A Feminist Call to Prayer from Ritually

Published: Aug. 3, 2023, 3 p.m.

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Nelufar grew up with a Muslim upbringing, and she\\u2019s about to dig into a ritual that\\u2019s at the center of her religion: the daily call to prayer.\\xa0It\\u2019s a practice uniting 1.8 billion Muslims around the world.\\xa0But, for a lot of reasons, Nelufar never felt completely comfortable responding to that call. So Nelufar, she tries a slightly different approach.

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This episode comes to us from our friends at Ritually. It\\u2019s Nelufar Hedayat\\u2019s new podcast, from Brazen Media. And In each episode, she tries out a new spiritual or wellness ritual to find out if practicing it can actually make you feel better. Want to hear more? Listen to Ritually wherever you get your podcasts!

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BIG thanks to the entire Ritually team over there for their work on this beautiful piece:\\xa0Sarah Kendal, Susie Armitage, Clair Urbahn, Troy Holmes, Bradley Hope, Tom Wright, Mariangel Gonzales, Lucy Woods, Charlotte Cooper, Francesca Gilardi Quadrio Curzio, Nour Abdel Latif, Megan Dean, Ryan Ho, and Julien Pradier.

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Ritually\\u2019s theme music is by Amaroun. Original music is by Jay Brown. Artwork by Ryan Ho and Julien Pradier

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Season 14 - Episode 33

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