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The Digital Sisterhood is a podcast that was started in Toronto, Canada and is created by nine Muslim women. The show is hosted by Cadar Mohamud and does interviews with Muslim women. The show won a Shorty Award.

Background

The show was started in Toronto, Canada.[1] The show developed out of a youth program for Muslim girls called Together Sisters.[2] The podcast is created by nine black Muslim women.[3] The show does interviews with Muslim women.[4] [5] The show started its third season in Spring of 2023.[6] Muna Scekomar is one of the shows founders as well as an editor and producer for the show.[7] Scekomar worked as a producer on the NPR show called Terrible, Thanks for Asking as an intern.[8]

The show won an Audience Honor and a Silver Honor in the Art and Culture Podcasts category during the 15th annual Shorty Awards in 2023.[9] The show reached number 4 on the chart of top new shows and was number 1 in the Islam and Spirituality category in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.[10] The show became the second most listened to podcast in the United Kingdom.[11] The show reach the number one spot in the Self-improvement Category in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Digital Sisterhood Podcast Reconnects with Supporters in Edmonton . October 27, 2023 . CityNews Edmonton . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027022252/https://edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2023/05/22/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast-reconnects-with-supporters-in-edmonton/ . live .
  2. Web site: Mohamed . Safia . December 26, 2022 . Meet the Digital Sisterhood How this community of Muslim women is uniting and empowering people of colour across the world . live . October 26, 2023 . Cosmopolitan Middle East . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015551/https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/opinion/meet-the-digital-sisterhood .
  3. Web site: How a Toronto start-up is uniting Black Muslim women around the world through its digital storytelling platform . October 28, 2023 . www.thestar.com . October 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028013334/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/how-a-toronto-start-up-is-uniting-black-muslim-women-around-the-world-through-its/article_b9a34746-e233-55a8-b6a6-d27039499654.amp.html . live .
  4. Web site: The Digital Sisterhood: The Muslim podcast that is topping the UK charts . October 28, 2023 . islamchannel.tv . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203035806/https://www.islamchannel.tv/blog-posts/the-digital-sisterhood-the-muslim-podcast-that-is-topping-the-uk-charts . live .
  5. Web site: In Conversation With – The Digital Sisterhood . October 27, 2023 . Islam Channel . en . October 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028013253/https://watch.islamchannel.tv/watch/51793957 . live .
  6. Web site: April 18, 2023 . Meet the women behind The Digital Sisterhood podcast . October 27, 2023 . Cosmopolitan . en-GB . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027035626/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a43620386/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast-interview/ . live .
  7. Web site: March 22, 2023 . 'Reconnecting with the human': Minnesota podcast tackles humanity, womanhood and Islam . October 27, 2023 . MPR News . en . June 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601215551/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/22/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast . live .
  8. Web site: Bible . Pod . September 13, 2022 . The Digital Sisterhood: Uniting Muslim women globally . October 27, 2023 . POD BIBLE . en-GB . June 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604113423/https://podbiblemag.com/the-digital-sisterhood-uniting-muslim-women-globally/ . live .
  9. Web site: The Digital Sisterhood Podcast – The Shorty Awards . October 27, 2023 . shortyawards.com . April 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419025804/https://shortyawards.com/15th/the-digital-sisterhood-podcast-2 . live .
  10. Web site: Dahir . Ikran . June 10, 2022 . A Muslim Podcast Became A Weekly Comfort For Women Around The World . October 27, 2023 . BuzzFeed News . en . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015550/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/digital-sisterhood-podcast-brings-muslim-women-together . live .
  11. Web site: Anwar . Halima . October 3, 2022 . How The Digital Sisterhood is Uniting Muslim Women of Colour One Podcast at a Time . live . October 26, 2023 . GQ . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015547/https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/digital-sisterhood-muslim-podcast .
  12. Web site: Aleidan . Lama . December 14, 2022 . Who are The Digital Sisterhood? Here's why you *must* listen to their podcast . live . October 27, 2023 . Cosmopolitan Middle East . October 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015553/https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/life/who-are-the-digital-sisterhood .