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Shaykha Aysha Wazwaz is of Palestinian Spanish/ South American descent and was born in and resides in Minnesota, USA. She has a PhD in Islamic Studies with honors from Jinan University (Lebanon); M.A from Al-Quds University (Palestine), majoring in Contemporary Islamic Sciences, and a B.A in Islamic Jurisprudence from Al-Quds University. Sh Aysha studied Tajweed at Dar Al-Quran in Masjid al Aqsa (Palestine) and studied various Islamic sciences at Dar Al-Hadith in Masjid al Aqsa (Palestine). She is the founder of and lecturer at the Gems of Light Institute (USA) to train women to become lecturers on Islam. She was also a lecturer on Fiqh, Tafseer, and Islamic studies for four years at the Islamic University of Minnesota. She taught Islamic sciences in both Arabic and English at the Islamic University of Minnesota. You can find her on Facebook.

Zainab bint Younus is a Canadian Muslim woman who writes on Muslim women’s issues, gender related injustice in the Muslim community, and Muslim women in Islamic history. She also provides in-depth book reviews of Muslamic literature on her Instagram account, covering everything from YA and adult fiction, academic treatises, and Islamic religious literature. You can find her on Instagram (@bintyounus) and support her via Patreon (patreon.com/bintyounus)

Zainab bint Younus is a Canadian Muslim woman who writes on Muslim women’s issues, gender related injustice in the Muslim community, and Muslim women in Islamic history. She also provides in-depth book reviews of Muslamic literature on her Instagram account, covering everything from YA and adult fiction, academic treatises, and Islamic religious literature. You can find her on Instagram (@bintyounus) and support her via Patreon (patreon.com/bintyounus)

Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the author of three books published by Ruqaya’s Bookshelf and an Islamic book reviewer. She has been an avid book reader as long as she can remember, and in fact graduated with a degree in English literature. She curates a monthly Islamic subscription box for kids called Bismillah Box Kids and is obsessed with Muslim toys and crafts! Find her Islamic reviews of books, products, and more on Instagram: @muslimmommyblog

This episode of the Muslimmatters podcast was first recorded with Shaykh Mikaeel and I for a livestream on RamadanPrep.com. The full video is available to watch on the Muslimmatters youtube channel, and includes an opening recitation and more information about the RamadanPrep program. 

For now, please enjoy this brief opening talk by Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith, followed by a discussion on culture, prayer, and the frying of 786 samosas in the month of Ramadan.

Guest: Shaykh Mikaeel Ahmed Smith

Host: Zeba Khan

Podcast hosted and produced by Zeba Khan

In Shaykh's Clothing

To learn more about Abida Minhas and the MAPS network, visit www.mapsnetwork.org 

To read brother Ahmad’s reflection on his journey to quitting porn, visit 10 Tested Ways to Overcome Porn Addiction.

To read sister Sakinah's account on battling alcohol addiction, visit Drowning In Bottles: My Muslim Story Of Addiction And Substance Use Disorder

To purchase the book, visit Fiqh of Social Media

To learn more about Omar Usman, visit his blog. 

To learn more about Shaykh Abdullah Oduro's program for new Muslims, visit KnewU.org

You can follow him on Facebook or Instagram at Abdullah_Oduro

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Panel discussion with Zainab b. Younus, Hena Zuberi, her daughter, and Fousia from the Naptime is Sacred podcast to talk about Halima Aden's Instagram posts about hijab and her modeling career.

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