In our second edition of Radio Islam's monthly Book Club, we covered Servants of Allah by Sylviane A. Diouf. It's about how Islam first arrived in America through enslaved African Muslims, and it follows the lives of some of these courageous figures to see how they worked to preserve their faith in America.

Ariya joins us again as we discuss the socio-political climate in West Africa in the days leading up to the Trans-Atlantic Slave, the incredible perseverance of early American Muslims, and how their stories impact our identity.

Guest/co-producer: Ariya Siddiqui

Host/co-producer: Tariq I. El Amin

Co-host/co-producer: Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer: Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music:

Manuele Atzeni- Cronache https://goo.gl/dvw8Xm

Ant The Symbol- Main and Eigth https://goo.gl/6bZEKK

Image: Andrew Moore, "Gate of No Return"

https://flic.kr/p/cjavh3

Sapelo Square is a first of its kind: an online resource on Black Muslims in the United States, covering Arts & Culture, History, Politics, and Religion. We spoke with its founder, Dr. Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer (phone) and Social Media Coordinator Bashirah Mack (in studio) about the work of Sapelo Square, Black History Month, and their recent campaign Preserving the Legacy: Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life. This project is intended to preserve the legacy of Black Muslims in the United States through portraits and stories

You can support the work of Sapelo Square here: (https://www.launchgood.com/project/preserving_an_american_muslim_legacy#!/)

Host & Producer-Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Lessazo - Moussa - http://bit.ly/2wHdV6z

Manuele Atzeni - La Nuit - http://bit.ly/2sUDn71

Image:

Courtesy of Sapelo Square

Sapelo Square is a first of its kind: an online resource on Black Muslims in the United States, covering Arts & Culture, History, Politics, and Religion. We spoke with its founder, Dr. Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer (phone) and Social Media Coordinator Bashirah Mack (in studio) about the work of Sapelo Square, Black History Month, and their recent campaign Preserving the Legacy: Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life. This project is intended to preserve the legacy of Black Muslims in the United States through portraits and stories

You can support the work of Sapelo Square here: (https://www.launchgood.com/project/preserving_an_american_muslim_legacy#!/)

Host & Producer-Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Lessazo - Moussa - http://bit.ly/2wHdV6z

Manuele Atzeni - La Nuit - http://bit.ly/2sUDn71

Image:

Courtesy of Sapelo Square

Sapelo Square is a first of its kind: an online resource on Black Muslims in the United States, covering Arts & Culture, History, Politics, and Religion. We spoke with its founder, Dr. Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer (phone) and Social Media Coordinator Bashirah Mack (in studio) about the work of Sapelo Square, Black History Month, and their recent campaign Preserving the Legacy: Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life. This project is intended to preserve the legacy of Black Muslims in the United States through portraits and stories

You can support the work of Sapelo Square here: (https://www.launchgood.com/project/preserving_an_american_muslim_legacy#!/)

Host & Producer-Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Lessazo - Moussa - http://bit.ly/2wHdV6z

Manuele Atzeni - La Nuit - http://bit.ly/2sUDn71

Image:

Courtesy of Sapelo Square

Sapelo Square is a first of its kind: an online resource on Black Muslims in the United States, covering Arts & Culture, History, Politics, and Religion. We spoke with its founder, Dr. Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer (phone) and Social Media Coordinator Bashirah Mack (in studio) about the work of Sapelo Square, Black History Month, and their recent campaign Preserving the Legacy: Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life. This project is intended to preserve the legacy of Black Muslims in the United States through portraits and stories

You can support the work of Sapelo Square here: (https://www.launchgood.com/project/preserving_an_american_muslim_legacy#!/)

Host & Producer-Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Lessazo - Moussa - http://bit.ly/2wHdV6z

Manuele Atzeni - La Nuit - http://bit.ly/2sUDn71

Image:

Courtesy of Sapelo Square

We talk with Educator/Writer Layla Abdullah-Poulos about the #BlackMuslimsRead social media campaign, and the lack of appreciation for the literary and artistic contributions of African American Muslims. Layla is the managing editor for the NbA (Native Born American) Muslims blog on the Patheos Muslim Channel. The blog highlights the heritages, experiences, and cultural productions of native‐born American Muslims of African American, Indigenous, Latinx, and European descent.

You can get see more of the work of NbA Muslims at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nbamuslims/

Guest-Layla Abdullah-Poulos

Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe

Image-

Courtesy of Layla Abdullah-Poulos

We talk with Educator/Writer Layla Abdullah-Poulos about the #BlackMuslimsRead social media campaign, and the lack of appreciation for the literary and artistic contributions of African American Muslims. Layla is the managing editor for the NbA (Native Born American) Muslims blog on the Patheos Muslim Channel. The blog highlights the heritages, experiences, and cultural productions of native‐born American Muslims of African American, Indigenous, Latinx, and European descent.

You can get see more of the work of NbA Muslims at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nbamuslims/

Guest-Layla Abdullah-Poulos

Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe

Image-

Courtesy of Layla Abdullah-Poulos

We talk with Educator/Writer Layla Abdullah-Poulos about the #BlackMuslimsRead social media campaign, and the lack of appreciation for the literary and artistic contributions of African American Muslims. Layla is the managing editor for the NbA (Native Born American) Muslims blog on the Patheos Muslim Channel. The blog highlights the heritages, experiences, and cultural productions of native‐born American Muslims of African American, Indigenous, Latinx, and European descent.

You can get see more of the work of NbA Muslims at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nbamuslims/

Guest-Layla Abdullah-Poulos

Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe

Image-

Courtesy of Layla Abdullah-Poulos

We talk with Educator/Writer Layla Abdullah-Poulos about the #BlackMuslimsRead social media campaign, and the lack of appreciation for the literary and artistic contributions of African American Muslims. Layla is the managing editor for the NbA (Native Born American) Muslims blog on the Patheos Muslim Channel. The blog highlights the heritages, experiences, and cultural productions of native‐born American Muslims of African American, Indigenous, Latinx, and European descent.

You can get see more of the work of NbA Muslims at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nbamuslims/

Guest-Layla Abdullah-Poulos

Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin

Engineer- Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music

Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe

Image-

Courtesy of Layla Abdullah-Poulos

We are joined in-studio by a diverse panel of fellow Americans who happen to be undocumented. The issues surrounding DACA do not only affect those of Latinx backgrounds--the members of our panel demonstrate the diversity of backgrounds and experiences that are out there.

We touch on everything from activism, to ICE raids, to the myths about immigrants using up resources/jobs, and finally what we can do to bring just and meaningful closure to the whole situation. Don't miss this powerful episode!

Protection for All Movement is a grassroots organization spreading awareness in favor of immigrants. This awareness will hopefully lead to policy change.

Guest Panel:

Angelica Magaña

Eglė Malinauskaitė

Chirayu Patel

Shabbir Shaikh

Host: Tariq I. El-Amin

Producer/Engineer: Ibrahim Baig

Executive Producer; Abdul Malik Mujahid

Music:

Ant the Symbol - Browns Island - http://bit.ly/2vJuzSs

Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe

Image Credit: Molly Adams, https://flic.kr/p/YkZQ2w