Election 2020: The Stages of Grief Part II-Anger

11/19/20 • 44 min

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Since they couldn’t find a Muslim mom who voted for Trump, Zaiba recruited her husband, Zafar, to return to the podcast for this episode to help understand the 35% of Muslims surveyed by the Associated Press who said that they planned to vote for Trump--and probably did. It was CLOSE, y’all! Could the Muslim vote afford to be so split? What are the reasons that it wasn’t a landslide with 100% of Muslim Americans voting against the current POTUS?

Zafar does a great job calming Zaiba and Uzma down in this episode to demonstrate that 35% of Muslims voting in a way we don’t understand isn’t so significant, statistically or historically, and diversity of opinions is considered a blessing in Islam. Does everything he says resonate with your favorite podcasting duo? NO! Hear about white grievance vs. privilege, the right to return, the Democratic party’s role in turning away the Muslim vote through doublespeak, and the silver lining in having lived through the last 4 years under this administration.

Tune in for the discourse! “All dialogue is good dialogue,” as Zafar Hasan says.

Links:

1) All eyes on GA: The New Georgia Project: https://newgeorgiaproject.org/

2) All eyes on GA: Black Voters Matter: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/

3) AP VoteCast Survey results: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/03/929478378/understanding-the-2020-electorate-ap-votecast-survey

4) Website: https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/

5) Facebook: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group

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Tune in for the discourse! “All dialogue is good dialogue,” as Zafar Hasan says.

Links:

1) All eyes on GA: The New Georgia Project: https://newgeorgiaproject.org/

2) All eyes on GA: Black Voters Matter: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/

3) AP VoteCast Survey results: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/03/929478378/understanding-the-2020-electorate-ap-votecast-survey

4) Website: https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/

5) Facebook: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group

6) IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

7) Twitter: @MWMpodcasting

Did you know you can send us a text? Feedback, questions, or recommendations welcomed!

Support the show

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Election 2020: The Stages of Grief Part I-Denial

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Zaiba & Uzma discuss election results which, at the time of this recording, was not yet called, but was highly suggestive of results they did not expect. Why don’t they have cause to celebrate regardless of who is elected this year?

This is a darker episode, with some sad reflections about what the turnout means in terms of the moral compass of America and who our real allies are. Conscience does not have to be consistent with only a political ideology, rather requires us to think, act, and vote along economic and social plans as well, especially those of us who are Muslim Americans. A close election isn’t just a close call, but a larger revelation about the limitations of white liberalism/privilege, a two party system, and political rhetoric in this nation.

Now that we know who the President of the United States is, this is a great reflection of where so many of us were one week ago. This month will be a Kubler Ross stages of grief series reflecting on this election and what it means about our society. When we know better, we vote better, we do better.

Links:

Website: https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/
Facebook: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group
IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast
Twitter: @MWMpodcasting

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Election 2020 Part III: Vitamin G for Gratitude Thanksgiving Episode

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The next step in grief in this Part III of our election series is depression, which may feel worse today because it’s a holiday in pandemic, and it doesn’t look like what we’re used to. With social distancing protocols, many lives lost to this disease, and a third surge with no end in sight, we could dive right into depression, the next stage of grief, but today we choose gratitude. It’s not one of the stages of grief, so here we go replacing it! December will be our mental health series, so stay tuned for that.

We have to acknowledge the role of colonialism and white supremacy in the origin story of this holiday, and how gratitude isn’t a holiday sentiment: it’s daily Muslim practice. Let’s call the bleaching of American history what it is and share what we still hold onto of ourselves despite it. Reflect on Surah Rahman and the joys, big and small, of 2020.

Links:

1) How to support your teens through COVID-19: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Signs-your-Teen-May-Need-More-Support.aspx

2) All eyes on GA: Black Voters Matter: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/

3) CAIR-CA report on Islamaphobia on campus: bit.ly/cairca-campus-climate-2020

4) CAIR action on apps spying on Muslims: https://www.votervoice.net/CAIR/campaigns/78170/respond

5) The FYI toolkit on dealing with election stress: https://www.thefyi.org/toolkits/election-debrief-toolkit/

6) The FYI toolkit on wellbeing under COVID-19: https://www.thefyi.org/toolkits/coronavirus/

7) CDC study on COVID-19 impact on Native Americans: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6934e1.htm?s_cid=mm6934e1_w

8) Website: https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/

9) Facebook: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim group

10) IG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

11) Twitter: @MWMpodcasting