Asma Bawla

أسماء باولا

American Muslim podcast host. Since 2020 she has hosted the podcast Muslimah, which she describes as a space for Muslim women to discuss the struggles they face, their dreams and their Muslim identity; in its episodes she has spoken about her law studies and about the decisions around her wedding and hijab.

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    Asma Bawla is an American Muslim podcast host. Since 2020 she has hosted the podcast Muslimah, which she describes as a space for Muslim women to discuss the struggles women face in the modern age and their dreams as Muslim women. 1 An independent podcast directory likewise lists Muslimah with Asma Bawla as its host. 2

    The podcast

    The podcast has run since 21 June 2020 and carries 59 episodes. In its episodes she speaks in her own voice about her personal decisions — getting married, deciding to wear the hijab, accepting her body, and finishing her second year of law school — alongside guest conversations, including one with three young Muslim women on the realities of being Muslim women in the twenty-first century, and episodes giving an honest, unfiltered glimpse into her own life. 1

    Sources

    1. Muslimah podcast (Asma Bawla) — Listen Notes
    2. Best Muslim Women Podcasts — Feedspot
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    islam.museum contributors. “Asma Bawla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/asma-bawla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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