Welcome to the reflect, a podcast of The.Ismaili, featuring a unique introspection in each episode. What’s got you preoccupied these days or What thought are you in the process of working through? These are the questions our speakers respond to in each short episode of the reflect. To subscribe to this series, look for "the reflect", now available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, & Google Podcast. Tell us what you think of the reflect podcast: http://bit.ly/thereflect
Episodes
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
In this episode, Fawziah Bhatia reflects on Rumi's quote "What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle."
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Fawziah Bhatia
Certified Organizational Coach and Lifelong Learner
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
“Physical” and “Social” Distancing are at the heart of isolation amid Covid-19—with a huge loss of the contact that drives secular & faith-based communities. Yet isolation has also given birth to the very idea of community, from Islam and Christianity to civil rights movements. In this episode Dr. Sajoo asks, can we recognize the gift wrapped in the pandemic’s curse?
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Dr. Amyn B. Sajoo
Scholar-in-Residence, Simon Fraser University Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Vancouver, Canada
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
In this episode, Ayso Milikbekov reflects on how poetry provides a mean to communicate with the Divine. Poetry provides space and mean to experience and express the Divine.
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Ayso Milikbekov
MA student in Islamic Studies and Humanities, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies.
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
In this episode, Ayso Milikbekov reflects on how poetry provides a mean to communicate with the Divine. Poetry provides space and mean to experience and express the Divine.
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Ayso Milikbekov
MA student in Islamic Studies and Humanities, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies.
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
In this episode, Professor Natasha Merchant reflects on the concept of hope and thinks through whether it is possible to foster a kind of hope which isn't tied to a specific want or outcome.
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Dr. Natasha Hakimali Merchant
Assistant Professor of Multicultural & Social Studies Education at the University of Washington Bothell
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
In this episode, Rola Mustafa reflects on her journey of settlement and how her identity helped her naviagate through the hard time.
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Rola Mustafa
Community Support Manger at Islamic Family and Social Services Association
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
In this episode, Rola Mustafa reflects on her journey of settlement and how her identity helped her naviagate through the hard time.
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Rola Mustafa
Community Support Manger at Islamic Family and Social Services Association
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Every year during Ramadan, Dr. Rashid tries to be more intentional about his spiritual practice. Over the last few years, he has been reading prayers attributed to Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as). In this episode, Dr. Rashid reflects on what this Ramadan prayer teaches him during a global pandemic.
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Dr. Hussein Rashid
Founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
In this episode Professor Ali Virani reflects on the dynamic interactions between the Divine and the Human generally and especially on the Night of Qadr
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Dr. Nargis Ali Virani
Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
In this episode Professor Ali Virani reflects on the dynamic interactions between the Divine and the Human generally and especially on the Night of Qadr
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Dr. Nargis Ali Virani
Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University