage, relationships, and love. These have always been hot topics in the Musl

EP 06 | Practicing Faith Thru Basketball | Batouly Camara

Nihal and Alman sat down with Batouly Camara--the only Muslim woman to play basketball for the UCONN Huskies! They spoke about how playing sports motivated Batouly to tak

EP 05 | Mental Health in the Islamic Tradition | Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi

Alman and Nihal talk to Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi, the founder and executive director of Khalil Center, a psychological and spiritual community wellness center advancing the

EP 03 | The Catch-22 of Social Media Spirituality | Shaykh Suhaib Webb

Dubbed the “Snapchat Imam,” Alman and Nihal sat down with Shaykh Suhaib Webb to speak about his life and his work in the American Muslim community at the Islamic Center o

EP 02 | Dealing with Modern Pandemics | Dr. Azfar Chak, Saaleh Baseer

Episode One is a conversation on how people can better cope with and understand pandemics in the modern age. Nihal speaks with Dr. Azfar Chak about the on-the-ground situ