Ingrid Mattson, the first woman and first convert to lead the Islamic Society of North America, describes her experience of Islamic spirituality, which she discovered in her twenties after a Catholic upbringing. We probe her unusual perspective on a tumultuous age for Islam in the West and around the world. See more at onbeing.org/program/new-voice-islam/54
Mar 12
Arab Aramin, Robi Damelin, Liora Eilon, Mohamed Abu Jafar — Turning Unbearable Loss Into Ground of Shared Life
From Krista: A few months ago, I was invited to sit with four people sharing a very different Israeli-Palestinian story than that which comes to us in headlines. They are members of the Parents Circle - Bereaved Families Forum, a very special community. It's composed of hundreds ... Show More
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Sep 2024
The DISTURBING Pitfalls of Muslim Girls in the West | Raz Aziz
<p>Young Muslims in the West face a vast array of challenges in coming back to Islam or maintaining their Muslim identity. We interviewed Raz Aziz, a young Muslim leader, social media influencer and student of knowledge who has experienced such a transformation in her Deen, and e ... Show More
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Jan 2023
Faithful Frontiers: A Turkish Scholar Describes How She Became a Catholic Apologist
Derya Little has been a Muslim, an atheist, and a Protestant; today she is a Catholic writer and apologist. She tells the story of her conversion, talks about faith, family, Islam, history, the role of women in our Church. Since she and I are both fans of Star Trek and some other ... Show More
1h 13m
Mar 2024
The Priest who TRENDED on Google after converting to Islam! | Said Abdul Latif | Ep. 45
<p>His story was told across the world. His name was the number one trending google search in the arab world. From life in the monastery, to life in the mosque, former Priest Hilarion Heagy, now Said Abdul Latif, joins us to walk us through his faith journey. </p><p>Through his ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 2025
Science, Mysticism and Islamic Reform with Dr Arash Naraghi | Ep. 1
In this thought-provoking first episode of the 'Islam and Contemporary Challenges' series, Syed Arman Kazmi sits down with Dr Arash Naraghi, a Professor of Philosophy and Global Religion at Moravian University, to explore the nuanced relationship between science, mysticism, and I ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 2018
Tatyana V. Bakhmetyeva, “Mother of the Church” (Northern Illinois UP, 2016)
In Mother of the Church: Sofia Svechina, the Salon, and the Politics of Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Russia and France (Northern Illinois University Press, 2016), Tatyana V. Bakhmetyeva explores an influential figure in the history of Russian Catholicism. A Russian noblewoma ... Show More
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