Think Like A Lady Podcast
Welcome to Think Like a Lady! A podcast that enlightens tough issues about a woman’s place in a dominantly man’s world. Our discussions intend to stimulate thought provoking perspectives that are rarely the narrative in mainstream think tanks. From how the age of severe economic inequality has undermined women in the workforce to navigating the intricacies of the early suffragette movements who denied women’s rights to women of color.Let’s face it. Women are awesome. We’re not here to talk about us being awesome as just some empty platitude. We have some staggering data to prove it. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, as of 2019, there are now more women in medical school than men. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Education, women outpaced men in earning bachelor’s degrees by 1982, they earned more master’s degrees than men by 1987, and by 2006 they took up the majority of doctoral degrees conferred in the United States.Ok, but enough of us gloating. It seems that even though we’re just now beginning to dominate on so many frontiers, we’re still putting up with ridiculous challenges. From facing harassment in mosques, churches and other places of worship, and of course the workplace to the pink tax, Dua and Afroze talk about their own microcosmic experiences that lay bear on an intersection between their experiences as Muslim women who grew up with one foot in the west and the other foot in the east. Women have managed to conquer vast and numerous frontiers despite not being given the reigns to pioneer. It’s time we knocked men off of their high horse.
Episodes
27 episodes
S7E8: Life After Divorce
This Episode Dua and Afroze talk to Areej, and how her divorce made her a stronger woman, how it was the best decision for her children and her life. Areej’s story is both compelling and heart breaking. From migrating to the US from Palestine a...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:15:07
S2E7: Casual Conversations With Dua & Afroze
Join us this week and get to know your podcast hosts, Dua and Afroze on a more personal level! Want to know how we met? How we manage our friendship and podcasting business? How different we are? Listen to it all as we casually discuss va...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:13:20
S2E6: The Censoring of Palestinian Content
This Episode Dua and Afroze talk to John, a software engineer and analyst at Facebook. While remaining anonymous, John delves into Facebook's algorithm and it's biases pertaining to Palestinian content, how politics influences the training set ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:00:06
S2E5: The Dark Origins of Zionism
Special guest Erik Al-Hussaina joins Afroze to talk about the bleak origins of zionism. Dating back to 1799 to when the idea was first described, to the Balfour Declaration lobbied by Britain to the League of Nations, Erik and Afroze reveal the...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:14:07
S2E4: The History of Islam in America
S2E4: The History of Islam in AmericaThis week on Think Like a Lady Podcast, Dua and Afroze delve into the origins of Islam in America. From the Muslim slaves that were brought to the Americas during the slave trade to the first Mosque e...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:07:41
S2E3: To Doubt Your Faith
Have you ever doubted your faith in Islam? This episode Dua and Afroze invite Hossain Albgal to talk about their journey's in doubting Islam. In both the female and male perspectives in doubting Islam, Afroze and Hossain both describe having go...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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58:51
S2E2: The Metabolism of Fasting in Ramadan
Ever wonder how your fasts impact your metabolism? Well Dua and Afroze can help! This week on Think Like a Lady Podcast, we discuss the 4 stages of fasting (otherwise known as the 4 states of fasting), some crucial hormones that come into play ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:46
S2E1: The Quantum Physics of Islam
S2E1: The Quantum Physics of Islam- Out Thursday! Welcome back Think Like a Lady listeners! We are finally back!! TLAL launches our special Ramadan edition episodes about the science behind Islam!! Dua and Afroze discuss the Quantu...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:13:59
S1E18 - The College Admissions Scandal
Everyone deserves the opportunity to enter into the university of their dreams with the right credentials and academic marks, right? Wrong. The College Admission scandal shed light on the harsh reality that someone who works hard for four years...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:08:51
S1E17 - Toxic Parenting
Inter-generational Trauma, what does it mean? This episode Dua and Afroze discuss the experiences of having grown up with immigrant parents, and the some of the toxic parenting methods found in Arab and South Asians culture. From talking about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:06:27
S1E16 - Muslim Unity
Have you ever questioned what Muslim unity looks like? Do we truly have an ummah today despite living in a post modern era that is lacking of any structure or organization that would define an ummah? From a global scale in which Muslim nations ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:11:54
S1E15 - When Identity Politics Goes Too Far
Kamala Harris has achieved the vice presidency as not only the first woman, but as a woman of color from Indian and Jamaican descent. In terms of identity politics, many people finally felt represented in the vice presidency, hoping that a woma...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:02:02
S1E14 - Facing Abuse in Community Environments
*Trigger Warning: sensitive content belowHave you heard the phrase “Believe all women”? Well there’s a deeper meaning to be had about the logic this phrase offers. Have you ever wondered what the investigative process looks like when se...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:02:48
S1E13 - The Muslim Voter
As America shifts away from a democracy into a corporate plutocratic oligarchy, minorities lose more and more weight in the election process. As Muslims make up less than 1% of the US population, what are the issues that inform our votes? Afroz...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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59:56
S1E12 - Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West
S1E12: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West Recently anti-Muslim sentiment has been on the rise in France and much of the west. But where did this sentiment come from? What specific occurrence in both the dark ages and modern history ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:02:59
S1E11 - The Future is Female
Women have dominated the workforce in many ways. On average women obtain bachelors, masters and doctorates at a higher rate than men do. Women now dominate the workforce both in professional careers, and in essential careers. Women have proven ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:06:21
S1E10 - Systemic Patriarchy in the Beauty Industry
S1E10: Systemic Patriarchy in the Beauty IndustryWe know that the beauty, fashion and cosmetic industry have largely defined what physical femininity looks like. 50 years ago male execs decided that the voluptuous woman like Marilyn Mon...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:09:16
S1E9 Signs of Toxic Men in Dating
Have you ever been on a date and noticed a few red flags that you really wanted to ignore? Maybe he referred to his ex as a “psycho bitch” or he explains his sexist concept gender roles. He doesn’t want to tell you if he’s talking to other peop...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:10:56
S1E8 - The Lolita Effect (Child Sexualization)
What if we told you that children’s shows aren’t as innocent as you think. What if we told you that they’re contributing to a larger phenomenon called the Lolita Effect. Recently the French film “Cuties” was released on Netflix that sparked glo...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:51
S1E7 - Children Born Out Of Wedlock
Dua and Afroze discuss that all children are a blessing no matter how they are brought into this world. Complex ideas are explored that run parallel to each other but in opposite directions. Just as we’re told to avoid sin, we’re also taught th...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:01
S1E6 - Learning about Muslim Women from the Outside
On this episode of our podcast we sit down with Carley Deardorff, an international communications strategist. Carley grew up in a small town in Texas in a majority white community. Post 9/11 she had no exposure to Muslims and her only source wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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59:23
S1E5 - Sex On A Woman's Terms
Dua and Afroze talk about how the burden of a dignified society is always placed on the woman’s shoulders, be it in the west or the east. The notion that the west looks at Muslim countries and views the culture in which women covering is the no...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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57:14
S1E4 - To Take Off the Hijab
On this episode of our podcast we will be discussing the WOMAN’s perspective of hijab. An outlook you will never get from a man. Which is why we believe men shouldn’t have an opinion about hijab. They should simply listen.Hijab is a jou...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:00:27
S1E3 - Zara Abid - Sexism Even in Death
Zara Abid was a Pakistani model who perished on May 22nd 2020 in an air crash on Pakistan flight PK8303. While many religious leaders came to a consensus that everyone on that flight was a shaheed (a martyr or person who dies an honorable death...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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48:40
S1E2 - Sexual Assault/Abuse in Islamic Spaces
Last week we distributed an anonymous survey inquiring about the experiences of our followers involving sexual assault and abuse in Islamic spaces. In this episode we intend on addressing some very taboo topics that are often shoved underneath ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:01:59