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Jane Q. PublicS3E5 - Shireen Quidosi
In this episode of The Jane Q. Public podQast, Q talks with Shireen Qudosi, about her new project The Foundation for Human belonging. The two discuss Shireen's vision for 'spiritually feminine leadership', breaking dichotomous frames, and the bittersweet life of following your heart into the unknown.
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As an immigrant over and over again across three continents Shireen Quidosi has lived the themes coloring our cultural and policy landscape today — migration, radicalization, and adaptation across seismic cultural shifts.
In 2019, Shireen grew deeply concerned about the new erupt...2022-10-011h 07
Beyond Barriers Radio#BeyondBarriersPodcast Ep. 23 - Shireen Qudosi & The Foundation for Human BelongingIn this Beyond Barriers exclusive, Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz speak with Shireen Qudosi about her organization The Foundation for Human Belonging. Shireen is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. In 2021, she created The Foundation for Human Belonging, a 501(c)(3) that looks at the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging radicalization, polarity, and extremism. https://www.shireenqudosi.com Webinar: https://www.shireenqudosi.com/shop/p/webinar-finding-ourselves-after-losing-afghanistan Beyond Barriers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to a new approach of countering and preventing extremism. To donate to Beyond Barriers: https://giv.li/r8xtpc For media inq...2021-09-0951 min
Beyond Barriers Radio#BeyondBarriersPodcast Ep. 23 - Shireen Qudosi & The Foundation for Human BelongingIn this Beyond Barriers exclusive, Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz speak with Shireen Qudosi about her organization The Foundation for Human Belonging. Shireen is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. In 2021, she created The Foundation for Human Belonging, a 501(c)(3) that looks at the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging radicalization, polarity, and extremism. https://www.shireenqudosi.com Webinar: https://www.shireenqudosi.com/shop/p/webinar-finding-ourselves-after-losing-afghanistan
Beyond Barriers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to a new approach of countering and preventing extremism. To donate to Beyond Barriers: https://giv.li/r8xtpc For...2021-09-0950 min
Beyond Barriers PodcastShireen Qudosi & The Foundation for Human BelongingIn this Beyond Barriers exclusive, Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz speak with Shireen Qudosi about her organization The Foundation for Human Belonging, along with subjects of Afghanistan and extremism. Shireen is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. In 2021, she created The Foundation for Human Belonging, a 501(c)(3) that looks at the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging radicalization, polarity, and extremism. Beyond Barriers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to a new approach of countering and preventing extremism. To donate to Beyond Barriers: https://giv.li/r8xtpcFor media inquiries...2021-09-0950 min
The New Feminist109. The Afghanistan Episode with Shireen QudosiIn the wake of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the War in Afghanistan, Jill Sorensen engages in an insightful and raw dialogue with advocate and writer Shireen Qudosi, an Afghani-Pakistani advocate and writer who tackles extremism, radicalization, polarization and ideological wars.
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On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 30: Digital Dunkirk Saved This Afghan Refugee. This is Khyber's Story.Listen to the harrowing story of an Afghan interpreter who fled hours before the Taliban came to kill him. Hamidullah Khyber was one of the few U.S. allies who made it out during the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. With the help of Ret. Army Colonel Sean Seibert, Khyber and his family made it out and is now settling in London. Part of the new generation of Afghans, 32-year-old Khyber eyes the East and hopes to one day return to fight for the only home he has ever known.
The Foundation for Human Belonging is a 501(c)(3) that...2021-08-3038 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 29: Finding Ourselves in a Lost AfghanistanA project of the Foundation for Human Belonging, Beyond Polarity demystifies radicalization and extremism, and explores what comes next. NOTE: The audio is interrupted around the 5-10 minute mark for a few minutes. We think this is an issue with Substack. The full podcast without interruption is available on Spotify, iTunes, and SoundCloud. Ret. Army Colonel Sean Seibert is part of the digital Dunkirk. He reflects on his time in Afghanistan and the crisis of another failed war. Seibert is a retired Army Colonel, and one of the hundreds of veterans launching a “digital Dunki...2021-08-231h 19
On Human BelongingEpisode 28: Self-Polarization: From Inclusion To Allyship, A Look At How We Alienate [UNCUT]“We’re so embedded in our own little perspectives. We’re so distracted by technology. We’re so consumed by our own needs for survival — whatever that looks like — that we are so self-polarizing, because the way we carry ourselves in the world is repellant to the people around us.” — Shireen Qudosi 2020 woke many of us up to a global crisis of race, identity, and belonging, but how do those events impact the everyday being of our lives, and how have they manifest again in the most recent Israel/Palestinian crisis? What can we take away from our collective exper...2021-06-1447 min
On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 28: Self-Polarization: From Inclusion To Allyship, A Look At How We Alienate [UNCUT]Back from a six month break, I dive into a personal podcast sharing some of my thoughts on allyship, supremacy and bigotry over the last year. 2020 woke many of us up to a global crisis of race, identity, and belonging, but how do those events impact the everyday being of our lives, and how have they manifest again in the most recent Israel/Palestinian crisis.
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On Human BelongingQuantum Healing - Mind / Body / SpiritReading soundtrack for www.ShireenQudosi.comMusic produced by Magnetic Minds.Artwork by Bruno Penabranca Get full access to Beyond Polarity at beyondpolarity.substack.com/subscribe2021-02-0300 min
On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 27: MAGA "Troll" Leaves Cult45 After Talks With Comedian Sarah SilvermanDavid Weissman is a military veteran who served 13 years with two deployments in Afghanistan. He’s Jewish, with dual Israel and American citizenship, a former Trump supporter and a self-described “MAGA troll.” Weissman shares how conversations with Hollywood liberals, including comedian Sarah Silverman, changed how he found identity and belonging within political America.
Over the course of 30 minutes, we cover how a MAGA troll wages social media warfare. David and I also share our alarm over the narrow sense of belonging and political identity. And finally, David shares his tips for how to engage in a conversation in today’s landmine...2020-11-2225 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 27: MAGA "Troll" Leaves Cult45 After Talks With Comedian Sarah SilvermanDavid Weissman is a military veteran who served 13 years with two deployments in Afghanistan. He’s Jewish, with dual Israel and American citizenship, a former Trump supporter and a self-described “MAGA troll.” Weissman shares how conversations with Hollywood liberals, including comedian Sarah Silverman, changed how he found identity and belonging within political America. Over the course of 30 minutes, we cover how a MAGA troll wages social media warfare. David and I also share our alarm over the narrow sense of belonging and political identity. And finally, David shares his tips for how to engage in a conversation in today’...2020-11-2225 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 26: [UNCUT] Boys and the Culture of ViolenceJeff Schoep is the former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States. In a one hour conversation, Schoep and Qudosi cover the rise of the Proud Boys and delve into the culture of violence that supports extreme polarity pivoting groups of people against each other. What can heal the polarity and how can the media better approach these issues. About Shireen Qudosi: Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in th...2020-10-0448 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 26: [UNCUT] Boys and the Culture of ViolenceJeff Schoep is the former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States. In a one hour conversation, Schoep and Qudosi cover the rise of the Proud Boys and delve into the culture of violence that supports extreme polarity pivoting groups of people against each other. What can heal the polarity and how can the media better approach these issues.
About Shireen Qudosi:
Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in the World, Clarion Pr...2020-10-0448 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 25: A Psyop Against American Institutions"In the war of ideas, people become the terrain."
Psychological operations (PSYOP) are operations to convey selected information and indicators to audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of governments, organizations, groups, and individuals.
In episode 10, I speak with Derek Goeriz, a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier trained in insurgency, and intelligence community professional. We cover the psyop against American identity. Why are we seeing a spike in antagonism against the law enforcement community and the American rule of law with such orchestrated precision? Where is it coming from and how do...2020-07-1923 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 25: A Psyop Against American Institutions"In the war of ideas, people become the terrain." Psychological operations (PSYOP) are operations to convey selected information and indicators to audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. In episode 10, I speak with Derek Goeriz, a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier trained in insurgency, and intelligence community professional. We cover the psyop against American identity. Why are we seeing a spike in antagonism against the law enforcement community and the American rule of law with such orchestrated precision? Where is it coming...2020-07-1923 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 24: [UNCUT] Arno Michaelis on Fatherhood, Vulnerability and Shaping the FutureEpisode 9 of Endeavor Against Extremism is particularly special for two reasons. First, I speak with former extremist Arno Michaelis on how becoming a father pulled him out of extremism. The preventing/countering violent extremism sector often enough looks at the role of gender in extremism, but only through the lens of motherhood. When it discusses masculinity, the focus is on how toxic masculinity concepts pull men in, but rarely is the a conversation on how authentic masculinity pulls men out of the ideology and into their power as men. I discuss that with Arno, but somewhere in there...2020-05-141h 04On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 24: [UNCUT] Arno Michaelis on Vulnerability and Shaping the FutureIn Episode 9, I speak with former extremist Arno Michaelis on how fatherhood and Buddhism shaped his newfound perspective on life. The preventing/countering violent extremism sector on occasion looks at the role of gender in extremism, but only through the lens of motherhood. When it discusses masculinity, the focus is on how toxic masculinity concepts pull men in, but rarely is the a conversation on how authentic masculinity pulls men out of the ideology and into their power as men. Our conversation hopes to help bridge that gap.
About Arno Michaelis:
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arno Michaelis...2020-05-141h 04
On Human BelongingCLIP: Is Extremism a Crisis of Belonging?A clip of Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) educator Shireen Qudosi on Hill TV, speaking to the issue of childhood/youth extremism, and how to help parents understand the challenges their children might be facing. About Shireen Qudosi: Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in the World, Clarion Project, The Middle East Forum, and more. Her keynote writings also include an in-depth assessment on the War on Terror through the lens of WWII an...2020-05-0702 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiCLIP: Is Extremism a Crisis of Belonging?A clip of Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) educator Shireen Qudosi on Hill TV, speaking to the issue of childhood/youth extremism, and how to help parents understand the challenges their children might be facing.
About Shireen Qudosi:
Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in the World, Clarion Project, The Middle East Forum, and more. Her keynote writings also include an in-depth assessment on the War on Terror through the lens of WWII and a two-hour ex...2020-05-0702 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 23: How Extremists Exploit Human VulnerabilityThe Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) sectors long abandoned the conveyor belt theory -- that there is a straight pathway on which an individual becomes radicalized. However, when that story was discarded it wasn't replaced with anything that captured the communities we need fighting on the frontlines. In an episode on the power of storytelling in PVE, Shireen Qudosi shares the story she created for workshop trainings to help communities understand the allure of extremists recruiters.Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading No...2020-05-0307 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 23: How Extremists Exploit Human VulnerabilityThe Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) sectors long abandoned the conveyor belt theory -- that there is a straight pathway on which an individual becomes radicalized. However, when that story was discarded it wasn't replaced with anything that captured the communities we need fighting on the frontlines. In an episode on the power of storytelling in PVE, Shireen Qudosi shares the story she created for workshop trainings to help communities understand the allure of extremists recruiters.
Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Mu...2020-05-0307 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 22: Fight Islamism to Defeat JihadismIt's not everyday you get a person in counter-terrorism speaking up in support of Muslim Reformers. The two niches rarely every intersect, which is why I was delighted to connect with Liam Duffy in an hour-long conversation on jihadis and Islamists. We covered: - ISIS hopscotching from China and it’s abuse of Muslim population, Iran for being Shia, and the West for its imperialism. How do you counter a strategy that adapts to the events of the ground so rapidly? - Is blaming Western adventurism for jihad essentially an anglocentric view? - How ab...2020-04-281h 04On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 22: Fight Islamism to Defeat JihadismIt's not everyday you get a person in counter-terrorism speaking up in support of Muslim Reformers. The two niches rarely every intersect, which is why I was delighted to connect with Liam Duffy in an hour-long conversation on jihadis and Islamists.
We covered:
- ISIS hopscotching from China and it’s abuse of Muslim population, Iran for being Shia, and the West for its imperialism. How do you counter a strategy that adapts to the events of the ground so rapidly?
- Is blaming Western adventurism for jihad essentially an anglocentric view?
- How abuse against Muslim Reformers gave Liam th...2020-04-281h 04
On Human BelongingEpisode 21: Anti-Semitism During Coronavirus [UNCUT]Episode 5 in a conversation with former NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind on the types of anti-semitism we're seeing during the coronavirus pandemic_________________About Shireen Qudosi:Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in the World, Clarion Project, The Middle East Forum, and more. Her keynote writings also include an in-depth assessment on the War on Terror through the lens of WWII and a two-hour exclusive interview with radical Imam Abu Taubah, who was li...2020-04-2423 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 21: Anti-Semitism During Coronavirus [UNCUT]Episode 5 in a conversation with former NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind on the types of anti-semitism we're seeing during the coronavirus pandemic
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About Shireen Qudosi:
Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has been published in The Federalist, Women in the World, Clarion Project, The Middle East Forum, and more. Her keynote writings also include an in-depth assessment on the War on Terror through the lens of WWII and a two-hour exclusive interview with radical Imam Abu Taubah, who was linked to Orlando Shooter Om...2020-04-2423 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 20: Dalia Al-Aqidi on CAIR Push for Public Calls to PrayerAs Ramadan 2020 kicks off, so has the first controversy of the season. In Minneapolis Minnesota, CAIR backed a recently passed public ordinance allowing a 5 daily Muslim calls to prayer which start from sunrise and continue through sunset. Catch my conversation with Dalia Al-Aqidi, the woman challenging Ilhan Omar's congressional seat for Minnesota's 5th district. Dalia breaks down CAIR's agenda and unveils the problematic past of the mosque behind this call to prayer.---- About Shireen Qudosi: Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the le...2020-04-2310 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 20: Dalia Al-Aqidi on CAIR Push for Public Calls to PrayerAs Ramadan 2020 kicks off, so has the first controversy of the season. In Minneapolis Minnesota, CAIR backed a recently passed public ordinance allowing a 5 daily Muslim calls to prayer which start from sunrise and continue through sunset.
Catch my conversation with Dalia Al-Aqidi, the woman challenging Ilhan Omar's congressional seat for Minnesota's 5th district. Dalia breaks down CAIR's agenda and unveils the problematic past of the mosque behind this call to prayer.
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About Shireen Qudosi:
Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work ha...2020-04-2310 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 19: Forensic Psychologist Rachael Bell on Honor Killers and Other ExtremistsSet to the backdrop of a warm Georgia summer night, we bring you an intimate conversation with forensic psychologist Rachel Bell. We cover: - Rachael's experience working in Rotterdam, offering therapy to Muslims extremists classified as "honor killers." What did she do to "test" them? - Genetic predispositions to psychosis, exploring the evergreen question of nature vs. nurture. - How do we use science to dissuade people from joining extremist organizations? A look at tangible solutions that lead with psychology. - What are the red flags for parents, teachers and counselors should watch out for?2020-04-0756 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 19: Forensic Psychologist Rachael Bell on Honor Killers and Other ExtremistsSet to the backdrop of a warm Georgia summer night, we bring you an intimate conversation with forensic psychologist Rachel Bell. We cover:
- Rachael's experience working in Rotterdam, offering therapy to Muslims extremists classified as "honor killers." What did she do to "test" them?
- Genetic predispositions to psychosis, exploring the evergreen question of nature vs. nurture.
- How do we use science to dissuade people from joining extremist organizations? A look at tangible solutions that lead with psychology.
- What are the red flags for parents, teachers and counselors should watch out for?
- How can you treat...2020-04-0756 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 18: Former Nazi Commander Jeff Schoep on Parallel Thresholds in ExtremismJeff Schoep, former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States, joins us for an hour-long conversation on his experience, deradicalization, and the parallels he sees between Islamists and neo-Nazis, along with the alarming trend toward extremism in American politics right now in a post-coronavirus world. We also cover: - Conspiracy theories in the time of a virus pandemic. Will the coronavirus bring on the "boogaloo"? - Is America headed toward the climactic war that extremists want? Are we becoming radicalized and cult-minded? - I question whether psychological violence is the connective tissue...2020-03-281h 20On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 18: Former Nazi Commander Jeff Schoep on Parallel Thresholds in ExtremismJeff Schoep, former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States, joins us for an hour-long conversation on his experience, deradicalization, and the parallels he sees between Islamists and neo-Nazis, along with the alarming trend toward extremism in American politics right now in a post-coronavirus world.
We also cover:
- Conspiracy theories in the time of a virus pandemic. Will the coronavirus bring on the "boogaloo"?
- Is America headed toward the climactic war that extremists want? Are we becoming radicalized and cult-minded?
- I question whether psychological violence is the connective tissue between radicalization and violent extremism...2020-03-281h 20
On Human BelongingEpisode 17: Jihadi Reaction to America's Toilet Paper PanicShireen Qudosi speaks with former Al-Qaeda propagandist Jesse Morton on: - The Jihadi response to America's panic over coronavirus- Divergent narratives between the East and the West- How extremists will use a global pandemic to demonize the enemy, and how this ties in with conspiracy theories and end-times rhetoric. - Why secularism is broken and whether it can be salvaged. - Every crisis is an opportunity. In the West that means breaking away from broken models of polarized leadership, and why safe centrism doesn't work either. Qudosi: "America is a story...2020-03-231h 01On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 17: Jihadi Reaction to America's Toilet Paper PanicShireen Qudosi speaks with former Al-Qaeda propagandist Jesse Morton on:
- The Jihadi response to America's panic over coronavirus
- Divergent narratives between the East and the West
- How extremists will use a global pandemic to demonize the enemy, and how this ties in with conspiracy theories and end-times rhetoric.
- Why secularism is broken and whether it can be salvaged.
- Every crisis is an opportunity. In the West that means breaking away from broken models of polarized leadership, and why safe centrism doesn't work either.
Qudosi: "America is a story and this is a time to reconnect...2020-03-231h 01
On Human BelongingEpisode 16: [UNCUT] Dov Hikind on Rashida Tlaib Blood LibelDov Hikind, former Democratic New York State Assemblyman, discusses his presence at Rutger's University, where he stood up in a room of 600 people and challenged Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's blood libel against the Jewish people. Hikind founded Americans Against Anti-Semitism to challenge the out of control hate against Jews in America. He speaks of the rise of open assaults against Jews in New York."You're walking in a very heavily Jewish area, and someone comes up to you and just belts you in the head...for no other reason than you're a Jew. There's no one looking to take...2020-02-2513 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 15: Black, Muslim, American: Former CAIR Board Member on Race in FaithI speak with Carl Jack, a former CAIR board member and a Black American convert to Islam. We cover his journey to Islam, the myth vs the reality, how we was treated by the Muslim community. Carl discusses his frustration with CAIR and their disregard for the legacy of African American civil rights, and at large their own racism toward Black Muslim issues. And finally, we delve into the frustration of older generations of Black Americans and what is triggering the underlying racism in our country. This one hour podcast is my inaugural attempt to bring you radically...2020-01-2929 min
On Human BelongingCLIP: [Brief] Terror Attack in PensacolaCounter-terrorism analyst Oz Sultan reports on the Pensacola terror attack. Get full access to Beyond Polarity at beyondpolarity.substack.com/subscribe2019-12-0804 min
On Human BelongingCLIP: A Desire for the Other Person to Learn: Characteristics of Bridge BuildersRichmond Hill Police Chief Mitch Shores explores "What's the number one skill someone teaching other needs to have?"The most important characteristic someone has to have if they're going to teach or train someone else is: A desire for the other person to learn. If they don't have a desire for the other person to learn or grow, any other characteristic is a mute point. Our conversation on a necessary qualifications to build a bridge of understanding from one thing to another or one community to another came during my time in Richmond Hill...2019-10-1501 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 14: [UNCUT] Muslim Scholar Leaves Academia Over Pro-Islamist BiasOne of my absolute favorite conversations is with Mark Judd, a brilliant scholar on self-imposed exile from academia after experiencing first hand the pro-Islamist bias academia holds. Our two hour conversation comes on the heels of my interview with him and is a look into one of the many pro-reformist American Muslims that you don't see. To be frank, his interview with me was far more interesting than mine -- and it speaks to the many voices out there who are either not interested in doing the grunt work of building a platform, not interested in a public...2019-10-051h 51
On Human BelongingEpisode 13: Islamist Intersectionality is like Cheap Flair at a C-Grade RestaurantDuring a House hearing on President Trump’s "Muslim Ban," Congresswoman Ilhan Omar commented that, “She’s a woman, she’s an immigrant and she’s a Muslim — and that ‘intersectionality’ of identities has President Trump ‘terrified.’"But what’s really terrifying is the revisionist facts. First of all, there’s no such thing as a Muslim Ban. It’s a temporary travel ban. A temporary turning off of the faucet until we figure out what’s going on…and even that has been adjusted since 2017 to allow for more leniency for people like translators and aides on our side. S...2019-10-0302 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 12: What's Holding Back Secular Muslims?One of the questions I always get asked during a live talk is, "Why aren't more Muslims speaking out?" In this short podcast, I pull from my own experience on factors that hold Muslims back from being more expressive and open about their secular beliefs. "We're going to have a hard time speaking out if we've never been taught to speak out, if we've never been rewarded for it...if every time we've speak out, we've been punished for it.Everything is regulated and deeply controlled. When you have an entire population of people...2019-09-2407 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 11: Winning Against Hate ... Removing Ahmed TahaI speak with long-time civil rights activist Jeffrey Imm, founder of R.E.A.L. on how to win local campaigns against hate. This week, grassroots efforts led to a win against deplatforming CAIR-Minnesota's partnership with law enforcement, along with having the Women's March to remove CAIR-San Francisco's Zahra Billoo from their board. Riding this momentum, we need to shift our focus to Champaign, Illinois, where the local mayor appointed Ahmed Taha to an anti-racism task force.Here's why Ahmed Taha's appointment is a big problem....Ahmed Taha has promoted calls for...2019-09-2046 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 10: Minnesota Dept of Human Rights, FBI and Police Join CAIROn Sept. 18, 2019, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights is holding a panel called “Dismantling Human Rights.” CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein will be there, sharing the panel with FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Melcher and St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson. CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein was recorded in 2017 refusing to condemn the terrorist organization Hamas. Hussein operates a CAIR chapter which includes members who have openly lamented that Hitler wasn’t alive to “add more casualties” to the Holocaust.What can the average citizen do? They can write letters, make calls…The duty really falls on our...2019-09-1705 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 9: Dalia Al-Aqidi and Shireen Qudosi on Ilhan Omar and the Muslim BrotherhoodSupport more content like this: www.paypal.me/shireenqudosiFollow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosiThis morning, I spoke with veteran journalist Dalia Al-Aqidi who is shadow-banned by Twitter for challenging Ilhan Omar to an interview. In the hour long chat, we get into:- Islamist vs. Muslim- American Values vs. Islamist Values- Islamohobia and Identity Wars- What is the Muslim Brotherhood- What global terror organizations have in common with Islamist organizations- How grassroots drives Muslim Reform- What an interview...2019-08-261h 00
On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 9: Dalia Al-Aqidi and Shireen Qudosi on Ilhan Omar and the Muslim BrotherhoodSupport more content like this: www.paypal.me/shireenqudosi
Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosi
This morning, I spoke with veteran journalist Dalia Al-Aqidi who is shadow-banned by Twitter for challenging Ilhan Omar to an interview. In the hour long chat, we get into:
- Islamist vs. Muslim
- American Values vs. Islamist Values
- Islamohobia and Identity Wars
- What is the Muslim Brotherhood
- What global terror organizations have in common with Islamist organizations
- How grassroots drives Muslim Reform
- What an interview with Ilhan Omar would have looked like
- Why this has...2019-08-261h 00
On Human BelongingEpisode 8: Muslim Women Discuss Ilhan Omar at Muslim CaucusMuslim Reformer Shireen Qudosi speaks with Democratic activist and female imam Rabi'a Keeble on Ilhan Omar's latest Muslim Caucus Day controversy. Why did Ilhan Omar deflect from answering a straightforward question on a human rights issues in her district? Support my work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/shireenqudosi2 minutes: The "magical" appeal of Ilhan Omar4:40 minutes: Somali support for FGM 5:40 minutes: Ilhan Omar's "disgusting" response to a Muslim question on FGM during Muslim Caucus Day10 minutes: Is Ilhan Omar deflecting because she had FGM done to her? 14 minutes: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs...2019-07-2534 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 8: Muslim Women Discuss Ilhan Omar at Muslim CaucusMuslim Reformer Shireen Qudosi speaks with Democratic activist and female imam Rabi'a Keeble on Ilhan Omar's latest Muslim Caucus Day controversy. Why did Ilhan Omar deflect from answering a straightforward question on a human rights issues in her district?
Support my work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/shireenqudosi
2 minutes: The "magical" appeal of Ilhan Omar
4:40 minutes: Somali support for FGM
5:40 minutes: Ilhan Omar's "disgusting" response to a Muslim question on FGM during Muslim Caucus Day
10 minutes: Is Ilhan Omar deflecting because she had FGM done to her?
14 minutes: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Ilhan Omar
14:40 minutes: Trump vs. Ilhan Omar
16:10 minutes...2019-07-2534 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 7: After Sri Lanka Easter Attacks... How We Keep Spinning HateHow activists and leaders extend the shelf life of terror attacks. A conversation on the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. For more, visit https://www.patreon.com/ShireenQudosiFollow me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/shireenqudosiTo offer a gift to make more of these conversations possible: https://www.paypal.me/ShireenQudosiAbout Me: I'm a writer and speaker exploring faith, identity and belonging in an evolving world. My work has been published with The Federalist, The Hill, On Being, Women in the World, The Middle East...2019-04-2207 min
Charles Moscowitz LIVEMuslim Reform MovementBoston podcaster and author Charles Moscowitz is joined by Shireen Qudosi, National Correspondent at the Clarion Project, in a conversation about the Islamic Reform movement.
Link: https://radiopublic.com/clarion-podcasts-604z06/ep/s1!aad4b
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shireenqudosi?lang=en2019-01-1018 min
Middle East Forum PodcastDonald Trump Withdraws American Troops from Syria, Shireen Qudosi on the Muslim Reform MovementFor over a decade, Shireen Qudosi has furthered the cause of progressive Islam both through her blog, The Qudosi Chronicles and by working with a diverse network of activists within the global Muslim community. She was also named one of the top ten North American Muslim Reformers in 2011.2018-12-1958 min
Middle East Forum PodcastDonald Trump Withdraws American Troops from Syria, Shireen Qudosi on the Muslim Reform MovementFor over a decade, Shireen Qudosi has furthered the cause of progressive Islam both through her blog, The Qudosi Chronicles and by working with a diverse network of activists within the global Muslim community. She was also named one of the top ten North American Muslim Reformers in 2011.2018-12-1958 min
We're Just Talking About It's podcastWhat Muslim Reform Looks Like to Some in AmericaWelcome to episode #10 of WJTA. In this episode, Muslim-American writer and activist Shireen Qudosi shares her thoughts and ideas on what Muslim reform looks like in our country. She also brings us into the world of #hateImams which is part of her campaign to stop using the religion of Islam as a means of hate. 2018-09-2142 min
We're Just Talking About It's podcastRaising a child in a post September 11th world and reformThanks for tuning in to episode No. 9 of WJTA. We continue our conversation with Muslim American writer, Shireen Qudosi. In this 20 minute episode we talk about what it's like for her, raising her son in a post 9-11 world and how she lets her son explore his own identity and beliefs. Shireen talks about "breaking the conveyor belt" and questioning what we believe and why we believe it. We take a look at the education system in our country and how it disables critical, original thinking in her opinion. And we di...2018-09-0720 min
We're Just Talking About It's podcastGrowing Up Muslim in AmericaWelcome to Episode No. 8. We have our first guest on the podcast! Shireen Qudosi is a Muslim American writer on faith, identity, and belonging. She comes from a family of refugees and has hopscotched across the world from Pakistan to Iran, Germany, and finally the United States. She's now known as a top 10 Muslim Reformer, a role in which she advocates for radically honest conversations. In this 15-minute episode we talk about what it's like growing up at a muslim girl in America and the challenges she and her family faced. 2018-08-2417 minOn Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 6: [Uncut] How America’s Foreign Policy Shapes Islamic Critique"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." - James Baldwin
Conversation with Shireen Qudosi, David Slater and Adam Ahmed.
David Slater is a journalist for Pontiac Tribune and The Fifth Column. He frequently writes about security issues and the police state.
Adam Ahmed is a blogger and Muslim subculture analyst.
Shireen Qudosi is a writer exploring themes of faith, identity, and belonging.
Reference Links:
https://www.academia.edu/7487749/Religion_as_Phantasmagoria_Islam_in...2018-03-131h 15
On Human BelongingEpisode 6: [Uncut] How America’s Foreign Policy Shapes Islamic Critique"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." - James BaldwinConversation with Shireen Qudosi, David Slater and Adam Ahmed.David Slater is a journalist for Pontiac Tribune and The Fifth Column. He frequently writes about security issues and the police state.Adam Ahmed is a blogger and Muslim subculture analyst.Shireen Qudosi is a writer exploring themes of faith, identity, and belonging.Reference...2018-03-131h 15
On Human BelongingEpisode 5: Veiled BigotryMuslim subculture analyst Adam Ahmed and I talk about how Muslims went from being a "minority" pre 9/11 to being "outsiders" seventeen years later. We have a candid conversation on what subtle racism and bigotry looks like, and what to look out for. Get full access to Beyond Polarity at beyondpolarity.substack.com/subscribe2018-02-231h 05
The Renegade ReportShireen QudosiMuslim reformer, feminist and free speech advocate Shireen Qudosi joins the Renegade Report for a frank and thoughtful discussion. Shireen discusses the conflict within Islam, the misunderstanding of the religion among many - including theists - and the similarities between Islam and modern identity politics. Jonathan explores the reasoning for much of the extremism in the Muslim world, and Roman seeks to better understand the reform project and its aims. Shireen provides insight into the pervasive effects of Arabic culture on traditional Islam, the role of Sharia law - including the issues of female genital mutilation and dress code, and...2017-07-181h 05
On Human BelongingEpisode 4: Bacha Bazi: U.S. Army Vet Speaks Out on Child Rape Epidemic in AfghanistanIn the article published with The Nation, we learn that boys are often kidnapped from families too poor to do anything about it. They’re traded, sold and used as sex slaves. And as these boys grow into men, they’re at the fringe of society, with no education or training to fall back on. No family to go home to in a culture where shame and honor are in many ways the primary religion. "If we're there to tackle extremism, well raping a child is pretty extreme." "What do you do when local authorities become the...2017-06-3031 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 3: Why Some Millennial Men Didn't Understand the Women's March.I sit down with 17-year-old Zeeshan, a politically independent high school senior who didn't understand premise behind the Women's March -- all while his sister, a fierce feminist took to the March in full force. Get full access to Beyond Polarity at beyondpolarity.substack.com/subscribe2017-06-3035 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 2: Embracing the Ex-Muslims in Your Family"Ideas don't have to be respected. Ideology doesn't have to be respected. Religion doesn't have to be respected. I respect people""The point of being politically correct is to tell the truth, not to be an a*****e.""We're all Americans. We all want the same thing, but through different methods.""A lot of people don't know how to argue. A lot of people don't know how to talk to people in general.""You think you know people, until you challenge what they believe in." Plus, what advice does a...2017-06-3046 min
Federalist Society Practice Groups PodcastsTravel Moratorium Executive OrderInternational & National Security Law Practice Group PodcastOn January 21, President Trump signed an executive order “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.� The order suspended immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the country by citizens of seven majority Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days. It also suspended refugee admission into the United States for 120 days, and barred entry of Syrian refugees until further notice. The stated order�s purpose was to “ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principl...2017-03-011h 06Federalist Society Practice Groups PodcastsTravel Moratorium Executive OrderInternational & National Security Law Practice Group PodcastOn January 21, President Trump signed an executive order “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.� The order suspended immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the country by citizens of seven majority Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days. It also suspended refugee admission into the United States for 120 days, and barred entry of Syrian refugees until further notice. The stated order�s purpose was to “ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principl...2017-03-011h 06
Immigration Outrage, Islam as Political Party, and Trump's SCOTUS PickBards Logic- Where the Grassroots are Heard.
Bring your Constitution for this episode. Join us and our guest Christine Timmons. Whistleblower on Election Fraud http://watchdogwire.com/florida/2012/11/21/voter-fraud-alert-interview-with-a-whistleblower/ Court Cases: https://dockets.justia.com/search?query=Christine+Timmons
We discuss the hypocrisy of the outrage over President Trump's executive orders. A new way at looking at radical Islam as a Political Party instead of a religion. Trump's SCOTUS nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.
Help Bards Logic go from a talk show to an ACTION show. Here are this weeks Action Items:
Call and tell Judge Ann M. Donnelly Call what you th...2017-02-022h 59On Human Belonging with Shireen QudosiEpisode 1: Abduction of Pakistan's Dissident JournalistsShireen Qudosi chats with LUBPak Editor Ali Abbas Taj on the most recent abduction and persecution of four Pakistani activists and bloggers.
Follow Shireen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosi
Follow Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliAbbasTaj
Check out Ali Abbas' Book: https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Based-Violence-Deobandi-Militancy-Pakistan/dp/1349949655
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About Between Two Muslims
Between Two Muslims is a project by Muslim Reformer Shireen Qudosi, created in the interest of hosting meaningful and intimate dialogues on Islam in the 21st century.
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About Shireen Qudosi
Shireen Qudosi is an American writer and strategist. She specializes in analyzing the leadership and...2017-01-0947 min
On Human BelongingEpisode 1: Abduction of Pakistan's Dissident JournalistsShireen Qudosi chats with LUBPak Editor Ali Abbas Taj on the most recent abduction and persecution of four Pakistani activists and bloggers. Follow Shireen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosiFollow Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliAbbasTajCheck out Ali Abbas' Book: https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Based-Violence-Deobandi-Militancy-Pakistan/dp/1349949655-------About Between Two Muslims Between Two Muslims is a project by Muslim Reformer Shireen Qudosi, created in the interest of hosting meaningful and intimate dialogues on Islam in the 21st century.-------About Shireen Qudosi 2017-01-0947 min