Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Sexual Coercion

Iranian-American Sasha got her first period because of 9/11 (yes, really). Growing up in the Midwest to a cultural - NOT religious - family, her life became a crash course in contradictions: purity rings and sex-ed teachers calling girls “hoes,” a mom who said virgins are chocolates in fancy wrappers, dating a man she wasn’t attracted to for three years, being sexually assaulted by him, and hearing her mom respond, “It’s your fault.” She chased a man into the street for sex, cried after a hookup couldn’t get it up, scrolled Tinder to find a husband, and finally lost her virginity at 28. Only then did she realize the “treasure” she’d been protecting was never what she was promised.

This is the messy, hilarious, and heartbreaking reality of being too virgin for the West, too slut for the East. Sasha unpacks the impossible contradictions of Muslim womanhood, and what happens when you finally decide to have sex on your own terms.

If you need support:

• Global: Use the NO MORE Global Directory to find sexual assault and domestic violence hotlines wherever you are in the world.
• United States: Call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or use their online chat. Support is free and confidential, 24/7.
• Canada: Contact the Talk4Healing Helpline at 1-855-554-HEAL (for women in Ontario) or the Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (CASAC) via casac.ca.

CREDITS:
 Host & Creator: Salma Hindy
Executive Producers: Salma Hindy & Sara Hussain
 Editor: Salma Hindy
 Artwork: Rana Omar

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Growing up Pakistani-American in a conservative Muslim household, Hina learned early that her body was something to hide, police, and feel shame about. From a traumatic first period experience and relentless bullying, to chronic friend-zoning and a lifetime of sexualization, she spent decades feeling like sex was a party she’d never be invited to.

In this raw and powerful conversation, Hina opens up about:

• Navigating vaginismus and pelvic floor therapy while breaking the silence in Muslim spaces
• How cultural shame, bullying, and family scrutiny shaped her body image and self-worth
• The difficulty - and vulnerability - of receiving love, attention, and pleasure
  Learning to dismantle inherited beliefs, embrace her sexuality, and redefine joy on her own terms

Hina’s story is a reminder that sexual pleasure is a spiritual birthright, sisterhood is survival, and there’s no shame in loving who you are.

CREDITS:
 Host & Creator: Salma Hindy
 Executive Producers: Sara Hussain & Salma Hindy
 Cinematographer: Miles Kelly
 Studio: WTF Media Studio
 Editor: Danesha - WTF Media Studio & Salma Hindy
 Artwork: Rana Omar

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HOST'S INSTAGRAM: @salma.hindy

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At 18, Egyptian-Canadian Carmen faced the impossible: getting an illegal abortion in Egypt in 2013 after being impregnated without her consent. In this raw conversation, she shares navigating secrecy and stigma, confronting the truth about her assault years later, telling her mother afterward, rebuilding her relationship with sex and her body, how kinks have been helpful to her healing and how her father’s hypocrisy, lies, and blurred boundaries shaped her connection to Islam, men, and herself.

CREDITS:
 Host & Creator: Salma Hindy
 Executive Producers: Sara Hussain & Salma Hindy
 Editor: Salma Hindy
 Artwork: Rana Omar

© The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women, 2025

DISCLAIMER: The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women is a podcast that aims to provide a space for Muslim womxn to share their stories. Our objective is not to try to provide religious guidance whatsoever or to determine who is or is not a “good” Muslim. Our objective is to solely provide a platform for the voices of Muslim womxn in our community when it comes to matters of relationship, intimacy, dating, romance, and love. 

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HOST'S INSTAGRAM: @salma.hindy

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Palestinian comedian Maysoon Zayid waited until marriage to have sex (at 33 years old). Then life came at her fast. In this raw and hilarious conversation with Salma Hindy, Maysoon opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of her romantic life and how living with cerebral palsy shaped her journey. From dating a Broadway River Dancer, to enduring miscarriages and finding relief after divorce, she reflects on the freedom of middle age and what it really means to reclaim one’s story.

LINK TO MAYSOON’S BOOK: https://shinymisfits.com/

CREDITS:
 Host & Creator: Salma Hindy
 Executive Producers: Sara Hussain & Salma Hindy
 Cinematographer: Maxim Allen-Lan
 Studio: My Friend's Basement
 Editor: Salma Hindy
 Artwork: Rana Omar

© The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women, 2025

Instagram: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

YouTube: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

HOST'S INSTAGRAM: @salma.hindy

HOST'S TIKTOK: @salma.hindy

From early childhood experiences, finding out about sex, vaginismus, first experiences with girls, fantasy boy crushes, celibacy to Ayahausca and beyond, Salma Hindy shares her entire sexual journey and the intention of this podcast. 

GUEST CALL OUT. Anonymity guaranteed.

If you would like to be a guest on this pod, please email [email protected] with a short synopsis of your story. 

Instagram: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

YouTube: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

HOST'S INSTAGRAM: @salma.hindy

HOST'S TIKTOK: @salma.hindy

Find out about Salma Hindy's FIRSTS

• First exposure to Sex Ed
• First time truly learning Sex Ed
• First time having sex and losing virginity
• First time learning about Vaginismus

Instagram: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

YouTube: @thesecretsexlivesofmuslimwomen

HOST'S INSTAGRAM: @salma.hindy

HOST'S TIKTOK: @salma.hindy