Can men and women just be friends? No, can they really, really just be friends? Well, this is a topic

we're going to talk about today and it is a hot topic. I have talked about it with hundreds of

women and I want to share some of what they were thinking today. And I'm curious about what

you're thinking too. And we're going to talk about a video that

has gotten 9 million plus views on this topic. And we're going to talk about some perspectives,

Muslim and non-Muslim, and get to the bottom of this. Can men and women just be friends? If you're

interested in the answer, keep listening.

Hello, Samaraykum. Thank you for joining us here at Mindful Muslim Speaks, the podcast where we are empowering women to grow and thrive.

How is everybody doing on this Friday? I am not going to lie. I am pumped for this podcast.

I've been like secretly waiting for it, I would have to say, because, you know what?

Like, everybody has podcasts that they request of me.

And I go through them and I give you exactly what you guys ask for it.

But secretly, I kind of have some of my own that I want to cover and this is definitely one of them.

Now, no one has formally requested this, but secretly, many of you privately have been asking me questions related to this topic.

And I've also covered this topic offline outside of the podcast with hundreds of women.

And this topic is a good one.

It generates tons of interesting comments, questions, and insights. And I think it's time we talked about it in the public view instead of just

behind doors in our houses in our private conversations can men and women just be friends

okay thanks for joining us guys and if you don't already know my name is mindful muslima

i am a licensed educator a mom of five and I'm a big Muslim sister to the

community. I do a lot, a lot of work for years, maybe the past 20 years. And for my kids,

I have kids ranging from anywhere from like four years old to 23. And I have been doing so much

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