Even with almost 2 billions adherents around the world, the religion of Islam as it is presented in the west still struggles to communicate itself to the Muslims masses. Even now, Muslim community workers are still attempting to communicate the religion appropriately to the generality of people. For some, the religion and all of its apparent teachings may not completely resonate with the typical adherent. On this episode of Not Another Muslim Podcast, we talk to Tareq Tamr on the idea of reframing religion for the Muslim masses.
Tareq Tamr is a youth director and psychology student from Windsor, Ontario who has served his communities as a khateeb, Islamic school teacher, and MSA executive. He is the founder of Thinkbites, a non-profit online publication and content platform for college students and young professionals encouraging personal, spiritual, and community development and Podcast Producer for Yaqeen Institute. He is also the founder of Real Talk Windsor, a youth-run halaqa program for students in high school and older. He studies the Islamic sciences with local teachers on a part-time basis, and he is passionate about the intersection of spirituality, psychology, and mental health.