Going on an indefinite hiatus! Thank you so much for listening!

All episodes available at: https://www.academicmuslimah.com/

Ramadan Mubarak!!! This episode is a re-airing of previously aired Ramadan & Eid ul Fitr special. I talked to Sana Rizvi about fasting within neoliberal academia, periods, and Ramzan memories. I talked to Nausheen Pasha about her journey to loving Ramadan, to Melinda González about true spirit of fasting and being mindful, and with Rose Deighton about appreciating the simplicity of Ramadan during times of COVID. Finally, I talked to Lamiyah Bahrainwala about celebrating Eid during a pandemic and with Zainab Kabba about her varied but wonderful experiences  of Eid around the world.

Video referenced on periods and fasting:

https://www.facebook.com/themuslimvibe/videos/1112038442284489/ (I couldn't find the desi version, if you do, please send it my way)

Dr. Elora Shehabuddin is Professor of Transnational Asian Studies and Core Faculty in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. She is the author of Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism. Today we talk about the stories of feminist struggles that provide a more nuanced picture, the conversation between Western feminists and Global South or Transnational feminists, and why it is so hard to have the more difficult conversations needed within feminist struggles. #Feminism #GlobalSouth #Intersectionality 

Linda Hyökki is a PhD Candidate in Civilization Studies at Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul. In this episode, we talk about religious righteousness, whiteness, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment in Finland, and so much more. Hyökki PhD thesis and broader research interest focus on Islamophobia and convert Muslims. She has done fieldwork interviews with converts from Finland, her native country, exploring questions of whiteness, Finnishness, identity and recognition. She is currently the  coordinator of anti-Muslim racism working group at the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism. Along with some other consultancy works she is also the general secretary of European Forum of Muslim Women.  Currently, she lives with her Bosnian husband in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

An awesome interview with Sara Abdalla who is making art accessible and relatable to those who are traditionally excluded from the art world. We also talk about why immigrant parents might steer their kids away from artistic careers, why that is harmful, and how art can portray the depth of all our lives.

Sara Abdalla Director of design brand Cape Cairo Collective and Founder of Creative Visionaries studio. She is a multidisciplinary Scottish Egyptian Mural Artist, Maker, Activist and Teacher with hand painting, relief printing, photography, type and collage to communicate the narrative. She will be pursuing her PHD at the University of Middlesex and will investigate if Murals make the world a better place?

Aminah Beverly McCloud Al Deen is a Professor Emeritus  of Religious Studies and Director of Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University. She is one of the most eminent scholars on Islam in America and her areas of expertise include Islam in America, Muslim women, Islamic studies and the history, geography, politics, religion and philosophy of Islam. We talk about Islam in America, anti-Black racism within Muslim American communities, about Critical Talk, and a whole lot more. 

This episode features Dr. Sana Rizvi who is a Senior lecturer in Education and Early Childhood studies at Liverpool John Moores University. She talks about her fresh off the press book, Undoing Whiteness in Disability Studies: The Special Education System and British South Asian Mothers that just came out with Palgrave Macmillan. In this podcast, Sana explores the intersections of motherhood, Muslim cultures, disability, and education. You can find the transcript for this episode at https://www.academicmuslimah.com/ep39-transcript  

This episode is a repeat from May 2021, featuring Dr. Saba Fatima. In this episode, she talks with Shannon Strom about being a woman of color in academia, being a STEM student in a patriarchal environment, performing 'professional' forms of femininity, how we have to over-perform just to clear the bar, what is standpoint theory & intersectionality, and about the future of gender relations and academia. 

You can learn more about me at: https://sites.google.com/view/sabafatimaphd

Dr. Saima Ansari recently completed her PhD from University of Salford in UK on Identity, religion, and clothing - the lives of British Muslim women. In this episode she talks to us about how hijab is negotiated both within non-Muslim communities and within Muslim communities, about Islamic feminism, and the #MeToo movement, among many other things.

This episode features an excellent conversation on the academic job market and alt-ac jobs with Dr. Fatemeh Mardi. Dr. Mardi has her bachelors and masters from Tehran, Iran, and her PhD in instructional technology from University of Missouri St. Louis, MO. She is currently working with Office of eLearning at University of Missouri System as an Instructional Designer. Among other things, Dr. Mardi talks about the toll on our mental and physical health through all the cycles of applying for academic jobs, and the amount of work required to stay competitive in an environment of scarce jobs.