Sacred Money

Sometimes it’s hard to even imagine what utopia could look like. Is it possible to have a Britain without poverty? Lots of people think it is possible, but not everyone has the same idea of how to get to utopia… There’s Helen Rowe, an ex-government official and mum, who has a plan to eliminate poverty in Britain and believes the answer lies in changing the priorities of centr

From a farmer in Sindh, Pakistan to a mysterious stone in Istanbul, how does Zakat connect strangers around the world? What are we giving up if British Muslims only give Zakat locally to their communities in the UK? To find out Taqwa speaks to Nizam ud-Din Brohi, a survivor of the 2022 floods in Pakistan who received Zakat collected by UK Muslim charity Islamic Relief. Journalist J

For diaspora Muslims, where you and your Zakat belong can be tricky questions. Comedian and content creator Ali Official discusses growing up as the only Muslim kid in Devon, exploring your identity in online communities and awkward RE lessons at school. Hijabi model and humanitarian activist Mariah Idrissi talks about giving away her Barbie, colonialism and Zakat, and poverty ‘b

A vague memory from a childhood holiday in Istanbul leads Taqwa to Hounslow, a London suburb. There she meets Mr Ramadan who runs a place where anyone and everyone can come get hot food, groceries and supplies completely for free. This is all paid for with Zakat donations. It’s a very different way of understanding Zakat to what we’re used to… Featuring interviews with Ehsan

This five-part narrative series might just change how you think about money, how you spend it, and how money connects us to people we know and people we don’t. Taqwa Sadiq isn’t an economist or a social sciences expert, she’s just a curious twenty-something with a microphone trying to understand – can Zakat help us solve the cost-of-living crisis? As a Muslim herself, Zakat

This series might just change how you think about money, how you spend it, and how money connects us to people we know and people we don’t.In this five-part narrative series, Taqwa Sadiq explores whether Zakat, an Islamic tradition, can help solve the UK cost-of-living crisis.Every year, Muslims all around the world ‘purify’ their wealth by giving away 2.5% of it. This is cal