đ¤đ I'll Be Speaking in Orange County, Sacramento, and Chicago THIS WEEKEND and would love to see you there!
I'd love to see you face to face! Please join us on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday! Details below, OK?
Hey Family! Iâm doing three live events this weekendâthree nights in three citiesâand I want to see you there.
I genuinely believe a lot of us are exhausted in a way we donât even have language for anymore. Exhausted from the news. Exhausted from being misunderstood. Exhausted from trying to do good while staying sane. Exhausted from living in a world where genocide can stream in 4K and people still find a way to shrug.
And if Iâm honest, exhausted from the pressure to look like weâre okay when weâre not.
This weekend is called Unfiltered for a reason.
Itâs an honest evening about faith, responsibility, and what it means to live with purpose in a difficult world. Itâs about returning to Allah while still being visibleâwhile still speaking outâwhile still trying to live with courage and sincerity in public. Itâs about fighting against genocide and oppression and fighting for justice in every way we know how.
Because a lot of us are trying to do both at once:
To stay rooted and still show up.
To keep our hearts soft without getting swallowed by despair.
To resist performative anythingâperformative activism, performative faith, performative outrageâwhile still doing the real work.
Thatâs what this night is.
What weâre talking about (for real): the tension between activism and spirituality, the risks of turning faith into a brand, the pressure and scrutiny Muslims live with in the West, and the quiet, stubborn need to come back to sincerity when everything is screaming for attention.
And I need to tell you plainly: Muslims and non-Muslims are welcome.
If youâre curious, searching, supportive, skeptical-but-open, or just trying to understand your Muslim neighbors and friends betterâcome. If youâve been hurt by religion but still feel that pull toward Godâcome. If youâre a Muslim whoâs been carrying too much aloneâcome.
Iâll be there with Ousama Alshurafa, and I mean what Iâm about to say: Ousama is one of my favorite speakers in the world. Heâs a dear Palestinian brother, heâs brilliant, and he has a rare giftâhe can talk about matters of faith in a way that feels like someone just turned on the lights in your heart and soul. He doesnât entertain you. He awakens you.
And I donât say that lightly.
Sometimes you hear a speaker and you feel inspired for an hour.
Sometimes you hear a speaker and you feel like you should repost a quote.
But every once in a while, you sit with somebody whose words make you go home and change somethingâin your prayers, in your habits, in your sincerity, in the way you carry responsibility.
Thatâs Ousama.
Here are the dates:
February 6th â Orange County
February 7th â Sacramento
February 8th â Chicago
Tickets are limited, and if you want to come, donât wait until the last minute.
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If youâve been feeling spiritually numb⌠come.
If youâve been trying to âstay strongâ but youâre actually just depleted⌠come.
If youâve been doing the work publicly but your private heart needs attention⌠come.
If you want to be in a room where we can tell the truth, laugh a little, maybe cry a little, and leave with something real⌠come.
And bring somebody with you. Seriously. Bring a friend who needs a reset. Bring a spouse. Bring a college student whoâs trying to figure out what faith looks like in the real world. Bring your non-Muslim neighbor whoâs been asking thoughtful questions but doesnât know where to start.
This weekend, weâre doing it without the filters.
Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun



Great initiative Shaun!
Will you be streaming it live somewhere?
I canât make it (from rural France) but I look forward to joining in your communion somehow.
I feel like itâs one of those âthe moment just opens up before youâ moments.
Seize the day!
Thank you so much for doing this tour Shaun - We need it! Collectively I think most of us feel everything you describe - the exhaustion, the shock, and especially the accumulated grief - to the point where words fail . It would be such a gift if it could be recorded for those of us unable to be there!