One Foot In The Sink | Muslim Lifestyle Podcast

In 2015, Amanda Saab appeared on season 6 of MasterChef (U.S), becoming the first Hijab wearing Muslim on a reality TV show. We dig into the different aspects of being on Masterchef, how she was perceived by the American public and how she used her fame to launch a new amazing initiative called “Dinner with your Muslim Neighbour”. Amanda shares some of the stories and experiences of these dinners and then gives some useful cooking tips along with some great resources

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Learning Roots is a company founded by Zaheer Khatri. He was born in London and gave up teaching to start Learning Roots to spread the beautiful religion of Islam to young children. Zaheer started the business after handing in his resignation while his wife was pregnant with their first child. We hear the challenges faced and the determination of Zaheer to fulfil his vision of being able to apply modern teaching techniques to how Islam is taught to children today.

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In April 2017, two Canadian Muslims, Sherry Qureshy and his wife Sara, founded Halal Socks. The idea behind the Muslim-inspired festive socks began when Sara struggled to find a suitable Eid gift for her husband. The husband and wife team started Halal Socks to proudly celebrate Muslim identities in a fun, light hearted way and have engaging conversations with their non-Muslims friends and colleagues about Islam with the backdrop of rising Islamophobia in the west.

Today, Halal Socks is being worn by Muslims and Non-Muslims, celebrating diversity, inclusiveness and addressing Islamaphobia. Even the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau wears Halal Socks.

Sherry explains the inspiration behind the brand, the creative spark behind the designs, the struggles faced from within the Muslim community, his tips for starting a design focused business, having a bigger purpose behind your brand and the media storm after Justin Trudeau wore their socks…twice in public!

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In July 2017, a group of 8 British Muslims embarked on a journey of a lifetime by cycling from London to Madinah to perform the Hajj. Cycling over 3,500 kilometers, across eight countries and three continents, they reached Madinah after six weeks and raised over £250,000 to buy medical aid for Syria with the Human Aid charity.

Sayfullah Nasir is one of the ‘Hajj Riders’ and on behalf of the other riders, he shares the story of their epic journey.

Hear how the idea began, planning the journey, the outpouring support from the Muslim communities en route, obstacles faced and how YOU can join them next year!

The Hajj Riders dealt with every single scenario imaginable. They are definitely #SuperPoweredMuslims

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Jeri Villarreal is from St. Louis, USA. She is a mother, a triathlete, an urban farmer and she works full time. Jeri shares her #SuperPoweredMuslim story. Why she lets Islam lead her life, how her children’s severe food allergies made her rethink how they get their food and what motivated her to compete in triathlons whilst dressed modestly in a hijab. Join the guys and find out what urban farming is, how it plays a role in Jeri’s Muslim lifestyle, and her tips for starting a Kickstarter campaign. Jeri’s story is inspirational and offers some useful advice on balancing faith, family and goals.

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In 2016, Walli Datoo along with 2 friends, co-founded  Halalnivore, an online Halal gourmet meat delivery business. Frustrated with the lack of quality Halal meat available at their local butcher’s, the self proclaimed foodies believed it should be easier to buy gourmet halal meat and they were convinced that there was a generation of Muslims that shared their views. Today, Halalnivore is disrupting the Halal meat market. Customers can order their prime cuts of meat online and have it delivered to their door. Walli shares their story with us, the challenges in finding suitable suppliers and why orders started coming in the day Halalnivore was launched.  

Walli also shares his top tips on cooking steaks and some common mistakes people make. Keep your ears plugged for an exclusive promotional offer for the podcast listeners that Halalnivore have generously provided. These guys are certainly #SuperPoweredMuslim

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We are so excited to finally release this episode with the amazing Mohammed (Moe) Khankhara from Halal Paleo. Growing up, Moe was the skinny kid who got overlooked for his school sports teams. In his 20’s he discovered how fitness was beginning to have a positive impact on his mindset and enabled him to push himself to his limits. His #SuperPoweredMuslim story is transforming his lifestyle to becoming a super fit burpee king!

We are excited to have Moe on as our first guest as he has been inspirational in assisting us in changing our mindset towards fitness and community engagement whilst living an inclusive Islamic lifestyle.  by not making it a chore but something that we both look forward to everyday.

Find out how Moe started his journey and listen to his tips on how you can make small changes in your life towards achieving your goals.

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