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A Muhammad-Evans family production, Suhbah Stories is what happens when good friends, good vibes, and good stories come together. Suhbah (Arabic: صُحبة) means companionship or fellowship, being together on the path of life and faith. Suhbah is the kind of circle that feeds your soul and reminds you of what really matters. Around our table, stories are gifts: funny, raw, heartfelt, and always real. We talk with friends, family, teachers, and mentors about life, faith, and the moments that mak ...
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Welcome to FRAMES hosted by ALIM’s Scholar-in-Residence, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans. 🎙️ FRAMES is where meaningful conversations meet real impact. Each episode brings together thinkers, leaders, creatives, and scholars who are shaping Muslim life in America in their own way. These aren’t lectures. They’re honest, thought-provoking discussions that unpack the ideas and challenges defining our community today with depth, nuance, and clarity. From faith and culture to identity, activism, and every ...
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Called to Serve: The Story of Mama Carmen
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Do you know your parents’ story? In Episode 5 of Suhbah Stories, Called to Serve: The Story of Mama Carmen, Hadiyah Muhammad interviews Yusuf Alwattar as he shares the extraordinary life of his mother, Dr. Carmen Botero. Yusuf begins generations before her, starting with his great-grandparents, so we can understand all the forces that shaped his mo…
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Raising Children With Deen and Dunya I Hina Khan-Mukhtar, & Ubaydullah Evans
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In this episode, we dive into Raising Children With Deen and Dunya: Top 10 Practical Tips. Discover how to nurture faith, character, and resilience in a world that constantly pulls in every direction. Ubaydullah and Hina break down practical, heart-centered guidance for Muslim parents navigating modern life, from building spiritual habits to settin…
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The Body as an Amanah (Trust): A Somatic Path to Sacred Care
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In this episode, Ubaydullah Evans and iman nacer boundaoui explore what it means to care for the body as an Amanah, a sacred trust, through somatic practice rooted in the Islamic tradition. Drawing from iman’s journey from law to embodied healing, the discussion reintroduces us to the body as central to healing, not separate from our spiritual or i…
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Celebrating 30 Years of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum
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In this episode of Suhbah Stories, Ubaydullah Evans sits down with Dr. Khalid El Hakim, Founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum and Professor Griff - American rapper, spoken word artist, author and lecturer, for a rich, soulful conversation on history, hip hop, and purpose. For 30 years, Dr. El-Hakim has carried the stories of our people acr…
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Plan Not to Plan: The Path to Islamic Scholarship
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Plan Not To Plan | The Path to Islamic Scholarship with Dr. Sherman Jackson, Imam Zaid Shakir, Khaykh Hamzah Abdul-Malik, and Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans In this episode of Suhbah Stories, Ubaydullah Evans sits down with Shaykh Hamzah Abdul-Malik, Imam Zaid Shakir, and Dr. Sherman Jackson to explore their origin stories and journeys to Islamic scholars…
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Ep. 1, Part 3: Men Should Accept the Challenge of Compassionate Leadership
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In the third episode of a three-part series, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans sits down with celebrated author Umm Zakiyyah for an intimate and powerful discussion on her latest book, But Do You Feel Safe With Him?. Recorded live at Beni Adam, a luxury consignment shop in Pilsen, IL, nestled in a growing corridor of Muslim-owned businesses, this conversatio…
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Ep. 1, Part 2: Problems with Performing Femininity and the Alpha Male
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In the second episode of a three-part series, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans sits down with celebrated author Umm Zakiyyah for an intimate and powerful discussion on her latest book, But Do You Feel Safe With Him?. Recorded live at Beni Adam, a luxury consignment shop in Pilsen, IL, nestled in a growing corridor of Muslim-owned businesses, this conversati…
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Umm Zakiyyah on But Do You Feel Safe With Him?
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But Do You Feel Safe With Him? | A Conversation with Umm Zakiyyah In the first episode of a three-part series, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans sits down with celebrated author Umm Zakiyyah for an intimate and powerful discussion on her latest book, But Do You Feel Safe With Him?. Recorded live at Beni Adam, a luxury consignment shop in Pilsen, IL, nestled …
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