In this episode, Aina Khan OBE, an international family lawyer based in London who started the Register Our Marriage campaign, joins Dr. Daisy Khan to talk about religious-only marriages: couples who have a nikah but never register their marriage with the state.

Aina, explains why England and Wales still marry under rules set by the Marriage Act of 1949, what a wife can lose when a marriage is not registered, from property and maintenance to a pension and a say in a medical emergency, and why so many women assume a nikah is enough. She shares the calls that started her campaign, including women who found out after decades that they had never been legally married.

They discuss triple talaq and the right way to divorce in Islam, the responsibility of imams, the Prophet's teaching to "tie your camel," and the law Khan would like to see: every faith registering its religious marriages, so that a marriage made before God is also recognized by the law.

02:52 Religious vs legal marriage
05:11 The calls that started the campaign
05:56 Register Our Marriage: stuck in 1949
08:57 Why the government won't act
10:39 "Test her out"
14:32 What unregistered wives lose
17:20 Why women think a nikah is enough
20:08 How to protect yourself
21:21 Triple talaq and the right way to divorce
24:38 The imam's responsibility
25:42 Changing England's marriage law
27:24 "Tie your camel"
29:21 "The angels are our witnesses"
30:54 Marriage is the basis of civilization
31:33 The ideal law

Aina Khan OBE's Socials:
Website: https://www.ainakhanlaw.com
Register Our Marriage: https://registerourmarriage.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ainakhanobe/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ainakhanlawyer
X: https://x.com/ainakhanlondon

Sources and credits:
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 (Religion, England and Wales).
Channel 4 / True Vision Aire survey of 903 Muslim women, 2017 ("The Truth About Muslim Marriage").
Hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2517.
Photo of Theresa May: "Official portrait of Baroness May of Maidenhead" by Roger Harris / UK Parliament, CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons.
Additional footage: Pexels (pexels.com).

Daisy's Socials:
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In this episode, Daisy Khan speaks with the author of Missfit Muslim about survival, identity, faith, and the journey of challenging the expectations placed on Muslim and South Asian women. Missfit discusses the generational “checklist” centered on marriage, harsh beauty standards that reduce women to appearance and “marriageability,” and the family culture of silence around trauma, including a male reader’s account of childhood sexual abuse and the need to speak, seek validation, and heal. Missfit also explores an honest, questioning relationship with God, her disconnection from Umrah rituals until a reflective moment near Jannat al-Ma‘la, inspiration from early Muslim women, defining healing versus harmful rebellion, reclaiming joy through the inner child, and donating 10% of book sales while running a donor circle supporting students in Pakistan.

02:21 Breaking the Desi Checklist

04:22 Beauty Standards Pressure

06:35 Silence and Speaking Up

08:49 Roof Edge and Hopelessness

11:08 Parents Empathy and Support

13:27 Faith Beyond Ritual

16:46 Women Who Redefined Islam

18:01 Ishq and Divine Love

19:31 Rebellion That Heals

20:34 Reclaiming the Inner Child

MissFit Socials and Websites:

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◎ Follow: @missfit.writes

Daisy's Socials:
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In this episode, Faizan Syed speaks about his humorous book Run: Sharia Is Coming and why satire helps counter fear-driven misunderstandings of Sharia.

Syed explains Sharia as everyday religious practice, prayer, fasting, charity, honoring parents, fully compatible with U.S. civil law and the First Amendment and describes how anti-Sharia bills shifted into “foreign law” bans. They discuss misinformation from “patio furniture experts,” political scare tactics, bots amplifying anti-Muslim narratives, and examples of shared values like family care and community.

Syed highlights interest-free student loans, debt relief principles, women’s financial and marital rights in Islamic tradition, the growth of Yemeni coffeehouses as community spaces, and how “Allahu Akbar” simply means “God is great,” urging listeners to meet Muslim neighbors and support mosque open houses.

00:15 Why Sharia

01:40 Why Humor Works

02:57 What Sharia Really Means

05:32 Sharia at the Dinner Table

07:54 Patio Experts and Myths

12:50 Fear Politics and Bots

14:48 What America Can Learn

19:24 Churches Mosques and Community

22:02 Women Rights in Sharia

23:26 Halal Food and Coffeehouses

26:30 Allah Akbar Explained

Faizan Syed's Socials:

• https://www.facebook.com/FaizanSyedPage
• https://www.youtube.com/@FaizanSyed
• https://www.instagram.com/faizan.s.syed/?hl=en
• https://www.tiktok.com/@directorfaizansyed

Daisy's Socials:
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In this episode, Daisy Khan speaks with Dr. John Andrew Morrow, author of the Covenants of the Prophet. They discuss what the Medina Constitution enabled religious communities to live together in 7th century Arabia. More importantly, it shows how Prophet established principles of religious freedom, protection, and peaceful coexistence.

00:00 War And Apocalypse

01:42 Why The Covenants

04:28 Medina Constitution

07:32 Pluralistic Early Islam

10:21 Ottoman Revival

13:03 Colonial Amnesia

14:18 Sinai Covenant Rights

17:30 Ummah Beyond Muslims

22:11 Countering Extremism Today

24:09 Where To Find Covenants

Daisy's Socials:
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Daisy Khan marks the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, describing why he is considered history’s most influential figure, citing his 23-year transformation of seventh-century Arabia and Michael Hart’s ranking of him as number one.

She frames him as a “mercy to the worlds,” whose guidance advanced moral clarity, compassion, women’s rights, care for orphans and the poor, and kindness to animals and the environment, while highlighting his forgiveness in granting general amnesty after returning to Mecca.

Khan recounts his orphaned childhood, the first revelation beginning with “read,” and reforms such as women’s inheritance, choice in marriage, divorce, and property rights, and institutional charity. She connects his example to modern issues—Islamophobia, sexism, climate degradation, warfare ethics, and pluralism through the Medina Charter—quoting his final sermon on racial equality.

She closes by addressing controversy over celebrating Mawlid, arguing Islam allows respectful disagreement rooted in intention.

00:37 Why Muhammad Matters

01:52 Mercy to All Creation

03:22 Forgiveness and Compassion

04:50 Seventh Century Arabia

05:47 Revelation and Reform

06:55 Living the Message

07:19 Guidance for Today

09:05 Final Sermon Equality

10:03 Mawlid Debate

11:39 Closing Reflections

#WISEWomen #DaisyKhan #WISEMuslimWomen #WISEWomenPodcast #Islam #Islamawareness #Islameducation #Islamophobia #Muslim #MuslimHeritage #ProphetMuhammad #ProphetBirthday #MawlidalNabi #Khadijah #InterfaithDialogue #MuslimNarratives #CrossCulturalUnderstanding #AuthenticStories #PeaceThroughMedia #ReligiousTolerance

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Website:
https://daisykhan.com/
https://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/

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In this episode of Wise Women, Daisy Khan sits down with Imam Genghis Khan, author of The Definitive Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, we look beyond familiar assumptions and examine how the Qur’an portrays him, as tender, compassionate, merciful, patient, approachable, family-oriented, and deeply concerned for the well-being of others.
The Qur’an presents a remarkably human portrait of a prophet who comforted people, listened to them, welcomed them into his home, tolerated disagreement, cared deeply about people’s feelings, and sought guidance and goodness even for those who rejected him.

Drawing directly from the Qur’an, we identify 30 characteristics of the Prophet’s character, offering a picture of the Prophet not through mere stereotypes, but through God Almighty’s description of him.

00:00 Leading With Mercy
01:45 Why Quranic Sunnah
02:46 God Describes The Prophet
04:17 Hadith Took Center Stage
06:04 Mercy To All Worlds
09:52 Uhud Leadership Lessons
13:32 No Compulsion In Faith
16:02 Etiquette And Approachability
19:11 Core Trait Compassion
20:51 Comfort In Rejection
22:05 Khutbah Advice Quran First

Daisy's Socials:
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In this episode, Daisy Khan sits down with Catholic theologian and author Dr. Jordan Denari Duffner to explore why some Christians fear Islam, how Islamophobia persists, and what Christians can do to move beyond fear and engage Muslims as friends, neighbors, and partners in building a more just society.

-Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

-What is the place of Jesus in Islam?

-How ignorance, stereotypes, and political rhetoric fuel Islamophobia.

-Why interfaith friendship, solidarity, and shared action can help build a more just world.

00:00 Why Christians Fear Islam

00:56 Why Learn About Islam

01:56 Does Dialogue Dilute Faith

04:02 Disagree Without Fear

05:03 Roots of Islamophobia

08:18 Defining Islamophobia

10:00 Gender Stereotypes Trope

10:53 Solidarity and Dialogue

14:32 Jesus in the Quran

17:07 Treat Muslims as Neighbors

18:28 Working Together for Justice

19:30 Projects and Resources

21:31 Rapid Fire Q and A

Dr. Daisy Khan's Socials:

Website: https://daisykhan.com/

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Dr. Jordan Denari Duffner Socials:

Website: jordandenari.com

Substack: https://jordandenariduffner.substack.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.denariduffner/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordandenariduffner/

X: https://twitter.com/jordandenari

Where to Get The Book: Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Islamophobia-Christians-Should-Anti-Muslim-Discrimination/dp/1626984107/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YXovXmN95-r9pH3avJwj4Xjd2Owc0S8r0g5pcdm4rVDGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.q6wji83cIcJllv4hDkCS2Hj6gX-fEyEFkcc4sEzJrQM&dib_tag=se&qid=1777402885&refinements=p_27%3AJordan+Denari+Duffner&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Jordan+Denari+Duffner

Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/islamophobia-what-christians-should-know-and-do-about-anti-muslim-discrimination-jordan-denari-duffner/7c02bd2cfbbbcd28