Category: Camellias Bloom Podcast

Posted on: October 1, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 16: Amanda – The Sensei!

Bismillah! Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you!) Hey Camellias! It’s Friday!  Today’s Episode 16 is with Amanda, a new friend from Instagram. Her story is quite similar to Tash from Episode 6. Amanda found Islam in Japan! She shares her stories and talks about domestic abuse/violence and shares some beneficial advice for us all.  Listen now: https://thecamelliasbloompodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-16-amanda-the-sensei/

Posted on: September 18, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Blooming letters of love : Episode 15 – “Shannon”

Bismillah!Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you!)Hey Camellias! It’s Friday!  Today will be another ‘blooming letters of love’ episode! This is an intermittent ‘series’ intertwined with the sit-down interviews. Today I narrate Shannon’s story on this week’s episode 15!  Come join me and grab your cup of ‘halal goodness’ insha’Allah! Listen now:https://thecamelliasbloompodcast.podbean.com/e/blooming-letters-of-love-episode-15-shannon/

Posted on: September 11, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 14: Iris from Hong Kong

Episode 15 is with Iris, from Hong Kong! She is a Chinese convert and we have a nice lighthearted chat. Iris shares her experiences growing up Chinese as well as how she became Muslim. A very positive experience compared to many, Alhamdulillah! Listen now: https://thecamelliasbloompodcast.podbean.com/

Posted on: September 11, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 13: Aisha Davies

Episode 13 is with Aisha Davies. It is one of the most personal and vulnerable episodes aired to date! Please show your support to our sister and all sisters going through something similar and remember the importance of Sisterhood and being a “WE” not ” ME” community. Aisha sits down and shares her story, her struggles with healing from abusive marriages and also about the lack of sisterhood in the…

Posted on: August 29, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 12: A New Dawn, A New Day – The Vietnamese Convert

Bismillah! Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you!) Hey Camellias! Today’s Episode 12 is with Dawn. She is a Vietnamese convert and we have a really reflective chat about the blessing of being guided to Islam. She shares her very unique story from being an atheist to finding Islam through her sleep paralysis episodes and we also talk about struggles which a lot of converts face today!  Please don’t forget to like,…

Posted on: August 21, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

The blooming letters of love : Episode 11 – Sabira!

Bismillah! Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you!) Hey Camellias! It’s Friday!  Today I wanted to introduce to you all, ‘the blooming letters of love’ ! This is an intermittent ‘series’ intertwined with the sit-down interviews. Find out what the blooming letters of love is all about in this Episode 11 !  Today, I share sister Sabira’s story, a Canadian sister who took shahadah 8 months ago, masha’Allah!  Come join me and…

Posted on: August 21, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 10: Yuka from Japan, to France!

Bismillah!Assalamualaikum (Peace be upon you!)Hey Camellias! It’s Friday!Today’s Episode 10 is with another new Japanese friend from Instagram!She is a Japanese convert currently living in France! Join us today as she shares her struggles and interesting experiences!Your support really means a lot and this community can’t grow without all of you and your interactive engagements with each other; please make sure to like, follow and share your beautiful thoughts in…

Posted on: August 9, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 9: Helen, the Portuguese

Today’s Episode 9 is with my awesome friend, Helen!  She is a Portuguese convert and she has such a lively personality and a beautiful soul. I can’t wait for you all to listen to her share her story and talk about her struggles with the hijab and her non-Muslim family. It is going to be very beneficial for us all to learn from her! Your support really means a lot…

Posted on: August 3, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 8: Eid Special

Eid Mubarak!  Assalamualaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu!  What’s Eid like for us converts?  Arisa is back with me and we have a fun chat about our own Eid experiences as a convert.   This episode is full of laughter and happiness so I hope you will all enjoy it and stay positive on this blessed day!  Please don’t forget to like, subscribe & share your thoughts and comments with us! Your…

Posted on: July 27, 2020 Posted by: Khadijah Comments: 0

Episode 7 – A Japanese convert

Today’s Episode 7 is with Nur Arisa Maryam @thejapanesemuslimah ! She is an Instagram Lifestyle Influencer who I was following back in the day! I always wanted to connect with her and Alhamdulillah I finally got the chance thanks to Allah! Check-in on this week’s episode where we talk about her life in Japan and the UK and how important it is to always remember our manners and common etiquette…