queer muslim resistance (OPIRG Kingston)
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| 28 Sep 2020 | Introduction! | 00:49:53 | |
Hello and welcome to the introductory episode of queer muslim resistance: a podcast from OPIRG Kingston! We talk about who we are what we're doing here. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Link to "The Whiteness of Coming Out" by Asiel Adan Sanchez: http://archermagazine.com.au/2017/07/culture-coming-out/ | |||
| 26 Oct 2020 | Pleasure and Bawdy - A Conversation with Kathryn (Part 2) | 00:57:49 | |
This episode, we’re back with Kathryn for Part 2 of our conversation! She shares her work on re-centering sex and pleasure for BIPOC, queer folk and people of marginalized genders through her adult novelty business, House of Bawdy. You can listen to part 1 in our previous episode. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha. You can find House of Bawdy on Facebook or Instagram @houseofbawdy, and their website houseofbawdy.com is set to launch on November 27 2020. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content.
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| 05 Oct 2020 | Queer Indigenous Sovereignty - A Conversation with Kole | 01:04:29 | |
This episode, we talk about healing through rituals of beading, art and prayer, while complicating what it means to belong on stolen land. You can follow Kole on Instagram @mildpeps / @rustlingpine and check out their website: rustlingpine.com Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content.
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| 25 May 2021 | Hello Islam, My Old Friend: A Conversation with Ejel | 01:36:44 | |
This episode, Ejel and Maha talk about revisiting Queer Islam like a steadfast friendship, the rise of Islamists in the UK by the 1990's, the need for Queer Muslim in-person meetups, and TAKING TO THE STREETS! (as safely as possible :) ) Taylor joins Maha for a debrief. You can find Ejel on Instagram @muslimlgbtnetwork Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com Thanks again to Abrar and Aram, our lovely volunteers. Go Team Go. References and further reading: Mohamed jean Veneuse - Islam and Queer Muslims: Identity and Sexuality in the Contemporary World Aqdas Aftab - “Invisibilized Resistance” Kai Cheng Thom - I Hope We Choose Love Lisa Lowe - The Intimacies of Four Continents Mohamed Jean Veneuse - “transnational decolonization is the solution” Tiffany Lethabo King Interviewed by Feral Feminisms Tuck and Yang - “Decolonization is Not a Metaphor” Gloria Wekker - The Politics of Passion David Valentine - “Chapter 4: The Making of a Field” in Imagining Transgender: An Ethnography of a Category (email for access) Joseph Massad - “Re-Orienting Desire: The Gay International and the Arab World” | |||
| 30 Mar 2021 | Not Today Haram Police, Not Today: A Conversation with Sufi | 00:55:59 | |
This episode, Sufi and Maha talk about harmful judgements, being outed, eventually finding a plethora of Queer Muslim communities online, Queer Ummah and Queer Muslim Liberation. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief.
You can find Sufi on Instagram @sufi.sun and on Twitter @sufisun7
Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com
A huge thank you to our volunteers, Abrar, Aram and Zara; their compassion and generosity has fuelled this project’s continuation. We owe them a lot!
References and further reading:
https://www.malikah.org/
https://www.hidayahlgbt.com/
http://www.queercrescent.org/
https://hearttogrow.org/
Halal if You Hear Me - Fatimah Asghar & Safia Elhillo ["Queer Brown Futures (Or Lack Thereof) Pg 153] https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1273-the-breakbeat-poets-vol-3
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| 02 Dec 2020 | Love and Compassionate Rage - A Conversation with Rachel | 01:10:10 | |
This episode, Rachel and Maha talk about loving hard as queer Muslims. Taylor joins Maha for a debrief. You can find Rachel on Instagram @transcendentalrach Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com References and further reading:
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| 27 Apr 2021 | Sari Not Sorry - A Conversation With Sari | 01:21:00 | |
This episode, Sari and Maha talk about Islamic culture vs religion, culture X religion, Maghrebian Tunisian diaspora communities, & being Muslim enough. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Sari on Instagram @sarihellara and @livingearthlings Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com A huge thank you to our volunteers, Abrar and Aram; their compassion and generosity has fuelled this project’s continuation. We owe them a lot! References and further reading: Inclusive Mosque UK The Arabization of Islam Omid Safi’s Radical Love Omid Safi’s Sufi Heart Podcast Sari’s Living Earthlings Podcast Muslims for Progressive Values | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | We Are All We Have - A Conversation with Ameera | 00:53:07 | |
This episode, Ameera and Maha talk about what it means to be in right relationship with the land as queer Muslims on Turtle Island. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha. You can find Ameera on Facebook (facebook.com/bengalbrony) or Instagram @bengalbrony Other podcast episodes Ameera is featured in:
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| 02 Mar 2021 | There's Always Room to Grow - A Conversation with Noor | 01:29:22 | |
This episode, Noor talks to Maha about being “disabled and”, and the importance of centring accessibility in community spaces. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Noor on Twitter @snoringdoggo and on snoringdoggo.dog The transcript will be linked ASAP. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content, and information and updates on the podcast. Visit patreon.com/queermuslimresistance to support us financially. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com | |||
| 12 Oct 2020 | Existence as Resistance - A Conversation with Summeiya | 01:01:50 | |
This episode, we have a conversation with Summeiya about their experiences navigating the world as a gender-fluid lesbian based in Tkoronto/ Toronto. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha. You can follow Summeiya on Instagram @summeiyakhamissa Content Note - this episode does feature mentions of threats of sexual violence and death. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content.
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| 14 Nov 2021 | Islam! The O.G. House of Anti-Capitalism - A Conversation with Elias | 01:14:10 | |
This episode, Elias and Maha talk about artivism, sex education, mutual aid and turning outdoor gatherings and protests into queer masjds-on-the-go. Taylor joins Maha for a debrief. You can find Elias on Instagram @strawberreli and their website here. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com References and further reading: | |||
| 10 Nov 2020 | Reframing Faith to Work for Us - A Conversation with Masooma | 01:04:22 | |
This episode, Masooma and Maha talk about navigating the world as queer Muslims while centring joy and allowing room for questions and growth. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha. You can find Masooma on Instagram @geminiholograms and find her writing on substack: geminiholograms.substack.com Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com References and further reading:
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| 09 Dec 2020 | Dreaming Abolition - A Conversation with The Abolitionist Dream Mappers | 00:51:38 | |
This episode, Maha, Muna, Beverly and Renée talk about abolition as a relational project, and the central role dreaming has in imagining and co-creating futures of collective liberation. The Abolitionist Dream Mappers’ website will be live in 2021. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. Email: queermuslimresistance@gmail.com References and further reading:
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| 19 Oct 2020 | Difference In Islam - A Conversation with Kathryn (Part 1) | 01:05:32 | |
This episode, Kathryn shares her story of finding selfhood as a sexually fluid Black Muslim woman born into a Nation of Islam family. We talk about Blackness and Islam and Islams of difference. Next week, we’ll hear all about Kathryn’s work on re-centering sex and pleasure through her adult novelty business, House of Bawdy. Nicole and Taylor debrief with Maha. You can find House of Bawdy on Facebook or Instagram @houseofbawdy, and their website houseofbawdy.com is set to launch on November 27 2020. Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content.
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| 17 Nov 2020 | Land Back! - A Conversation with Ismat | 01:24:28 | |
This episode, Ismat and Maha talk about revolutionary politics and what it looks like to learn and unlearn as queer Muslims. Taylor and Nicole join Maha for a debrief. You can find Ismat on Facebook facebook.com/ismat.hammer.9, Instagram @nammmmmmu and Twitter @iovingeme Follow us on Instagram @queermuslimresistance for queer muslim content. References and further reading:
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