Podcasts by The Divorced Muslim Dad Podcast 🐻

S2:Ep11 - Fathers Matter 👨‍👦🫶 w/ Nav Mirza (Founder of Dads Unlimited) from 2023-09-06T15:54:27

Having gone through an acrimonious divorce in 2013 Nav Mirza was faced with something he wasn’t prepared for; legally losing access to his beloved son. Concerned for his welfare after a series of i...

S2:Ep10 - A Happy Divorce? 🕊️☮️ w/ Salma Khan (The Divorce Coach) from 2023-08-10T08:12:33

You’ve the heard terrible stories about people going through divorce right? You know the ones about two otherwise sane individuals completely losing their minds as they wrestle with the aftermath o...

S2:Ep9 - Losing my father and finding myself 👴🌹🙋‍♂️ w/ Naushad Qayyum (Mental Health campaigner) from 2023-03-22T17:50:39

Salams and Ramadan mubarak! The conversation you’re about to listen to is with Naushad Qayyum; a highly qualified experienced teacher and international educator turned advocate and campaigner for m...

S2:Ep8 - Rewriting the script of your life 📝 🧠 w/ Will Daniel-Braham (Therapist) from 2023-02-27T19:37:23

It’s clear now that our experiences in childhood shape our beliefs that in turn determine the decisions we make about how we live our lives. But what if you don’t like the script you’ve been given?...

S2:Ep7 - Resilience: The Only Way Is Up 🔝🧗‍♀️ w/ Alyas Karmani from 2022-08-15T13:37:51

In this episode Alyas Karmani (activist, therapist, counsellor, imam) and I have a meandering conversation about subject of Resilience. Essentially our ability to bounce back from adversity. As usu...

BONUS EP - How addiction is impacting your relationships 😳🧐 from 2022-08-06T10:55:31

Following on from publishing the ‘Addiction:Just Say No’ episode I set off to take a break on an organic dairy farm in Amsterdam. Whilst sat in the idyllic dutch countryside I was finishing off Dr ...

S2:Ep6 - Addiction: Just Say No? 💉💊 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2022-07-28T08:52:47

In this episode Alyas Karmani (Imam, Therapist, Activist) and I discuss the oft misunderstood psychological phenomenon of addiction. Many of us are unaware of what addiction actually is, why it hap...

S2:Ep5 - The Power of Love ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹 w/ Tafazal Mohammed (Coach) from 2022-07-19T12:33:59

Really excited to share this episode with you! I got to speak with Tafazal Mohammed who is an award winning professional relationship coach based in the UK. Normally my guests offer either a person...

S2:Ep4 - Islam on Abortion ✅ ❌ w/ Alyas Karmani from 2022-07-05T15:32:28

On a road trip to Edinburgh part-time Imam and relationship councillor Alyas Karmani and I decided to discuss the potential impact of the ‘Roe vs Wade’ abortion ruling in the USA on Muslim communit...

S2:Ep3 - Boys Will Be Boys 🥸😡 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2022-01-26T19:21:54

Alyas is back in the hot seat and this time he’s got a bee in his bonnet about…the Manosphere! Never heard of it? Well in short it represents an online global movement of disenfranchised men who wi...

S2:Ep2 - Dating the Divorced 😱 w/ Shemsah Farooq 🎓 from 2021-10-22T22:10:28

When’s the last time you changed your mind? I don’t mean about what to have for breakfast but changed your mind about a deeply held belief? Its not an easy thing to do but by challenging our assump...

S2:Ep1 - Will your lawyer talk to God? 👨‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ w/ Sarah Khan Bashir MBE from 2021-07-29T16:16:43

In this episode I speak with Sarah Khan Bashir, a Muslim lawyer based in the UK. Sarah runs SKB Law; a specialist Family Law firm providing services to the Muslim and South East Asian community. It...

S2:E1 - Will your lawyer talk to God? ???????? w/ Sarah Khan Bashir MBE from 2021-07-29T16:16:43

In this episode I speak with Sarah Khan Bashir, a Muslim lawyer based in the UK. Sarah runs SKB Law; a specialist Family Law firm providing services to the Muslim and South East Asian community. It...

#muzmatchisghetto: my reaction ? from 2021-01-12T13:46:27

Last night #muzmatchisghetto was trending number 1 on UK Twitter. The tweets were commenting on a real-time discussion taking place on the audio sharing platform Clubhouse about the extreme experie...

Fireside letters: Why won’t she change? ?????????? from 2020-02-04T01:05:26

Whilst I’ve been publishing this podcast series over the last 12 months a number of listeners have emailed me about their relationship dilemmas. In this episode we hear from ‘Naeem’; a young, educa...

Ep13: Why won’t she change? 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️ w/ Anonymous from 2020-02-04T00:05:26

Whilst I’ve been publishing this podcast series over the last 12 months a number of listeners have emailed me about their relationship dilemmas. In this episode we hear from ‘Naeem’; a young, educa...

Ep12: A Guide to Online Dating 🤡 😇 from 2020-01-05T18:55:31

I've been dating since my divorce in 2011; trying to navigate the new world of online dating whilst adhering to the tenants of my faith has been the trickiest of balancing acts. I've made a tonne o...

Ep11: Your Emotional Maturity 🎭🤒 from 2019-11-30T10:54:55

It's clear that the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our relationships. If that's the case then it makes sense to assess how we behave with people we care about; especially when...

Insights: A Spiritual Awakening ???????? from 2019-11-03T14:52:39

Good looks? Check. Great job? Check. Good Muslim? Check. Shared interests? Check. Great family? Check? Emotionaly healthy? Check. Now if you manage to find someone to marry that ticks all these box...

Insights: A Spiritual Awakening 💆‍♀️💆‍♂️ w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-11-03T13:52:39

Good looks? Check. Great job? Check. Good Muslim? Check. Shared interests? Check. Great family? Check? Emotionaly healthy? Check. Now if you manage to find someone to marry that ticks all these box...

Ep10: I'm Getting Divorced 🧔🏽💔🧕🏻 from 2019-10-21T22:43:18

It's taken a bit longer than expected but in this episode I'm finally talking about my divorce: how we went about it, the emotional journey I've undertaken and some of the lessons I've learned. You...

In Conversation: Finding Love After Divorce ?? from 2019-09-28T00:21:08

Tariq is a dear friend; someone I've known for over 20 years. He married in 1996 and 16 years and 4 kids later he experienced the anguish of a painful divorce. Remarkably only 12 months later he fo...

Ep9: Finding Love After Divorce 💔💘 w/ Tariq Rasul from 2019-09-27T22:21:08

Tariq is a dear friend; someone I've known for over 20 years. He married in 1996 and 16 years and 4 kids later he experienced the anguish of a painful divorce. Remarkably only 12 months later he fo...

Insights: The Wedding Night ?? from 2019-09-08T17:48:26

A newly married couples first experience of intimacy togther is a critical moment that sets the tone for the immediate and perhaps long term future of a relationship. In this episode Alyas Karmani ...

Insights: The Wedding Night 😏💋 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-09-08T15:48:26

A newly married couples first experience of intimacy togther is a critical moment that sets the tone for the immediate and perhaps long term future of a relationship. In this episode Alyas Karmani ...

Ep9: Muslim Dad Syndrome ??????? from 2019-08-21T11:26:49

Becoming a father is straight forward. Being a dad is not. Add to the mix the desire to bring up your children as Muslims at a time when Islam is under the spotlight doesn't lighten the load. In th...

Ep8: Muslim Dad Syndrome 🕺🏽👳🏽‍♂️ from 2019-08-21T09:26:49

Becoming a father is straight forward. Being a dad is not. Add to the mix the desire to bring up your children as Muslims at a time when Islam is under the spotlight doesn't lighten the load. In th...

Insights: Demanding Women ?? from 2019-07-22T00:10:24

It's summertime here in the UK and that means one thing...wall to wall weddings! You just can't move for invitations. But something strange had happened over the years with the simple wedding trans...

Insights: Demanding Women 🧕💪 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-07-21T22:10:24

It's summertime here in the UK and that means one thing...wall to wall weddings! You just can't move for invitations. But something strange had happened over the years with the simple wedding trans...

Insights: Pram Wars ????? from 2019-07-06T02:08:10

As the birth of our first child approached we did what any excited couple would do…we went pram shopping! But little did we know what this seemingly innocuous event would reveal so much about ourse...

Insights: Pram Wars 👶🏴‍☠️ w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-07-06T00:08:10

As the birth of our first child approached we did what any excited couple would do…we went pram shopping! But little did we know what this seemingly innocuous event would reveal so much about ourse...

Insights: Don't Ignore Mental Health ? from 2019-05-31T02:04:14

In this episode Alyas and I discuss how mental health can impact relationships and conversely how relationships are impacted by mental health. This is the third in the 'insights' series: a deep div...

Insights: Don't Ignore Mental Health 😣 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-05-31T00:04:14

In this episode Alyas and I discuss how mental health can impact relationships and conversely how relationships are impacted by mental health. This is the third in the 'insights' series: a deep div...

Insights: 8 tips for a happy marriage ? from 2019-05-14T03:53:44

This is the second in the 'insights' series: a deeper dive into specific aspects of Muslim relationships provided by counselor Alyas Karmani. In this episode Alyas offers 8 behavioural traits - bas...

Insights: 8 tips for a happy marriage 💑 w/ Alyas Karmani from 2019-05-14T01:53:44

This is the second in the 'insights' series: a deeper dive into specific aspects of Muslim relationships provided by counselor Alyas Karmani. In this episode Alyas offers 8 behavioural traits - bas...

Ep8: It's Over?! ? from 2019-04-26T13:41:36

How do you know when a relationship is over? Like really over? Throughout my 10 year marriage there were countless moments I thought we shouldn’t be together but we endured oblivious to the walls s...

Ep7: It's Over?! 💔 from 2019-04-26T11:41:36

How do you know when a relationship is over? Like really over? Throughout my 10 year marriage there were countless moments I thought we shouldn’t be together but we endured oblivious to the walls s...

Introducing the 'Insights' series ? from 2019-04-05T16:41:31

Remember Alyas Karmani? Of course you do! On one of my previous episodes he spoke passionately about his experiences of counselling Muslim couples over the last 25 years but painted a bleak picture...

Introducing the 'Insights' series w/ Alyas Karmani 👥 from 2019-04-05T14:41:31

Remember Alyas Karmani? Of course you do! On one of my previous episodes he spoke passionately about his experiences of counselling Muslim couples over the last 25 years but painted a bleak picture...

Ep7: Fear & Loathing ? from 2019-03-30T05:08:44

The vast majority of Muslims who live in the UK are people of colour. Many, if not all, have suffered some form of racism at some point in their lives and - with the rise of Islamophobia - are left...

Ep6: Fear & Loathing 😨 from 2019-03-30T04:08:44

The vast majority of Muslims who live in the UK are people of colour. Many, if not all, have suffered some form of racism at some point in their lives and - with the rise of Islamophobia - are left...

So Intense ? from 2019-02-13T14:43:07

An update on this podcast...

Update: So Intense 😣 from 2019-02-13T13:43:07

An update on this podcast...

BONUS Episode: The Front Line ? from 2019-01-23T19:36:50

Following on from ‘Ep5: Couples Therapy’ this is a special bonus episode that I’m sure you’re going to love listening to.

Alyas Karmani is a highly qualified relationship therapist who pr...

BONUS Episode: The Front Line w/ Alyas Karmani ⛑ from 2019-01-23T18:36:50

Following on from ‘Ep5: Couples Therapy’ this is a special bonus episode that I’m sure you’re going to love listening to. Alyas Karmani is a highly qualified relationship therapist who primarily ...

Ep5: Couples Therapy 👫 from 2019-01-15T00:50:38

We quickly found out that there was a major difference between the idea of being married and actually being married: we were both young, unemployed, poor and emotionally clueless. We were clearly g...

Ep4: The Jesus Complex 🙏 from 2018-12-25T21:21:09

Christmas time was always a contentious time of year for us. From the very beginning I couldn’t understand why it was such an important time of year for her. For me ignoring Christmas was something...

Ep3: Playing The Field 🧕🏻 from 2018-12-11T11:58:51

Only two things mattered to me after graduation: getting a great job and finally finding a wife. These were the two pillars I wanted to build the next stage of my life on...but it was never going t...

Ep2: Dating Games 🙅🏽‍♂️ from 2018-11-26T01:56:43

Getting married at the age of 24 with no job, little money and even less relationship experience doesn’t sound like the best of ideas but that’s where I found myself in 2001. The question is: how...

Ep1: Grand Gestures ? from 2018-11-15T02:24:49

Ever been in a relationship where you’re just not getting on and you really don’t know why? I mean if you don’t know why then what can you really do to fix it?

Well we reached that point ...

Intro: This podcast is a GOOD bad idea ? from 2018-11-07T12:22:27

Sharing stories from my failed 10 year marriage via a podcast doesn’t sound like one of my brightest ideas but something in the back of my head tells me it is absolutely the right thing to do. And ...

Divorced Muslim Dad ? (Trailer) from 2018-11-06T12:22:27