After The Storm

It's story time with Hamna and Roha! This episode we tell the incredible and heart-wrenching tale of Sohni Mahiwal, one of the famous Punjabi folk tales, and Roha's favorite one by far. We talk about how Coke Studio retells this tale in Season 9 through their song Paar Chanaa De. Tune in to learn about folklore in Pakistan, and hear a story that will tug on your heartstrings.

In this hard hitting episode we tackle an issue seen all too often in our communities. Anti-black racism is rampant and in desi Muslim spaces and we discuss the impacts of this. We sit down with a good friend Nasra, for an honest conversation on her experiences of being a Black Muslim woman living in a predominantly white suburbia. The conversation drifts to how desi Muslims can work to challenge racism in our communities and create spaces that are truly inclusive.

On our very first episode we talk about our recent experiences at the Hasan Minhaj live stand-up and the Misaq e Ishq show featuring Ali Sethi. We talk about the importance of representation in arts and culture and how meaningful it can be to experience art we resonate with. We go on to talk about Coke Studio and how it bridges us back to our Pakistani culture questioning if we are in an era of gentrifying our own culture. Tune in for a fun episode and join our journey of cultural exploration!

On our very first episode we talk about our recent experiences at the Hasan Minhaj live stand-up and the Misaq e Ishq show featuring Ali Sethi. We talk about the importance of representation in arts and culture and how meaningful it can be to experience art we resonate with. We go on to talk about Coke Studio and how it bridges us back to our Pakistani culture questioning if we are in an era of gentrifying our own culture. Tune in for a fun episode and join our journey of cultural exploration!

It's story time with Hamna and Roha! This episode we tell the incredible and heart-wrenching tale of Sohni Mahiwal, one of the famous Punjabi folk tales, and Roha's favorite one by far. We talk about how Coke Studio retells this tale in Season 9 through their song Paar Chanaa De. Tune in to learn about folklore in Pakistan, and hear a story that will tug on your heartstrings.

Desi people don't like talking about mental health so you know what we're going to do? Talk about mental health! We discuss the stigmas that surround mental illness in our communities, share our experiences and anecdotes and talk about why we need to shift our attitudes towards mental health in desi, Muslim spaces.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Afshan Nasseri, known on Instagram as @lifesforliving. We chat with Afshan about the incredible authenticity she has on her social media when sharing her Irani and Indian culture. The conversation goes back to where this authenticity comes from and what social responsibility can look like on social media, when it is so easy to tokenize yourself for clout.

In this hard hitting episode we tackle an issue seen all too often in our communities. Anti-black racism is rampant and in desi Muslim spaces and we discuss the impacts of this. We sit down with a good friend Nasra, for an honest conversation on her experiences of being a Black Muslim woman living in a predominantly white suburbia. The conversation drifts to how desi Muslims can work to challenge racism in our communities and create spaces that are truly inclusive.

This episode was supposed to be short and sweet but it ended up being fast and furious because we're ranting! Being a desi girl in your mid-twenties isn't easy, and it's only made harder by the social pressure to get married at a "desirable" age. Tune into hear us talk about something we think many of you will resonate with and tell us how you deal with the struggles of wanting to stay single when everyone and their neighbor's dog wants you married.

We're back with a very exploratory episode. This time, we attempt to do a whole episode speaking in Urdu, so this isn't for you English-speaking folks out there. We chat about why we hesitate to speak in our own language and the challenges of doing so. Tune in to hear us muddle through in Urdu and validate our attempt at being truly Pakistani.