Mommying While Muslim

In this episode, Zaiba discusses the concept of embracing challenges to develop many strengths, including the elusive growth mindset. It’s not just for kids, folks!

Takeaways include

• Leaning into toughness to build resilience.
• Setting clear achievable goals
• Breaking down challenges into manageable steps can help in leaning into toughness.
• And many more!

Tune in at 6pm EST and share this with an accountability partner. Don’t what that is? LISTEN! 

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Remember COVID cabin fever? And now it’s the middle of summer with all the kids home and some of us with hot flashes to boot. It’s a recipe for an explosion of tempers, so how do we manage ours?

This is a great episode for those of us struggling to model prophetic behavior to our children, especially when  it comes to the critical sunnah of controlling our anger. Luckily, we still get to feel it. But it’s HOW we react that matters. Zaiba pulls out the stops on this one to offer some of her parenting coaching pearls, and Uzma is struggling, but always willing, to put them into practice.

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or head to our website to take a listen. Share this episode with your parenting partner and posse because anger management is something we always need reminders about.

Links:
Latest July 2024 Human Rights Report
Resources debunking 10/7 atrocity propaganda

1. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/03/26/722543/New-York-Times-calls-Hamas-rape-story-false-
2. https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/1/nyt_anat_schwartz
3. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/middleeast/israel-hamas-beheading-claims-intl/index.html
4. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/decapitated-babies-claim-intent-dehumanization.html 
5. https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-2-debunked-accounts-from-zaka-workers-fueled-global-skepticism-of-oct-7-rape/
6. https://prospect.org/world/2024-03-20-what-really-happened-on-october-7/
7. https://theintercept.com/2024/02/28/new-york-times-anat-schwartz-october-7/
8. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/atrocity-propaganda-vs-the-testimony-of-atrocity/https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/2024/3/2/the-unraveling-of-the-new-york-times-hamas-rape-story
9. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/21/october-7-forensic-analysis-shows-hamas-abuses-many-false-israeli-claims

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Summers are long and hot, and thanks to global warming, even longer and hotter. But while we’re cooped up indoors waiting for the world to come to its flaming end, we don’t have to be bored. Remember that as our kids grow up, so do we, and we can rediscover old beloved hobbies or learn new ones.

What are Zaiba and Uzma up to this summer and what are some of their inspirations, motivations, and tricks to these new hobbies? More importantly, what hobbies are getting you through this summer? Comment below to share or head over to our FB group. Just know if you don’t answer the questions or pass our vetting, you don’t get in. No trolls allowed.

Tune in at 6pm EST and thanks for listening to our twofer episode drop this week!

Links:

1. On the Record with Hamas by Jeremy Scahill
2. Join Dropsite for real news you can use
3. Point Me to First Class podcast

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Shownotes:

This month’s Chit Chat Series addresses relevant mommying issues starting with the transitions we experience as adult children move out for college. Or go away for summer camp. Grief is real.

So is the mental work WE have to do as moms to accept new roles and identities for ourselves as our kids enter the stage where they will spend the majority of their lives: adulthood. Join the spectators on the bench this episode to discuss important practical and emotional steps we can take with our kids to head out on the next part of this journey.

Tune in at 6PM EST and don’t forget we have a two-fer tonight and may just need some extra time to clean it up and post it. In any case, you should have a couple of listens on your commute before the weekend hits!

Links:

1. QuadM Shop: https://www.quadmshops.com/quadm-chicago-24 

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Tune in for this recap of our June series "Children of Immigrants!" We review episodes recorded this months, as well as lessons learned from them, but the meat of the talk is the good and bad things we inherit and how we use them to do better with our own kids.

First generation Muslim Americans, we need you to listen in especially! This whole podcast, not just the episode, was Uzma's dream for you!

Share this podcast with a friend who has an immigration story or two under their belt, too.


Links:

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Our guest this week is, Marena Riyad, comedienne, creative, crafter, community builder, and crash courser in life. We got some learning today! From kidnapping to "it takes a village" to "be A LOT uncomfortable" to get where we want to go in life, we found a lot of Marena's talking points really hit home. Young wisdom is so very humbling, especially when it clearly demonstrates how to reconcile immigrant histories and write our own chapters in them. 

What does that look like when we grow up with stalwart models of resilience and sacrifice? It often means inheriting a strong work ethic and failure-is-not-an-option gameplan, but there is a room to follow our north stars. Marena demonstrates this beautifully. Whether you're an immigrant, a child of immigrants, or someone striving to make their mark in the world, this episode will resonate. 

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head to our website landing page for a compelling discussion on ambition, resilience, and the beauty of crafting a life that reflects both where we come from and where we're going.

Links:

1. Marena Riyad on the Web: https://www.kufiyacomedytx.com/
2. Marena Riyad on IG: @thehausofhenna 

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We are celebrating Shellie McKinney of @momnetworkusa today, a first generation Muslim American and dedicated community organizer, who channels the resilience and spirit of her immigrant mother from Barbados. Growing up, Shellie learned from her mother's lead and "make lemonade" squeeze, founding an organization that is making the lives of our Muslim moms and children better.

But what ARE the experiences of a first generation immigrant who code switches Bajan so adeptly, you wouldn't guess she's Brooklyn-born? And how do these experiences affect her mothering today? Hear how Shellie's late mother's love and strength lifted new immigrants, and inspired future generations to fully embrace their culture. Today, Shellie works tirelessly to build stronger, more inclusive communities, honoring her mother's legacy with every step she takes.🌟 

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head over to our website landing page, and follow MOMNetwork!

Links:
1. Follow MOMNetwork on IG: @momnetworkusa
2. Shellie's reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear 

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There's so much Zeena on the podcast, and you'll find out why next week!

@zeena_altalib joins us for the first of our Children of Immigrants series this month, recounting her family's move to the US from Iraq, her experience of it as a teen and now, as a mom. At the end of the day, we determine that mothering is the same whether you are an immigrant mom or native born, but the paths to and from there may be different. Certainly, the challenges are!

As a mom of boys and a business coach, Zeena's coping strategies are noteworthy, so grab a pad and pencil and listen to this one! As a child of immigrants, her aid to her parents is also something to write home about.

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head over to our website to launch, and share this episode with your immigrant parents.

Links:
1. Find Zeena Altalib on IG: @zeena_altalib

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We recap this month's moving episodes that acknowledge the incredible burden of motherhood during genocide. Insha'Allah, that weight will be relieved from the shoulders and hearts of the Palestinian people, ameen. 🍉🍉

If you've missed these episodes because you've been heartbroken and gaping at your phones over the ongoing horrors that have surpassed our wildest imaginations, we get it. But remember that our humanity relies on our steadfastness to it. We will NEVER normalize what's happening right now. We will NEVER accept it. And we will NEVER stop resisting. ✊🏾

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stiticher, Amazon Music, or head over to our website and share this episode with someone who doesn't know the difference between "Palestine" and "Pakistan." 🗺

Links:
1. To help transport refugees out of Rafah to Mawasi:
Follow mohamed_elzomar
Follow @oberlin4palestine
Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-getting-out-of-gaza-death 

2. To help Fidaa’s cousin reunite with her family, and her other cousins escape Rafah
https://gofund.me/eb72560b
https://gofund.me/63a801df
https://gofund.me/aec0ca32

3. For an intro to the Palestinian struggle
Said, Edward W. The question of Palestine
Khalidi, Rashid. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Pappe, Ilan. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine

4. For a history of Palestine
Doumani, Beshara. Rediscovering Palestine: merchants and peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700–1900

5. For Nakba deniers
Abdo,  Nahla, and Nur Masalha, eds. An oral history of the Palestinian Nakba
Assad, Dawud. Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre
Khalidi, Walid (ed.), Sharif S. Elmusa, and Muhammad Ali Khalidi. All that remains: The Palestinian villages occupied and depopulated by Israel in 1948
Masalha, Nur. Expulsion of the Palestinians. Washington, DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1992.
Masalha, Nur. The politics of denial: Israel and the Palestinian refugee problem

6. On resistance
Davis, Angela Y. Freedom is a constant struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement

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Today’s guest, Morgan Cooper @mashjar_juthour, has lived and breathed Palestine for over two decades and is online telling Americans what her experiences have been as a Christian human in the land. She’s witnessed the DAILY government apartheid and violence against indigenous people and hasn’t been shy to speak up, a warrior mom to Palestinian children being raised on their historical land. Your heart will swell with pride, and break when she shares what she has to teach her kids to be safe there. In this episode, you’ll note us trying not to say “West Bank,” given what she’s has taught us about the language of colonization and violence. 

Morgan is a mom and environmental activist, preserving Palestinian land and culture in the ways she knows how: by raising proud Palestinian children, and supporting local female artisans so that the crafts of the land can recruit hearts outside of it. Handmade Palestine has been her passion project for almost a decade and through it, we can help support indigenous mothers and their liberation. Her message to Gazan mothers, well, another tearjerker.

We thought about splitting this into two episodes, but it just couldn’t be done because of the efforts we had to let everyone know about on the ground to help Palestinian moms TODAY. So this may take the drive lines as well as your day’s errands to complete. For those out of school, it’s a good way to start a road trip, but we promise you’ll finish before you hit the next state.  

Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or head over to our website and take a listen, then share with ten friends who need to hear all about, and shop at, Handmade Palestine @handmadepalestine.

Links:

1. Follow Morgan on IG: @mashjar_juthour
2. Email Morgan for a farm stay: [email protected] 
3. Purchase Palestinians crafts from women led co-ops to support artisans and Mashjar: https://handmadepalestine.com/ 

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