Chains of Narration

After a long hiatus, Chains of narration is back. I welcome Hussain Drame from the Saint Peter's college basketball team to discuss being a Muslim playing college basketball and their recent climb to fame after advancing to the sweet 16 of the college basketball tournament. We discuss how Hussain and his brother Hassan are from Mali, playing for the Mali national basketball team, and their journey to America.

In this episode Imam Dawud Walid joins me to discuss the new Who Killed Malcolm X? Netflix documentary and why it is important to identify the real killers of Malcolm X. We also discuss the legacy of Malcolm X, why he is an important figure for Muslims, and why his assassination was so tragic.

7. Hafiz Noman Zaheer - Improving Islamic Curriculum in America - Hafiz Noman Zaheer, Program developer and instructor of the Islamic Essentials online and high school programs for Darul Qasim, joins me for this episode of the podcast to discuss his international upbringing that included living in Hong Kong, studying Qur'an in Pakistan in Shaykh Hakim Akthar’s school, moving to Houston, and eventually ending up in Knoxville, Tennessee where he currently resides. We discuss how to improve Islamic curriculum that is taught in America.

Shaykh Walead Mosaad comes on the podcast to discuss what it was like studying overseas while having his family with him and the adjustment the undertook as a family upon their return to America. He also discusses with me how to bring a neighborhood feel to our communities that go beyond just the weekly programs we have at our masajid. This was an enlightening discussion to learn about strategies on how to build a community as a minority in America.

Mufti Azeemuddin Ahmed comes on the podcast to discuss the circumstances that lead to him studying in South Africa at the famous Dār al-ʿUlūm Zakariyyā where he studied a rigorous eight-year ʿālimiyyah and iftāʾ course. He discusses the transition of coming back home after completing his studies, how Masjid DarusSalam was 40 years in the making, challenges married couples are going through, and the upcoming DarusSalam Winter Intensive Dec 21-25.