Voices from Beyond the Rainbow
A podcast series featuring stories of men and women experiencing same-sex attractions and gender dysphoria from around the world who want to live a life true to Allah SWT and Islam.
Episodes
9 episodes
Voice #6 - Yara: "Finding Peace Within: Navigating Identity, Faith, and Trauma in Gaza and Beyond"
What happens when the war outside mirrors the conflict within? Meet Yara, a 23-year-old Palestinian woman whose journey through war-torn Gaza, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening offers profound wisdom beyond her years.Growing up am...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:55:52
Voice #5 - Mustafa: "From Revisionism to Redemption: How I Found My Way Home"
When Mustafa first realized his same-sex attractions weren't going away, he spiraled into self-hatred, shame, and thoughts of suicide. Desperate for relief, he embraced revisionist interpretations of Islam that seemed to permit same-sex relatio...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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2:08:07
Voice #4 - Adam: "From Shame to Strength: What Allah's Mercy Taught Me About Being a Man"
In this deeply moving episode, Adam shares his journey through the confusing terrain of same-sex attraction as a Muslim man from Egypt. With remarkable vulnerability, he reveals how complicated family dynamics – a domineering mother and emotion...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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2:30:56
Voice #3 - Maryam: "From the Rahm to Allah's Rahma: Healing Gender Dysphoria through Hope and Surrender"
Trigger warning: This episode involves a discussion of sensitive subjects like sexual abuse and trauma, in addition to female menstruation and body image wounds. Growing up as a "tomboyish" girl in Pakistan who never quite fit ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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2:30:35
Voice #2 - Ishaq: "No More Running: A Revert’s Climb from the Ashes of Desire"
Searching for love in all the wrong places led Ishaq down a path of destructive relationships, identity confusion, and spiritual emptiness. Growing up in a non-religious household with an emotionally distant father and overprotective mother, he...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:49:39
Conscience Over Convenience: A Digital Hijrah
In this short but urgent episode, I share why I’ve chosen to leave Big Tech services like Google (among others) in light of their complicity in human rights violations and global injustices. As Muslims - and as human beings - we have a moral ob...
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5:28
Voice #1 - Bilal: "Turning Shame into Submission: A Married Man's Quiet Struggle"
What happens when your halal environment feels like your haram environment? When the place that should feel safest—your mosque, your community—becomes a source of struggle? This is just one facet of the profound journey Bilal shares in this dee...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:56:35