An understory is the transformative, yet underrepresented narrative fighting for belonging and light. All of us have under-stories within us. In this podcast we follow storytelling activist Mohsin Mohi Ud Din as he travels the world, exploring the understory of refugees from Syria, and migrants in Central America as they navigate major life moments in impossible circumstances. We will also meet with neuroscientists and indigenous medicine men who are using storytelling and creative expressio ...
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One year after the Turkey/Syria earthquakes
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In February 2023, a series of devastating earthquakes cracked the earth, killing more than 50,000 people and displacing tens of thousands more people in Turkey and Syria. One year on, for many, the ground is still shaking. In this episode, host Mohsin Mohi Ud Din reflects on how the earthquake impacted the Syrian refugee community and the #MeWeSyri…
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For thousands of years, indigenous communities worldwide have utilized storytelling for healing, agency, and community-building. In many indigenous teachings, everything carries stories and energies. The rock. The trees. The human being. In this episode of The UnderStory, host Mohsin Mohi Ud Din (#MeWe International Inc.) interviews Jasper Younger …
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From meeting Muhammad Ali to building 'MeWe'
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One missed plane or revoked visa and Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din’s life would look completely different. His father immigrated to the U.S. from the embattled region of Kashmir. Throughout his childhood, Mohsin returned to Kashmir during the height of war in the 1990’s surviving bullets and bomb blasts. Years later, Mohsin discovered storytelling practices t…
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