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Mom and I talk to Waleed Mahdi and answer your questions. Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersection of area studies and ethnic studies as he explores issues of cultural representation and identity politics in American, Arab, and Arab American contexts.…
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Sagirah Shahid is a writer, and poet. An African American Muslim Feminist, Sagirah has utilized her spoken word and literary works to build community and to advocate for positive social change.Her talented brother Hassan Shahid also joined us and shared a beautiful song dedicated to mothers.By Stories with my muslim mom
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For our season two finale we are going out with a big bang with Fringe Executive Director Dawn Bentley. Dawn is also an award-winning body builder, marathon runner, biologist, and violin player. Dawn tells her incredible story of changing career paths at 40, her love for The Fringe Festival and the importance of paying attention to the now. Please …
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This week we talked to Zinet Abdella and learned her incredible story of immigrating while pregnant to Minnesota when she won the DV lottery. She arrived with her husband with almost no network and managed to make it through and find success and happiness. Her persistent, work ethic, and positivity is something we all can learn from.…
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Mom and I learn what a Burkini is and talk first day of Ramadan, her newborn granddaughter and she tells me about hoe she hand delivered breech babies. We talk about bad doctors who don’t prepare women for proper birth and how scared she was about her daughter having a C section. Most importantly she tells about she never wants to be called “grandm…
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We talk to my friend Shawn Nafstad. Shawn talks about opening the only Filipino restaurant in Minnesota with his family recipes, seeing a dead body at an early age and thinking it was his fault, and how he missed on a cool last name. Shawn also shares some heartwarming words about his mother going through the process of moving to America, challenge…
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Andrea Lechuga shares the extraordinary journey of her parents escaping the a civil war in Guatemala and starting a new life in America. Andrea gives us a great insight into Guatemala and how oppression and outside influences caused many people to flee. She also made us smile with stories of her parents learning English by watching Sesame Street an…
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Comedian Ali Sultan and his mother Mona explore their amazing journey as immigrants throughout the world and learn about one another. On this debut episode, they talk about how Mona overcame the stigma of being divorced in Yemen, the hardship of immigrating to the U.S., and what the current travel ban means for them.…
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