Episode 2: To Stop or to Keep Going? Self Control After Ramadan
About the Episode Did you know that there are different types of self control? In this episode, we discuss two types of self-control, and how one of them stuck around after Ramadan while the other dipped. We bring you not one but two guests on this episode, and we leave you with some advice for […]
Episode 1: Growing Patient in Ramadan
About the Episode Ramadan, patience, self control, compassion – how are these words related to one another? While we wrestle with caffeine headaches and less sleep or food than usual, Ramadan is a testing ground for our ability to prioritize spirituality and to practice skills like self-control and patience. But by the end of the […]
Holidays & Identity
About the Episode: Every year, right around Halloween and until after Christmas, the same conversation pops up in our Muslim communities – Should my child be going trick-or-treating? Can we make gingerbread houses? Is it okay to celebrate mainstream holidays? Parents are thinking about whether their children will feel left out–and maybe whether this whole […]