Matcha Talk: Recent Episodes
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Samia and Samar are two sisters who meet and discuss their spirituality through stories and happenings of our day. Join them every other week for a heartfelt, lighthearted, meaningful, reflective and spiritual conversation.
Ramadan Mubarik! Here is one technique I learned to help you become more productive and get over any slump, insha'Allah.
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Issue 10 on Wednesday Musings (releasing on 04/06)
This video by Sh. Yasir Qadhi
This episode of the series by Yaqeen Institute
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We're asking for you to stretch that heart of yours for this episode! We'll be discussing a topic which you may or not may not know about, may be influenced by, may actually be affected by, may have strong opinions for or against. We hope that this episode will be a way for your heart to become softer and ache more for the plight of the oppressed.
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This Instagram post by Shehzeen
Surviving As An Ahmadi in Pakistan article in Pulitzer Center
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What does it mean to be a woman in sacred spaces? In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samia and Samar discuss the role of women in Islam as compared to their current role and rights in today's society, with the west being vastly different from most of the east.
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Podcast discussed: "With the Qur'an" by The Qarawiyyin Project
Sh. Maryam Amir: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Village Auntie's Instagram ("Is my period over" IGTV video is here)
Female reciters on Instagram:
Hawraa Yaseen
Samia Mubarak
Chaymae Yousfi
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Samar and Samia get vulnerable while playing Freshly Grounded's "The Game" - a card game in which the players ask each other meaningful questions. Hope you enjoyed this week's episode!
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Samar and Samia watched a documentary and they have lots to disagree on. Maybe some people shouldn't talk about other countries, especially a white person about Africa. What do you think?
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In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samar shares her story of a rude man in the airplane and they both dissect whether her reaction coincided with the bystander effect or whether she truly made a conscious decision.
You'll notice a subtle change. Did you catch it?
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In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samia and Samar tackle the conversation about the prevalence of lies and deceit all throughout the world.
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They explain their short absence
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Lies and how they permeate the society
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How are we as Muslims responsible
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Samia's personal story
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Resources to fact check everything
MENTIONED:
Politifact.com
Snopes.com
Punditfact (part of Politifact)
Boys In The Cave's article on Modern Day Signs of the Day of Judgment.
Sunnah Living's article, "Why I Say No to the Medical Medium"
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In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samia and Samar talk about western romantic relationships and human rights:
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The recent series Samia watched ... and stopped watching.
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The undying devotion v. shotgun, the two extremes in romantic relationships.
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The Agonizing Arrogance.
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Did you really start from nothing?
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Why a seed of arrogance is not allowed in Paradise.
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In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samia and Samar have a lighthearted conversation about:
- Global Mawlid celebrations
- How it is not a controversy - as per dictionary definition
- Importance of celebrating diversity in thought
- Finding the purpose of celebrations in spirituality
- Looking for ways of growth and fulfillment
- Samar's longboard learning adventure
- Push vs. Pull goals
MENTIONS
Global Mawlid Celebration Clips - Look for the highlighted titled "Global Mawlid"
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In this episode of Matcha Talk, Samar begins by sharing a trailer with a hijab character and the discussion on Muslims in Hollywood flows from there:
- What is representation and should we seek it
- Samia shares her friend's Islamophobic movie recommendation
- Unapologetically Muslim celebrities
- Debate whether a Muslim and Hollywood even mix together
- Hypocrisy seeking diversity on screen while shunning it off screen
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Let's discuss juicy topics from the book, "My Past is a Foreign Country" by Zeba Talkhani with The Modern Skeptic's Mariam and Mallak as our first ever guests. This was part of a collaboration so head over to the @themodernskeps on instagram for a LIVE book discussion with Samia, Mariam and Mallak. In this Matcha Talk episode, we get personal on:
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Feminism
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Patriarchy
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Intergenerational parental relationships
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Being hijabis
MENTIONS:
The Modern Skeptics podcast on YouTube
The Modern Skeptics on Facebook
The Modern Skeptics on Instagram
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Samia recently watched an interview style show which raised a lot of questions!
In this episode, Samia and Samar discuss:
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Procrastination
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Comedy and Dave Chappelle
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Shahrukh Khan and Culture
MENTIONS:
Salaam Pages - Listen to books written by Muslim authors
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We were so excited to receive the Freshly Grounded game as a gift! Let's play it together. This is also a video podcast. In this episode, Samia and Samar discuss:
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Their cheerleader
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Vulnerabilities
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Things they are grateful for
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Salaam Pages - Listen to books written by Muslim authors
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We are discussing our personal health! In this episode:
- Samar talks about empathy and sonder
- Samia ponders the household dynamics of those living with energy related illnesses
- What does 'acceptance' truly look like?
- What is the difference between 'active' and 'passive' worship?
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We announced our YouTube channel! This episode is also up on YouTube. Head over to our channel and check it out when you have a chance! In this episode:
- Samia shares what happened when she and her husband watched a classic Indian movie.
- They discuss the oddities of the movie - things they never noticed the first time they watched it.
- Cultural expectations vs. Cultural realities
- What does it really mean to "follow Islam"
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Samia and Samar discuss:
- Food and its impact
- What can sugar do in our daily life
- People's creativity in pronouncing their names
- How we know countries versus how they may want to be known
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Samia and Samar discuss:
- Parental Love vs. Allah’s Love
- Played a game of asking deep questions with eachother.
- Samar answered childhood based questions
- Samia answered value-based questions.
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Samia and Samar discuss the hot topic of singledom. They discuss:
- How to be content as a single person.
- The eastern expectations from a women.
- Fallacy of living the life you want after marriage.
- The role of spirituality in all of it.
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What does it mean to be a conscious consumer?
-Samar talks about insensitive social media content. Is it always intentional or sometimes just an unlucky result of incomplete knowledge?
-Samia shares her experiences of movie plots that are more than what they seem.
-We discuss the other side to 'abandoned widows'. How do we manage to keep our mind open whilst perusing all the content?
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Let's talk about self growth through the lens of an outsider. In today's episode:
- There's a vote for you in the stories! Check them to get the details :)
- Samar shares what happened with her and her trainee at work.
- Importance of knowing yourself is discussed.
- They both discuss the ramifications of a society not interested in therapy.
- When are you the Trainer or a Trainee?
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How do we handle our emotions when faced with popular situations on social media?
- Samia summarizes what has happened because Samar is blissfully unaware.
- They discuss Preacher Moss’s response.
- The importance of how an unsavory situation is handled is discussed.
- Samar ends with a story of a tenacious customer she used to see (and tries to remember the recipe for the elixir of life!)
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Have you ever been pressured into forgiving someone? I think most of us have been through the Hamlet-like conundrum of “to forgive or not to forgive.” * Samia talks about communication and her personal struggle with forgiveness, how they are related. * We discuss the spectrum of communication skills. * We discuss forgiveness and what it means realistically. * Samar discusses her communication connundrum with a friend-date.
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A new episode is here! * We are both making a statement about our current humanitarian/political/ethical/moral uprising that is happening before jumping into the topic of the day. * Samar begins by sharing her story on coping with her inability to fast and what is like to cope with that. * We talk about self growth through a story about a certain 30-year-old man who was taken to court by his parents. Yes.. all of this in less than 40 minutes.
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Hey Sister! Welcome to the new Matcha Talk with Samar and Samia. Let's meet our new co-host in this episode and discuss our Ramadan reflections.
Please note: This episode was recorded before the current uprising on behalf of Black Lives Matter. JazakAllah kheir for your advice and guidance in helping us to plant this seed of goodness and release this introductory episode anyway. We will discuss more on this in our next episode, insha'Allah.
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Ah it is time for the changes to be revealed! Listen today to see what is coming up ahead for the podcast before we talk about being alone, how I have experienced it and how to grow through it. Thank you for being amazing listeners! I'll see you in the new Matcha Talk, insha'Allah :)
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Let's talk about Qur'an Journaling! In this episode, we discuss the what's, how's, and where's of Qur'an Journaling.
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- Mentions
YouTube Video on Quran Journaling
Quran Journaling community on Facebook
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Samia
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You know when something very simple teaches you an everlasting lesson? My garden tower was one of those and the three week ordeal allowed me to have a reflection on my character development. Let's chat about that and a few tips on making this Ramadan the one that counts.
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This is an official Ramadan prep episode! Today, I want to chat about how the cat during dinner time lead me to reflect on perspective.
- Mentions
Soulful Latte Podcast
Ramadan Prep 2020 Blog Post
Ramadan Planning Youtube Video
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Today we are continuing on learning through this changing world after having a cuddly time with my cat. She led me to reflect on how we have been behaving as an ummah and how this can be a wake up call for us.
A video by Maulana Tariq Jameel
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Let's talk about some lessons I am learning through the current tests that we are all going through.
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Today I share with you my (dis)like of cooking but love for dutch ovens while reflecting on Gratitude.
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I needed some curtains for our bedroom. Not just any curtains, blackout ones, and so the search had to continue. I share with you the process and how all of this led to a reflection on self reinvention in terms of spirituality. Also, there is an astounding story a sister shared with you in this episode.
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A new video was circulating around about a shaykh uttering his final words, the kalimah, before passing away in front of a group. This brought about a reflection on death and what... my death will be like. Let's talk about death today in the most loving, caring, real manner as possible.
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Today, we are discussing a story of Bukhari رضي الله عنه and the man with his sheep. I reflect about dishonesty, importance of what we say, and importance of character in relationships.
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Today we are talking about how I don't listen to my husband and the pink flamingo socks in with the topic of naseeha. Also, this is the first episode with a submission from Share your Story! Submit your story here: Share Your Story
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Today, I saw this Netflix documentary which resulted in me reflecting on the power of words.
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Today, I want to share with you about my trip to Ikea, the heavy burden that it comes with and how to navigate it.
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Assalam o Alaikum! Welcome to the first episode of Matcha Talk. Today, we are talking about identity.
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