The Muslim Recap Podcast

Step into the middle eastern world with us as we talk about the 2014 Academy nominated film by director Naji Abu Nower. Mostly touching on cultural practices, the Jordanian filmmaker helps us to establish: The importance of brotherhood How isolating the desert can be Is there any islamic or muslim representation in this film at all? Join us as we travel ten years back into on

In this episode we talk about the Academy nominated animated film, The Breadwinner and how its extreme views has an impact internally and externally within a family. Sources used: https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/profile/nora-twomey/ https://greatwomenanimators.com/nora-twomey/ Make sure to follow us so you're notified for the next episode! Don't forget to le

In this month's episode we delve into All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney and discuss its nuances in islamic representation. Don't forget to leave a rating and while you're at it, we'd appreciate a review! It helps us maintain this podcast and motivates us to do better. You can listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audacy,

Disclaimer: This episode contains mentioning of sexual harassment, abuse, alcoholism and Islamophobia. We're back and we're here to discuss Sabaa Tahir's enriching novel, All My Rage. You'll find out facts about the novel along with our thoughts and official muslim recap rating! We talk about feminine rage, struggles as an immigrant and what lengths people go to f

Ramadhan Kareem! This episode was recorded prior to Ramadhan. Please join us in reading our next title for episode five and make sure to send in your thoughts so we can mention it on the show! This episode we dive into Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (no pun intended). Reminiscing on early 2010 films and back then how they portrayed muslims, even if it was a side character or two...

Disclaimer: This episode contains explicit content such as sexual harassment and assault. Viewer discretion is advised. In this episode we talk about our thoughts on S.K. Ali's 2017 debut novel Saints and Misfits. The distinction between saints, misfits. and monsters were a hit or miss for us and a surprising turn on its muslim representation. We also choose our next title for e

For our second episode we delve into Hulu and A24's Ramy and its muslim representation. We binge watched season one and have a lot to say! From our favorite moments, least favorite and what could be improved.We also pick our next title for episode three, join us in the conversation by sending your thoughts and suggestions to any of our socials:Email: [email protected]

NOTE: This episode does contain spoilers.For our first episode we read Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed. We first start off by discussing our general expectations for the book and what we looked forward to when we read the blurb. Kudos to Zana who did the lovely cover art. She will be doing the cover art for every episode based on our future title. You can find h

Introducing The Muslim Recap Podcast and what we're all about. We discuss our goals, what we hope to achieve and our first topic for episode 1!You can follow us hereInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themuslimrecap/Twitter: https://twitter.com/themuslimrecap TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themuslimrecappodMake sure to subscribe and leave a review after listening to our