Best Anisa Khalifa And Khadija Khalil Podcasts (2024)

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Plant a tree at the apocalypse 51:39

2y ago51:39

51:39

It's the end! At least of this season. One year after we started, the week of 9/11, feels like the perfect time to say goodbye—for now. In this episode, we share our reflections on the series and sign off with our hopes for the future. Thank you for taking this emotional, cathartic, moving journey into the past with us. References: The Trojan Horse…

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Lost and found at Guantánamo with Mansoor Adayfi 1:53:05

2+ y ago1:53:05

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Mansoor Adayfi is a former Guantánamo detainee, coordinator of CAGE’s Guantánamo Project, and author. In his unforgettable, haunting memoir, Don’t Forget Us Here, he recounts his 14 years of detention, torture, resistance and brotherhood in the vile camps of Guantánamo. In this interview, Mansoor tells us how his living nightmare started, how faith…

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A little less fearful, a little more fierce with The Qarawiyyin Project 1:15:28

2+ y ago1:15:28

1:15:28

The Qarawiyyin Project is a global initiative aimed at reviving Islamic discourse among Muslim women. Through their work, they analyse contemporary challenges through an Islamic lens. We talk to Aisha and Sarah of TQP, who, like us, are on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Unlike us, however, they never really experienced a pre-9/11 world. We discuss…

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Do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way with Chaplain Joshua Salaam 1:36:32

2+ y ago1:36:32

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Joshua Salaam is the Muslim Chaplain at Duke University and a member of iconic musical group Native Deen. He has a Doctorate of Ministry from Hartford Seminary and has mentored youth throughout his career. He talked to us about becoming Native Deen almost by accident—or perhaps destiny—his years in the army, and how his professional life took shape…

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Fake personas and real surveillance with Johana Bhuiyan 1:08:20

2+ y ago1:08:20

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Johana Bhuiyan is a senior tech reporter and editor at The Guardian. A born and raised New Yorker now residing in San Francisco, she's been a journalist since 2013, and has previously worked at the Los Angeles Times, Recode, BuzzFeed News, and Politico. Johana talks about growing up in New York after 9/11, and how the current state of surveillance …

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Every little thing can create a change with Senator Mehreen Faruqi 1:17:03

2+ y ago1:17:03

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Dr. Mehreen Faruqi is the Greens Senator for New South Wales in the Australian Parliament and the first Muslim woman to hold public office in the history of Australia. She is a civil and environmental engineer and lifelong activist for social and environmental justice. Mehreen tells us about migrating to Australia from Pakistan, how she made a home…

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At armslength, under a miscroscope with Dr. Khadijah Elshayyal 1:18:16

2+ y ago1:18:16

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Dr. Khadijah Elshayyal, Associate Fellow at the Alwaleed Centre (University of Edinburgh) and specialist in contemporary British Muslim history, joins us this episode to trace the changing relationship of British Muslims and the state, before and after 9/11. Khadijah relives her experience of the day of the 7/7 bombings in London and looks at its i…

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Making space for the discourse of justice with Dr. Jasmine Gani [Part 2] 1:02:03

3y ago1:02:03

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Dr. Jasmine Gani, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, sits down with us for a deeply moving conversation about her journey through the academy, as a student and a teacher, as well as her experiences with community organizing. Our discussion was so wide-ranging that we had to split it into two parts! Listen…

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Putting the humanity into history with Dr. Jasmine Gani [Part 1] 1:11:30

3y ago1:11:30

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Dr. Jasmine Gani, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, sits down with us for a deeply moving conversation about her journey through the academy, as a student and a teacher, as well as her experiences with community organizing. Our discussion was so wide-ranging that we had to split it into two parts! In Par…

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A brief history of American Islamophobia post-9/11 with Anisa Khalifa 59:43

3y ago59:43

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Anisa presents a brief oral history of Islamophobia in the US in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. We often reference "what Muslims went through" but what exactly did that involve? We cover the big stuff, the little stuff, and how it all formed the epicenter of a global campaign of terror and violence that targeted over a billion people. Including: …

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You need to have breakdowns to have breakthroughs with Dr Mona Masood 1:15:08

3y ago1:15:08

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Dr Mona Masood is a psychiatrist and founder of the Physician Support Line. She talks to us about the emotional fallout of our post-9/11 lives and the power of going small, whether western psychiatry has the answers for Muslim problems, and how to deal with people who hate you. We also look at what's behind our impulse to divide people into heroes …

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Good is not a thing you are, it’s a thing you do with G. Willow Wilson 53:55

3y ago53:55

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G. Willow Wilson, author and co-creator of Ms. Marvel, joins us to talk navigating Muslim identity over the last twenty years, as some things have changed and others have stayed the same. We cover how her journey to Islam was interrupted by 9/11, her gorgeous memoir on life in Egypt, the intense fear our communities lived under as our men were disa…

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How the Patriot Act stole our civil rights with Zahra Billoo 1:07:38

3y ago1:07:38

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Zahra Billoo is a civil rights lawyer, activist and Executive Director of CAIR-SFBA, where she leads a team dedicated to the empowerment of American Muslims through legal services, legislative advocacy, and community organizing. We had a great time talking to her about waking up to a new world twenty years ago, how her faith forms the backbone of h…

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Into the Terrorverse 53:51

3y ago53:51

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In this first episode, we relive that terrifying day twenty years ago, and discuss why we’re doing this oral history/sociology project/group therapy session, who it's for (hint: everyone), and what we want to achieve. Follow us on Twitter. Email us at musliminplainsight@gmail.com. References: Covering Islam and Culture and Imperialism by Edward Sai…

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Introducing: Muslim in Plain Sight 1:25

3y ago1:25

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Coming September 11: Twenty years after 9/11, producers and hosts Anisa Khalifa and Khadija Khalil explore what it meant to come of age when we did. With a lineup of amazing guests who, like us, grew up Muslim in the shadow of 9/11, we’ll dig into how that changed the trajectories of our lives, and how the experience differed either side of the Atl…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Anisa Khalifa And Khadija Khalil Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Muslim in Plain Sight

Anisa Khalifa and Khadija Khalil

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Plant a tree at the apocalypse 51:39

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Lost and found at Guantánamo with Mansoor Adayfi 1:53:05

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A little less fearful, a little more fierce with The Qarawiyyin Project 1:15:28

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Do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way with Chaplain Joshua Salaam 1:36:32

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Fake personas and real surveillance with Johana Bhuiyan 1:08:20

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Every little thing can create a change with Senator Mehreen Faruqi 1:17:03

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At armslength, under a miscroscope with Dr. Khadijah Elshayyal 1:18:16

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Making space for the discourse of justice with Dr. Jasmine Gani [Part 2] 1:02:03

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Putting the humanity into history with Dr. Jasmine Gani [Part 1] 1:11:30

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A brief history of American Islamophobia post-9/11 with Anisa Khalifa 59:43

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You need to have breakdowns to have breakthroughs with Dr Mona Masood 1:15:08

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Good is not a thing you are, it’s a thing you do with G. Willow Wilson 53:55

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How the Patriot Act stole our civil rights with Zahra Billoo 1:07:38

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Into the Terrorverse 53:51

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Introducing: Muslim in Plain Sight 1:25

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