See Something Say Something
Each week, Ahmed Ali Akbar covers everything that American Muslims are talking about right now — misrepresentation in the media, equality in the mosque, Asahd memes, and much more.
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Generation M: Time and Again
01/10/2024
Generation M: Time and Again
Reposting Episode 5 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to the Generation M page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes! Ahmed is joined by Dr. Hussein Rashid —scholar of religion and co-editor of the anthology, Ms. Marvel's America: No Normal — to discuss "Time and Again," episode 5 of the Ms. Marvel TV show. We talk about how this episode on partition made Ahmed cry, how intergenerational storytelling is like time travel, and make an argument for changing Kamala's powers from the comic book. Buy Hussein Rashid's Ms. Marvel anthology here: Read Ahmed's essay on partition here: Read the Ms. Marvel partition reading list from Fatimah Asghar and Bisha K. Ali here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSkxrcPoxavaQK7XikzYeWG0UTNBb3PeMWyecmCdFF2g_c3EnAd3GJgEjP5I8JWQML-NrwmLIJV18cz/pub
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Generation M: Seeing Red
12/14/2023
Generation M: Seeing Red
Reposting Episode 4 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to that page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes! — Episode description: Ahmed and Waleed are joined by documentarian Khaula Malik to discuss "Seeing Red," the fourth episode of the Ms. Marvel TV show. The show heads to Pakistan! Khaula helps us understand the complications of filming there. We discuss what kind of image of Pakistan the showrunners depict. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.
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Generation M: Destined
12/01/2023
Generation M: Destined
Another episode of Generation M: Recapping Ms Marvel. Get up to date episodes from the Generation M podcast feed. Episode description: We recap episode 3 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Ahmed pitches his Ms. Marvel comic book series, Alanna talks about the macguffin of it all, and Waleed tries to figure out if this show is British colonialism's debut in the MCU. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.
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Generation M: Crushed
11/21/2023
Generation M: Crushed
Another bonus episode from Generation M. Please head over to the Generation M feed to subscribe for up-to-date episodes. Episode 3 is out now on that feed. Episode description: We recap episode 2 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Ahmed and Alanna are joined by Ayesha Mattu to revel over the delightful high school rom-com of it all. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.
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[BONUS] Generation M - Episode 1
11/13/2023
[BONUS] Generation M - Episode 1
Folks, I have a new podcast! It's really in a very similar world to See Something Say Something, just more focused on TV recaps. The first season recaps the TV show Ms. Marvel. I'll be cross-posting season 1 here but delayed by a few days. Please subscribe directly to the new podcast feed. Generation M Episode 1: Crushed Episode description: Ahmed, Alanna, and Waleed recap episode one of the Ms. Marvel TV show and explore Kamla Khan's comic book origins. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.
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Introducing: Radiolingo
12/16/2022
Introducing: Radiolingo
It's finally here! I'm thrilled to share a preview of my new podcast Radiolingo, created in collaboration with Crooked Media and Duolingo. The show delves into the fascinating ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. If you're curious, subscribe now to Radiolingo on your favorite podcast app. For more information, visit . More About the Show: Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each podcast episode explores a new way of understanding at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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[BONUS] M Train Season 2 Episode 1 — Asad
05/04/2022
[BONUS] M Train Season 2 Episode 1 — Asad
Go subscribe to M Train here to listen to the rest of the episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m-train/id1499706256 In our very first episode, we talk to Asad Dandia – one of the plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit that successfully sued the New York City Police Department for its prejudicial surveillance of Muslim communities.
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Dislocation (with Basim Usmani)
01/20/2022
Dislocation (with Basim Usmani)
Ahmed and Basim spend some time catching up with all the changes in 2022 from babies to injuries. Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and .
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80s South Asian Dance Music from Naya Beat Records (featuring Raghav Mani and Basim Usmani)
12/21/2021
80s South Asian Dance Music from Naya Beat Records (featuring Raghav Mani and Basim Usmani)
Ahmed brings on Basim to discuss South Asian disco and dance music with Naya Beat record’s Raghav Mani. Download Naya Beat Vol1: Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: Due to an injury, this season of SSSS has been delayed, but we are releasing the best we can — subscribe to our YouTube channel: Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and .
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Swimming and Reporting as a Muslim Woman, with Rowaida Abdelaziz
10/23/2021
Swimming and Reporting as a Muslim Woman, with Rowaida Abdelaziz
Ahmed speaks with Huffington Post national reporter Rowaida Abdelaziz about her work covering American Muslims and her piece on swimming while a Muslim woman. Due to an injury, YouTube uploads are delayed, but subscribe for a video version of this podcast soon: youtube.com/ahmed Follow Rowaida: Read Rowaida's piece "When Swimming as Muslim Woman Becomes a Political Act": Read Zainab Iqbal's piece, "I'm a Muslim woman covering the diversity of Brooklyn. Sometimes all people see is my hijab.":
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The Mosque in America, A National Portrait (with Dr. Ihsan Bagby)
10/01/2021
The Mosque in America, A National Portrait (with Dr. Ihsan Bagby)
We’re back from hiatus and to our regularly scheduled programming with an interview with Dr. Ihsan Bagby on his work polling American mosques for two decades. Find the mosque survey from Dr. Bagby here: Also: our big new announcement is that we’re now on YouTube thanks to a grant from the Google News Intiative! Look forward to some YouTube exclusive content covering halal food in America. Like and subscribe below. Video podcasts will be coming soon.
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"Saving the Seeds" (by the Self-Evident podcast)
06/15/2021
"Saving the Seeds" (by the Self-Evident podcast)
This week, we wanted to introduce you to one of our favorite podcast partners: Self-Evident: Asian American Stories. They do incredible work showcasing the wide-ranging stories of Asian Americans. And: we've picked up Pakistani mangos together! Subscribe to Self-Evident on iTunes or Spotify and support them here: https://selfevidentshow.com/supporters
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[BONUS] Pakistani Chicken Hutt (via America's Test Kitchen)
06/04/2021
[BONUS] Pakistani Chicken Hutt (via America's Test Kitchen)
Another bonus! We’re sharing with you Ahmed’s story for the PROOF podcast by America’s Test Kitchen. It's a personal essay about growing up a picky eater in a Pakistani family. Subscribe to PROOF and find more info on their show here: PLUS: a bonus interview with Madhur Jaffrey, desi cookbook author and icon, will be on the Patreon will be up later today. Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at . Follow the show @seesomething and . Email the show at . Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and
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[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Episode 2
05/05/2021
[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Episode 2
Here's episode 2 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here: Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar
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[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Podcast, Episode 1
04/30/2021
[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Podcast, Episode 1
We're hard at work on the new season of SSSS, but in the meantime, we're excited to share episode 1 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here: Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar
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Announcement! + Patreon Jinn Zoom Call Preview
03/02/2021
Announcement! + Patreon Jinn Zoom Call Preview
In this episode, an important announcement — we’re moving to a seasonal model! And stay tuned for the first 15 minutes of our Patreon bonus zoom call with our guests . So this will be the last episode for a little bit — our next drop of episodes will be a season of episodes that will release weekly in Spring. if you donate on Patreon, you’ll still get the same overall episodes per year BUT also you’ll get more bonuses and sneak peaks before we start dropping. Subscribe to our social media to stay updated! If you want hear the full Zoom call, subscribe on Patreon! Love to you all. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod Follow Taz @TazzyStar and buy her grief poetry collection “The Moon Split in Two” here: Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom music was by Basim Usmani. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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Jinnthology
01/05/2021
Jinnthology
Happy New Year! We’re BACK after a COVID19 hiatus. Our most popular episode every year is our jinn episode. This year, we’re doing an anthology, a JINN OPEN MIC, a JINNTHOLOGY. Our former guests Shamira Ibrahim, Taz Ahmed, Basim Usmani, and Margari Hill all share their stories. We’ve got: folklore, poetry, fiction, and personal stories. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod Follow Taz @TazzyStar and buy her grief poetry collection “The Moon Split in Two” here: Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza and her work @MuslimARC Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom spooky music was by Basim Usmani. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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‘East of La Brea’ (with Sameer Gardezi and Margari Aziza)
10/28/2020
‘East of La Brea’ (with Sameer Gardezi and Margari Aziza)
Welcome to part two of…. MUSLIMS ON TV!!!! (now featuring an echo effect, naturally). We’re focusing on a web-series made with an antiracist model from Break the Room, Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, and Powderkeg Media. “East of La Brea” focuses on Black and Bengali Muslim women in a context of a rapidly changing Los Angeles. Sameer Gardezi of Break the Room and Margari Aziza of Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative join us to discuss how they made the show. Patrons this month get access to additional conversation with Sameer and Margari for an insider perspective on Ramy, Patriot Act, and how the industry grapples with critique around gender and race. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show. Watch “East of La Brea” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBvXTgzp3DK/?hl=en Follow Sameer @sameergardezi Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. Our editor this month is Basim Usmani
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Netflix’s “Connected” (ft. Latif Nasser) and Hulu’s “Ramy” (ft. Shamira Ibrahim)
09/17/2020
Netflix’s “Connected” (ft. Latif Nasser) and Hulu’s “Ramy” (ft. Shamira Ibrahim)
It’s time to talk about…. MUSLIMS ON TV!!! again. We’re joined by the host of the new Netflix science travel show, “Connected,” Latif Nasser. He’s also the Director of Research at Radiolab, so we talk to him about the shift from podcasts to video, the humility needed for science reporting, and his thoughts on Hulu’s “Ramy.” Then, we talk to culture writer Shamira Ibrahim about her writing on “Ramy” Seasons 1 and 2, Mahershala Ali's Tajweed, and why she enjoyed the show’s growth. This is shaping up to be a bit of a miniseries. Muslims on TV will return… next month! $10 patrons get access to full conversations with Latif and Shamira, which includes Latif’s journey into starting a Muslim journalist association after the election of Donald Trump. Follow Latif @latifnasser and watch “Connected” on Netflix. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod and read her pieces on Ramy here: . Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. Mixing this month by Basim Usmani of the Kominas. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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Illogical Courage
08/01/2020
Illogical Courage
Eid Mubarak! M Train has wrapped (thanks to BRIC!) and we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming. In this episode, Ahmed talks to poet to Dalia Elhassan about antiblackness, the meaning of Eid when quarantined in an intergenerational family, and the impact of the Khartoum Massacre on how the Sudanese diaspora observes Eid. Plus: Dalia shares a poem. Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Get Dalia’s chapbook in the New Generation African Poets Box Set: Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Protests & the Pandemic #BLM
07/03/2020
M Train: Protests & the Pandemic #BLM
CW: Police Violence Abolitionists protests are sweeping the nation as the COVID19 pandemic continues to ravage Black communities. Black Muslims in all fields are at the forefront during this historical moment. We spoke to Black Muslim Covid Coalition member Professor Donna Auston and frontline nurse “Lady” to discuss social movements, Black Muslim activism on police and prison and abolition, and the disproportionate effect the pandemic is having on black folks. Plus: our sister podcast, Brooklyn, USA, sent us a voice note from a protestor who was arrested during the George Floyd protests in june. This is the final episode of the M Train miniseries. See Something Say Something will return after a break. Thank you all for listening. Follow Ahmed on Twitter @radbrowndads. Follow Professor Donna Auston: @tinymuslimah Follow the Black Muslim COVID Coalition: @bmcoalition Follow Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative: @MuslimARC Donate to bail funds: Listen to Teshale's BK USA episode: Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit . SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Death & Grieving in Muslim New York
05/08/2020
M Train: Death & Grieving in Muslim New York
Burying a loved one is never easy. But for Muslims New Yorkers, the price of land, gentrification, and ritual practices complicates an already difficult process. As a result, most Muslims in the 5 boroughs tend to be buried hours away from their homes, at cemeteries in Long Island or New Jersey. With the death rate in NYC soaring due to COVID-19, Muslim funeral homes have borne the burden of a crisis that developed long before quarantine. How does one grapple with saying goodbye to our loved ones when burial is less than ideal? To answer these questions, we speak to housing policy expert Lena Afridi about losing and burying her father over a year ago. Then, Imam Khalid Latif of ICNYU shares some of the pressures that funeral homes in New York are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. M Train releases bi-weekly and each episode focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Donate to ICNYU’s Coronavirus Financial Hardship Grants: Read Lena’s Article: “Death and Life in Great American Cities”: Find ICNYU’s Virtual Ramadan Programming here: Please consider signing up with the National Bone Marrow Registry, especially if you are from an underrepresented group. Sign up here: https://bethematch.org/ Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads. Follow Imam Khalid Latif @KLatif Follow Lena @lpafridi Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/brictv This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/ This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Coronavirus & Chaabi
03/27/2020
M Train: Coronavirus & Chaabi
Corona has thrown M Train (and all of society) for a bit of a loop. So we threw the script out for this episode and called up Dr. Ahmed Hozain, a surgical resident and researcher currently working in NYC, to talk about COVID-19, convincing your boomer parents to stay home, and virtual jum’ahs. Then, we returned to a simpler time before pre-isolation, when we interviewed North African dance teacher Esraa Wardah about her work decolonizing dance classes and building spaces that decenter whiteness. Because of Corona, M Train may experience some delays. Please be patient. M Train releases bi-weekly and each episode focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Follow Ahmed Hozain on twitter @AhmedHozain Follow Esraa Warda on Instagram @wardadance Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit . SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Roti & Sorrel in Brooklyn
03/13/2020
M Train: Roti & Sorrel in Brooklyn
This episode, we head to Brooklyn to eat some Trinidadian food and talk about the dialogue between Black, Desi, Carribbean, and Muslim cultures within the island and its diaspora. We pick up some dhalpuri, buss-up-shot, and doubles and then wash it all down with sorrel, a tart, hibiscus flower drink. Throughout the episode, we talk about the way Trinidadian cuisine is a dialogue between Indian and African cultures and why the roti shop is as much an icon of NYC Muslim culture as the halal cart. Featuring: Johnny Ali and Kerrie Bissoon of the Utica Avenue Ali’s Roti and fashion designer Nzinga Knight of Brooklyn Brewed Sorrel. Follow Nzinga on Instagram @nzingaknight and @brooklynbrewedsorrel. Head to www.nzingaknight.com to learn about her fashion work and head to www.brooklynbrewedsorrel.com to order Brooklyn Brewed Sorrel. Follow Ali’s Roti Shop on Instagram: @alisrotishop or give them a visit at 337 Utica Avenue in Brooklyn. M-Train releases bi-weekly and each episode focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit . SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Cyborgs, Activism, and the Muslim Vote (Live! from Brooklyn)
02/27/2020
M Train: Cyborgs, Activism, and the Muslim Vote (Live! from Brooklyn)
We’re coming to you live! For the second episode of M-Train —the new six-part miniseries from See Something, Say Something and BRIC Radio — we hosted a panel discussion at the BRIC Ballroom centered on Muslims in politics. Our guests for the night were Shahana Hanif, New York City Council Candidate, Sadaf Jaffer, Mayor of Montgomery County in New Jersey (and first Muslim woman elected mayor in America), and Mohammad Missouri, Executive Director of JetPAC. We talked about the Muslim bloc swinging leftwards, confronting Islamophobic trolls who live in your communities, and the challenges of representing a group as diverse as American Muslims. M Train is released bi-weekly and each episode focuses on the New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Learn more about New York City Council Candidate Shahana Hanif here: Learn more about Mayor Sadaf Jaffer here: Learn more about Jet-PAC and Muhammad’s work here: Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow our Producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC Radio on Twitter @BRICRadio and BRIC TV @BRICTV This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit . SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at . Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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M Train: Redefining Sex & Coming Out Muslim
02/13/2020
M Train: Redefining Sex & Coming Out Muslim
Welcome aboard the M Train! A new six-part miniseries from See Something, Say Something and BRIC Radio– a Brooklyn-based audio network that amplifies community with podcasts ranging from LGBTQ stories and radio plays to a monthly audiovisual magazine celebrating our beloved #Brooklyn. Each of the six episodes of M-Train focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway. Our debut focuses on the work of two sex educators redefining the place of sex and intimacy in Islam. For our first stop, we head to Brooklyn to speak to Sid Azmi about her journey from radiation therapy to business woman and sex educator, running a “educated pleasure shop” in Park Slope.. Here’s where to find it, in case you want to visit: Then, we speak to Wazina Zondon about navigating queerness, sex, and Islam. Wazina is a sex-ed teacher and co-creator of the storytelling performance Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of love. Check it out here and follow her @wazinazondon. If you have any questions, going through a hard time, and just want to talk to someone, get in touch with and remember these wise words from Wazina: “You're fine. You're great. You’re normal. No version of your Islam is wrong, nor is any version of your sexual identity. You don't have to apologize or fix or adapt to somebody else's version. Just be patient with the people around you.” <3 Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads. Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86. Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC Radio on Twitter @BRICRadio and BRIC TV @BRICTV This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/ This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.
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Underground Aams Trade Part 2 (via America's Test Kitchen)
01/08/2020
Underground Aams Trade Part 2 (via America's Test Kitchen)
This month, we’re sharing with you part two Ahmed’s reporting for America’s Test Kitchen where he followed the Pakistani mango trade in the United States. The story first started on SSSS and eventually moved to ATK’s PROOF podcast. Find more info on PROOF here: . “In part two of this investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar explores the underbelly of the secretive mango distribution industry. He uncovers the historical and economic reasons that importing mangoes from Pakistan has been so difficult — from regulation to irradiation. And he finally traces product to supplier.” Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Plus, we’re doing a live-show in collaboration with BRIC! Find info on the show and RSVP at the following link: Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at . Follow the show @seesomething and . Email the show at . Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and
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Underground Aams Trade, Part 1 (via America's Test Kitchen)
12/31/2019
Underground Aams Trade, Part 1 (via America's Test Kitchen)
This month, we’re sharing with you Ahmed’s reporting for America’s Test Kitchen where he followed the Pakistani mango trade in the United States. The story first started on SSSS and eventually moved to ATK’s PROOF podcast. Find more info on PROOF here: . “Pakistani-American communities in the U.S. rely on dealers on WhatsApp to gain access to their most coveted treasure: Pakistani mangoes. And they pay a premium for it. In part one of this two-part investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar searches for answers. Why are Pakistani mangoes so hard to find? And why is the Pakistani community resorting to deals on WhatsApp to procure them?” Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Plus, we’re doing a live-show in collaboration with BRIC! Find info on the show or the following link: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/m-train-live-podcast-recording Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at . Follow the show @seesomething and . Email the show at . Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and
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Jack Ryan and Terrorism on TV
11/19/2019
Jack Ryan and Terrorism on TV
Jack Ryan, Amazon’s TV show based on the Tom Clancy character of the same name, features drone strikes, a Black American “good Muslim” character, and many of the tropes that have been around since Homeland and 24. So Ahmed decided to swallow his pride and try to watch it to see what he could learn. First, we talk to Salimah about the appeal of the show for your average Muslim TV binge watcher. Then, we speak with Professor Evelyn Alsultany, author of "Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11," to help give historical context to the depiction of Muslims in Terrorism TV. Also featured: the return of Halal or Not! Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. Last month, we released a bonus jinn episode. You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Find Professor Alsultany on her website: . Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at . Follow the show @seesomething and . Email the show at . Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and
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The Tribes of the Jinn
10/19/2019
The Tribes of the Jinn
Happy Halloween! Jinn, those mischievous beings made of smokeless fire, are one of three races featured in the Qur’an (humans and angels being the others). They’re important figures in folklore too and a common indicator of the religion’s adaption to local culture. Assistant Professor of History Ali A. Olomi joins the podcast to tell some spooky stories and to help us understand what the jinn really are. Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: . You can find other ways to support here: Your support means the world to us. Follow Ali @aliaolomi. Read one of his viral threads on jinn here:. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow the show on Twitter @seesomething and . Email the show at . Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and
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