The Ansari Podcast

The Ansari Podcast: Hamza Khan Breaks down his life story in an elaborate and telling style. He speaks of moments of deception on the Israeli Apartheid because of his upraising with many Jewish friends.  He gives the inside as to what he values (Islamically or not) and how that shaped the world he came to know as a Muslim American. He shares how diversity of cultures, religions and ethnicities positively influenced his way of viewing humanity. This is a deep and reflective story a brilliant Muslim Mans life in America.

Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary brings on the man who passed the bill that freed Adnan Syed, he tells us all the context of the case and why/how Adnan got out. He breaks down the 4 examples of Muslim democracy - failed and successful. Mahmoud presents his interesting theory on fictional characters and how they led to atheism in America. Will our American brothers and sisters go to hell if they don't become Muslim? Finally, Hamzah Khan ends the conversation with an elaborate break down of Muslim nationalism in the Muslim world today and where it leaves us as Muslims--Amazing!  #adnansyed #podcast #islam #history

Youssef barber tells his back story of growing up in the streets of PG County to becoming THE Best Barber in the country with dozens of Celebrity Clients, product lines/Inventions, shops and a huge online following MASHALLAH - May Allah protect ALL of it and grant him paradise through it, Ameen. (You can even check out his recent viral video of "kicking" a client off to cut Quavos' hair haha) Follow him on insta: @youssefbarber or go visit one of his shops in Atlanta @diamondcuts or buy one of his Products such as the Curl Sponge!

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Comedian Ismael Loutfi discuss his upbringing and how it brought him to comedy, like how he got married to a white girl in high school for 6 months. How Ramy Youssef advised him to pray 5 times a day. His struggles with the Moral dilemmas in the world of stand up comedy and Hollywood. Which leads to an interesting question, should Muslims enter Hollywood?

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Iraqi Expert Ruba Al-Hassani speak on the hidden reasons why America entered Iraq. The GRAPHIC, rarely heard about, war crimes committed by the United States in the Iraqi prison, Abu Ghraib (A MUST WATCH). The rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. The execution of Saddam Hussein. And they end with a brief history of Iraq and where the country is today. 

The Ansari Podcast: Arif Kabir and Mahmoud Elansary talk about the way a Muslim should choose their career path and what their mindset should be for it.  They strike examples and share stories to illustrate how a Muslim or non muslim can be successful in their life. They talk Muslim apps and business. They talk about Mental health and therapy, especially within Marriage. They talk about cool stories of The Prophet PBUH, Hamzah Yusuf, a highway robber story and more!

The Ansari Podcast: w. ILIA Founder Ayman Nassar goes through his life journey, the lessons he learned from youth working on the ground, the behind the scenes for what happens with troubled children, the mistakes parents make in involvement, the biggest regret he's had, the youth he couldn't save and; instead, lost. And what made him decide to found ILIA and help Muslim Kids. #muslim #teenager #mentalhealth #life #islam The Ansari Podcast: Ayman Nassar narrates the stories of the young Muslim lives he's come across as a man who works on the grounds, helping Muslim youth leave their troubled lives, minds, and environments. He speaks on Muslim kids dealing with drugs, gangs, murder, family issues, and all vices of life. But there's one thing all these Muslim Kids have in common...he breaks that down too!  #muslim #teenager #life #islam #mentalhealth   More About the Guest:  Ayman Nassar is the President and Founder of ILIA: Islamic Leadership Institute of America  At ILIA they inspire and develop youth to become responsible leaders of the future taking accountability for the needs of their communities; through experiential learning programs, their own self-identified projects, and making meaningful impacts to society. They are here to inspire and develop the next generation of leaders.  For over 11 years, ILIA has been shaping youth into leaders and transforming communities, impacting the lives of over 3,000 people from all across the nation and even a few international students.  Check out ILIA Website @ https://www.islamicleadership.org/home or follow on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/islamicleader/?hl=en

The Ansari Podcast w. Mahmoud Elansary. Chaplain Sondos Khosaki takes you through her stories. Like about a a hopeless agnostic who was coming close to his time of death, the most common regrets she hears from those dying, an emotional experience that resonates with her till today, the difference between Muslim and Non-Muslim patients. What it's like to experience life and death on a daily basis in a non-Muslim world. And how pain is Sacred.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Mr. Nihad Awad take us through the journey for how and why Nihad Awad went from a poor Palestinian refugee in Jordan, to the most powerful Muslim in America. They discuss Guantanamo Bay, The Patriot Act, Manufactured Terrorism by the FBI, Palestine and Israel, and the Western Media vs Muslims. 

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Dr. Hernan Guadalupe discuss his journey to becoming Muslim, especially on the day of 9/11. they discuss What kind of internal conflicts Dr. Hernan had before and after becoming Muslim. They discuss the reaction of his community of his conversion during 9/11. They discuss how his brother, mother and father followed in his foot steps and all became Muslim shortly after. They discuss his new struggles that arise as a newly minted Muslim American Frat Boy. And they discuss Dr. Hernan's current status as the Founder of Hablamos Islam - an organization that teaches Spanish speaking children all about Islam and creates Islamic content for young Spanish speaking Muslims. Visit his website @ hablamosislam.org And/Or follow them on Instagram @hablamosislam Or for Dr. Hernan's Jujitsu Studio Follow @rollstarbjj_md About the Guest: Dr. Hernan Guadalupe has studied Islamic sciences at the Islamic learning foundation, American open university and university of Mishkah. He also spent a year in Cairo Egypt where he studied and completed the classical Arabic curriculum at the Fajr center for the Arabic language. Additionally, he holds a master's degree in engineering from the university of Maryland college park and earned his doctorate in business administration at Walden university in 2005, he founded Hablamos Islam Inc. A nonprofit organization focused on creating educational resources about Islam in the Spanish language. He has lectured about Islam at various universities, such as Columbia, Johns Hopkins and George Mason university. He has been involved in the work of Dawa as, as with organizations, such as Why Islam and is a Brazilian jujitsu black belt, and its an instructor, a co-founder of role star, LLC co-founder of philosophy and co-founder and CEO of Hablamos Islam.