Unfazed with TazzyPhe

Rahim Siddiq is the head photographer/videographer and owner of Visual Artistry Collective, which is a wedding videography and photography business based in Irvine, California. His company specializes in capturing Muslim weddings and has the goal of bringing a creative and modern touch to the Muslim Wedding industry. But a special twist to this episode’s interview, is that he was actually the wedding photographer at my wedding. Him and his team did an amazing job and I’m really happy with how the video and photos turned out. I wanted to get his perspective on weddings and what he feels is important as well as how he navigated running his business through Covid. You can find Rahim on instagram @rahvsid or on his company's website https://www.visualartistry.co/. 

Sadaf is a Registered Dietitian, nutrition blogger, and author based out of Canada who specializes in weight management, diabetes, kidney disease, NAFLD, malnutrition, and heart health, among others. She has a strong science background, with three degrees from major Canadian universities and completed extensive training at St.Michael’s Hospital, a leading teaching and research hospital in Toronto, to gain competency as a dietitian. We had a great conversation just in time for Ramadan about everything from misinformation on Tiktok to what actually happens to your body when you fast. You can find her on instagram @sadafshaikh.rd

I interviewed Zahra for this episode where we speak about her experiences trying to find a partner and tells us what it's like to weed through a sea of matches. Zahra Billoo serves as the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) office, the oldest and one of the largest CAIR chapter offices. 

Nosheen (formerly known as OHNOSHEENDIDNT) is a former YouTuber that I met back in the day. We have a great conversation about how she met her spouse on an app as well as her experience helping her grandmother run a more traditional matchmaking service. 

Yasmin El Hady (also known as Yasguru) is a lawyer, comedian, and retired matchmaker. She has a BS in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology from Emory University, but she read the most about relationships after experiencing a divorce back in 2012. She’s also been matching since 2007, and learned a lot doing that about compatibility & reverse engineering her process. We talk about everything from the need for counseling to toxic wedding culture in the Muslim community. 

Qamara is a photographer, mother, youtuber, and social media presence based in the Bay Area, California. Her and her husband makes a YouTube series called marriage Monday’s where they give marital advice based on different questions and topics. In the episode we talk about everything from gender roles to coping with homesickness in a marriage. 

This interview with Nushmia Khan, founder of Nikahnama, was recorded in July 2020. Nushmia is a Pakistani American artist who started a business reviving an old tradition of making beautifully designed, intricate marriage contracts for Muslims to be wed. We talk about everything from her previous career to the motivation behind starting Nikahnama 

This interview with Jannah Farooque was recorded in July 2020. Jannah is a visual artist and mother based in Colorado. We spoke about her experiences as a black woman growing up in Denver including everything from raising children to racism she faced in the South Asian and greater Muslim community.