Faith in Fine Print

17/04/2022

New episode for just dropped! Nihal sat down with , and spoke to him about his journey to Islam, navigating community in the 1970s and 1980s, and how Muslims can cultivate an intellectual framework within America. Imam Zaid also reflected on the challenges he sees ahead for the greater Muslim community, the need to have a united voice, and also discusses what he is reading these days. Available now everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Imam Zaid Shakir is an American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. He teaches courses on Arabic, law, history, and Islamic spirituality. Follow him at on Twitter.

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10/08/2021

EP 9: WE ARE ALL SHEPHERDS! Now available on all platforms.

Abdul-Rehman Malik () is an award winning journalist, educator and cultural organizer. In June 2019 he was appointed Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar at the Yale Divinity School. He also serves at the Program Coordinator at Yale University’s Council on Middle East Studies, and is responsible for developing curricula and partnerships with public schools to promote better cultural, language and religious literacy about the Middle East to educators and students alike. Abdul-Rehman also serves as Director of the Muslim Leadership Lab, an innovative student leadership program being incubated at the Dwight Hall Center of Social Justice at Yale. He remains programs manager for the Radical Middle Way, which offers powerful, faith-inspired guidance and tools to enable change, combat exclusion and violence and promote social justice for all. His work has spanned the UK, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Mali, Morocco, Singapore, Canada and Malaysia.

15/05/2021

We got a chance to get together! Planning for the future of Faith in Fine Print! Thank you for being a part of the journey thus far. We hope to bring you more content soon! Eid Mubarak to all of you.

02/08/2020

Us attempting an Eid Greeting. 🤣 Thank you for all the follows and all the support! More content to come. Stay tuned!

22/07/2020

There is no single Muslim narrative. Our Faith is one, but its lived reality is different for everyone. Instead of conforming to uniformity, we should aim for unity through our varied experiences as rooted in our Tradition.

"We are not a monolith. The Muslim community is so insanely diverse--racially, religiously...I think we need to embrace that." -Rowaida Abdelaziz

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19/07/2020

Faith in Fine Print met with Rowaida Abdelaziz, a journalist who reports on Islamophobia for the Huffington Post. Alman Nusrat and Nihal spoke to Rowaida about her life growing up between the United States and Egypt, how her academic path began with potentially pursuing medicine, but eventually choosing journalism, and her path to the Huffington Post as a lead reporter for the Islamophobia Tracker. We also spoke about the trends of Islamophobia in America, how Muslim women swimming has become a political statement by many, how Muslims can address domestic violence and other intra-community traumas, and how Muslims can take control of their narratives in the United States.

Rowaida Abdelaziz is a reporter based in NYC where she focuses on Islamophobia and social justice issues facing the Muslim community. Fluent in Arabic, Rowaida also has written numerous stories on the Middle East and covered the refugee crises in Syria, Yemen and other parts of the Arab world. Before joining HuffPost, Rowaida was at the Committee to Protect Journalists and Al Jazeera Arabic at the UN. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter .

We want to especially thank Dar-ul-Islah in Teaneck, New Jersey for graciously allowing Faith in Fine Print to utilize the masjid to record this episode.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ERlymidJ0dY
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11/06/2020

Faith in Fine Print is back after an extended Ramadan break with a wonderful new episode. Alman and Nihal sat down with Batouly Camara—the only Muslim woman to play basketball for the UCONN Huskies! They spoke about how playing sports motivated Batouly to take her faith seriously, her life journey from New York City, Kentucky, and then to Connecticut, her meetings with Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, and her international non-profit work. Available anywhere you can find a podcast.
Batouly Camara plays small forward for the UCONN Huskies women's basketball team, the most successful women's basketball team in the United States. She is a Muslim woman, native New Yorker, and is ethnically from Guinea, West Africa. She holds a MA in Sport Management from the University of Connecticut. Compelled to create unique opportunities for young girls around the world, Batouly founded Women and Kids Empowerment (W.A.K.E), a nonprofit geared towards empowering young women all over the world.

09/05/2020

Mental health is often a taboo subject within our families and communities. When we have body aches, we don't hesitate to ask experts. Yet, our mind is the most important muscle within our body, and we have curated a culture of shame and guilt when someone is suffering from a mind-related issue. It's important that we create an environment of vulnerability so that individuals can speak about what is bothering them in their thoughts and emotions.

Check out episode 4 of Faith in Fine Print on your favorite podcast platforms.

Hooman Keshavarzi is the founder and executive director Khalil Center, the largest provider of Muslim mental health services in America. He is a licensed psychotherapist who holds a doctorate of Clinical Psychology, a Masters of Clinical Psychology, and a Bachelors of Science. He is currently a visiting scholar for Ibn Haldun University in Turkey, Adjunct Professor at American Islamic College, Hartford Seminary, and instructor of psychology at Islamic Online University. He is also a fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding at the Global Health Center, conducting research on topics related to Muslims and Mental Health. Read more about him at the Khalil Center - A Zakat Foundation Project

05/05/2020

Faith is informed often by culture. When we do away with culture, we are doing away with the lens through which our faith is understood. Yes, interjecting our ethnocentric biases onto our understanding of faith is something to be weary of, but, completing ridding one's heritage from how faith has been understood can lead to a sense of puritanicalism.

Hear more in this episode of Faith in Fine Print wherever you listen to podcasts.

Please support Imam Sohaib and his family by visiting this link: https://www.launchgood.com/project/help_us_support_the_family_of_imam_sohaib_sultan #!/

Sohaib Sultan is the first full-time Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain at Princeton University. Imam Sultan is a graduate of the Hartford Theological Seminary, and the author of The Koran for Dummies, The Qur’an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Selection Annotated and Explained (2007). He is a public lecturer and writer on Islam, Muslim culture and Muslim-Western relations and occasionally blogs on the Huffington Post Religion section.

03/05/2020

Preserving the Legacies of Our Elders | Imam Sohaib Sultan

We Are Storytellers: A Life of Service, Community, and Healing. As the Muslim community continues to grow, it is essential to document. preserve, and celebrate the work of our elders. They built institutions out of nothing and established mosques and foundations with very little resources. Similarly, we should preserve these legacies to learn from the shortcomings of our elders, acknowledge their humanity in the process, and pick up from where they left off.
Imam is the Muslim Chaplain at . In this unique episode, & discuss Imam Sohaib's journey from journalism to chaplaincy, his work with the Muslim community at Princeton, and the importance of compassion and care-giving. They speak on the role writing and storytelling play in preserving the narratives of Muslims, encapsulating the experiences of our elders, and embracing culture instead of pushing it away. Episode 3 of is now available on YouTube and all your favorite podcast platforms.
Shortly after recording this episode, Imam Sohaib Sultan discovered and disclosed that he is battling stage 4 cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Some community members started a LaunchGood campaign in service of him and his family. If you can, please help by donating to the link in our bio.
Sohaib N. Sultan is the first full-time Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain at Princeton University. Imam Sultan is a graduate of the Hartford Theological Seminary, and the author of The Koran for Dummies, The Qur’an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Selection Annotated and Explained (2007). He is a public lecturer and writer on Islam, Muslim culture and Muslim-Western relations and occasionally blogs on the Huffington Post Religion section.

19/04/2020

"People probably don't like you not because of you, but because they live vicariously through who they think you are." Now available on all your favorite podcast platforms! Join Shaykh Suhaib Webb as he discusses "The Catch-22 of Social Media Spirituality" with Alman Nusrat and Nihal Khan.

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Suhaib William Webb is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He has a degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and in Islamic law from al-Azhar Universiy in Cairo. He was named as a "Faith Leader to Watch" by The Center for American Progress in 2016, selected by the Muslim Community as one of CNN’s 25 Most Influential Leaders; as well as one of "Five Hundred of the Most Influential Muslims" by the Royal Islamic Studies Center in 2017. He is also currently the resident scholar at the ICNYU.

18/04/2020

“I want to be an Imam, how do I go viral?” The Catch-22 of Social Media Spirituality.

Shaykh Suhaib Webb speaks with Alman Nusrat and Nihal Khan about the importance of studying faith with sincerity, all the while reflecting on the reasons one studies their religion. Faith in Fine Print is available on all podcast platforms!

17/04/2020

"Put out the doodh patti, bro!" Check out the newest episode of Faith in Fine Print.

Dubbed the “Snapchat Imam,” Alman Nusrat and Nihal Khan sat down with Shaykh Suhaib Webb to speak about his life and his work in the American Muslim community at the Islamic Center at New York University. They discuss the benefits and pitfalls of teaching Islam and experiencing spirituality and scholarship in the age of social media, embracing vulnerability as a public Muslim figure, and the importance of good company. Available now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor!

Suhaib William Webb is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He has a degree in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and in Islamic law from al-Azhar Universiy in Cairo. He was named as a "Faith Leader to Watch" by The Center for American Progress in 2016, selected by the Muslim Community as one of CNN’s 25 Most Influential Leaders; as well as one of "Five Hundred of the Most Influential Muslims" by the Royal Islamic Studies Center in 2017. He is also currently the resident scholar at the ICNYU.

30/03/2020

Faith in Fine Print Episode 1 is out now on Anchor, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Check us out! Join us for a conversation on how people can better cope with and understand pandemics in the modern age.
Nihal speaks with Dr. Azfar Chak about the on-the-ground situation of COVID-19, what healthcare workers are dealing with, what medical precautions people should be taking, and what the world should expect in the future. Shaykh Saaleh speaks to us about how Muslim societies in the past have reacted to pandemics, how faith can empower those going through a tough time, and how people can continue to stay spiritually afloat. Nihal also touches on issues related to dignity, healthcare, and caring for people's pastoral needs.
Dr. Azfar Chak is an infectious disease specialist in Nyack, New York and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Religional Medical Center-Suffern. He received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and his BA from Montclair State University. He is also a Muslim community organizer based in New Jersey. Contact him at [email protected].
Shaykh Saaleh Baseer is currently completing his MA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago while also studying at Darul Qasim. He holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University and an 'alimiyyah degree from Darul Uloom Azaadville in South Africa. His interests include Ottoman and Mughal history. Follow him on instagram
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30/03/2020

23/03/2020

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28/02/2020

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16/02/2020

Hey Everyone! Stay tuned for the first episode for this all new podcast hosted by Singer-Songwriter, Alman Nusrat and Community Educator, Nihal Khan !

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