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Can businesses truly be ethical? In a world of clothing gluttony, recycling fashion trends, and the forever uptick in consumption of fast fashion in the digital age, it seems the monument of this generation is developing mountains of trash then sustainable art.  

We sat down with Iman Masmoudi, the creator of TŪNIQ, a design label that focuses only on providing ethical practices in their craft, and dove into how TŪNIQ was able to build an alternative. All the while providing liveable wages, qualitative products, and a pure carbon-negative footprint.

Social Media is constantly changing the landscape of our lives along with leaving a trail of mental health concerns. We sat down with Mikaeel Smith for a Live Podcast Episode everything from Mikaeel's Smith new found yogurt-making obsession to unpacking scientific research on communication, focus, and social media. 



Shaykh Mikaeel Smith is an instructor at the Qalam Institute and part of an avid running group called RUN DMRC. His previous work, With the Heart in Mind dove into the prophetic way of how Prophet Muhammad communicated with those closest to him and beyond. 

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The expression of art has had its importance within the Islamic tradition, however now, sometimes Muslim creatives aren't always given the space to fully realize their form of spiritual expression. Developing spiritually for anyone can done in more ways than one—and for many people that is through art forms such as poetry, prose, or literature. On this episode, Tareq Touré speaks on the idea of spiritual expression.

Tariq Touré is a poet and native son of West Baltimore that has produced art reaching across hearts and continents. His poetry and prose has been featured in award winning publications such as Muslim Matters, Salon, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, The Nation Magazine and Sapelo Square. He uses prose as medium for shedding new light on issues such as social justice, racial inequality, black culture and Black Muslim narratives.

Follow him @tariqtoure

Buy Omar Usman's book Fiqh of Social Media here: https://www.amazon.com/Fiqh-Social-Media-Principles-Navigating/dp/B08R69ZC2L  

Social media and digital technologies have changed our lives and there is no indication that things will slow down. As Muslims, we believe that Islam contains the most perfect guidance for all of mankind to follow. How do we implement that timeless advice in our unprecedented times? Join us on this episode with Omar Usman as we talk about the Fiqh of Social Media.  

Omar Usman is a founding member of Qalam Institute, the Islamic Seminary and learning institution based in Dallas, TX and Muslim Matters, an online magazine that began in 2007 as a collaboration between various bloggers and Shuyukh in order to bring attention to issues faced by Muslims in the West, of which he is the current executive director of.  He teaches Islamic seminars across the US including Khateeb Workshop and Fiqh of Social Media. He has served in varying administrative capacities for multiple national and local Islamic organizations.

Follow him at @ibnabeeomar

After Trump won the election in 2016, there was a rise of Islamophobic hate crimes against Muslims across the country. Naturally, many Muslims began to feel a level of distress and anxiety of the potential harms that came from the country's new leadership. For some, they found solace in their communities, for others, it became more difficult to find belonging. On this episode we talk with Hanan Hashem about Part-Time Hijabis, Distress, & Belonging.

Hanan Hashem is a Research Assistant and Community Educator at The Family and Youth Institute, a non-profit that focuses on educating and empowering Muslim families through Muslim mental health research and workshops. She completed her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Wayne State University in 2016 and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and a Masters in Quantitative Methods at The University of Texas, Austin.

Hanan’s main interests are in research, community, and clinical work. Her current research focuses on contextual factors that influence American Muslim youth development, including the role of their racial, religious, and gender identities on their everyday experiences.

Follow her at @heyhashem

After 9/11, Muslims in the west were given the unexpected expectation to condemn every act of terrorism that occurred both domestically and abroad. For more than a decade now, such an expectation has constantly put Muslims at the defensive about their perception in larger society and has directly affected the Muslim community's perception of itself. On this episode of Not Another Muslim Podcast, we talk to Heraa Hashmi on studying religion and becoming confident Muslims.

Heraa Hashmi is an Indian American Muslim author and activist known as the creator of the Muslims Condemn list which collected instances of Muslims speaking out against bad actions "done falsely in the name of Islam."⁣

Responding to criticism online, Hashmi, created a 712-page online spreadsheet with specific examples of Muslims condemning terrorist actions. The spreadsheet had over 6000 entries and was still available and editable online. The website won her the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research's Muhammad Ali Confident Muslim Award in 2017. Currently she is a contributor and the Marketing Director for @traversingtrad, a blog run by a group of young Muslims that strives to provide varied perspectives on modern society through the lenses of Islamic theology, Eastern and Western philosophy, and historical analysis.⁣
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Follow her @caveheraa