Being a Black Muslim Woman Expat and Freelance Writer with Imani Bashir
09/25/20 • 37 min
Imani Bashir is a Muslimah and a fellow Sagittarian who has over 10 years of experience as a Writer and Journalist. She started in sports broadcasting. She currently is the Deputy Editor at Travel Noire. She has been featured in almost all the major outlets that you can think of.
As a World Traveler. Imani is also an Expat (relocated internationally) to Mexico and England, China, Poland, and Egypt! She’s a wife and Mom to a beautiful black baby boy. She’s from the D.C. area and has lived in Maryland. She also lived in New Jersey, and Delaware and Atlanta, Georgia.
She talks about:
- How her parents met at Howard University
- Self Discovery after an Identity Crisis as a Youth
- Meeting Her husband in Cairo Egypt
- Getting her dad’s approval for Marriage
- Giving Birth at her home in Poland
- Generational Trauma of birth inside the United States
- Her experiences with racism, sexism, pay wage inequality and religious discrimination in the media industry
This episode is sponsored by Practical MuslimIf you are a woman of faith interested in getting closer to God (Allah) these and need help on your spiritual journey Use promo code LEGACY for $5 off 60 of these uplifting, downloadable Practical Muslim devotionals from the holy book of the Quran.
https://www.practicalmuslim.com/devotionaldeck/60-devotionals-deck
Episodes mentioned:
Neymat (Episode 11), Aizya (Episode 20) and My Mom Episodes 36/37 two parts) and Episode 5 my dad
Movies Mentioned
- 13th
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- When They See Us
Interact with Imani on the web:
https://www.instagram.com/sheisimanib/
https://twitter.com/SheIsImaniB
https://www.facebook.com/pg/sheisimanib
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Imani Bashir is a Muslimah and a fellow Sagittarian who has over 10 years of experience as a Writer and Journalist. She started in sports broadcasting. She currently is the Deputy Editor at Travel Noire. She has been featured in almost all the major outlets that you can think of.
As a World Traveler. Imani is also an Expat (relocated internationally) to Mexico and England, China, Poland, and Egypt! She’s a wife and Mom to a beautiful black baby boy. She’s from the D.C. area and has lived in Maryland. She also lived in New Jersey, and Delaware and Atlanta, Georgia.
She talks about:
- How her parents met at Howard University
- Self Discovery after an Identity Crisis as a Youth
- Meeting Her husband in Cairo Egypt
- Getting her dad’s approval for Marriage
- Giving Birth at her home in Poland
- Generational Trauma of birth inside the United States
- Her experiences with racism, sexism, pay wage inequality and religious discrimination in the media industry
This episode is sponsored by Practical MuslimIf you are a woman of faith interested in getting closer to God (Allah) these and need help on your spiritual journey Use promo code LEGACY for $5 off 60 of these uplifting, downloadable Practical Muslim devotionals from the holy book of the Quran.
https://www.practicalmuslim.com/devotionaldeck/60-devotionals-deck
Episodes mentioned:
Neymat (Episode 11), Aizya (Episode 20) and My Mom Episodes 36/37 two parts) and Episode 5 my dad
Movies Mentioned
- 13th
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- When They See Us
Interact with Imani on the web:
https://www.instagram.com/sheisimanib/
https://twitter.com/SheIsImaniB
https://www.facebook.com/pg/sheisimanib
Listen to more episodes for free on your favorite streaming platform:
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NYapeh
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TdAZ87
iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/33gUj9j
Pandora: https://pdora.co/2PLMUXo
TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2RKrnjU
Keep the conversation going. Follow us on Social Media.
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