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• SERIES: Organizations That Increase Khair: Addressing a Need with Elevate Adolescence Programs

  Our Series this month is "Organizations That Increase Khair," and we kick it off with Sana Imad of Elevate Adolescence. She's written a curriculum for a character education program designed to help tweens and teens build confidence and reach maturity in a developmentally appropriate way, both spiritually and psychologically. Rooted in Islamic principles and the sage example of Imam Ghazali, the program integrates timeless values like integrity, compassion, and self-discipline into practical life skills.  Through @girlsrisingstrong and @boys.breakingthru, parents and children can achieve deep understanding and connection. One of my favorite pearls from this episode had to be, "It isn't easy, but it gets easiER."  Practice makes perfect, y'all, but we have to be willing to take the first step.Learn more about these programs and how you can bring them to your kitchen tables. Tune in at 6pm EST and share this episode with another mom and maybe with a masjid board member who may find it easier to establish a youth group with a curriculum and support systems ready to go.Links:1. Elevate Adolescence on the web2. Find Elevate Adolescence on IG: @girlsrisingstrong & @boys.breakingthru3. Girls Rising Strong 4. Imam Ghazali on upbringing of childrenDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!Support the show1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com2. Email: [email protected]. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

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• Updates on Porn in the Muslim Community

  📢 Pornography is a silent but pervasive issue in American Muslim communities.. We’re breaking that silence with Alaa Shareef of The Family and You Institute. She brings data-driven insights on who’s watching, why consumption happens, who's at risk, and what we can do about it—because ignoring it isn’t an option.📊 Who is consuming porn in our communities, and what does that mean for our relationships and faith? ⚠️ Who’s at risk? It’s not just who you think. 🛑 How can families, parents, and partners approach this conversation with love, faith, and practical solutions?We’re here to talk about real, shame-free solutions for prevention, intervention, and healing. If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your children, support a loved one, or unlearn toxic cultural taboos around this issue, this episode is for you. Key pearl from Alaa on this episode is "compassion not condemnation."🎧 Tune in now and join the conversation—because the first step to solving a problem is talking about it. Then share this episode with a loved one who may be experiencing porn in some capacity that's harming their imaan, someone who may not know how to get help otherwise.Links:1. The Family & Youth Institute2. Our last episode on porn with TheFYI3. Pornography in the Muslim Community4. Premarital Sex & Muslim Youth5. Donate to TheFYIDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!Support the show1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com2. Email: [email protected]. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

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• Healthy Muslim Marriages

  Are we talking about sexuality and intimacy the right way? How we navigate these subjects can make or break our relationships; with our partners, and later on, with our kids if we don't learn how to be sex positive. Too often, these discussions are academic or purely rule-based, leaving little room for emotional depth, vulnerable connection, and the nuanced challenges couples actually face. In this episode, @coachmeganwyatt helps us explore emotionally intelligent thoughts and conversations about sexuality and intimacy. Her approach certainly sheds more light on how we understand marital duties versus rights, and how we spiritually connect with our partners.We also unpack some common marital challenges that cross her professional desk, from mismatched expectations to unspoken needs, and discuss where couples—and even community leaders—go wrong in addressing these issues. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Tune in now, and let’s start asking the right questions to have uncomfortable conversations. 🎙️💬Links:Find Megan online One Meaningful LifeListen to Megan's podcast Wives of JannahFollow Megan on IG: @coachmeganwyattDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!Support the show1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com2. Email: [email protected]. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

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• The Gender Health Gap Effect on Muslimahs

  Dr. Sadaf Lodhi OBGYN is back on the podcast this year to discuss the gender health gap and how it creates even more barriers for women, especially in marginalized communities of Muslim American women: from the Black community to asylees, immigrants, and refugees. Sick women don’t have the luxury of having sex positivity in their homes when their basic needs won’t be met, and are in fact sabotaged by the state. We talk about trauma, cell memory, cultural competency, and funding cuts that directly impact how we fare in the American pseudo-healthcare maze that’s hard to navigate when we DO speak English.No visit with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi is complete without talking about mindset on the path to unlearning guilt and shame, and embracing sex positivity. There’s also lots of good news on the horizon with Dr. Lodhi and we hope you catch it towards the end of this episode. Share it with a friend and let us know how you’re working on building your sex positive home.Links:1. Find Dr. Sadaf Lodhi OBGYN on IG2. Find Dr. Sadaf Lodhi on the web3. Resources Dr. Lodhi recommends for sex positivity, education & advocacy    a. HEART     b. Gynogirl    c. Desidoc.md    d. Dr. Habeeb Akande    e. Brown Girl Healthcare    f. The Black OBGYN Project Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!Support the show1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com2. Email: [email protected]. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

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• Yasmin Auntie on "Muslim Matchmaker" Now on Hulu

  We sat down with the hilarious and insightful Yasmin Elhady to talk about her new show, Muslim Matchmaker, co-starring Hoda Abrahim, and now streaming on Hulu. Yasmin brings her expertise and humor to the matchmaking world, helping Muslims navigate the often-complicated journey of love and relationships.We discuss why this show is more than just entertainment—it's a celebration of the Muslim diaspora and of love as the last magic humanity has left. Yasmin shares why everyone, regardless of background, deserves to find love and how intentional matchmaking (with a modern twist) is helping people build meaningful connections.If you’re curious about modern love, matchmaking, or just want to hear Yasmin’s signature wit and wisdom, this episode is for you. Plus, we explore why shows like this matter in changing mainstream narratives about Muslims and relationships.Check out our show notes on ways to get Hulu to stream NOW.Links:1. Student discounts-if you have T Mobile, there is a student discount for you! Check out your cell phone app.2. Verizon-certain Verizon plans offer Hulu for free as a perk. Check your app!3. Get a FREE trial with Hulu-Sign up and choose the basic package for $18.99. You have one month to cancel without being charged. You WILL have to enter your credit card information, but set your calendar and cancel before the charge hits. Free Hulu! BOOM. Welcome to the Brown Side.4. Watch Muslim Matchmaker on HuluDid you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!Support the show1. Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.com2. Email: [email protected]. FB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group4. IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast5. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

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