Episode 6 - Hijab or no hijab: that is the question

06/14/21 • 72 min

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita. As part of the Modern Muslimah Series, I hope to discuss issues that affect young Muslim women. Today we are discussing the hijab. This past year I started wearing a hijab to test it out and I am starting to have some reservations about continuing to wear it. So I decided to talk to my sisters-in-law, Yasmine and Rodina about those reservations. They are both Egyptian American Muslims. Rodina wears a hijab and Yasmine does not. I hope hearing different sides of a complex issue is beneficial to any young Muslim women out there who are struggling with the decision to wear a hijab. What’s also important to note, is that these varying opinions and perspectives all exist in the same family! Join us as we have a candid discussion about hijab in the workplace, how the community you live in can influence your decision to wear a hijab and some ways to overcome uncomfortable situations you may find yourself in as a hijabi.
I hope you found some value in listening to Rodina and Yasmine’s opinions on the concept of hijab. Remember, none of us are Islamic scholars. We’re just trying to help each other through difficult decisions in life. So please don’t take our opinions as religious advice. If you have anything to add to this conversation, please send me an email with your thoughts and questions. My contact information is [email protected].
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Episode 5 - A test of faith

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita, and as part of the Modern Muslimah Series, I interview Parisa R, my med school roomie who is now a board certified internal medicine doctor, mom to a special needs child and Bengali-American wife. In this episode, we talk about the struggles that Parisa and her husband Samee have faced since the birth of their first son with special needs. We dive into the emotional rollercoaster of finding out your long-awaited first born child is deaf and may not have a normal development curve. We talk about the challenges a marriage faces while staring down the barrel of uncertainty and ways to cope with them. Would your faith be challenged if you were handed an insurmountable task to raise a special needs child? Let’s hear this brave mom’s story.
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Episode 7 - Being Young and Muslim in Guyana

Welcome to the Working Millennial Women podcast. I am your host, Nikita. I realized that most of you guys are probably not familiar with Guyana - the small South American country where I was born and spent the first 16 years of my life. Then I realized, I had never been Muslim while living there and I don’t really understand what it means to be a Guyanese Muslim. So, I called on my cousin-in-law, Farah, to share what it’s like to be Young and Muslim in Guyana. She also shares some of the challenges of being married to a revert. She offers advice to women who are considering marriage to a reverted brother or a non-muslim man. Join us as we give you a small glimpse into the cultures of Guyana.

Thanks for listening to the seventh episode of the Modern Muslimah series. I hope you learned some interesting facts about my home country. When some people hear Guyana, the first thing that comes to mind is the Jim Jones massacre. I promise you, Guyana is so much more than that! Here's a link to help you learn some more about this beautiful country and all it’s natural glory. https://guyanatourism.com/

Farah and I tackle some religious issues in this episode. Remember, neither of us are Islamic scholars. We’re just trying to help each other through difficult decisions in life. So please don’t take our opinions as religious advice. If you have anything to add to this conversation, please send me an email with your thoughts and questions.
I have also linked the charities Farah mentioned.

https://baitulmaal.org/

https://www.launchgood.com