Kaitlin Abdelrahman joins us today to talk about how and why she launched On-Call Halal, delivering halal meals at suhoor AND iftar to Muslim healthcare workers in Kansas City. When all things are tough and we have to juggle so much. Kaitlin added one more thing to her amazing repertoire in order to turn lemons into lemonade. Of course, she’s sparked a conversation and movement that we hope will continue and span the breadth of our nation’s front line workers. What a power mom mashaAllah!

Whenever we feel it’s hard, it’s refreshing to know that we can always rise up to face the challenges we meet. Allahu Akbar.

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1. On Call Halal delivering meals to Muslim healthcare workers during Ramadan: https://www.oncallhalal.com/
2. On IG: @oncallhalal
3. On Call Halal in the news: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kansas-city-group-delivers-meals-for-fasting-muslim-medical-workers_n_5ea88850c5b6e50adaf4c2a6 
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A mother who adopted her child thought she would walk away and enjoy her life with her new family, but she was never more wrong.   In this episode of Mommying While Muslim, find out what happened that changed this mother's life forever, what she's doing now to help future generations, and how her son's adoption 3-years ago will have a lasting impact for generations to come. 

You will also discover how you can help in her quest to make life better for hundreds, if not thousands, or orphans.

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1. To obtain more information on BLOOM and how you can support its work: https://bloomcharity.org/
2. Yaqeen Institute on adoption and foster care in Islam by Omar Suleiman: https://yaqeeninstitute.org/omar-suleiman/reviving-a-lost-sunnah-adoption-and-foster-care-in-islam/
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A newly converted Muslimah and a new immigrant Muslimah met 40 years ago in Chitown and discovered they had more in common than they thought. Darlene Hussain and Qurrat “Annie” Jafri join us today to spill the beans on what happened when they became Muslim moms in America!

We talk about the painful things: mom guilt, reverse Muslim discrimination, postpartum depression, social isolation, first generation woes, kids being bullied….and let’s not forget the fun stuff, like how Zaiba and Uzma are each their moms’ favorite kids! 

There was some great news in all of this as our moms shared what they thought was the hardest part of parenting...it gave us hope for the future. We share tears, dirty laundry, and a lot of giggles on this audio therapy session you don’t want to miss. It was awesome to share notes on the role of mom with our own moms!!!!We hope it inspires ya’ll to do the same with your own moms or with the women who mothered you.

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Durdana Razvi Rahman, mom of the first Muslim American news reporter to don hijab on the air, joins Zaiba and Uzma today to discuss how moms help kids face adversity, even if it comes from an unjust source. While quick to downplay her wisdom, Durdana shares some excellent parenting tips, from kids friends, their personal and professional choices, and how the thread of Islam brings it all together seamlessly.

This is a terrific launch to our Power Moms theme this month, so stay tuned for moms who raise great kids or face great challenges with faith and fortitude.

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1. TODAY article on Tahera Rahman: https://www.today.com/style/tahera-rahman-first-air-tv-reporter-wear-hijab-t124701
2. The closest reference we could find to the parenting book Durdana mentions about the hadith on the 3 stages of childhood: https://ummassadhomeschool.com/tag/hadith/

Full disclosure: We could not find an authentic source of the hadith, but it is attributed to Ali (RA) as well as to Ja’far as Sadiq (RA) in other sources.

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Yasmin El Hady, or the comedienne and social media sensation known as Yasguru, joins us today to help make sense of how to juggle mommying, work, and the kids this quarantined Ramadan. 

What is timeboxing, what does it look like, and how can it help make sense of the new mom juggle we all have to do? Find out how we can manage our tasks better if we can determine what activities cause high stress vs low stress. Best of all, it’s FREE!

The live on this episode left us in tears laughing, our cheeks hurting. She helps us laugh at our type ‘A’ selves and reminds us that Allah is The Best of Planners. Yasmin is a true gem of a mom who makes it look easy, but is genuine about how hard all of it still is, especially on her videos on IG. 

Check them out and watch out for our episode with her dropping tonight at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Google play, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and other podcast platforms. Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE.

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1. Watch for some hilarious videos with Yasmin El Hady on IG: @yasguru
2. Yasmin on the web: www.yasguru.com
3. Info on Timeboxing: https://clockify.me/timeboxing
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Eissa Albinali joins us today to discuss life in lockdown in Spain and what we  are taking for granted here in the States. He’s a super creative expat with some amazing ideas to share, and projects he’s got started on YouTube we can bring right into our living rooms. He’s also got great advice for teens to utilize their time, get their creative juices flowing, and advice for moms on how to support our kids this quarantined Ramadan. 

Remarkable kids come from remarkable moms, so let’s not forget to make duaa for both Eissa and his mom, and pray for the reunification of their family ASAP. Ameen.

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1. Catch Kid Khutbah every Friday on Muslims in KidLit on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WwhI43AgP3w 
2. Muslims in KidLit to get referrals on the best Muslim kid reads: @muslimsinkidlit
3. Eissa Albinali website and blog: https://eissaalbinali.com/
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Senator Ghazala Hashmi representing Virginia District 10, the first Muslim elected to the Virginia State Senate, represents historic political change and joins us today to discuss how 2017 rhetoric propelled her from education to politics. How does a normal Muslim American mom make change like this and why is it important for Muslim immigrants and their kids to be actively engaged in American politics? This lifelong educator also gives us tips on success within the world of online learning, so you’ll want to hear those gems!

Learn about EMGAGE and its role in serving Muslim Americans running for office across the nation. Organizations like this are training young people to do important work towards political and social change, so don’t forget these groups during Ramadan! 

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1. To learn more about Senator Ghazala Hashmi: https://ghazalahashmi.com/
2. Learn more about EMGAGE and donate to their work if you can: https://www.emgageusa.org/
3. Senator Hashmi’s book recommendations
   1. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
   2. Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 
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Uzma’s son and daughter guest on our episode today while they explain their worries and excitement about a Ramadan without the socialization and masjid influences we’ve been used to.

Hear some dirty laundry about our co-hosts and their experiences of Ramadans past, and how we plan to make the best of Ramadan 2020, especially for the young ones who are looking forward to it so much. There’s also a very important correction to what we stated about praying taraweeh with a live stream at home, so please check out link #1! 

This is going to be a blessed month no matter what the world looks like outside; even if Uzma has to die cooking through it!

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1. Is praying taraweeh with a livestream permissible? Answer from Sh. Yasir Qadhi: https://faithiq.org/Ramadan/Can-I-Follow-The-Live-Broadcast-Of-Taraweeh-In-Makkah-From-My-Home
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Join expert homeschooling mom and community volunteer extraordinaire, Priscilla Martinez, as she shares what Ramadan entirely at home can look like. What are the traditions we will be grieving, but what can we look forward to? Seriously, some of us are missing the forest for the trees here, so let’s shift mindsets and make the best of what we’ve been dealt!

Ramadan 2020 will definitely be one for the history books, and as the makers of festivities and home comforts, let’s make it happen together, Mamas, Ammis, and Hooyos!

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1. Have your kids join The Apostrophe online Muslim youth community hangout space: m.me/apostrophemoretosee
2. The FYI Webinar (register to receive the recording) Preparing for Ramadan with Family in the Age of Quarantine: https://us04web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N6W_heruQK2vOhzZ5S-eyQ
3. Penny Appeal for Coronavirus Emergency Fund to assist families who can’t work right now: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/coronavirus_emergency_response_financial_hardship_grants#!/ 
4. The FYI Toolkit on Wellness during the pandemic: https://www.thefyi.org/toolkits/coronavirus/
5. Awesome video from AJ+ on the day in the life of a first-time faster: https://youtu.be/h1779_E1A20 
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Get real news on the pandemic from a scientist rather than a politician or your neighbor who swears by elderberry or summer heat to kill coronavirus, or your Amo Sami who swears it’s all a conspiracy to rig an election year. Doctor Syra Madad is not just a novel infection chaser and someone who maintains readiness to fight them, she headed for Ebola on US soil when the rest of us were running away from it. From bioterrorism to now hunkering down in New York City to stem the spread of infection in her city and even in ours, she shares her mom life and work with us.

We’re most proud of sharing this space today with someone who demonstrates a passion for her work and dedication to humanity, but we also love that Dr. Madad represents and lives Islam in her own voice. Her newborn daughter and ours are so lucky to have role models like her, and guess what? Like US and like YOU, too. All the moms holding down the fort and living resilience that our kids need to witness right now--not only can you do this, and you’ll get through this. We’re here for you.

Thank you to the ER and hospital staff doing so much right now, sacrificing everything to keep us healthy. Thank you to first responders, food retailers and everyone affected financially by social distancing--your patience and fortitude help us grow ours.

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2. She’s also on Instagram: @syramadad
3. Read more about her work and many interviews on her joint art and science website she shares with her husband: http://scty.org/
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