Available September 8, 2023 Related to the episodes on Fitting In as a Muslim and Battling Peer Pressure as a Muslim, Faiyyaaz and Riyal share their stories on friendship. There is good and bad. So you'll hear their best practices as well as what Islam says on how to gain Muslim friends that are supportive and how to interact with the friends that you currently have.

Building on our episode on Fitting In as a Muslim, the influence from our peers can be good but peer pressure can negatively affect our decision making. You’ll lose yourself following the assumptions of others out of fear of sticking out. Hold tightly to the rope of your Deen, of Islam and of God. Ameen. (00:00) Intro (03:44) Battling Peer Pressure as a Muslim (06:44) Going back to Ramy (08:20) Our Stories Regarding Peer Pressure (14:37) Pressure Towards Marriage (20:58) The Asch Experiment (23:33) Good Peer Pressure (24:13) Steps To Take (36:04) Outro

Available August 11, 2023 Building on our episode on Fitting in as a Muslim, the influence from our peers can be good but peer pressure can negatively affect our decision making. You’ll lose yourself following the assumptions of others out of fear of sticking out. Hold tightly to the rope of your Deen, of Islam and of God. Ameen.

Fitting into society can be important, you’re going to have to work with different people in life, from different ages, ethnicities, religions, interests and personalities. While living an Islamic lifestyle, you have to fight to fit in yet belonging to a community comes easy. We share what we have learned to help you find where you belong. (00:00) Intro (03:13) Fitting in as a Muslim (06:03) Going back to Ramy (08:24) Our experiences trying to fit in (13:40) What Islam says about fitting in (23:13) Staying true to who you are (26:04) Being tested by Allah (27:24) Finding like-minded people (36:19) Outro

Growing up as a Muslim in a western society can be challenging, from working to stay true to an Islamic lifestyle when Islam is not the majority, trying to fit in, avoiding peer pressure, all the way to discussing halal - haram ratios on dates and everything in between. We are two cousins who have been through it all and we’ll be sharing our experiences navigating those challenges along other ones every month. God willing, we share stories that you can relate to, that resonate with you and can hopefully help you so that we all can stay on the right path, focus on our Deen and grow together.

Available July 14 Fitting into society can be important, you’re going to have to work with different people in life, from different ages, ethnicities, religions, interests and personalities. While living an Islamic lifestyle, you have to fight to fit in yet belonging to a community comes easy. We share what we have learned to help you find where you belong.

One episode wasn’t enough to go through the constant internal negotiations that Ramy and other Muslims have with themselves as they practice Islam in a western society. These negotiations, these tests are opportunities from Allah (God) to gain more reward. Stay tuned, to this episode and the rest, as we talk about how to persevere through these challenges insha Allah (God willing). (00:00) Intro (01:54) Feeling lost (04:50) Finding help (07:30) Wanting to help (10:15) Communication (13:25) Jealousy (17:12) Forgiving others (22:43) Role models (29:42) Outro

Say what you want about Ramy. But the show deserves praise for highlighting what it is like practicing Islam in a western society. We want to explore these internal struggles and how to persevere through them throughout this entire podcast insha Allah (God willing). (00:00) Intro (03:45) Issues highlighted in 'Ramy' (05:57) The rind and the orange (07:27) Dating (12:23) Marriage (15:35) Trying to be good (19:30) Fitting in as a Muslim (29:32) Taking care of your parents (32:54) Homosexuality in Islam (36:27) Outro