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Podcast | Processing The Earthquakes: Survivor’s Guilt, Spiritual Crisis, And Parenting

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In the aftermath of the Turkey/ Syria earthquakes, Muslims around the world have been reeling with shock and dismay, often finding it difficult to process. In this episode, Zainab bint Younus, Irtiza Hasan, and Siraaj Muhammad get together to discuss the survivor’s guilt, spiritual challenges, and parenting questions that have arisen from this tragedy. How can a Merciful God exist when such calamity strikes the innocent? How do we as Muslim parents speak to our children about this? And what can we do to help those in dire straits while we continue to live comfortable lives? Join us for this episode to hear our thoughts, and share your own!

 

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Zainab bint Younus (AnonyMouse) is a Canadian Muslim woman who writes on Muslim women's issues, gender related injustice in the Muslim community, and Muslim women in Islamic history. She holds a diploma in Islamic Studies from Arees University, a diploma in History of Female Scholarship from Cambridge Islamic College, and has spent the last fifteen years involved in grassroots da'wah. She was also an original founder of MuslimMatters.org.

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