We recorded this Episode 7 of our podcast in front of a live studio audience in New York City! To follow along, check out the links below.
This month, our Good Muslim award went to The Kominas for this awesome holiday song.
- The awesome DJ Rekha was our dedicated DJ for the whole show and was on stage with us the whole time! Check her out here.
- Our show was opened by comedy sets by Dina Hashem and Azhar Usman.
- We hosted a Poetry A Day for Ramadan writing group. Read our poems here.
- Zahra performed at the Muslim Funny Fest in late July.
- I attended the Netroots Nation conference this year. And I spoke on a panel called, "Love is a Revolutionary Act: Using Culture to Shift Narratives in Communities of Color."
- At the 2011 Netroots Nation, a bunch of us organized a HIjabi Flashmob against the right wing conference.
- #BlackLivesMatter activists stormed the stage at Netroots Nation in 2015 when the presidential candidates were speaking.
- AJ+ news video on Sandra Bland.
- Chattanooga shooting and his diary entries.
- Taz was quoted in an article called, "Why Are We Still Asking Muslims to Condemn Terrorism?"
- Zahra was quoted on a radio news piece called, "#GoodMuslimBadMuslim host ponders Washington's pact with Tehran and asks: When can we go home?"
- Somewhere in New York there is a "Muslim-Free" gun store...
- Flight attendant refused a can of soda to a Hijabi Muslim woman, and now can't interact with customers any more.
- There are 1.57 billion Muslims in the world. In case you were wondering.
- There is bacon-flavored kale now. Also, bacon bits are vegan.
- People in NYC eating at the halal carts don't even know what "halal" means! How creeping shahria is that?
- City of Farmersville, TX, people are scared for the Muslim zombies and are pushing the Muslim graves out of their city.
- Listen to the Good Cha Podcast by Deepa Crash, who also thankfully moderated our Q&A! Follow her podcast to hear the whole thing.
- Taz is volunteering with Bay Area Solidarity Summer in Oakland. Check them out here!
- Thanks to the Asian American Writers Workshop for hosting our show - learn more about them here!