Voices from Beyond the Rainbow
by Waheed Jensen
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About this podcast
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
- Season 1 Bloopers · 11 min · Season 1A blooper reel featuring many of the out-takes during several interviews that did not make it to the final cut during the first season. Background music: Yakety Sax (Theme from…
- Voice #8 - A Father, A Brother, and Amina: "From Crisis to Compassion: We Chose Love and Boundaries While Learning How to Heal" · 2 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 10A single sentence can anchor a life: “You will always be my sister.” Our season finale gathers Amina, her father, and her brother for a rare, vulnerable conversation about love…
- Voice #7 - Yasser: "From Shame To Sobriety: A Revert's Journey through Faith, Addiction, and Healing" · 2 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 9A single moment on a church baseball field set a lifelong script: feeling invisible, unchosen, and unsure how to be a man. That early wound threads through this raw conversation…
- Voice #6 - Yara: "Finding Peace Within: Navigating Identity, Faith, and Trauma in Gaza and Beyond" · 1 h 55 min · Season 1 Episode 8What 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…
- Voice #5 - Mustafa: "From Revisionism to Redemption: How I Found My Way Home" · 2 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 7When 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…
- Voice #4 - Adam: "From Shame to Strength: What Allah's Mercy Taught Me About Being a Man" · 2 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 6In 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…
- Voice #3 - Maryam: "From the Rahm to Allah's Rahma: Healing Gender Dysphoria through Hope and Surrender" · 2 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 5Trigger 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…
- Voice #2 - Ishaq: "No More Running: A Revert’s Climb from the Ashes of Desire" · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 4Searching 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…
- Conscience Over Convenience: A Digital Hijrah · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 3In 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…
- Voice #1 - Bilal: "Turning Shame into Submission: A Married Man's Quiet Struggle" · 1 h 56 min · Season 1 Episode 2What 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…
- Voices from Beyond the Rainbow: An Introduction · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 1Introductory episode to the new podcast series, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow". "A Way Beyond the Rainbow" podcast link here. "One Soul" Sponsorship program link here. Send as…
- Podcast Teaser · 5 minA glimpse into the new sequel podcast, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow", starting summer 2025, inshaAllah. To sign up as a guest: Sign-up Form Send as an anonymous one-way text…
