# Smear Campaigns, Inayah Beldeen, Fatima Begum, Veterans, and a Brief Journey Through Islam

An episode of [Liz Yaps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6819397164), 18 Oct 2026, 1 h 35 min.

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Wow this was a huge yap session! Today I discuss smear campaigns, the lies spread by Inayah Beldeen's slander, Fatima Begum/Besobeti. We also talk about my brief journey through islam, reclaiming my blackness, and take a peek into the Quran to remind everyone of how to properly find and disseminate information about others. This one is a wild one so buckle up! Some Key Highlights • 00:00 Introduction to Cultural Exposures • 02:19 The Smear Campaign Incident • 04:31 Understanding Hadith Rejection • 08:15 The Role of Women in Religious Discourse • 12:01 Emotional Responses and Racial Dynamics • 18:08 Discourse vs. Echo Chambers • 24:00 The Impact of Social Media on Influence • 25:31 Debating the Hijab's Significance • 27:12 Community Projection and Emotional Responses • 28:53 Navigating Identity and Acceptance • 30:42 Performative Islam vs. Genuine Belief • 32:32 Critique of Hadith and Scholarly Discourse • 35:26 Personal Journey and Spiritual Disillusionment • 39:49 The Role of Discourse in Islam • 40:11 The Impact of Social Media on Perception • 42:45 Addressing Personal Attacks and Integrity • 46:40 Cultural Expectations and Ageism • 49:57 Body Image and Self-Acceptance • 53:23 Functional Fitness and Health Goals • 55:21 Unmasking Online Personas • 59:05 The Dangers of Doxxing and Stalking • 01:02:01 The Impact of Honor-Based Violence • 01:05:41 The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Community Safety • 01:12:58 Community Responsibility and Women's Safety • 01:15:10 The Illusion of Feminism in Religious Contexts • 01:22:02 Empowering Women Against Misogyny • 01:31:14 Slut Shaming and Its Consequences • 01:32:14 The Role of Theatrics in Islam • 01:34:18 The Quran's Warnings Against Misleading Others • 01:36:30 Gratitude and Its Importance • 01:39:30 The Dangers of Comparison and Envy • 01:42:40 Reclaiming Identity and Culture • 01:48:43 The Journey of Leaving Islam • 01:51:44 The Impact of Reputation and Slander • 01:56:25 Taking Action Against Online Harassment

## Transcript

2026 10 15 12 30 22: Hey fam, it's Liz Yaps again with another Yap session for you. Today we are going to be talking about exposing culture and smear campaigns in the Muslim community. So before we start, can we clap for the new hair? Like, my birthday is coming up and I was thinking, I am not exercising my free will enough. I am not customizing my character enough. We are only in our bodies for a temporary amount of time. Like, why not have fun with them? You know what I mean? And I really think that my trip to China brought so many things into perspective because in China and apparently in Korea and Japan as well, people just like pop out customized. You know what I mean? Like customized to the T. Different eye color, different hair color, wild clothes, and I just realized I have not been living up to my potential enough when it comes to just doing what I want with my body. so if you're just listening, my hair is half black, half pink now. I was thinking about going full pink, but I'm not gonna lie, I didn't know if I could commit to that. So this is the perfect hairstyle for a Libra. Like us indecisive Libras, if we can't figure out one or the other, just do both. And I told my husband you have two wives now. See, you have this wife and then you have this wife. You're welcome. I don't know what you're waiting for. Go out, get the pink hair, get the blue hair, get the green hair today. Do something new. Do something, some self-care, do something fun for yourself, girl. So today we're going to talk about smear campaigns and exposing culture, and we're going to talk very seriously about a woman who is a danger to Muslim women. since you're hijabi influencers and you're Muslim influencers. And your Dawah bros don't want to do anything to protect Muslim women, I will step in and I will do the job for them. So a few days ago, a very popular hijabi influencer decided to start a smear campaign about me. It was such a blind side that people were even messaging me like I

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