Representative Nabeela Syed is the youngest Democratic member of the Illinois House and discusses her battle for gun reform. She gives us FOMO and nostalgia for our birth state (even Uzma is proud to admit this now), and so much hope, because the legislature was able to pass a law banning military-style assault weapons. Common sense gun control IS possible, y’all!
From her earliest memory of active shooter drills as a young child, Rep. Nabeela knew that it was messed up to deal with guns this way. Hear about gun reform and what the Muslim community can do to help make her job easier. Remember, as the youngest member of the state legislator, she is helping make America safer for our children and grandchildren and will be around a while insha’Allah to do it. So answer her calls to action!
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Representative Nabeela Syed’s Website: https://www.repnabeelasyed.org/
Representative Nabeela Syed’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Nabeelasyed/
Representative Nabeela Syed’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rep_nabeelasyed
Illinois bans assault weapons
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Senator Nabilah Islam from Georgia State joins us today to discuss why she dove into politics. As she profoundly states, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” and is both the youngest member of the Georgia State Senate as well as the first Muslim women in this important governing body. As a minority community in America (just 3%!) Muslim Americans literally cannot afford to ignore gun control in America like yesterday. @everytownusa is doing the research the government is NOT ALLOWED to do because of the powerful gun lobbies that don’t want Americans to have the real numbers about gun violence in America.
As you’ve seen on our socials, guns are the number #1 killer of American kids under 18 in this nation, and 59% of Americans have been affected by gun violence in this country. These are deplorable numbers and as voters and taxpayers (over 81% of Muslim American are citizens in this nation; source: Pew Research Center) we say, “NOT WITH MY MONEY!”Learn what permitless carry is, and what it’s being sold as by state legislatures and governors signing executive orders to bring guns into hands without background checks, blocking red flag laws, and worse. You know, common sense gun laws?
Most importantly, find out how bills that the majority of Americans don’t want get passed. Say, what?!?!?! Let’s work together to make democracy work for us again.   Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head directly to our website. Find the Shownotes on your podcast app for the helpful links you’ll want for resources and links.
Senator Nabilah Islam’s Website: https://www.nabilahislam.com/
Senator Nabilah Islam’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nabilahislam
Senator Nabilah Islam’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NabilahAIslam Georgia Constitutional Carry
Georgia Criminal CarryBlog article on types of carry
Gun Violence Archive
Learn about how gerrymandering was set up in America in the 80s (among other important topics, the true story of Michael Hess of the RNC) in the book Philomena by Martin Sixsmith
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State Representative Ruwa Romman joins us from Georgia where she is working hard to represent District 97, as well as advocating for better background checks, studies on preventing gun violence, and solutions to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. In 2022, she became the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives. 🙌
Do most of us even know that the simple statistical STUDY of gun violence is not even allowed on a federal level in the US? No, and that’s why we have no clue how deeply guns affect us. Let’s find out what our closest politicians, the ones at the state level, are doing in order to support and make the study of gun violence imperative to our understanding of how urgently we need to address it starting at the kitchen table and masjid levels. 🕌
This is a public health issue, NOT a control issue, as Rep. Romman tells us in this episode.Tune in to Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head to our website to take a listen to the full episode and share it with your momfriends. 🎧
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Letter requesting specific gun safety legislation Rep. Romman and colleagues have signed
Find your state legislators so you can start spending just 10 minutes a day letting them know how important gun safety or gun control are to you and to your Muslim family!
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Ayesha Nava is our candid guest who shares notes with Zaiba today on PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), which is more common than we think and often interferes with one’s attempts at having children.
Learn the signs and symptoms that could indicate PCOS in our bodies or in our daughters’. Yes! Look for signs in our young pubescent daughters because extreme pain and super heavy menses are not normal. Doctors are much better at helping us identify this condition earlier now and can help us plan for all of our future fertility journeys.  Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head directly to our website. Find the Shownotes on your podcast app for the helpful links you’ll want for resources and links.
Embryo Grading in Infertility
IVF & Islamic POV white paper by Fordham University
How IVF Works
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Islamic POV on IVF by Sh. Yasir Qadhi
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Whoa, is this late! Did y’all notice?

Ashlea Angel joins us to discuss how lightning struck her (or her tubes) twice, affecting her choices of infertility treatments. Not only does she share her experience with retrievals and transfers, but shares that embryos get report cards! 🤯Tiger moms to be, this is the first of many grades your baby to be is gonna get. 

You’ll note some recurring themes and behaviors of moms with fertility struggles, but this is an episode where the ins and outs of testing and treatment are very clear in Ashlea’s case. Please remember that every BODY is different and everybody is different, so Ashlea’s experiences may not resonate with everyone else. Learn what you can and move on.

The most poignant moments in this episode are Ashlea’s journey to Islam and the effect of infertility on her faith, as well as the toll it takes on a marriage. Keep listening for a surprise about ⅔ of the way into the episode and remember to remember all our sisters in your duaa.

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2. IVF & Islamic POV white paper by Fordham University
3. How IVF Works
4. Ethics of Surrogacy
5. Islamic POV on IVF by Sh. Yasir Qadhi
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Aneesa Husain is as proactive a Muslimah as we’ve ever met, and we LOVE it. She joins us on our Muslim Moms Overcoming Infertility series this month and has the deets on a few of the reasons why women pursue egg freezing, how to get the process started, and special considerations. We apologize for the coughing because #allergies, and the slight echo because #audiotech sometimes stinks. You can totally stand both because this is MUST KNOW info.
We are getting A LOT of DMs and comments about the legality of fertility options in Islam, and we continue to urge everyone to find their trusted imam for those answers. WE are not qualified to speak on that. But we give space to everyone to share her story, and if it offends you, then it’s probably not for you. If it worries you, it’s meant to. If we aren’t worrying about these issues as Muslim Americans, then we are doing something wrong. Please don’t drop your fatawa here because we have imams who do that for us when we ask them for help.
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2. How IVF WorksEthics of SurrogacyIslamic POV on IVF by Sh. Yasir Qadhi
3. Sign up for Moms Demand Action to reform gun legislation
4. Aneesa’s book recommendation: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
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Warning: Language

Sarah Khan joins us to discuss her journey finding and following through with a gestational carrier not just once, but TWICE 👶🏽👶🏽. What's a gestational carrier? You'll have to listen to find out. 🎧

We learned some new things in this episode about the emotional pathos a mom goes through in this situation BEFORE and during pregnancy 💔. It definitely makes us think there's more to mothering after fertility issues than we knew, and we are so grateful for the insight. Finally, the discussion of "to surrogate or not to surrogate..." is what you've been asking for!🎺🎺

We apologize in advance for the sound in this episode but we did the best we could! A little late to the ball, but dance with us anyway on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head to our link in bio.

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3. IVF & Islamic POV white paper by Fordham University
4. How IVF Works
5. Ethics of Surrogacy
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Trigger warning!

Listen again to Abeeha Hassan's experience of stillbirth after her IVF journey. All that heartbreak, anticipation and work to come home empty-handed.  Early on in her recovery, she wanted us to broadcast normalizing grief. In this episode, she taught us sabr (patience), shukr (gratitude), and tawwakul (unshaking faith in Allah SWT). 

Her process of closure may seem familiar to someone else who has gone this journey alone, and we are so touched that Abeeha chose to share her story with us. We pray a momsister finds comfort in knowing there’s someone sharing her story of loss and is available to talk about it. Say her name: "Jannah."

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1)    Miscarriage-pregnancy loss before 20 weeks

1)    Stillbirth-pregnancy loss after 20 weeks (intrauterine fetal demise)

2)    Neonatal death-death within the first 28 days of life

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 | Rabia Rajab is a survivor of infertility and IVF 🌟. Call it mother's intuition, but she knew before the doctors did about how tough her journey was going to be and initiated a decade long trip that would make most of us cut and run. Certainly, the Force (and the 4th) are with her.  💰 The costs of treatments are not only financial, but as you'll hear, social and emotional as well. For anyone considering it, this is a MUST listen💕.  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Rabia and her husband did not have a supportive community of Muslims going through the same process. That's on all of us, y'all.  That is not okay. We need to fix that by speaking up about infertility awareness and treatments🤝.  Note: Make sure you swipe left.  Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head to our website landing page and listen there.  #IVFjourney #Infertility #MuslimsAndIVF #HopefulParents #EmotionalSupport #CommunityLove #FindYourVoice #notalone #muslimmoms #muslimfamily #musliminfertility   

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That had to be a record for Ramadan--over before it started subhanAllah. Here are our short reflections on the month and prayers for you, our wonderful audience. Eid Mubarak!

Tune in for our message tonight and then next week for a full length episode. 

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