Photos: Fish, Grits and Couscous Event

Fish, Grits and Couscous: Islam and The African-American Experience The following are some web quality stills from the event held at Rutgers University in the Fall of 2009. I was commissioned to do some photography for the event. Below are two photo galleries. The first focuses on the audience at the event and the second Read More …

Hijabi Hip-Hop

The ChaiPod has a conversation with Muslim rapper Miss Undastood one of only a handful of Hijab wearing rappers. Miss Undastood discusses the triumphs and challenges of being a scarf wearing, Muslim female rapper. She discusses the unique issues facing Muslim female performers and the subject matter in her lyrics. Never one to mince words Read More …

Culture, Identity and Islam Part 2

Part 2 With Shaykh Abdallah Adhami Shaykh Abdallah Adhami continues our discussion on Islam, Culture and Society. In this episode Shaykh Abdallah starts with an explanation of the word for poet in Arabic which is Sha’ir. He breaks down the roots that make up the word which according to the Shaykh would mean that the Read More …

Culture, Identity and Islam Podcast

Part 1 With Shaykh Abdallah Adhami We have a conversation with Shaykh Abdallah Adhami, founder and director of Sakeenah, Inc. on these are other issues related to culture and identity in the West. The Chaipod was a series of podcasts I produced. We had 6 episodes. This first episode deals with culture, identity and Islam. Read More …