It’s been months but we still wanted to end things properly. Here’s the final episode. Hibba gets intimate with Ikhlas and Makkah on the end of a journey. https://media.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/content.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/67_Episod

Episode 66: Allah Centered Self Love with The Village Auntie

Apr 11th, 2021 52m 46s

On this episode, Makkah and Ikhlas share why they decided to end the show and what’s next. Later, they talk to Angelica Lindsey-Ali a.k.a The Village Auntie about Allah centered self love.

Episode 65: A Time for Restoration

Mar 12th, 2021 42m 16s

Ikhlas and Makkah continue the conversation from last episode and talk to Muneera Fontaine about restoring the womb and what a graceful birth can look like. Dr. Muneera Fontaine, Ed.d is the owner of Peaceful Earth, Graceful Birth. She currentl

Episode 64: Process and Healing Through Pregnancy Loss

Mar 4th, 2021 45m 57s

Ikhlas and Makkah go into detail on how they transitioned through pregnancy loss. What helped, what didn’t, what support looks like and what it feels like to be on the other side of it. https://media.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/content.blubrry

Episode 63: How to Move Through Change

Feb 16th, 2021 47m 7s

Change is tough, it’s uncomfortable, sometimes exciting and something we all have to go through several times in our lives. Change is inevitable. So how do you move through it? Makkah and Ikhlas talk about how they’ve dealt with and meet change

Episode 62: Healing as a Journey

Nov 22nd, 2020 1h

With Covid resurfacing so much trauma, therapists have taken to instagram to help folks cope. But what does the journey to healing actually look like? Ikhlas and Makkah talk to Dr. Kameelah Rashad about myths and misconceptions around healing a

Episode 61: Joy and Rest

Oct 26th, 2020 59m 59s

Ikhlas and Makkah come back from an extended break and explore what joy and rest means to them in this space, time and age. https://media.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/content.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/61_Episode_61_Joy_and_Rest_2.mp3

BONUS Episode: A Conversation on Friendship and Faith w/ Black Iftar

May 22nd, 2020 45m 48s

We go LIVE with Black Iftar to chat about creating a community of people you love, trust, and keep you inspired in your journey towards Allah.

Episode 60: How to Make Meaning When You’re in the Thick of It

Apr 20th, 2020 36m 39s

To wrap up Season 7, Ikhlas, Hibba and Makkah sit down to check in, make sense of a post-COVID world and prep for a Ramadan unlike any other.

Episode 59: It’s Funny Because It’s True (ft. Nadirah Pierre)

Mar 16th, 2020 53m 1s

We chat with real life stand-up comedian and social media satirist, Nadirah Pierre about navigating the comedy scene while staying true to herself and her community as a Black Muslim woman.

Bonus: Securing the Bag

Feb 21st, 2020 5m 18s

We need your help to keep producing the show you come to know and love. Here’s two quick, easy ways you can support the show. Purchase our #CenterBlackMuslimVoices tee: identitypoliticspod.com/shop AND/OR Sign up to become a monthly contributor

Episode 58: Love, Where You Least Expect It

Feb 14th, 2020 1h 3m

We chat with Toronto-based #Blackistani couple Henna Khawja and Ryan Hilliard about race, family, and what it takes to bring together two cultures in one household. Henna Khawja is a registered social worker at University of Toronto and Ryan Hi

Episode 57: We Said We’d Never Talk About Hijab

Jan 22nd, 2020 51m 18s

Ikhlas, Makkah and Hibba chat about hijab and modesty.

Episode 56: The Fabric of Our Lives (ft. Hoda Katebi)

Dec 17th, 2019 1h 6m

We chat with Hoda Katebi, of Blue Tin Production Co-op, about how our clothes and our spirituality are connected, and steps we can take towards becoming more responsible consumers. We also share our first modest fit and whether or not we’d wear

Episode 55: When Food Taste Like Home (ft. Reem Assil)

Nov 27th, 2019 43m 39s

We talk about food and community with Reem Assil of Reem’s bakery in Oakland.

Episode 54: We Man Up (ft. Aymann Ismail)

Nov 17th, 2019 44m 22s

On this episode, Aymann Ismail, host of Slate’s Man Up podcast joins the show to discuss what it means to be a man in today’s world, what positive masculinity can look like, and how men can achieve it. Plus Makkah brings on a special guest, Riz

Episode 53: A Birth Story

Nov 1st, 2019 43m 19s

To kick off season 7 we invited our producer Hibba Meraay on the show to talk our birth stories and how we got our names. Plus Ikhlas shares details about becoming a mom! https://media.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/content.blubrry.com/identitypo

Episode 52: Hibba Takes the Mic

Sep 17th, 2019 50m 55s

Ikhlas had a baby! So yah this episode is a little late. Hibba turns the tables as we celebrate some podcast milestones. https://media.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/content.blubrry.com/identitypolitics/52_Episode_52_Hibba_Takes_the_Mic.mp3

Episode 51: Heyyy Auntie! (ft. The Village Auntie)

1 Jul 9th, 2019 1h 3m

The Village Auntie herself, Angelica Lindsey-Ali, joins us to discuss the importance of owning your sexual health and finding spaces to explore issues around intimacy, pleasure and womanhood. GUEST: Angelica Lindsey-Ali, @villageauntie, is a co

Episode 50: 30 Feet From Stardom (ft. Dalia Mogahed)

Jun 26th, 2019 47m 36s

This week, we talk about what it feels like to be recognized in public and the special brand of online vitriol that is reserved just for women. Plus Dalia Mogahed chats with us about whether the costs of being a Muslim woman with a public profi

Episode 49: Taking Up the Spiritual Path (ft. Joshua Abdul Haqq)

Jun 3rd, 2019 49m 20s

When you’re looking to get deeper in your faith there a lot of options out there from meditation to yoga to spiritual retreats, how do you navigate it all? Reoccurring guest Joshua Abdul Haqq (aka Ikhlas’ husband) comes on the show to talk abou

Episode 48: Do the Ramy-dan (ft. Ramy Youssef)

May 22nd, 2019 47m 37s

To mark the halfway point of Ramadan we check in on how we’re doing on those #RamadanGoals and chat with actor, comedian, and writer Ramy Youssef about how his Ramadan has been going in the wake of the release of his new Hulu show Ramy, what hi

Episode 47: Black Iftar (ft. Samira Abderahman)

May 15th, 2019 53m 36s

Ramadan Mubarak! To kick off this year’s series, we reflect on the last decade of summertime fasts and our girl Samira Abderahman joins us to talk about Black Iftar, why she created it and the importance of leaving room for Black joy in Ramadan

Episode 46: What’s Really Good for the Muslims? (ft. Besheer Mohamed)

Apr 30th, 2019 50m 6s

Ikhlas and Makkah chat about how Muslims talk about Muslims, how Hollywood talks about Muslims and have Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center, to tell us what the data says about Muslims. What we’re looking to find out:

Episode 45: Birth Werk (ft. The DC Doula)

Apr 16th, 2019 51m 36s

What should you expect if you are a Black Muslim woman who is expecting? And how might a doula be able to help? On this episode, we discuss these questions and more with The DC Doula herself, Malika Hook Muhammad. Tune in to learn more about ho