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Podcasts Take Two
Tired of corny hearts and mushy messages? These Valentine's day cards may be for you...
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Feb 12, 2016
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Tired of corny hearts and mushy messages? These Valentine's day cards may be for you...
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
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Tanzila Ahmed
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Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
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Tanzila Ahmed
)
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
(
Tanzila Ahmed
)
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
(
Tanzila Ahmed
)
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
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Tanzila Ahmed
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Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.

Looking for a card with more than love hearts and mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Writer and broadcaster, Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of alternative, politically themed Valentine's day cards for your loved one.

Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
Looking for a card with more than mushy messages this Valentine's Day? Tanzila Ahmed has a whole line of politically themed alternative cards for your loved one.
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Tanzila Ahmed
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These are just a sampling of the Valentine's Day cards created with Muslims in mind.

Taz Ahmed is the woman behind the idea -- and she joined the show to tell us more about them.

To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.