Me & My Muslim Friends

Healing in Community with Sarah Ahmed

Our final episode of our Changemakers season is with Sarah Ahmed — a psychotherapist and CEO of Leena, a national mental health practice that addresses the unique needs o

Brown People Camping with Ambreen Tariq

This season we’re featuring Muslim Changemakers—people whose work has had an extraordinary impact in our community and beyond. And I’m so excited to share our conversatio

Getting to the Big Screen with Kashif Shaikh

This season on Me & My Muslim Friends, we’re featuring conversations with Changemakers. And on this episode, we’re sitting down with Kashif Shaikh, philanthropist and co-

Finding Your Roots Through Music with Ronnie Malley

On this episode of Me & My Muslim Friends, we chat with Ronnie Malley, a Chicago-based musician and playwright whose work often focuses on the untold stories of Muslims.

Making Hijabs Haute with Melanie Elturk

This season we’re featuring Muslim Changemakers—people whose work has had an extraordinary impact in our community and beyond—and I’m so excited to share our conversation

The Birds & The Bees with Sameera Qureshi

Today’s guest is someone I’ve been SO eager to have on the podcast. Her name is Sameera Qureshi, and she is a therapist and founder of Sexual Health for Muslims. Her appr

Season 4 Trailer

Join host Yasmin Bendaas and her friends as they chat with Muslim changemakers on the joys and challenges of making a difference in the Muslim community and beyond. From

Death

In the final episode of our Faith, Ritual and Spirituality season, we explore Islamic practices around death. Friend Tasbeeh Othman shares her experience helping with rit

Hajj

In this episode we discuss the fifth and final pillar of Islam: Hajj. Friend Yosef Nofal joins to share his personal experiences of the holy pilgrimage and Dr. Youssef Ca

Charity & Finance

In this episode we discuss the third pillar of Islam: charity. Duke University professor Dr. Mona Hassan joins us to discuss the religious requirements and context behind

Prayer

In this episode we discuss the second pillar of Islam: prayer. Friend of the podcast Yasmeen Kashef and Duke University professor Dr. Mona Hassan are our guests, as we ex

Shahada & Holy Scriptures

Duke University Muslim Chaplain Joshua Salaam and WUNC podcast producer Anisa Khalifa join us on this episode to discuss the first pillar of Islam, a declaration of faith

Ramadan

Welcome to Season 3! On this episode, Duke University Muslim Chaplain Brother Joshua Salaam and former MLS and Palestinian national team soccer player Nazmi Albadawi join

Season 3 Trailer

This season on Me & My Muslim Friends we explore faith, rituals, and spirituality. Through discussions of the 5 pillars of Islam and even death, host Yasmin Bendaas dives

Afghanistan: America’s Longest War

Last August, the US pulled out of Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. The abrupt pullout triggered a refugee crisis, with more than 76,000 Afghan refugees arriving in the

Bonus Episode from Muslim in Plain Sight

Anisa Khalifa, a producer on the Me & My Muslim friends team at WUNC, also hosts her own podcast called Muslim in Plain Sight. The show focuses on coming of age post-9/11

Palestine

Palestinian-American guests Samia and Abdullah have navigated a politicized identity their whole lives. On this episode we discuss their eye-opening experiences visiting

Black Muslims & Racism Part II

Guests Nigel Edwards and Amath Diouf join us for reflection on the protests for Black lives in 2020 and how many Black Muslims were finally hearing Friday sermons challen

Season 2 Mid-Season Trailer

We’re dropping back into Season 2, where we’re talking about how social justice intersects with our faith. Catch up on our already-released episodes, and join us as we do

Muslim Women in Politics: Part II

Guests Nida Allam and Lela Ali are two trailblazing Muslim women in politics. As Durham County Commissioner, Allam is the first Muslim woman elected to office in North Ca