Episodes
This episode, Elias and Maha talk about artivism, sex education, mutual aid and turning outdoor gatherings and protests into queer masjds-on-the-go. Taylor joins Maha for a debrief. You can find Elias on Instagram @strawberreli and their website here. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] References and further reading: Masjid Al Rabia Faith Not Fear Fund  EIias' queer Muslim masterpost  The Indigenous Anarchist...
Published 11/14/21
Published 11/14/21
This episode, Ejel and Maha talk about revisiting Queer Islam like a steadfast friendship, the rise of Islamists in the UK by the 1990's, the need for Queer Muslim in-person meetups, and TAKING TO THE STREETS! (as safely as possible :) ) Taylor joins Maha for a debrief.  You can find Ejel on Instagram @muslimlgbtnetwork Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] Thanks again to Abrar and Aram, our lovely volunteers. Go...
Published 05/25/21
This episode, Sari and Maha talk about Islamic culture vs religion, culture X religion, Maghrebian Tunisian diaspora communities, & being Muslim enough. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Sari on Instagram @sarihellara and @livingearthlings Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] A huge thank you to our volunteers, Abrar and Aram; their compassion and generosity has fuelled this project’s...
Published 04/27/21
This episode, Sufi and Maha talk about harmful judgements, being outed, eventually finding a plethora of Queer Muslim communities online, Queer Ummah and Queer Muslim Liberation. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Sufi on Instagram @sufi.sun and on Twitter @sufisun7 Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] A huge thank you to our volunteers, Abrar, Aram and Zara; their compassion and generosity has...
Published 03/30/21
This episode, Noor talks to Maha about being “disabled and”, and the importance of centring accessibility in community spaces. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Noor on Twitter @snoringdoggo and on snoringdoggo.dog The transcript will be linked ASAP. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content, and information and updates on the podcast. Visit patreon.com/queermuslimresistance to support us financially. Email: [email protected]
Published 03/02/21
This episode, Maha, Muna, Beverly and Renée talk about abolition as a relational project, and the central role dreaming has in imagining and co-creating futures of collective liberation. The Abolitionist Dream Mappers’ website will be live in 2021. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] References and further reading: RUTH WILSON GILMORE MAKES THE CASE FOR ABOLITION “Muslim Abolitionists on Islam, Carceral...
Published 12/09/20
This episode, Rachel and Maha talk about loving hard as queer Muslims. Taylor joins Maha for a debrief. You can find Rachel on Instagram @transcendentalrach Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] References and further reading: Inclusive Mosque Initiative MAY PROJECT GARDENS Homosexuality in Islam - Scott Kugle (available in our resource guide! Link in our Instagram bio) Believing Women in Islam - Asma...
Published 12/02/20
This episode, Ismat and Maha talk about revolutionary politics and what it looks like to learn and unlearn as queer Muslims. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Ismat on Facebook facebook.com/ismat.hammer.9, Instagram @nammmmmmu and Twitter @iovingeme Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] References and further reading: Simone Browne - Dark Matters NAZAR - an independent journalism project on...
Published 11/17/20
This episode, Masooma and Maha talk about navigating the world as queer Muslims while centring joy and allowing room for questions and growth. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha.  You can find Masooma on Instagram @geminiholograms and find her writing on substack: geminiholograms.substack.com Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: [email protected] References and further reading: Gayatri Gopinath - Impossible Desires (email us for...
Published 11/10/20
This episode, Ameera and Maha talk about what it means to be in right relationship with the land as queer Muslims on Turtle Island. You can find Ameera on Facebook (facebook.com/bengalbrony) or Instagram @bengalbrony Other podcast episodes Ameera is featured in: What the Faith Podcast. “Faith as a Queer Muslim with Ameera Khan” https://anchor.fm/whatthefaith/episodes/Faith-as-a-Queer-Muslim-with-Ameera-Khan-efsgu2/a-a2i1bos Queerology podcast. “#QYFDay”...
Published 11/02/20
This episode, we’re back with Kathryn for Part 2 of our conversation! She shares her work on re-centering sex and pleasure for BIPOC, queer folk and people of marginalized genders through her adult novelty business, House of Bawdy. You can listen to part 1 in our previous episode. You can find House of Bawdy on Facebook or Instagram @houseofbawdy, and their website houseofbawdy.com is set to launch on November 27 2020. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim...
Published 10/26/20
This episode, Kathryn shares her story of finding selfhood as a sexually fluid Black Muslim woman born into a Nation of Islam family. We talk about Blackness and Islam and Islams of difference. Next week, we’ll hear all about Kathryn’s work on re-centering sex and pleasure through her adult novelty business, House of Bawdy. You can find House of Bawdy on Facebook or Instagram @houseofbawdy, and their website houseofbawdy.com is set to launch on November 27 2020. Follow us on Instagram...
Published 10/19/20
This episode, we have a conversation with Summeiya about their experiences navigating the world as a gender-fluid lesbian based in Tkoronto/ Toronto. You can follow Summeiya on Instagram @summeiyakhamissa Content Note - this episode does feature mentions of threats of sexual violence and death. Queer Muslim resources - a resource guide on Google Drive Tareef: queer Muslim reading group from Hiba Ali Share your queer health stories The Sublime Quran translated by Laleh Bakhtiar...
Published 10/12/20
This episode, we talk about healing through rituals of beading, art and prayer, while complicating what it means to belong on stolen land. You can follow Kole on Instagram @mildpeps / @rustlingpine and check out their website: rustlingpine.com Kissing Brides artwork: @hiddenlionstudio The Rani’s Affair artwork: @demen.art Gayatri Gopinath - Impossible Desires: Queer Diasporas and South Asian Public Cultures Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak - Can the Subaltern Speak? “What is Homonationalism?” -...
Published 10/05/20
Hello and welcome to the introductory episode of queer muslim resistance: a podcast from OPIRG Kingston! We talk about who we are what we're doing here.  Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for updates.  Link to "The Whiteness of Coming Out" by Asiel Adan Sanchez: http://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/culture-coming-out/
Published 09/28/20