The Pity Party Podcast

National Accessibility Week | Memorizing Quran

This week is national accessibility week and in this episode, Rafia discusses with Ruwaida her journey in memorizing the Quran. The barriers she faced and strategies to make Islamic education inclusive for people with disabilities. We talk about the introduction of the Braille Qur'an and how it helped her on her journey. Ruwaida is also a Quran reciter featured on the Qariah app. She is a wife and a mother. Ruwaida is currently pursuing a career in community and justice services. Ruwaida inspires others to memorize the Quran to increase their blessings in the hereafter.

The Pity Party Podcast Ep203 | Fashionably Disabled

In this episode #fashion is the topic of discussion, and how fashion and #disability intersect. Welcome to another episode of the Pity Party. In our society today, fashion plays a huge role in how others may view you. What you wear and how you present yourself play a part in how the world perceives you, and as people with disabilities, it’s important to break the assumptions people may have on their first impressions. As 3 Muslim women with disabilities, we discuss our experiences with fashion and comfort in regards to our disabilities. Topics of Hijab styling, dressing in colours and styles that affect and stimulate moods, especially those with mental illness and disabilities, as well as dressing appropriately for our comfort and respectability are discussed. Join our conversation, and let us know what your sense of style is, and how fashion may affect your life!

The Pity Party Podcast Ep2012 | Us, the weather, and snow!

Has the #winter weather been getting you down? Welcome back to another episode of the Pity Party. As the winter season is still upon us, we discuss how the weather affects us as #Muslim women living with disabilities. We share our personal experiences with difficult weather and how it has affected our accessibility and mobility. Through the pandemic and the winter, the blues are more prominent than ever, and we discuss that from the perspective of women with disabilities. Join the conversation and let us know how the winter weather has affected you.

The Pity Party Podcast S2 Ep 001 Living Discrimination

Welcome back to another episode of the #Pity Party. In this segment, we acknowledge both World Hijab Day and the start of Black History month in a discussion lead by 3 #Muslim women with Disabilities on intersectional racism. In this episode, we share real experiences of oppression and discrimination that we have faced in our lives as POC Muslim Women with disabilities, and we discuss the intersectionality in the #discrimination Women in #hijab often face.

The Pity Party Podcast | COVID R Us | Season 2 | E001

How has #COVID impacted your life? Welcome back to another episode of the #Pity Party. As we move into the new year of 2022, we are still living through this pandemic. As#Muslim women living with disabilities, we discuss how the spread of COVID has affected our lives and what impact it has had on the vulnerable community. Join us in the conversation as we bring to light the issues that people with disabilities face with COVID restrictions, emergency protocols, and marginalization as people with #disabilities.