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Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
The Settlement Everyone is Talking About
Saad and attorney Dom Poncia discuss the big NAR settlement and what it all means.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-05-15
36 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
So You Wanna be a Landlord?
Saad shares his do's and dont's when it comes to being an effective and smart landlord.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-05-02
16 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
New Construction 101
Saad and real estate developer Hamid Hatami jump into the world of new construction propertiesHosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-04-17
32 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
What's Your Criteria?
Saad dives into all the criteria buyers and their agents should be thinking about.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-04-03
12 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Carfax for Homes
Saad and Torii co-founder James Rogers discuss the importance of data in real estate.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-03-20
37 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
A Realtor's Superpower
Saad shares his thoughts on marketing oneself as a realtor and how to set yourself apart.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-03-06
14 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Investing with Friends
Saad and his business partner Saad (!) talk about what goes into friends doing real estate deals together.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-02-21
21 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Open House Szn
Saad discusses what buyers and sellers should keep in mind when it comes to open houses.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-02-07
14 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Financial Wellness 101
Saad and Investment Advisor Asad Pervez discuss tips around financial wellness as the new year kicks off.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Hoopoe Advisors: https://www.hoopoeadvisors.com/Learn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-01-24
48 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
A Nobody's Market
Saad talks about what everyone is thinking but no one is saying - it's a nobody's market!Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-01-10
15 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
State of the Market
Saad and Torii's Director of Operations discuss the happenings of 2023 and what to expect in 2024.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-12-27
30 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Operation Renovation
Saad shares his thoughts on what home renovations have the highest return on investment.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-12-13
15 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
The Lawsuits Everyone is Talking About
Saad and attorney Dom Poncia discuss all the recent NAR litigation and potential repercussionsHosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-11-29
38 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Multifamilies and Househacking
Saad and lender Nate Moghadam of Fairway Mortgage discuss multifamily investing and the concept of househacking.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesFollow Nate Moghadam @nateloansLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-11-15
39 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Buyer Agency Agreements
Saad shares his thoughts on buyer agency agreements and how they impact both buyers and agents.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-11-01
17 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Inspector Gadget
Saad and inspector Adam Wright dive deep into the world of home inspections.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Saad on Instagram @saadmun1rFollow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesFollow RJ Inspections @rjinspectionsLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-10-15
44 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Real Estate Investing 101
Saad discusses his philosophy on real estate investing and some do's and dont's.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-10-01
27 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
Saad and photographer Matt McNamara discuss how real estate photos are about more than just the listing.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-09-15
23 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Listing Do's and Dont's
Saad reviews some of the key things to keep in mind for anyone looking to sell a property.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-09-01
20 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
The Sexy World of Home Insurance
Saad and insurance broker Tony Cingranelli talk shop around the do's and dont's of home insurance.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-08-15
35 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Lower Rate or Lower Price?
Saad compares rate, price, and another key factor when looking at a deal.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-08-01
13 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Who Likes Rollercoasters?
Saad and fellow Boston-based realtor Mike Sokolowski keep it real while talking about the ups and downs of agent life.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-07-15
41 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Location, Location, and Location
Saad talks about the first three rules of real estate and why "they" are so important.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-07-01
17 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Getting Creative with Financing
Saad and one of his lender partners (Hunter Evers) talk through how to stand out from a financing perspective while getting yourself the best deal.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-06-15
37 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Your Real Estate Team
Saad walks through what a 'real estate team' is and who you need to include.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-06-01
13 min
Invisible Hate
A family killed in a truck attack
In June 2021, three generations of the Afzaal family went on a stroll after dinner only to be senselessly murdered by a 21-year-old driver in a pickup truck. We investigate the story and how this senseless act of violence happened.SOURCESNPR, CBC, CTV, BBC, MacLean's, Al JazeeraInterview with Sheriff Billy Rowles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjRAsh7bbY&t=85sBBC news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmetUwqtD8g&t=50sCNN interview with Whitney Dow (director of “Two Towns of Jasper”: https://youtu.be/5YVAj2Hk6FU...
2023-05-18
40 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Timing the Market
Saad shares his thoughts on why timing the market is a game you don't want to play in real estate.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-05-15
11 min
Invisible Hate
Death by Dragging
In Jun 1998, James Byrd Jr. caught a ride with three white men. Instead of taking him home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town to beat him. They then chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for about three miles, killing him. Saadia and Asad discuss the murder and its implications on America.SOURCE MATERIALS: Encyclopedia Britannica, True Crime Garage podcast, NPR, Texas Observer, Beaumont Enterprise, KERA News, NYT, BBC, Yale, Texas Monthly, Washington Post, 5News, Beaumont EnterpriseHOW TO HELP:
2023-05-11
37 min
Invisible Hate
Shooting at the Center of Hope
On July 18, 2015, police in Riverton, Wyoming respond to a shooting. A man has just walked into an alcohol detox facility called the Center of Hope and shot two patients asleep in their bed. Both patients are members of the Northern Arapaho native tribe—one dies, and the other hangs onto his life despite a critical headshot wound. Saadia and Asad discuss the case.SOURCE MATERIALS: https://people.com/crime/roy-clyde-admits-to-shooting-two-native-american-men-in-wyoming/ https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/tribal-news/2016-01-11/riverton-detox-center-shooter-sentenced https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/21/killing-at-wyoming-detox-center-city-workers-anger-at-homeless-called-motive/ https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/art...
2023-05-04
38 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Contingencies for Days
Saad and attorney Ali Alavi discuss all that goes into contingencies for both buyers and sellers.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-05-01
44 min
Invisible Hate
Beaten, Raped, and Left to Die
A 34 year old man is beaten, sexually assaulted and left to die in his own home after a night out on the town in Knoxville, Tennessee. Saadia and Asad explain what happened.SOURCE MATERIALS: Salon Sleuths Podcast, Wake Up with KC, Victim Impact Statement, Towleroad, Mysterious RadioHOW TO HELP: Check out new episodes of Surviving Abuse (https://ashleighbarrie.my.canva.site/sap-home, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surviving-abuse-podcast/id1572182113) every Thursday and FB discussion group Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by I...
2023-04-27
33 min
Invisible Hate
Four Murders in Albuquerque
Four Muslim men were killed ambush style between November 2021 and August 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Were the murders religiously motivated? Saadia and Asad discuss.SOURCE MATERIALS: CNN affiliate KOAT, AP, KRQE News, NYT, City of Albuquerque website, Albuquerque Journal, Rio Grande SunHOW TO HELP: The Flying Star Cafe is collecting money for Aftab Hussein’s Family.Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.comFor advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Don’t forget to subsc...
2023-04-20
43 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
It's Storii Time!
Saad explains his passion for real estate and how Storii Time came to be.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-04-15
05 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
Relationships are Everything
Saad discusses the how, why, and when of formulating strong client relationships with his friend and colleague Sam Robles.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-04-15
25 min
Storii Time - Stories from Real Estate Experts
The Beginning
Saad dives into the ins and outs of his very first real estate purchase.Hosted by Saad Munir.Follow Torii Homes on Instagram @toriihomesLearn more about Torii: https://www.toriihomes.com/Produced by Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@rifelion.comFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-04-15
17 min
Invisible Hate
Attacked by the Dotbusters
In September 1987, a 30-year-old British Indian man named Navroze Mody lies in a coma in Hoboken, New Jersey. He’s just been beaten, kicked, and hit with a brick by a large group of teenage boys. Four days after passing through the hospital doors, he dies. Saadia and Asad report on the story.SOURCE MATERIALS: Court record, NYT, Parsi Khabar, India Today, Wikipedia, NYT, University of CA Press, FilmiholicHOW TO HELP: Donate to the Hindu American Foundation, a national educational and advocacy organization established in 2003Hosted by...
2023-04-13
56 min
Invisible Hate
The Targeting of a Jewish Community Center and Murder of a Postal Worker
On August 10, 1999, Buford Furrow Jr. drove from Washington state to the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, where he opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon at a Jewish Community Center, injuring five people, including four children. He then drove to a nearby synagogue, where he shot and killed a Filipino-American postal worker, before fleeing the scene.SOURCES: The Follow-Up Question podcast, LAPD, LA Daily News, LAist, Today, Case Law, The Jewish News of Northern California, CNN, Advancing Justice, Washington Post, CBS, GiffordsHOW TO HELP:Donate to WAGV in LA...
2023-04-06
32 min
Invisible Hate
A Murder in Laramie: Part 2
Matthew Shepard was a young gay man who was brutally beaten, tortured, and left to die in Wyoming in October 1998. He was found tied to a fence and unconscious, and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in a coma for several days before he passed away due to his injuries.In Part 2, Saadia and Asad talk about the trial and Matthew's legacy.HOW TO HELP:Donate to:The Matthew Shepard Foundation, which is a non-profit whose mission is to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire individuals, organizations and c...
2023-03-30
41 min
Invisible Hate
A Murder in Laramie: Part 1
Matthew Shepard was a young gay man who was brutally beaten, tortured, and left to die in Wyoming in October 1998. He was found tied to a fence and unconscious, and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in a coma for several days before he passed away due to his injuries. In Part 1, Saadia and Asad talk about the different theories about what happened to him the night he was murdered. HOW TO HELP:Donate to:The Matthew Shepard Foundation, which is a non-profit whose mission is to amplify the story o...
2023-03-23
39 min
Invisible Hate
Bus Stop Murder
23-year-old African-American student Richard Collins III was waiting for an Uber ride at bus stop with two friends when he was approached by Sean Urbanski, who stabbed him in an unprovoked attack. Collins was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Saadia and Asad discuss the details of the case.HOW TO HELP:Donate to: Campaign Zero works to end police brutality in America through research-proven strategies ColorofChange.org works to make the government more responsive to racial disparities National Cares Mentoring Movement provides social and academic support to help Black...
2023-03-16
31 min
Invisible Hate
Remembering Charlie Howard
In 1984, Charlie Howard, a young gay man from Bangor, Maine, was walking home when he was harassed by three young men with homophobic slurs. The situation escalated, and Howard was thrown off a bridge into the Kenduskeag Stream, where he drowned. Hear his story and how his death helped to bring attention to hate crimes and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.HOW TO HELP:Donate to groups that support LGBTQ youth, like EqualityMaine, The Trevor Project, It Gets Better Project, and GLSEN.SOURCES: Bangor Daily News, Bangor Daily News, World Queerstory, NYT, T...
2023-03-09
39 min
Invisible Hate
The Murder of Mulugeta Seraw
In November 1988, Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant, was killed by a group of three white supremacist skinheads in Portland, Oregon. The three men, members of the racist group East Side White Pride, beat Seraw to death with a baseball bat. Saadia and Asad discuss the attack and how it was racially motivated.How to Help: Donate to Portland United Against Hate: https://www.portlandunitedagainsthate.org/Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.comFor advertising opportunities, please e...
2023-03-02
43 min
Invisible Hate
Justice for Kendrick Johnson
Kendrick Johnson was a high school student who was found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at his school in Valdosta, Georgia in 2013. The official cause of death was ruled as accidental, but his family and supporters have claimed that he was murdered. Despite multiple investigations, no official evidence of foul play was found and the case remains unsolved. We take a deeper look.How to Help: Check for updates on the family’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RipKendrickJohnson/ Learn more about the case here: https://www.justiceforkendrickjohnson17.org Hosted by...
2023-02-23
31 min
Invisible Hate
Killed in the Line of Duty
Sandeep Dhaliwal was a sheriff's deputy in Harris County, Texas when he was shot and killed in the line of duty on September 27, 2019. He was the first member of the Sikh community to be hired as a deputy in the Harris County Sheriff's Office and was known for his work in community outreach. Saadia and Asad investigate his murder.How to Help: Donate to the Harris County Sheriff Office Benevolence Association, assisting employees or first responders that have experienced a catastrophic illness or lossHosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.
2023-02-09
37 min
Invisible Hate
Murders on the MAX
In 2017, two people are killed and a third injured after confronting a white supremacist and white nationalist for shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two black teenagers on the MAX Light Rail train in Portland, Oregon. Saadia and Asad share details about the case to determine if it was a hate crime.SOURCES: Wikipedia, NPR, the Guardian, Law & Crime, CNN, Essence, attn, Seattle Times, Okayplayer, OPB, KGW News, KOIN, Willamette Week.Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.comFor...
2023-02-02
37 min
Invisible Hate
A Kidnapping in Kansas City
A 22-year-old African American woman knocks on the door a house in a small town outside of Kansas, Missouri. She is wearing a tight metal collar with a padlock around her neck and appears severely malnourished. She says she had just escaped the basement dungeon of a neighbor named Timothy Haslett, Jr. and is pleading for help.Find out if you are "Press Worthy."One way to help: Support the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.STORY UPDATE: A preliminary hearing for Haslett, Jr. that was originally scheduled for January 10, 2023 was rescheduled...
2023-01-26
32 min
Invisible Hate
Rais Bhuiyan and the Power of Forgiveness
In the days after 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was working at a convenience store in Dallas, Texas when someone walked in and asked him "Where are you from?" Before Rais could answer, he was shot in the face. Against all odds, Rais survives and is now trying to create a world without hate. Listen now to his remarkable story of recovery and forgiveness.Learn more about Rais's non-profit aimed to breaking the cycle of hate and violence: World Without Hate.Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.Contact...
2023-01-19
28 min
Invisible Hate
The Chapel Hill Murders
Three Muslim college students were killed in their apartment building in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2015. The police said it was because of a parking dispute. Family and friends said the victims were targeted because they were Muslim. Saadia and Asad break down the case to figure out if it was a hate crime.Learn more about the foundation honoring the legacy of the victims: Our Three Winners Foundation.Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.comFor advertising opportunities...
2023-01-12
39 min
King of the World
Bonus: "We Do It For The Culture" by Tanzila Ahmed
Bonus Episode: Tanzila Ahmed, an artist writer, political activist, and co-host of the good Muslim bad Muslim podcast, shares her reflections on 20 years since 9/11.Follow Taz on Twitter, read her articles on Substack, and visit her website.Listeners of King of the World can share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them.Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes....
2021-11-24
11 min
King of the World
Bonus: Listener Calls
Bonus Episode: Listeners of King of the World share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them.Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes.For more information on King of the World, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-11-10
11 min
King of the World
Episode 7: The Improbable Now—Mental Health, Wellness, Wholeness
Shahjehan starts touring the East Coast as an actor in a troupe for people in long-term recovery, and meets an unanticipated fan. We wrap up the “anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, racial, racist, white supremacist kind of mindset” that took hold during Trump’s presidency and its trickle-down effects, while also examining its function as a catalyst for the uptick in activism, improved representation, more diverse pop culture, and the ever-growing Muslim voice.We speak with American Muslim elected officials, actresses, founders, and of course, Amma and Agha, as we come full-circle to just exactly what Shahjehan’s people...
2021-10-27
1h 07
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 7: The Improbable Now—Mental Health, Wellness, Wholeness
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Shahjehan starts touring the East Coast as an actor in a troupe for people in long-term recovery, and meets an unanticipated fan. We wrap up the “anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, racial, racist, white supremacist kind of mindset” that took hold during Trump’s presidency and its trickle-down effects, while also examining its function as a catalyst for the uptick in activism, improved representation, more diverse pop culture, and the ever-growing Muslim voice.We...
2021-10-27
1h 07
American Muslim Project
King of the World Bonus Episode: "We Do It For The Culture" by Tanzila Ahmed
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Bonus Episode: Tanzila Ahmed, an artist writer, political activist, and co-host of the good Muslim bad Muslim podcast, shares her reflections on 20 years since 9/11.Follow Taz on Twitter, read her articles on Substack, and visit her website.Listeners of King of the World can share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them.Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.co...
2021-10-20
10 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 6: Recovery, Rebirth, and Resilience: Trump USA
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Shahjehan takes us along on The Kominas international tour, where a career pinnacle at the BBC coincides with a critical relapse into substance abuse. The consequences are dire but lead to a sincere shot at recovery with a lovable sponsor. After the Boston Marathon bombing and targeted expletives cast from a carful of dude bros, Shahjehan speaks out, this time without the cover of the band. Islamic law expert Sumbul Ali-Karamali...
2021-10-13
57 min
King of the World
Episode 6: Recovery, Rebirth, and Resilience: Trump USA
Shahjehan takes us along on The Kominas international tour, where a career pinnacle at the BBC coincides with a critical relapse into substance abuse. The consequences are dire but lead to a sincere shot at recovery with a lovable sponsor. After the Boston Marathon bombing and targeted expletives cast from a carful of dude bros, Shahjehan speaks out, this time without the cover of the band. Islamic law expert Sumbul Ali-Karamali walks us through the definition of sharia and the multimillion-dollar Islamophobia Network that appeared around that time. The band reunites at the same time Trump’s campaign to ba...
2021-10-13
57 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Bonus Episode: Listener Calls
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Bonus Episode: Listeners of King of the World share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them.Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes.For more information on King of the World, visit our website.
2021-10-06
11 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 5: Watch Us, Listen to Us—Surveillance
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.It’s 2008 and Shahjehan has just booked a one-way ticket to Pakistan. He moves in with his best friend and Kominas bandmate in Lahore, where new musical and social highs are interwoven with drug relapses, encounters at gunpoint, and Al-Faida conspiracy theorists. News from his hometown mosque in Wayland reveals that a childhood friend has been convicted of terrorist activities, which brings to question government-orchestrated spying and just whom the First Am...
2021-09-29
57 min
King of the World
Episode 5: Watch Us, Listen to Us—Surveillance
It’s 2008 and Shahjehan has just booked a one-way ticket to Pakistan. He moves in with his best friend and Kominas bandmate in Lahore, where new musical and social highs are interwoven with drug relapses, encounters at gunpoint, and Al-Faida conspiracy theorists. News from his hometown mosque in Wayland reveals that a childhood friend has been convicted of terrorist activities, which brings to question government-orchestrated spying and just whom the First Amendment applies to. The Muslim Justice League’s Amira Al-Subaey and real-life victim Asad Dandia break down the Obama-era Countering Violent Extremism program, based...
2021-09-29
57 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 4: Muslims and The Media
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Episode 4: The Way They Saw Us - Muslims and the MediaShahjehan and guests walk us through the history of Brown representation in Hollywood, politics, and American pop culture. From swarthy villains and caricatures with funny accents to slightly more nuanced and uncensored depictions in the early 2000s, Muslim actors move beyond making their bread by portraying terrorists as Muslim politicians and musicians start appearing on the scene. The...
2021-09-22
54 min
King of the World
Episode 4: Muslims and The Media
Shahjehan and guests walk us through the history of Brown representation in Hollywood, politics, and American pop culture. From swarthy villains and caricatures with funny accents to slightly more nuanced and uncensored depictions in the early 2000s, Muslim actors move beyond making their bread by portraying terrorists as Muslim politicians and musicians start appearing on the scene. The highly uncensored Kominas cause a stir as they claim a space for Brown kids while simultaneously being reduced to a Muslim punk antidote to the otherwise backwards Muslim world in the media. Shahjehan begins to find his voice as he channels...
2021-09-22
55 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 3: Islamophobia
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Shahjehan introduces us to two American Muslims profiled after 9/11 in very different ways: one’s arrival in his “dream country” nearly costs him his life as the other’s family trip becomes an interrogation. Everyone seems to be on high Muslim alert, and the American Muslim community comes out in droves to publicly denounce any and all terrorist or suspected terrorist activity by anyone Muslim or seemingly Muslim, anywhere. Islamophobia is formally...
2021-09-15
53 min
King of the World
Episode 3: Islamophobia
Shahjehan introduces us to two American Muslims profiled after 9/11 in very different ways: one’s arrival in his “dream country” nearly costs him his life as the other’s family trip becomes an interrogation. Everyone seems to be on high Muslim alert, and the American Muslim community comes out in droves to publicly denounce any and all terrorist or suspected terrorist activity by anyone Muslim or seemingly Muslim, anywhere. Islamophobia is formally defined. The passing of the PATRIOT Act allows for state-sponsored bad actors and we hear disturbing stats about those targeted, despite the riskier stats on right-wing extremists. Shahjeha...
2021-09-15
53 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 2: Terrifying Wars
Our second episode in our special series called King of the World hosted by Shahjehan Khan.The United States initiates the War on Terror in response to 9/11, starting with Afghanistan and then moving seamlessly into Iraq, despite the disconnect. Historian Dr. Huma Gupta helps us understand Afghanistan’s relationship with the U.S. pre-9/11 and its history of being a World Power staging ground. We meet Bashir Ahmad, who shares his experience joining the National Guard after being kicked out of college for smoking weed a few days before the attacks. The concept of identity is broken do...
2021-09-08
57 min
King of the World
Episode 2: Terrifying Wars
The United States initiates the War on Terror in response to 9/11, starting with Afghanistan and then moving seamlessly into Iraq, despite the disconnect. Historian Dr. Huma Gupta helps us understand Afghanistan’s relationship with the U.S. pre-9/11 and its history of being a World Power staging ground. We meet Bashir Ahmad, who shares his experience joining the National Guard after being kicked out of college for smoking weed a few days before the attacks. The concept of identity is broken down by Rania Mustafa, including the conflicted, parallel, and integrated forms, and we look back at why Shahjehan an...
2021-09-08
58 min
American Muslim Project
King of the World Episode 1: 9/11
Rifelion Media and American Muslim Project present King of the World, a seven-part series about a Pakistani-American Muslim who comes of age in a post 9/11 world.Episode 1: 9/11Host Shahjehan Khan acquaints us with his family—a fivesome in a predominantly white suburb of Boston by way of Pakistan—and his conflicted identity. Despite his name literally meaning “king of the world,” young Shahjehan feels increasingly powerless. We learn three of his favorite things: a shiny red Fender Strat, weed, and figure skating. September 11th, 2001, starts out like any other school day, then the first plane hits the...
2021-09-01
54 min
King of the World
Episode 1: 9/11
Host Shahjehan Khan acquaints us with his family—a fivesome in a predominantly white suburb of Boston by way of Pakistan—and his conflicted identity. Despite his name literally meaning “king of the world,” young Shahjehan feels increasingly powerless. We learn three of his favorite things: a shiny red Fender Strat, weed, and figure skating. September 11th, 2001, starts out like any other school day, then the first plane hits the World Trade Center at the end of first-period calculus. The attacks continue to unfold as teachers frantically try to access the internet and reassure students, when they themselves are anything...
2021-09-01
53 min
American Muslim Project
Mommying and Podcasting with Uzma Jafri
This week we chat with Uzma Jafri, unapologetically Muslim podcaster, physician, and mother of four. Hosted by Uzma and her "second-generation friend," Zaiba, with the fellow first-born problem of having a lot to say, Mommying While Muslim is a weekly podcast about the challenges and opportunities encountered by Muslims raising kids in the United States. Started after Zaiba’s 14 year old was detained by airport security and online resources for advice were scarce, the moms address “the good, the bad, and the ugly of [Muslims] growing up pre-9/11, and then the good, the bad, and the really ugly that happ...
2021-08-18
32 min
King of the World
Introducing King of the World - Official Trailer
Rifelion Media presents King of the World, a seven-part podcast series about a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell happened to him and to us. Hosted by Shahjehan Khan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-08-16
01 min
American Muslim Project
Creating Nuanced Muslim Film Characters with Iram Parveen Bilal
This week we’re joined by filmmaker and activist Iram Parveen Bilal.Her first feature film, a mystery thriller called Josh: Independence Through Unity, was Pakistan's first movie to be on Netflix. Her latest, I'll Meet You There, is a drama set in Chicago that covers intergenerational family conflict, the post-9/11 American Muslim experience, and disparately minded people trying to meet in the middle. Premiering digitally at SXSW last year (with no shortage of COVID snafus), the script is actually a decade-old project that was adapted as challenges were broached and her own reflections on life and so...
2021-08-11
31 min
American Muslim Project
Changing the Disability Narrative with Sara Minkara
Sara Minkara shares her remarkable journey a champion for disability inclusion.Imagine that the first time you meet someone, you’re in total darkness. Would you be more comfortable expressing yourself? Now turn the lights back on and think of a moment you’ve disempowered someone, intentionally or not. Learn why by asking yourself what identities you focus on when interacting and how you see your own self. These are the types of scenarios we discuss this week with Sara.A troublemaker intentionally disrupting the status quo, Sara is an advocate, entrepreneur, and...
2021-08-04
35 min
American Muslim Project
A Muslim-Specific Streaming Service with Mir Ali
This week we are joined by Executive Vice President Mir Ali of USHUB TV, a forthcoming streaming service explicitly for Muslim content in the United States.Growing up in the bubble of Southern California, Mir interacted with his predominantly non-Muslim community the only way he knew how—by showing that he was a friendly, typical, hard-working American first, then revealing his full identity once he’d been accepted. Like most all of our guests, it took effort to maintain his identit(ies) in these disparate circles. Though his passive approach may have successfully changed people’s mindsets about...
2021-07-28
30 min
American Muslim Project
Navigating Entrepreneurship with Afreen Allam
This week we invite founder and CEO of SiNON Therapeutics, Afreen Allam, to discuss the business world and her biotech start-up that's designing one pivotal particle.At 17, Afreen found herself publishing her first DNA sequence, and at 20, applying for her first patent—no big deal. We talk about how her passion was rooted in her 7.5-year stint as a Duke Cancer Center volunteer, which was alternately depressing and motivating. Her father permitted her to study abroad as a premed undergrad with three very specific conditions, and it was then that the nanoparticle for drug delivery was developed....
2021-07-21
30 min
American Muslim Project
Evolution, Aliens, and Ancient Horoscopes with Salman Hameed
Salman Hameed, teacher, host, gung ho astronomer, founder, and contagiously curious intellectual, is the type of refreshing science professor we wish we’d had in undergrad. He joins AMP to talk about religion versus science, astrology, and aliens.As a Hampshire College professor of integrated science and humanities and director of the Center for the Study of Science in Muslim Societies, Salman has taught classes ranging from "History and Philosophy of Science and Religion” to "Aliens: Close Encounters of a Multidisciplinary Kind.” It all started with a surreptitious viewing of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage—which he m...
2021-07-14
35 min
American Muslim Project
Drawing the Blueprint For Muslim Inclusion with Kashif Shaikh
This week we speak with Kashif Shaikh, co-founder and president of Pillars Fund, a nonprofit investing in American Muslim organizations, leaders, and artists to advance equity and inclusion.Pillars, founded in 2010, aims to take tangible actions to benefit American Muslim initiatives. But rather than supporting, say, mosques or overseas work, their projects often nurture local communities, well-being, and culture. Case in point, their recent pivotal study with the Ford Foundation and University of Southern California Annenberg, Missing & Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in Popular Global Movies. Kashif breaks down the unsurprising but nonetheless disheartening data from 200 top...
2021-07-07
35 min
American Muslim Project
Demystifying Sharia with Sumbul Ali-Karamali
This week we are joined by author, former lawyer, and expert on Islamic law, Sumbul Ali-Karamali, to discuss the decidedly unscary Sharia law.Sharia is essentially a mass of religious guidelines, meaning the path to the watering place literally and the path to righteousness religiously. Essentially, early Muslims interpreted their holy text, the Quran, to determine rules for how to live, called fatwas. The collection of fatwas (fiqh) along with the Quran and Sunnah (practices of Muhammad) equal Sharia. Like many religious texts it is ancient, up to interpretation, and complex, even to our dear host and...
2021-06-23
33 min
American Muslim Project
Building a World without Hate with Rais Bhuiyan
Rais Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi American who was shot by a white supremacist as retaliation for the attacks of September 11th, four months after arriving in the United States. He joins us on this episode of American Muslim Project to share his remarkable story and mission to promote empathy and compassion.Rais was thrilled to start his own American dream in Dallas after being granted a visa from the State Department’s lottery. He relays how his life instead became an “American nightmare” as Mark Anthony Stroman went on a killing spree, murdering two other...
2021-06-16
32 min
American Muslim Project
Fighting State-Sponsored Spying and Discrimination with Amira Al-Subaey
During the Obama administration (or was it in 1984?), a campaign known as countering violent extremism (CVE, and a profusion of other acronyms since) was initiated by intelligence and federal law enforcement agencies to identify and dissuade those prone to radicalization. The Muslim Justice League was founded in 2014 by Muslim women of one CVE pilot city to defund and dismantle that massive increase in state-sponsored surveillance. The league’s deputy director, Amira Al-Subaey, joins us on AMP to discuss the facts and fiction surrounding still-active CVE policy.According to the government, CVE would put an end to aggressive la...
2021-06-09
31 min
American Muslim Project
A Focus on Palestinians with Dr. Maha Nassar
Dr. Maha Nassar, a Palestinian American professor and expert on Arab cultural and intellectual history, shares her insights on Palestinians.Naturally, we ask her to address the horrific situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip over the past few weeks. She enlightens us on several key points, including how the conflict is truly an anti-colonialist struggle, how the youngest Palestinians in Israel identify themselves, and how Palestinians have been covered by major U.S. news outlets the last several decades. [Spoiler alert: Very few articles written about Palestinians are actually by a Palestinian.] Find out why bias...
2021-06-02
37 min
American Muslim Project
Improving Your COVID IQ with Dr. Mohammed Reza
This week we spoke with Dr. Mohammed Reza, a Bangladeshi-American infectious disease doctor in north Florida, where COVID variants and vaccine reluctance both run rampant.During this pandemic, Dr. Mo (as his patients call him) has been thrust into the local limelight as an unwitting community educator. Despite his schooling, credibility, and experience, he was a bit surprised to become the trusted face of coronavirus intel in his hometown, performing over 100 interviews. Perhaps because the day after Trump took office he was ordered to go back to his country while buying his staff donuts.Regardless...
2021-05-26
33 min
American Muslim Project
Telling Our Own Story with Qasim Rashid
Qasim Rashid has held many roles—human rights lawyer, prolific writer, media consultant, political candidate, volunteer prison chaplain, avid Tweeter—one of which his wife convinced him to pursue. He joins us on American Muslim Project to discuss his newest book, how he got to where he is today, and advocating for a more compassionate tomorrow.We dive in with Ramadan 2021, a remarkable one given COVID and the current state of Palestinians and Uyghurs. Shared IHOP reminiscences make an appearance. Qasim outlines the theology behind Ahmadi Muslims, the minority faith he is an active member of. We disc...
2021-05-19
31 min
American Muslim Project
Food and Finding the Spice of Life with Saba Wahid Duffy
This week we are joined by Saba Wahid Duffy: chef, media personality, culinary educator, and very recent *Chopped* champion. As an American Muslim raised in a suburb of Boston, she grew up eating Pakistani food nearly exclusively, which left her hankering for any cuisine but.Despite her strong interest in cooking from a young age, Saba’s traditional Desi parents had other thoughts on their daughter wanting to pursue a culinary career. We discover the idea that truly kicked off her career in food much later in life: a television pilot bridging the gap between her Eastern ro...
2021-05-12
32 min
American Muslim Project
Bringing People Together through Art with Salma Arastu
This week we speak with Salma Arastu, an artist born in Rajasthan, India, to Sindhi Hindu Pakistani refugees. Introduced to Arabic calligraphy in Iran, she found herself mesmerized before able to even read it. By the 1980s, the merging of traditional calligraphy and modern art that she’d embarked upon had a name: the Hurufiyya Movement. It was only after September 11th that she began to share her calligraphy publicly, to spread the beauty of the Quran and bring people closer to Islam.She walks us through the popularity of calligraphy in Islam, and her passion for th...
2021-05-05
32 min
American Muslim Project
Shedding Stereotypes in Hollywood with Serena Rasoul
Serena Rasoul’s humble upbringing in rural Virginia left her feeling like a leper to both white neighbors and other Arab Americans from afar. Her childhood defense mechanism? Resorting to funny accents and impressions. Serena joins AMP to discuss her diverse career, founding the first casting agency focused on Muslim talent, and the real story of Hollywood.The daughter of Palestinian immigrants with a Mayberry vision of America, her family landed on a Southern horse ranch to run a corner store and gas station—“the only Muslims for hours.” With no mosque around, she would often accompany friends...
2021-04-28
32 min
American Muslim Project
Changing the Dialogue around Women and Business with Tasneem Dohadwala
As a first-generation American Muslim businesswoman, Tasneem Dohadwala has lived a life of being a threefold minority: in race, gender, and career. She experienced a traditional South Asian Muslim upbringing, short one pivotal detail—her mom worked, and loved it. Tasneem speaks to being a woman in the world of investments on this episode of AMP.Currently Founding Partner at global investment firm Excelestar Ventures and a Managing Director at early-stage investment firm Golden Seeds, which focuses on women-led businesses, Tasneem has come a long way. Her ambition likely stems from her mother instilling a sense of pr...
2021-04-21
30 min
American Muslim Project
Restoring Justice with Adnan Khan (Part 2)
Part 2 of our conversation with Adnan Khan, Executive Director of Re:Store Justice.Early on, most of us are taught the binary concepts of good & evil and told what camp we fall into. As a teen, Adnan Khan found himself parentless, homeless, a dropout, and a victim of trauma, veering off the path of his little league days. After a robbery gone very wrong, where his schizophrenic acquaintance unexpectedly killed a man, he was sentenced to 25 years to life in maximum security prison. Under CA’s felony murder rule, a jury simply had to pr...
2021-04-14
26 min
American Muslim Project
Restoring Justice with Adnan Khan (Part 1)
Part 1 of our conversation with Adnan Khan, Executive Director of Re:Store Justice.Early on, most of us are taught the binary concepts of good & evil and told what camp we fall into. As a teen, Adnan Khan found himself parentless, homeless, a dropout, and a victim of trauma, veering off the path of his little league days. After a robbery gone very wrong, where his schizophrenic acquaintance unexpectedly killed a man, he was sentenced to 25 years to life in maximum security prison. Under CA’s felony murder rule, a jury simply had to pr...
2021-04-07
26 min
American Muslim Project
The Humanizing Initiative with Dr. Shaista Khilji
The survey says: Public satisfaction with both corporate and political leaders around the world is at an all-time low. On this episode of AMP we interview an academic attempting to change this leadership deficit, Dr. Shaista Khilji.GW professor, prolific writer, and cofounder of the Humanizing Initiative, Pakistani-born Shaista has become an expert on emerging economies through her international work. As a polylingual, multidegreed consultant, researcher, and teacher across nations—but especially in SE Asia—she acquired a unique understanding of globalization and its impact on individuals. She witnessed the rising inequalities and dismal conclusion that globalization fail...
2021-03-31
31 min
American Muslim Project
The Islamic Scholarship Fund with Omar Elsayed
The Berkeley-based Islamic Scholarship Fund seeks to increase American Muslim representation in media, policy, and film. Since 2009, they’ve awarded $1.5 million in the form of undergraduate/postgraduate/law scholarships as well as film grants, Congressional internships, and fellowships. We sat down with their program manager, Omar Elsayed, to discuss the organization, representation, and how to sleep better at night.Focusing on sectors likely to impact public opinion the most, ISF’s mission is to combat Islamophobia and promote equality. What started as a mere scholarship fund now tracks whether recipients go on to have impactful careers in the...
2021-03-24
31 min
American Muslim Project
The Matter of Words and Identity with Sahra Ali
English at school, Somali at home, Arabic on weekends. This is how Sahra Ali came of age. A storyteller by nature and writer by trade, her recent piece about forging a Somali American identity in the Midwest truly spoke to us. She joins us on this episode of AMP to speak about words, 9/11, and her personal evolution.Born in a tiny village in northeast Somalia devoid of electricity and brimming with war, Sahra’s family eventually followed her father to the U.S., where he’d moved eight years earlier. Introduced to the country by way of New...
2021-03-17
36 min
American Muslim Project
Fighting Islamophobia with Imraan Siddiqi
Imraan Siddiqi, born in Alabama and raised in Atlanta, has always been a proud Muslim. Growing up in a city that was both a major civil rights player and part of the Bible Belt—with most households engrossed in religion—he felt at home sharing his Islamic faith and accepted for declining alcohol and dating. Now the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington State, he spends his days working to protect cultural and religious freedoms. He joins us on AMP to discuss the organization and its efforts to combat Islamophobia.CAIR is the...
2021-03-10
32 min
American Muslim Project
Disrupting the Beverage Industry with Zeyad Moussa
Zeyad Moussa, Founder and CEO of Tulua, would absolutely encourage anyone with an innovative idea and a lot of drive to disrupt the “stale and crusty” food & beverage industry. Just maybe not the way he did. In this episode of AMP, we learn about an unconventional but wildly successful path to starting a business.An erstwhile biomedical engineer, longtime wellness advocate, and lifelong drinker of ginger tea (for its impeccable record of outperforming Pepto Bismol!), Zeyad saw a place for remedial ginger shots in the relatively risk-averse market of food retail and went for it. With no expe...
2021-03-03
31 min
American Muslim Project
Finding Those Teaching Moments with Afroz Khan
Afroz Khan, an Indian American engineer and the first Muslim woman to serve on the Newburyport (MA) city council, is, frankly, the kind of politician we all dream about electing. Principled, affable, and sincere, Afroz took on public office simply because she was asked to consider it. She’d started to get more involved in her quaint, cobblestone, and very white New England town by way of the schools, after her family began facing cultural biases. Initially these were fairly benign acts like being assumed to be the proprietors of the new Indian restaurant in town, but moved to th...
2021-02-24
33 min
American Muslim Project
Resilient Leadership with Jawad Ahsan
Jawad Ahsan, CFO of Axon, the significant technology & weapons company, has found incredible success despite not following the expected path toward it. This week on AMP we discuss his new leadership book and his thoughts on team building, tasers, and tackling diversity.As a first-generation Pakistani-American raised outside Boston, Jawad entered college with the intention of pursuing medicine, right up until his C in chemistry. From thereon in he decided to forge his own path, leading to a series of esteemed management programs and CFO roles for major companies. With an atypical finance background, Jawad became incredibly...
2021-02-17
31 min
American Muslim Project
Authoring and Othering with Rabiah York Lumbard
On this episode of AMP we are joined by Rabiah York Lumbard, award-winning author of a number of children’s books and a recent young adult novel, No True Believers. This thriller about an American Muslim teen forced to confront hatred, secret conspiracies, and Islamophobia during her senior year of high school draws on Rabiah’s own experiences as an American Muslim at home and abroad.Though she grew up in a non-practicing Protestant family, Rabiah outlines how a family trip to Istanbul left her captivated by the beauty and intrigue of Islam. Shortly afterward she headed to c...
2021-02-10
33 min
American Muslim Project
Democracy in America's First Muslim-Majority City with Razi Jafri
Premiering at SXSW in 2020 and currently screening virtually across the country, Hamtramck, USA is a documentary film highlighting one city’s municipal election and how the various ethnic communities within work together. The story that the election naturally paints, however, is the deep diversity here, a place where the soccer stadium is rented out for mass prayers, the high school flies dozens of flags representing students’ ethnicities, and the call to prayer is amplified by public ordinance.In this episode of American Muslim Project we are joined by Hamtramck, USA’s co-director and co-p...
2021-02-03
35 min
American Muslim Project
The Politics Behind Local Politicking with Mehreen Butt
Gone are the days where local politics amount to reelecting erstwhile high school classmates to fill potholes and grow schools. Policy attorney by day and public servant by night, Mehreen Butt, sister to our host, is a Pakistani American town councilor in Wakefield, MA. She joins us to speak about her unique experience as the first American Muslim woman elected to a select board in the state. Believing steadfastly that government is good and public service is a way to give back, she decided to run in 2016 to fulfill a duty “to be the voice for people that don’t ha...
2021-01-27
33 min
American Muslim Project
Muslim Women are Everything with Dr. Seema Yasmin
Disease sleuthing. Ebola poetry. Doctoring. Naps. On this eclectic third episode of AMP we are joined by our first British Muslim living in America, Dr. Seema Yasmin. Author of the recent book (with illustrations by Famida Azim) Muslim Women Are Everything: Stereotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration, and Adventure, she likewise seems to do just about everything.As the daughter of immigrants that bounced between a very insular, traditional paternal family in the English Midlands and her mom’s university world in London, Seema witnessed from a very young age that Muslim women could look an...
2021-01-20
28 min
American Muslim Project
Punk Rock, Mental Health, and RomComs with Shahjehan Khan
Boston-based Pakistani-American actor, musician, behavioral health consultant, and self-identified miscreant Shahjehan Khan joins us to discuss his recent work voicing the dashing Italian American tour guide Matteo on RomComPods. Debuting as Apple’s #1 fiction podcast, we hear how this project expanded his definition of art, where COVID-era performers are recording these days, and how Shahjehan took his own journey through Pakistan in order to find himself. (Have you noticed how Americans are always going abroad to find themselves?)We also learn how his role as co-founder/guitarist/songwriter of the ever-evolving and internationally renowned South-Asian American punk ro...
2021-01-13
36 min
American Muslim Project
The Facts Behind the American Muslim Community with Besheer Mohamed
Besheer Mohamed, a software developer turned Senior Researcher at the preeminent Pew Research Center, joins us for this inaugural episode of American Muslim Project. As an expert on religious beliefs and practices in the United States with a special focus on religious minorities, he says American Muslims make up just over 1% of the U.S. population. Despite nearly half being born Stateside—many whose families have been here for generations—little to no good quantitative research on the Muslim community existed before 2007. Besheer walks us through the abundant amount of data garnered in the last...
2021-01-06
42 min