In this episode, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Saba Fatima, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about her new book, A Brief Guide to Shia Islam: Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars. Together, they…
When I started writing my book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries, I was drawn to the Qur’anic chapter of Mary or Surat Maryam. As I started to research the chapter, I came across the…
In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal talks with Dr. Shabana Mir, Associate Professor of Anthropology at American Islamic College and author of the award-winning book Muslim American Women on Campus. Drawing from…
What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of…
In the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam), Zechariah/Zakariyya foreshadows the coming of Maryam. I sit down with Maria Barga to discuss her article “Redeeming Zachariah” which uses the Qur’an to understand the Biblical narrative and…
While writing my book the Islamic Mary, I came across various works on Christian-Muslim relations, in particular the groundbreaking Catholic document of Nostra Aetate which speaks about positive relations with Muslims. However, the document is…
In this episode of A Common Word, Dr. Younus Mirza speaks with Dr. Martin Nguyen on his edited book “An American Muslim Guide to the Art and Life of Preaching” by Sohaib Sultan. They discuss how the…
On this episode of A Common Word, Younus Mirza sits down with Alexander Massad to discuss his new book “Witnessing God: Christians, Muslims, and the Comparative Theology of Missions”. Alex is a strong proponent of…
In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal is joined by Celene Ibrahim, Oludamini Ogunnaike, and Younus Mirza to explore distinct fasting practices and their inner and outer dimensions in Islamic scholarship, especially focusing on…
One of the reasons I have been drawn to A Common Word and the Islamic Mary or Maryam in particular is the idea of a shared figure between various religious traditions and the interactions between them. …
The Maydan Podcast · On The Square – Episode 17 The Bean Pie: A Reclamation of Family History In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Executive Director Latasha Rouseau talks with Tiffany Green-Abdullah,…
In this episode of History Speaks, Roshan Iqbal speaks with Cyrus Zargar on the role of storytelling and virtue ethics in the work of Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, the 13th-century jurist, philosopher, poet, and polymath….
The Maydan Podcast · On the Square EP 16 – Serving Community Through Civic Engagement In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Executive Director Latasha Rouseau sits down with Salima Suswell. Salima is…
The Maydan Podcast · On The Square EP 15-Getting Real: Writing Black American Muslim Life in the Nation & Sunni Tradition In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square’s Senior Editor Ambata Kazi talks…
The Maydan Podcast · On the Square Episode 14 – Black Like Me: Adding Color to Our Highest Courts Juvaria Khan is the founder and executive director of the Appellate Project, a non-profit that strives…