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Kaleidoscope Islam

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Kaleidoscope: Reflections on Islam is an on-demand radio show sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University and hosted by Umbreen Bhatti. We explore how people engage with Islam today. Find us online or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.

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Episodes

  1. Anti-Muslim Sentiment Online

    Anti-Muslim hate, like hate directed at many communities, thrives online. What can we do about it? In this episode, we talk to Shahed Amanullah, one of the organizers of No2H8, a hackathon to end online hate, and Tonya Mosley, a journalism fellow at Stanford and a member of the winning team.…

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  2. Muslims in Politics, featuring Congressman Keith Ellison

    This election cycle, politicians have had plenty to say about Islam and Muslims - often with little nuance or understanding. Congressman Keith Ellison offers his perspective on the role of Muslim Americans in the fight against injustice and inequality, highlighting a few changemakers and sharing...

  3. Muslim Student Life

    College is an always exciting, but sometimes stressful, time. What's the experience like for Muslim students? What can universities do to address their needs? And what should students be doing on their own? Listen to our conversation with Osama El-Gabalawy and Ameena Tawakol, Stanford students…

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  4. Muslim Artists and Islamic Art

    What relationship do Muslim artists have to Islamic art? Listen to our conversation with Dr. Munir Jiwa, an anthropologist, Director and Associate Professor at the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and a past guest speaker at Stanford. Photo credit…

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  5. Race and Islam: A conversation with Dr. Zain Abdullah

    Where are American Muslims in the fight for racial justice? Scholar, researcher, and Stanford guest speaker Zain Abdullah shares some of his work on American Islam, reflecting on where it fits into the current struggle against police brutality. Photo credit: Zain Abdullah.

  6. "She Who Tells A Story": On The Work of 12 Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

    What stories are we told about women from Iran and the Arab world? What stories are missing? How does art bridge that gap? "She Who Tells A Story" is a powerful exhibition showcasing the work of 12 women photographers from Iran and the Arab world, most recently at the Cantor Center for Visual…

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  7. The Ethics of Jihad

    A whole bunch of sophomores at Stanford just spent a full quarter studying the ethics of jihad. Why? What did their professor hope they'd learn? And what did they take away? A conversation with Professor Alexander Key, who taught the class, with reflections from Alina Utrata, a student in the...

  8. Sudan Today: A conversation with Nisrin Elamin

    What happens when religious ties are invoked for economic purposes? In this episode, Stanford graduate student Nisrin Elamin discusses the reaction to investments in Sudan coming from Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Gezira Scheme, via NASA....

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Kaleidoscope: Reflections on Islam is an on-demand radio show sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University and hosted by Umbreen Bhatti. We explore how people engage with Islam today. Find us online or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.

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Kaleidoscope: Reflections on Islam is an on-demand radio show sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University and hosted by Umbreen Bhatti. We explore how people engage with Islam today. Find us online or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from...

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