In this episode, we hear from Intisar, a sister who shares her personal story of faith and struggle and discusses the daily battles she encounters, trying to reconcile her emotions with her faith in Allah SWT. Her story highlights the ongoing effort to stay true to her beliefs despite inner conflicts and societal expectations.

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Host: Cadar Mohamud 

Associate Producer: Khweya Bezeid

Lead Producer: Hanna Adan 

Writer: Lamisah Chowdury

Production Manager: Maaheen Khan-Bashir

Sound Designer: Youssef Douazou 

Marketing & Design Team: Sawsan Abdillahi, Wasima Farah, Khadija Musa, Mariya Shan

Cover Artist: Limma Ali 

✨RESOURCE LINKS FROM INTISAR ✨

1) Brother Wahwed Jensen and his Beyond the Rainbow Podcast - for Muslims struggling and not actively practicing the lifestyle 

https://awaybeyondtherainbow.buzzsprout.com

2) https://muslimmatters.org/author/mobeenwaheed/

3) The Straight Struggle Discord group:

https://disboard.org/server/686461916939288584

4) I hope Dr Hakim is available… his website is old and he himself is sharing too so I could make a few recommendations. 

- Yaqeen institute link to that topic from a couple of years ago:

 https://youtu.be/wb_aqp3yAho?si=7lu0roc2MspKTrot

5) Hikma Healing https://www.hakimarchuletta.com

6) Muslim Somatic Therapy https://www.forwardtohealth.com/about

7) Same sex attraction Muslims community group:

https://disboard.org/server/686461916939288584

you can also email Intisar personally at, intisara604@gmail.com for any questions.

thank you for listening with an open heart!