Mommying While Muslim
Mommying While Muslim is a one of a kind podcast where American Muslim moms share their experiences to raise second generation kids. Having experienced both pre and post 9/11 America, they're acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all moms share. Mommying While Muslim is a space to take back their stories, and tell those no one will air on the news or portray fully or fairly in the media. Host Uzma Jafri is mom first, careerwoman second, and global citizen at heart. She meets taboo topics head on because she wasn't allowed to do it growing up, not at home or at school and work. Her aim is to better her immediate household, community, and her momsisterhood the world over by telling the truths sometimes people don't want to face or to hear. Not everyone has these privileges, and she is eager to learn as well as share her own experiences. Always looking to give back, MWM finds women and families who need a mic because no one needs a voice; they just need an opportunity to speak. Besides tough social issues, MWM tackles political ones because when laws affect kids, we're coming for them as well as the ones who make them! There's no lane that doesn't get taken here. Along the way, MWM recruits momallies for Muslim Americans who have been inordinately targeted for the last 20 years. True moms know that ALL our children deserve to be safe, loved, and happy, and we bust every yellow brick on the Islamaphobic road to make sure they all are. If you like good trouble, this one's for you!
Mommying While Muslim
Power of the Pen
Rowaida Abdelaziz joins us today to talk about the accidental journalism bug and why it’s important in our endeavor to experience fair and balanced news coverage.
We also discuss moms’ roles in supporting their kids’ dreams, role models and mentors when there are so few, keeping our heads down and ears up listening for the scoop, and getting paid in pizza. What opportunities does the media landscape offer to writers and consumers of news?
Fighting disinformation and misinformation is our job, not just as humans, but as Muslims, and supporting truth in all its forms is critical and true diversity takes work, even in the news!
It’s not us, we’re not crazy, per Rowaida! Studies prove that news coverage, much of which is informing policy, is not unbiased or stereotypical. Nuance is news, and we can pick up our pens to do that. Get writing!
Links:
- Learn more about Rowaida: heruproar.com
- Rowaida on FB: Rowaida Abdelaziz and Twitter: @Rowaida_Abdel
- When Swimming as a Muslim Woman is a Political Act: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-women-are-fighting-to-swim-in-america_n_5d5594d1e4b056fafd08aa70
- Motivated Muslim Voters: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-voters-impact-swing-states_n_5f99d1c1c5b6a4a2dc81c9eb
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