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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.
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Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
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:
+ Feminism
+ Patriarchy
+ Intergenerational parental relationships
+ Being hijabis
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Samia recently watched an interview style show which raised a lot of questions!
In this episode, Samia and Samar discuss:
+ Procrastination
+ Comedy and Dave Chappelle
+ Shahrukh Khan and Culture
MENTIONS:
Salaam Pages - Listen to books written by Muslim authors
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
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:
+ Their cheerleader
+ Vulnerabilities
+ Things they are grateful for
Get your own Freshly Grounded game here.
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Salaam Pages - Listen to books written by Muslim authors
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
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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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
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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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
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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Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
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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Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
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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Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
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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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
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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