On The Square

Mar 01 2024 17 ep. 56 mins 11
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“On the Square: Real Talk on Race and Islam in the Americas,” is a podcast produced by Sapelo Square in collaboration with the Maydan. Sapelo’s editors get “on the square” with guests in lively and unfiltered conversations on a wide range of real issues from settler colonialism and the police state to the question of being Black and Muslim in the world. Like our award-winning website, On The Square is a digital space where we come together, exchange, celebrate, debate and always keep it real. On The Square and the Maydan Podcast is supported by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

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On The Square - Episode 17 The Bean Pie: A Reclamation of Family History

Mar 01 2024 89 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Executive Director Latasha Rouseau talks with Tiffany Green-Abdullah, author of The Bean Pie: A Remembering of Our Family’s Faith, Fortitude and Forgiveness. Tiffany starts by sharing how her great aunt, Daisy Kennon, crafted the original bean pie recipe for the Nation of Islam, which would later become a staple in the Black Mus

On THe Square EP16 - Serving Community Through Civic Engagement

Jan 15 2024 80 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Executive Director Latasha Rouseau sits down with Salima Suswell. Salima is the CEO and President of Evolve Solutions and founder of the Philadelphia Ramadan and Eid Fund. Salima shares how her upbringing provided the foundation for her love of community and civic engagement. Her father, Imam Asim Abdur-Rashid (may Allah be please

On The Square EP 15-Getting Real: Writing Black American Muslim Life in the Nation and Sunni Tradition

Sep 28 2023 46 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Senior Editor Ambata Kazi talks with Aaliyah Bilal, author of the new book, Temple Folk, a collection of short stories portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.Aaliyah shares her literary influences and how her interests in American Muslim history, especially the histor

On the Square Episode 14 - Black Like Me: Adding Color to Our Highest Courts

Aug 03 2023 39 mins  
Juvaria Khan is the founder and executive director of the Appellate Project, a non-profit that strives to empower law students of color to not only work, but thrive in the appellate field. Appellate courts, (also referred to as the court of appeals), review cases that have been appealed to ensure that the initial proceedings were fair and the proper law was applied correctly. These

On the Square EP13 - The Jabbari Lincoln Files

Jun 25 2023 26 mins  
On this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s News Editor Dr. Nisa Muhammad speaks with Yaya Fanusie, creator of The Jabbari Lincoln Files. The Jabbari Lincoln Files is an international spy thriller presented in a 10-episode podcast series. The protagonist is a Black Muslim CIA Financial Analyst who takes listeners on the ride of a lifetime through intriguing narratives and a

On The Square EP 12 - The Fight to SAVE Our Black Boys

May 17 2023 65 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, it’s all about our Black boys! Sapelo Square’s Executive Director, Latasha Rouseau, speaks with Atiba Saleem Jones, the founder and Executive Director of SAVE Institute, which offers middle and high school programs to young Black boys as an alternative to a traditional school setting. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the mission of SAVE Institute i

On the Square EP 11 – Preserving the Legacy: Black Creatives Making a Way

Apr 26 2023 32 mins  
Aïdah Aliyah Rasheed, Special Projects Lead sits down with Bee Walker, photographer, filmmaker and one-half of Paper Monday. Within this episode, Aïdah and Bee talk about the beginning stages behind the collaborative project between Sapelo Square and Paper Monday, Preserving the Legacy Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life.* Bee shares a specific experience that occur

Sapelo’s Top Ten of 2021

Mar 15 2022 77 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, our host Dr. Su’ad is joined by members of the Sapelo Squad for a 2021 Year-in-Review. On The Square’s theme music was created by Fanatik OnBeats.Artwork for On The Square was created by Scheme of Things Graphics.

Being Black and Muslim in the World

Feb 08 2022 69 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, we talk with Gilary Massa-Machado a community activist from Canada, Tahir Fuzile Sitoto, a lecturer from South Africa, and Ismael Lea South, a community and youth consultant from United Kingdom on the differences and the shared experiences of being Black and Muslim in the 21st century. Credits:On The Square’s theme music was created by Fanatik O

Muslims in the Caribbean

Oct 06 2021 60 mins  
In this episode of On The Square, we talk with Dr. Aliyah Khan, author of Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean, about the deep Muslim history of the Caribbean and how the Muslim experience is shaped by the complex racial dynamics of the region.Credits:On The Square’s theme music was created by Fanatik OnBeats.Artwork for On The Square was created by Scheme of Things G