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Sana Saeed is a cultural critic and journalist based in Washington DC. She’s currently a Host and Senior Producer at AJ+, where she is currently developing a media critique show. She’s written and commented on a variety of topics about the American Muslim community. Her work in the community has ranged from discussing spiritual abuse at the hands of religious leaders to the role of Palestine in American Muslim politics. You can follow her on Twitter at @SanaSaeed or on Clubhouse at @Sanaface

Episode Summary

Interview with Sana Saeed of AJ+ about how we talk about issues, media framing, and navigating complex Muslim discussions online.

Episode Notes

• Experiences on 'Muslim Clubhouse'
• How difficult convos are conducted in our community on topics like clergy or spiritual abuse, and understanding phrases like "believe women"
• How Muslim community chooses sides when a major event happens
• How media biases projected onto facts affect our thinking
• Who defines objectivity, and is it possible to achieve?
• Justice and cultivating empathy against the dominant narrative
• How to navigate complex issues that have a lot of back and forth
• The work needed to be an advocate for something
• When is it better to stay silent vs. speaking up?

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Do you view your work through a dunya paradigm or a barakah paradigm? We break down what each of those look like, and how they impact your professional and spiritual development.

Guest: Mohammed Faris, Productive Muslim Company

Highlights

• What Mohammed's experience has been doing faith-based training in secular work environments
• How do you apply a barakah culture mindset at work?
• How can faith help you with self-accountability?
• What do data metrics look like in a barakah culture?
• Challenges of navigating career growth vs. family responsibilites

Resources Referenced in Podcast

• Paper by Dr. Abdullah Rothman - What Islam Offers to Modern Self-Help: An Islamic Paradigm of Psychology
• Muhammad (s): 11 Leadership Qualities that Changed the World by Nabeel al-Azami

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Projects & Resources

Barakah Academy Book Club - Curated reading for faith based professional development

Kick Your Phone Habit - 30 Day email course to regain focus, reclaim family dinner time, and take control of your relationship with your phone

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Excited to have Sh. Hasib on with us to discuss:

• Difference between faith and religion
• Compartmentalization of faith
• Faith challenges in the corporate world
• Seeing faith as transactional
• How to define success
• Perspective on facing difficulty
• Ghaflah (heedlessness)
• Levels of sincerity in asking of Allah
• Authenticity when talking about our struggles

"You never find the Prophet (s) care more about establishing a truth than losing people's hearts."

Legacy Institute

Faith ATX

Fiqh of Social Media Book

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The Sunnah of Small Moments

• Handling medical emergencies during khutbah
• Recording of khutbah delivered

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