Muslim Girl In America
By Ghaida Edreis
This is a conversational podcast where we discuss topics surrounding religion, social media, and navigating life as a Muslim in America. Many of our topics will be predominantly related to the Muslim identity, but again, this podcast is for fun and hopefully, our followers will find it engaging just like we do. We will have special guests throughout our podcast who can provide new and interesting perspectives to our discussions.
Muslim Girl In AmericaAug 20, 2021
Episode 6: Editor’s Note
To conclude the first season of our podcast we decided to give you guys our first-ever Editor’s Note. In this episode, we discuss how we met, how the podcast came to be, and everything that goes into filming and publishing an episode. You get a behind-the-scenes look into our podcast and get to know us more!
Arabs Vs. Tiktok PART 2
Episode 5: Arabs vs Tiktok pt. 2
This episode is a continuation of last week's episode and we are once again joined by Mariam Kudsi (@Mariam.kudsi )and Fathi (@falas6eeeni), two large content creators in the Tiktok Arab community. In this part we discuss handling attention from the opposite gender, keeping it halal and working with brands. Join us in taking a deep dive into their experiences.
Arabs Vs. Tiktok PART 1
In this episode, we are joined by Mariam Kudsi (@Mariam.kudsi )and Fathi (@falas6eeni ), two large content creators in the Tiktok Arab community. We discuss handling haram police, dealing with backlash, and their experience with clout chasers. We get insight into their journey to fame and talk about how they handled various situations, including online stalkers. Join us in getting to know them on a more personal level.
✨Guest spotlight: Mariam and Fathi ✨
Marian Kudsi is a Syrian-Palestinian 18-year-old living in California! She was born in America but spent most of her childhood in Syria until the war came along and she had to flee the country. She is currently going into her sophomore year of college. She plans on becoming an interior designer and business owner. She loves fashion with a passion and spends 89% of her time thrifting! You might know her as the khalbousaya girl, the green wiggie or maybe just Mariam Kudsi!
Fathi is a 20-year-old Palestinian-American. Aside from being a college student and living in Chicago, he has been a content creator for the past year and has entertained people through various social media platforms. He specifically aims to allow children of Arab American diaspora and second-generation children to relate to his content. His main goal, in the end, is to have more people laugh and really enjoy the smaller more relatable moments in life!
Immigrant Parent Expectations
In this episode, we are joined by our friends Omar Popal and Umar Durrani. They are both first-year medical students that were raised in immigrant households. We talk about how our career aspirations were shaped by our upbringings and how to handle school as a first-generation immigrant. We also compare and contrast our experiences as daughters and sons in an Islamic household.
✨Guest spotlight: Omar and Umar
Omar Popal is a 23 year old Afghan American and the oldest of two brothers. He is currently a first-year medical student at CHSU-COM in Fresno California (where it is summer 80% of the year😅). He is passionate about mentoring and teaching as well as being an advocate for silenced voices in the Muslim community. He hopes you all find the podcast informational and never hesitate to reach out to him if you have any questions!
Umar Durrani is a 24-year-old Pakistani American. He is currently a first-year medical student at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. His passions include working with underserved populations, healthcare policy, and global health. He hopes you enjoy the podcast and find it helpful!
Navigating life as a Hijabi- PART 2
Episode 2: Navigating Life as a Hijabi pt. 2
Since you guys enjoyed our first episode about hijab we decided to do part 2! In this episode, we are joined by our friend Aya to discuss her journey on wearing the hijab. We talk about how the hijab is perceived by others and how we have to create a barrier between religion and culture.
Guest spotlight: Aya
Say hi to Aya! She is a 20-year-old Moroccan American who has been wearing the hijab for almost 4 months now!
Aya joins us on this episode and discusses her journey to hijab and what encouraged her to begin wearing it
Navigating life as a Hijabi- PART 1
In this episode, we are joined by our friend Diya and we discuss our journey to the hijab. We talk about the difficulties of being a hijabi in western society as well as the positive and empowering sides of the hijab!
Diya is a 19-year-old Indian American who has been wearing the hijab for almost 9 years now (mashAllah!!!)
Diya joins us on this episode and discusses her hijab identity, how she began wearing it, and tips she has for future hijabis.
Thank you again for everyone tunning in and inshallah we see you guys next week ;)