The Digital Sisterhood

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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.

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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]

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  9. ↑ "The Digital Sisterhood Podcast – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Dahir, Ikran (June 10, 2022). "A Muslim Podcast Became A Weekly Comfort For Women Around The World". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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