Tell Them, I Am
Tell Them, I Am is about the small moments that define who we are and who we are not. The stories are universal. The voices are all Muslim. With a new episode every weekday this Ramadan, host Misha Euceph opens a window into the lives of 22 special guests, including Enes Kanter, Halima Aden, Yuna, Malala Yousafzai and Zakir Hussain.
S2 E22 · Tue, May 11, 2021
Anousheh
Anousheh Ansari grows up looking up at the moon and the stars, never expecting to one day float among them.
S2 E21 · Mon, May 10, 2021
Khalil
Imam Khalil Abdur Rashid’s father gifts him a family heirloom at his college graduation -- a watch that ends up putting its new owner’s life at stake.
S2 E15 · Fri, May 07, 2021
Alex
Alex Fox grows up glued to her mom, and unsure of her relationship to her dad. But after a difficult childhood, she tries to change that dynamic.
S2 E19 · Thu, May 06, 2021
Tariq
French athlete, Tariq Abdul-Wahad is thrilled to get invited to a prestigious college basketball camp in the United States... Then he gets stranded at the airport.
S2 E18 · Wed, May 05, 2021
Wai Wai
Wai Wai Nu bonds with her dad by listening to the radio together, but in 1990’s Burma, this is considered a crime.
S2 E17 · Tue, May 04, 2021
Amrou
Away at college, Amrou Al-Khadi find themselves without supervision for the first time and decides to step out onto the stage as a drag performer. They never expect to be confronted with their own biases, though.
S2 E16 · Mon, May 03, 2021
Malala
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her early success as an activist placed her in a world of serious (and much older) professionals. Which is why, when Malala gets into college, she is determined to make friends her own age and show them a new side of her.
S2 E15 · Fri, April 30, 2021
Sumayya
Sumayya Usmani rebels against her parents by getting a boyfriend, but ends up finding a freedom within her own family.
S2 E14 · Thu, April 29, 2021
Enes
Enes Kanter recounts a game of one-on-one from when he was a kid that would determine his entire future as an athlete.
S2 E13 · Wed, April 28, 2021
Zakir
Imagine the legendary tabla virtuoso and composer, Zakir Hussain, getting boo-ed off stage. Well, it happened, and it made him into the artist he is today
S2 E12 · Tue, April 27, 2021
Halima
Halima Aden’s “the new kid” in a small, Midwestern elementary school. After years of bullying, she finally snaps, leading to a moment that changes the trajectory of her life.
S2 E11 · Mon, April 26, 2021
Sophia
Eight-year-old Sophia Mohammad is excited about her little sister being born, until it actually happens and she realizes her mom’s attentions are elsewhere.
S2 E10 · Fri, April 23, 2021
Azar
As an English Literature professor during the Iranian Revolution, Azar Nafisi forms a close friendship with a student. Years later, she receives some painful news that puts this friendship into a whole new context.
S2 E9 · Thu, April 22, 2021
Alsarah
Alsarah wants desperately to be a musician but suffers from debilitating stage fright. Then, she meets a man named Haig who takes her under his wing.
S2 E8 · Wed, April 21, 2021
Fawzia
Fawzia Mirza and Sonal are best friends, and it seems like nothing can tear them apart. But when Sonal leaves the country for med school, Fawzia makes a huge mistake that could jeopardize their relationship.
Tue, April 20, 2021
Yuna
After a devastating breakup, Yuna Zara'ai — a gigantic pop star — meets a local dance instructor who teaches her more than just a few hip hop moves.
Mon, April 19, 2021
Latif
In high school, Latif Nasser thinks science is boring. But all his notions are challenged during a scuba diving excursion with his high school classmates.
S2 E5 · Fri, April 16, 2021
Jewher
Jewher Ilham is close to her dad, an Uyghur professor and human rights advocate. But her dismissal of his concerns about the Chinese government is challenged after a terrifying incident at the Beijing International Airport.
S2 E4 · Thu, April 15, 2021
Salma
As the stress of career goals and inter-family turmoil compounds, Ever-The-Rule-Follower Salma Hindy needs a way to get out of her head. The solution? Shrooms.
S2 E3 · Wed, April 14, 2021
Arya
Moving to the U.S. from Iran as a kid is hard, so Arya Ghavamian tries to relate to his new American friends by playing them some Iranian pop music. But they don’t get it, and Arya determines that Iranian music is “lame”...until one special night at a bar in NYC.
S2 E2 · Tue, April 13, 2021
Nadiya
Growing up in a “sweary” household, Nadiya Hussain learns how to drop F-bombs -- in private, of course -- from the best. But the day she swears in front of her dad, she learns a lesson that will stick with her for decades.
S2 E1 · Mon, April 12, 2021
Mvstermind
Rapper Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin finds out his partner is pregnant, and decides to prepare himself for fatherhood with a new routine. The routine grounds him, until its power is tested one morning.
Trailer · Fri, April 09, 2021
Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to the second season of Tell Them, I Am. Celebrate Ramadan 2021 with host Misha Euceph as she features stories from 22 special guests, including Enes Kanter, Halima Aden, Yuna, Malala Yousafzai and Zakir Hussain. The voices are all Muslim, the stories are universal.
S1 E23 · Tue, June 04, 2019
Akbar
Akbar Ahmed is an academic, poet, former diplomat, and all-around renaissance man. In Tell Them, I Am’s final story of the season, Ahmed recounts how a single train ride when he was 4 years old changed his life’s direction forever.
S1 E22 · Mon, June 03, 2019
G. Willow
G. Willow Wilson is a novelist and comic book writer, known for her run on the Ms. Marvel series. When 9/11 happened, the world seemed chaotic to say the least — but Willow found that sometimes all you need is a little Neil Gaiman to put you back on track.
S1 E21 · Fri, May 31, 2019
Munazza
Munazza Alam is a Harvard-educated astrophysicist. When she was in college, her dad’s complicated liver replacement opened her eyes to how the universe can feel so full and so empty at the same time.
S1 E20 · Thu, May 30, 2019
Layla
Layla Shaikley is a tech entrepreneur and Instagram influencer. When she was young, she discovered two things. One: that how you dress holds more meaning than you think. And two: that you can definitely use this to your advantage.
S1 E19 · Wed, May 29, 2019
Mercedes
Mercedes Iman Diamond has been participating — and dominating — drag competitions and performances since she was 21. She speaks about how a stage became her safe place.
S1 E18 · Tue, May 28, 2019
Omar
Omar Offendum is a rapper and poet. When he was 15 years old, his affinity for Arabic poetry came to life while reciting a piece during Nizar Qabbani’s memorial at Georgetown University in 1998.
S1 E17 · Mon, May 27, 2019
Maz
Maz Jobrani is, and apparently has always been, a comedian and actor. As a kid, he was a natural performer, but had a habit of stifling that part of himself.
S1 E16 · Fri, May 24, 2019
Emmen
Emmen Ahmed is a freelance illustrator and student based in Detroit (shout out to her amazing artwork for Tell Them). Her grandfather had a huge influence on her, and when he passed away a few years ago, she struggled to maneuver through life without him.
S1 E15 · Thu, May 23, 2019
Reem
Chef Reem Assil owns Reem’s California and Dyafa, two popular middle eastern eateries in Oakland, California. But growing up, she had a knack for filmmaking, and at 12 years old she premiered her first (and only) film on her local public access station.
S1 E14 · Wed, May 22, 2019
Iqbal
Television actor Iqbal Theba gives us an inside look on a career that many in the entertainment industry know well — service. And this probably won’t come as a surprise, but he was really good at it.
S1 E13 · Tue, May 21, 2019
Salman
Salman Agah is a legendary skateboarder and owner of Pizzanista, a popular L.A. pizza joint. But back when he was a teen in San Jose, he had no reference for what his future might look like or where his ambitions were taking him.
S1 E12 · Mon, May 20, 2019
Alia
Alia Shawkat is known for her role as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development, and in between shoots, she loved smoking weed and pushing her dad’s buttons. One trip to Jordan changed that and helped her realize who her father was in the world.
S1 E11 · Fri, May 17, 2019
Ahamed
Ahamed Weinberg is a comedian with a series on Comedy Central. Once he hit school age, he started realizing that his parents’ values weren’t the same as his peers’. As a result, deciding his own beliefs proved, well, complicated.
S1 E10 · Thu, May 16, 2019
Sahar
Sahar Jahani is a TV writer whose relationship to her heritage changed during one agonizing road trip in a Paykan through the Iranian countryside.
S1 E9 · Wed, May 15, 2019
Ryan
Ryan Harris is an NFL Super Bowl champion who, in one moment, was forced to redefine what it meant for him to be a man in a culture of toxic masculinity.
S1 E8 · Tue, May 14, 2019
Amirah
Amirah Sackett is a hip-hop dancer who learned the art of forgiveness from a swarm of bees.
S1 E7 · Mon, May 13, 2019
Wazina
Wazina Zondon is a sex educator and co-founder of the show Coming Out Muslim. She’s been able to understand herself better because of her relationship with one person.
S1 E6 · Fri, May 10, 2019
Reza
Reza Aslan is the author of No God But God and Zealot, as well as a known TV personality. His political education and distrust of authority began with a game of chess when he was just 7 years old.
S1 E5 · Thu, May 09, 2019
Ramy
Ramy Youssef has his own show on Hulu, but it wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for one single moment brushing his teeth when he was 19 — and half his face went totally numb.
S1 E4 · Wed, May 08, 2019
Najma
Najma Sharif is a writer with bylines in Vice, Teen Vogue, and Broadly — but as a teenager, she was just Najmalicious1000, a player trying to get with as many boys as possible and creating a whole romantic life on the internet.
S1 E3 · Tue, May 07, 2019
Deana
Deana Haggag is the CEO of United States Artists, but her parents still think she’s an interior designer. One moment in college stopped her from ever trying to explain her world to them again.
S1 E2 · Mon, May 06, 2019
Tan
Tan France is the Queer Eye fashion guru to whom people would pay good money to get advice. His love for giving advice traces back to one hot afternoon watching his siblings play Game Boy.
S1 E1 · Fri, May 03, 2019
Misha
Misha Euceph heard Maz Jobrani’s stand-up comedy when she was 12 years old. One line stuck with her so much that it’s the reason she’s making this show today: “I want to show a Muslim baking a cookie."
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