It’s Majnooni Confessions, the only podcast dedicated to the Majnooni experience (if you don’t know what that is, google it). I’m here for majnoonis, sharmutas, hoes, dykes, LGBTQQAI2, poor people, femmes, sick and disabled hustlers, strippers, escorts, porn stars, cam girls, outlaws, activists, Palestinians and everyone else out here pimping the system and making a way out of no way. I salute you. This is my podcast sharing my opinions, stories and Brown girl genius! It’s time for majnoonis to…
Amira works through a concept: what if my expectations are creating my reality? I can’t control what others do but I can control what I do and how I think. Will changing my thoughts create more freedom on this planet? Tune in and find out.
I’m not asking you why, I’m telling you why. Get into this podcast to deeply question your internalized biases against Arab people and everything you know about who we are as a people.
It’s no secret that race and ethnicity affect mental health but it is rarely spoken about in relation to the Arab Muslim community. Amira shares her opinion on what it’s like being labeled as crazy, the disconnect between propaganda and reality, and how we can protect our mental health while being who we are. Listen to this episode on Spotify for an exclusive playlist.
In this first episode Amira explains why she started Majnooni Confessions and why so many people hate Arabs & Muslims so much. She also gives non-Arabs and non-Muslims some easy tips for engaging with us respectfully.
In this episode Amira breaks down the expectations of perfection endemic to the cultures she was raised in and gives permission to herself to be herself anyway.