With this podcast, we welcome you into our lives. It will display how multifaceted we are and how we navigate different spaces, especially in a Danish context as Black Muslim Women.
Afro Danes - My Brothers keeper S1 E13
In this week's episode, we invite the amazing brothers Musa and Alieu Drammeh. Musa and Alieu were born in Denmark but raised in the UK. They moved back to Denmark a few years ago.In this episode, we talk to Musa and Alieu about their experiences of moving from Denmark to England and how that as influenced them. This conversation explores how they have seen themselves grow as men, to husbands and fathers. And the importance of brotherhood in overcoming life's challenges. A great conversation, with an even greater company!
1/6/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Afro Danes - Black Love | S1 E15
In this week's episode, we talk to the amazing Asta and Maha who created a club on Clubhouse called ScandiTalk. During the lockdown, ScandiTalks hosted topics on Black Love, the Music Industry in Denmark, and much more. We absolutely loved the rooms and clubhouse and therefore dedicated an entire episode to continuing the conversations. In this episode, we focus on talking about Black Love and what that means to us as individuals. We discuss the importance of seeing healthy Black relationships and understanding that there are and can be healthy Black Relationships.This conversation explores all sorts, from finding a partner as single mums, to exclusively only dating Black men, and to find a significant other as a Muslim woman.🎧 Tune in and join the conversation!
12/30/2021 • 43 minutes, 10 seconds
Afro Danes - Making it In Make-Up | S1 E14
In this week's episodes, we sit down with Samira Ahmed who is a self-taught makeup artist that lives in Denmark. She is also a board member at Denmarks Intersectional Folk School. Samira shares her experiences in the beauty and Fashion industry and how she has navigated in spaces she has felt underrepresented in. We discuss how we have viewed ourselves growing up as Black Danes and some of the challenges we have experienced finding our identity and role models we could mirror ourselves in and how that has contributed towards the way we understood beauty. This episode is a perfect combination of laughter and reflections. We hope you enjoy it! ❤️🙏🏾
12/23/2021 • 58 minutes, 3 seconds
Women of Denmark - Reflections | S1 E13
This week we are reflecting over all the things we learned from the series "Women in Denmark"We are talking about what we have gained from the doing the series and how we can implement these things in our day-to-day lives. We also discuss the importance of owning our own trusts whilst respecting other peoples truth and realities. It was fun to go on this little journey with you all during this series and we are filled with excitement to share our final series of the season very soon.
10/7/2021 • 17 minutes, 10 seconds
Women of Denmark - Sisterhood | S1 E12
On this weeks episode we invite Golda Fania to our podcast to talk about what sisterhood. Golda recently moved to Sierra Leone, Freetown, we uncover her reasoning to moving to the continent and what some of the challenges have been for her moving from Denmark to Freetown. As, this episode is about sisterhood we discuss how our understanding of sisterhood has changed overtime of building, losing and learning from friendships. Stay tuned to hear more of the amazing and insightful conversation we had.
10/1/2021 • 23 minutes, 51 seconds
Women of Denmark - Fatphobia | S1 E11
This week we sit down with Carmina Guldmann to hear how she understands and help unpack fatphobia and fatphobic tendenses In this episode Carmina shares how she utilizes her social media platform as fat activist We learn about some of the challenges that comes along with being a plus seizes indigenous women in at predominantly white and fat phobic society. We also touch on body dysmorphia, Eurocentric beauty standards and their negative affect on the BIPOC community. We also talk about the impact Lizzo has made for plus seize womanThis is a conversation you NEED to listen too! Stay tuned and remember to like, suscribe and follow for more of our content. See you next week.
9/23/2021 • 44 minutes, 25 seconds
Women of Denmark - Art as advocacy | S1 E10
🎙In this episode Zainab shares how she utilizes her art as advocacy in her own life. We learn about some of the challenges that BIPOC community in Denmark face when it comes to practicing art.Being a role model and lending a hand to your community is the only way to make room and create space where we as BIPOC can thrive. Art is more than advocacy, it is an expression of the artist soul and heart, which should be remembered every time we look into the stories and art BIPOC create. 👂🏾This is a conversation you NEED to listen too! Stay tuned and remember to like, suscribe and follow for more of our content. See you next week.
9/16/2021 • 41 minutes, 22 seconds
Women of Denmark - Practicing, Learning & Implementing: A conversation about Mental Health S1 E9
This week we sit down with Sade Johnsen to hear how she understands and tackles Mental Health as a student of psychology. In this episode Sade shares how she utilizes her theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge and spirituals rituals as coping mechanisms in her own life. We learn about some of the challenges that Black therapist face in Denmark when it comes to practicing psychology due the structural systems in institutions that do not favor them. We also go on to discuss Sade's journey as a young single mother. You can't pour from an empty cop, and we will talk about the importance of community and different families structures and how all this plays a role in your wellbeing. This is a conversation you NEED to listen too! Stay tuned and remember to like, suscribe and follow for more of our content. See you next week
9/10/2021 • 30 minutes, 45 seconds
Women of Denmark - Redefining Fashion | S1 E8
Today we are talking with Saima Benchaouabout being a hijab In the fashion industry and what that means for her. We will be talking about modest fashion and how we use our clothing to express ourselves.
9/2/2021 • 18 minutes, 32 seconds
Bonus Episode - Get to know us | S1 Ep 7
Listen in and hear your favorite podcast hosts get to know one another a little better
6/5/2021 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
Bonus Episode - Exams and Exhaustions | S1 E6
In this week's episode, we will talk about the stress of juggling exams, work, and other commitments. we also address the devasting issues happening around the world and how we have dealt with them. Stay tuned for honest and raw conversations
5/28/2021 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds
Ramadan in Denmark - Ramadan Reflections | S1 E5
This week we are talking about our Ramadan reflections. We have entered the last 10 days and this blessed month is soon to leave us, we will be discussing the impact of this holy month and how we will try to uphold and maintain what Ramadan has taught us.
5/7/2021 • 15 minutes, 55 seconds
Ramadan In Denmark - Ubuntu. I am, because you are | S1 E4
This week we will be chatting about our communities and what it means for us, to be part of a community. We will be talking about our experiences and how found our own identity as individuals and as part of a community
5/2/2021 • 34 minutes, 49 seconds
Ramadan in Denmark - Being comfortable with who you are | S1 E3
The Topic of this week conversation will be:Being comfortable with who you are? 🤔🤔As part of our Ramadan-themed series, we will be discussing how to be comfortable in your own skin and owning your presence. We will be talking about the ups & downs in the process of getting to know ourselves and how we stay true to ourselves.
4/21/2021 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
Ramadan in Denmark - What brings you peace | S1 E2
As part of our Ramadan-themed seriesThis week we will be talking about what gives us peace. Peace can be interpreted in many different ways. We will be discussing how we implement and uphold peace in our day-to-day life. This episode will also touch on some of the things that do not bring us peace. Specifically the current deportation of Syrian refugees in Denmark and the now implemented Hijab-ban in France. NB! We like to stay updated and aware of what’s is happening around us and we will try to include current events that have an impact on our lives in all of our episodes.
4/7/2021 • 45 minutes, 1 second
Ramadan In Denmark S1 E1
“This week we will be discussing Ramadan in Denmark. Talking about our cultures, traditions and what ramadan looks and feels like for us.Ramadan Mubarak Aisha & Atiyo