Welcome to FRAMES hosted by ALIM’s Scholar-in-Residence, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans. 🎙️

FRAMES is where meaningful conversations meet real impact. Each episode brings together thinkers, leaders, creatives, and scholars who are shaping Muslim life in America in their own way.

These aren’t lectures. They’re honest, thought-provoking discussions that unpack the ideas and challenges defining our community today with depth, nuance, and clarity.

From faith and culture to identity, activism, and everyday lived experience, this podcast goes beyond the usual talking points and offers insights you won’t hear anywhere else.

If you want conversations that are real, intelligent, and rooted in tradition while speaking to the moment, this is your space. Tune in and see your world through a sharper lens. 👓

Meet Our Host

Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM’s Scholar-in-Residence and the first African-American graduate of Al-Azhar’s Shari’a program. After converting to Islam in high school, he studied locally and abroad—including IIE, Tarim, and Cairo. He also teaches with Ta’leef Collective and IMAN. At ALIM, he’s a core instructor for the Summer Program, teaching Islamic law, Shama’il, and the Aphorisms of Ibn Ata’illah.

American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM)

Established in 1998, ALIM promotes the empowered, religiously grounded development of American Muslim individuals, families, and communities through Islamic Literacy, which is the establishment and critical engagement of the intellectual and spiritual foundations of Islam. It envisions cultivating Muslims who are intellectually and spiritually grounded, able to engage critically with their faith, and contribute meaningfully to society.

Guided by world-class scholars, Dr. Sherman Jackson, Dr. Ali Sulaiman Ali, Dr. Muneer Fareed, Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans, and esteemed guest scholars, ALIM offers accessible, faith-affirming educational experiences that bridge tradition and modernity. Through dynamic programs and community engagement, ALIM develops leaders rooted in the Qur’an, Sunnah, and guided by the enduring legacy of the Islamic tradition.

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