Asalam Waliakum!  Please to announce the release of a new episode and an amazing interview with my guest Belal Elkadri (@yourbrotherbelal) who is a motivational speaker, youth outreach specialist and Islamic preacher who focuses on issues within the Muslim community.  The focus of our discussion will cover a variety of topics within the Muslim community. We’ll begin by discussing Belal’s outreach to younger children, it’s importance as well as how he makes an effective presentation for children to deliver the Islamic message to them.  Following this, we will delve into the impor ..read more

Asalam Waliakum!  Please to announce the release of a new episode! This episode took longer than I had hoped but I’m glad to be posting episodes again. As always I’m thinking of ways to make a better podcast!  The theme of this episode will be the Modern Workplace. Specifically, I’ll be discussing the ideas behind “Hustle Culture” and “Quiet Quitting”, primarily their origin and why they become prevalent within the modern work culture. I’ll then focus on their implications for Muslims as well as what it says about a person’s worldview.  You can listen to the episode on Apple Pod ..read more

Asalamwaliakum! Today's episode is somewhat later than I expected (my apologies) and will focus on the holiday season within the Western world and specifically in Canada. I wanted to focus on this because there are some rather interesting observations of society and some possibly valuable lessons fro the Muslims community within them. I also am not going to nor do I intend to criticize people who do celebrate Christmas or any other holiday, I am more making observations about the holiday season in general. As always don't forget to follow me on Instagram and on Twitter, it's @MIYBPodcast! Don ..read more

Canadian students study at some of the finest, well established and distinguished universities in the world and yet the greatest danger to many students may have very little to do with the opportunities that they are given but rather the systematic problems within the Canadian post-secondary system. For today's episode I will focus on the issues of Mental Health within Canadian universities. This episode will focus on examining the concerning statistics involving student mental health, anxiety, stress and depression. These issues will be covered by also looking at the issues within the institu ..read more

What is the Ummah? What is the concept or ideas that go behind what we call the Ummah? Muslims often mention the "ummah" and will often mention the need for unity within it but have we really ever considered what this means or what it would look like? Muslims in the 21st Century, especially younger Muslims, have a tendency to yearn for this idea of the united Muslim ummah especially due to the failures of many Muslims states to provide safety and security for its peoples. This is why I wanted to focus today's episode on going through some of my own ideas and thoughts about the Ummah and the qu ..read more

In today's episode I'll focus exclusively on politics and recap what we saw and experienced through the 2021 Canadian Election. I'll first go through some of the general results and some interesting results that occurred and then dive into what these results may say about the future in tackling issues like Islamophobia. After that, I'll explain the differences between the First Past the Post and Proportional Representation as voting systems as well as the positives and negatives of Canada's First Past the Post system ..read more

The Quran was sent down as a guidance for humanity and to provide knowledge about the world. Although many of us may read and recite the Quran, we must also take time to reflect on the message that we are being sent. This is called "tadabbur" and is a process of reflecting on the Quran which I will discuss based on an article from Yaqeen Institute. In addition, I will talk about how we can improve our habits in reading the Quran as well as connecting it to our daily lives as younger Muslims. Yaqeen Instiute Article: https://yaqeeninstitute.ca/read/paper/keys-to-tadabbur-how-to-reflect-deeply-o ..read more

Asalam Walaikum! Today's episode will analyze the life of Malik El-Shabazz or better known as Malcolm X. The episode will provide an introduction to his early life and then focus on his alignment with the Nation of Islam, before diving into his conversion to Islam. As always I did not cover every detail of his life but I highlighted many of the turning points and essential details that impacted his politics and views. In addition, the episode will also partially cover the Nation of Islam to provide context to Malcolm's early beliefs in comparison to his later conversion to Islam. As always I i ..read more

The Hajj is not only one of the most important pillars of Islam but a pilgrimage that is far more than just travelling to Mecca and observing the rites and practices of the Hajj. As Muslims and especially as younger Muslims, it is essential to reconnect and evaluate what our connection is with the Hajj and more importantly our connection to the Kaaba. The uniqueness and beauty of the Hajj and the Kaaba is unmatched and a crucial reason for the spiritual power and connection that so many feel when they visit the Holy City of Mecca ..read more

Asalamwalaikum! Today's episode will be Part 2 of my Babri Masjid episode and will focus on understanding the aftershocks that the destruction of Babri Masjid had on the Indian Muslim population. In examining this, I hope to show how many layers of the Indian justice system failed but also the wide degree of impacts that the destruction of the Masjid had on many average and normal Indian Muslims. At the same time, I also bring the story of one man who brought good from the destruction of the Masjid. Also don't forget to follow me on Instagram or Twitter it's @MIYBPodcast. Remember to also foll ..read more