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Peacemindedly
by Sara Jamshidi
A podcast focusing on uplifting stories and ideas of peace. Our guests are Peaceful Bridge Makers, filling gaps between nations, cultures and ideas. Sara Jamshidi, an award-winning Iranian-American peace journalist, explores women, especially Muslim women, contribution to help bridging gap among us.
Episodes
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Eyeliner, an ancient makeup item that's been used throughout history until today
Seen through Zahra Hankir’s eyes, Eyeliner becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures and our shared humanity. Hankir's intimate reporting and conversations—with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more— She embraces...
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Period, the Real Story of Mensuration by Kate Clancy
About half of the world deals directly with bloody menstruation, yet, we do not know much about the blood women lose every month for years to come. In this episode, Kate Clancy, professor, biological anthropologist, and researcher at the University of Illinois-Champaign, uncovers the truth for us.
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9 Books by Courageous Muslim Women Writers to Read This Summer
Sofia Rehman, Muslim scholar and avid book reader suggested the following books for us to read this summer.This episode posted on Goltune.com.
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Kindness Diary: A Man Picked A trash at Long Boom Park, WA
I saw a man picked a trash on the ground at Long Boom Park at Lake City and deposited into a trash can. He was kind, and compassionate toward nature! Thank you.
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A Treasury of ‘A’ishah: Mother of the Believers
In her book, A Treasury of Aishah: A Guidance from the Beloved of the Beloved, Dr. Sofia Rehman compiles 40 of Aishah’s insights and statements in a small and easy-to-read volume. Most accounts of Aishah's life, the Prophet Mohammad's third wife, have been conducted by men. Rehman can be…
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68: Kindness Diary: My Mood Matched the Nature Extraordinarily!
In this podcast episode, Sara Jamshidi explains how she decided to take her anger to nature, and how God showed her mercy and beauty.Please go to
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The High Cost of Being a Journalist in Iran
Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi were among the first journalists to cover Mahsa Amini’s death, the 22-year-old woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police for improper hijab, and then died in the hospital. Time Magazine named Hamedi and Mohammadi "two of the most Influential People of...
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66: Kindness Diary: Green Living Is Peaceful Living
I've been obsessed with eco-friendly, minimal, or what we often call these days: green living. My obsession is not new. I've been invested in this topic as long as I can remember. Back in the mid-1980s I lived in Tehran when Iran was defending itself against the U.S.-supported Iraq attack. The…
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65: Kindness Diary: Be Kind to Your Husband Even If He Opens Your Amazon Box and Ruins Your TikTok Video!
I yelled at my kind husband for opening my Amazon box … because he ruined my TikTok video!! It wasn’t nice, neither an act of kindness. I do not recommend it!
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Kindness Diary: A Car Tank Full of Gas
I turned the engine on and saw the arrow for the car tank on dashboard turned all the way to full. I was so grateful for the kindness of my husband!
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Muslim Women Expanding Scared Space to Gain more Religious Authorities
This pioneering book makes an innovative contribution to Muslim feminist ethics. It is grounded in a collection of religious sermons (khutbahs) by contemporary Muslim women in a variety of new and emerging contexts, in South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico…
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Kindness diary: Someone at Starbucks Line Paid for my Order
At the Starbuck car line, a pickup truck driver paid for our order. It was kindness and compassion toward us! https://goltune.com/63-kindness-diary-someone-at-starbucks-line-paid-for-my-order/
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To Be More Peaceful, One must Disconnect with Un-Peaceful
Personal story of dropping off a famous scholar because he was incompatible with the mission of our podcast. Everyone was telling me I must interview 'This Person,' that I do not name him for the sake of anonymity. They said, and I heard, that he is an expert on Iran; he has written more than…
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Parenting with an Accent by Masha Rumer
About our guest: Masha Rumer is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Quartz, the Moscow Times, Parents.com, and elsewhere. About the book: Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant moms and families,...
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Rooted in the Body, Lisa White
About our guest: Lisa J. White was a senior instructor of Arabic, and former executive director of CASA, the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the Arabic Language Institute of the American University in Cairo, where she taught for over thirty years. About the Book: We are all married to our…
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Shelley Kloba: How to Reach Out and to Be Advocate for Peace
Yesterday was May 25, 2022, the second anniversary of George Floyds murder. Around the same time, about two years ago, I talked with Shelly Kloba, Democratic Representative of the 1st District at the Washington House of Representatives. We talked about racism, white supremacy, George Floyd…
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Abortion: If the U.S. Controls Women’s Bodies, Why Do We Criticize Iran?
An abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. It is a basic healthcare need for millions of women, girls and others who can become pregnant. Worldwide, an estimate 1 in 4 pregnancies end in an abortion every year, according to Amnesty International. But while the need for abortion is...
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Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
About this episode: If justice is an essential value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition? In her book Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam, Ziba Mir-Hosseini explores how democratic gender laws might be constructed from within the Islamic...
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Don’t Forget Us At Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayefi
At the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi left his home in Yemen for a cultural mission to Afghanistan. He never returned. Kidnapped by warlords and then sold to the US after 9/11, he was disappeared to Guantánamo Bay, where he spent the next 14 years as Detainee #441. Don’t Forget Us Here tells two...
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Bilhana: Wholefood Recipes from Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco
A modern twist on traditional Middle Eastern cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine is famous for its sophistication, variety, and flavor. Bilhana (Egyptian for ‘bon appétit’) brings a contemporary twist to traditional Middle Eastern dishes with the use of healthy cooking methods. You will find the...
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Egyptian Flavors by Dyna Eldaief
Beautiful, delicious recipes for Ramadan and beyond, Egyptian Flavors: 50 Recipes is the perfect introduction to Egyptian cooking, from classics like ta‘miya (falafel) and fuul medammis (slow-cooked fava beans), to well-loved main meals such as stuffed cabbage leaves (mahshi cromb). Dyna has...
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The Beauty of the Houri by Nerina Rustomji
The Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals demonstrates how the ambiguous reward of the houri, mentioned in the Qur’an and developed in Islamic theological writings, has gained a distinctive place in the cultural eye from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century. In this…
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Peacemindedly Podcast, Season Five, Ramadan Special and Much More ...
Hello and Salam to you beautiful peaceful bridge makers, Journalists report on women in Muslim and Middle Eastern countries when their rights are violated. But they report on women in Western societies when their rights are respected, according to Islamophobia and Media Portrayal of Muslim Women…
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The Frontlines of Peace: Séverine Autesserre
In a surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching book, Séverine Autesserre, award-winning author, peacebuilder, and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, explains the hopeful story of people who have built lasting peace in their communities.
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Hijab and Red Lipstick: Yousra Imran
Being a teenager isn't easy. All Sara wants to do is experiment with make-up and hang out with friends. It doesn't help when you have a super-strict Egyptian dad who tells you that everything is "haram" a.k.a. forbidden. But when her family move to the Arabian Gulf, it feels like every door is...
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Omid Roustaei: Thanksgiving, Persian Style
Omid Roustaei is a Persian chef / recipe developer with a well-attended blog called Caspian Chef - Omid Roustaei. Omid’s love of Persian cooking started when Omid was determined to keep his nostalgic connection with his homeland Iran, and his home-city Babol. A former-private chef, Omid combines...
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How to Raise a Feminist Son: Sonora Jha
Sonora Jha, Ph.D., is a novelist, essayist, researcher, and a Professor of Journalism at Seattle University. Sonora was born in India, where she had a career as a journalist in Mumbai and Bangalore before moving to Singapore and then to the United States. Sonora’s academic research on the…
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Women and Gender in the Qur'an: Celene Ibrahim
Celene Ibrahim is the author of Women and Gender in the Qur'an. In her book, Ibrahim explores the complex cast of female figures in the Qur'an, probing themes related to biological sex, female sexuality, female speech, and women in sacred history. Celene explores the complex cast of female…
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Climate Change Conference 2021; Planting a Seed: Three Simple Steps to Sustainable Living: Kate Gaertner
Kate Gaertner is a leading expert, sought-after speaker and consultant in corporate sustainability with 25 years of combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience. The world is getting hotter. This summer, wildfires engulfed the West Coast and floods ranged through China and Europe. Britain,...
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Our Women on the Ground, Essays by Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World
Zahra Hankir features nineteen Arab women journalists who speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat—female journalists—are working tirelessly to shape nuanced...
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We Wrote in Symbols, Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers: Selma Dabbagh
We Wrote in Symbols is the first anthology to feature writing by Arab women on lust, love and the erotic. spanning 3000 years, it includes the works of classical authors, award-winning contemporary authors and emerging writers, published in English for the first time. It is a little-known secret...
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Executives of Halal Expo Explain Muslims' Peaceful and Healthy Ways of Living
Halal for Muslims is not just about food. It’s a way of life that encompasses the notion of tayyib, connoting a body of ethical principles designed to promote healthy, clean, and wholesome living. Halal is the corporate social responsibility for Muslims. With executives of Halal Expo and Summit...
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The Colour of God, by Ayesha Chaudhry
This is the story of a child raised in Canada by parents who embraced a puritanical version of Islam to shield them from racism. Chaudhry explores the joys and sorrows of growing up in a fundamentalist Muslim household, wedding grand historical narratives of colonialism and migration to the small...
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Intro to season 4
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Recipe for Refuge: Culinary Journeys to America
Recipes for Refuge is a delicious and unique collection offering readers an experience that transcends mere cookery. First, the food. These are the recipes that are passed down from mother to daughter, father to son, recipes that connect these global refugees to the place they once called home.
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The Dangers of Poetry: How the Middle East Poets Fight for Freedom
Kevin Jones is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Georgia, and author of The Dangers of Poetry: Culture, Politics, and Revolution in Iraq. Levi Thompson is Assistant Professor of Arabic at the University of Colorado Boulder, who translated Syrian-Palestinian poet Ramy al-Ashegh...
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Behind the Kingdom’s Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
Susanne Koelbl is an award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent for the German news magazine DER SPIEGEL. In her recent book Behind the Kingdom’s Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Mohammed Bin Salman, she chronicles the changes in Saudi Arabia in recent years. Sara Jamshidi will…
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Spring: A Captivating Novel About Egypt Revolution
Leila Rafei, author of the Spring, a daring beautiful novel about Egypt and Arab Spring, studied Middle East Studies at the American University in Cairo. Originally born to Iranian-American parents, Leila knows a great deal about Egypt, its culture, food, music and its revolution. She will talk...
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Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience, A Movie About How Syrian Kids in Refugee Camps Develop Happiness
Ron Bourke, filmmaker exploring issues of displacement, education, and healthcare directed Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience. He features Rana Dajani, scientist, world expert in genetics and founder of We Love Reading Project, as well as other other experts to learn about how Syrian...
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The Invisible Muslim: Journey Through Whiteness and Islam, Conversation with Medina Whiteman
Medina Tenour Whiteman is a writer, poet, translator, musician, and an Anglo-American born to Sufi converts. In her recent book The Invisible Muslim: Journey Through Whitness and Islam, she discusses how her white privileged background has not helped her to feel ‘at home’ with her Muslim friends…
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International Women’s Day Special: Conversation with Two Prominent Professors
Aili Mari Tripp is Chair of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and professor of Political Science, and Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her new book Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women’s Rights recently published. Fatima Sadiqi is...
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Muslim Women Are Everything! But How?
Dr. Seema Yasmin is an Emmy-Award winning journalist who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She and Fahmida Azim, illustrator whose artwork appeared on NPR, Dallas News, and a number of books and graphic novels, coauthored Muslim Women Are Everything: Stereotype-Shattering Stories of Courage,...
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Where Is Home? A Conversation with a Poet: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and traveler who writes extensively about language, power, conflict and religion. Ó Tuama is the master storyteller and host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound. Previously, he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation...
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Sex Education, Intimacy and Sensuality among Muslim Women on Valentine’s Day
Chantal Blake is a travel writer and plant-based consultant from New York City. She currently lives in Oman. Chantal got frustrated about the lack of information about women’s bodies and sexuality. She invited Nicole Monteiro, mental health expert, researcher and consultant to create a course to...
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I’ll Meet You There: a Movie About Fighting Back Against Islamophobia in the U.S.
Iram Parveen Bilal just directed her third feature movie, I'LL MEET YOU THERE. Bilal is an ardent advocate for fair representation of female directors in the entertainment industry. To help us make sense of the movie, Dalia Mogahed, Director of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding,...
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How to Cook Blessing Foods During Thanksgiving
At the time of feast, family and being merry, we are dealing with a deadly virus this year. The number of people getting affected by the Coronavirus is at the rise. Many families are experiencing hardships and heartbreaks. Yet, Thanksgiving is approaching. The tradition of Thanksgiving, giving...
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Muslim Women Desire: A Study in Istanbul by Sertac Sehlikoglu
Sertac Sehlikoglu shows us how women, not only in Istanbul, but in larger Middle East region, are using thier power, intelectual agencies and social status to create a favorable condition for htier personal desires. Sara Jamshidi talk with Sertac Sehlikoglu about the making of Muslim women desire...
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Refugees in America: Stories of Two Women and Their Fight to Survive in the United States
Jessica Goudeau is the author of After the last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America. Goudeau holds a PhD in literature from the University of Texas and served as a Mellon Writing Fellow and Interim Writing Center Director at Southwestern University. She has spent more than a...
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The Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Shahla Haeri
Shahla Haeri is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and a former director of the Women’s Studies Program at Boston University. Haeri is one of the pioneers of Iranian Anthropology, and has produced cutting-edge ethnographies of Iran, Pakistan and the Muslim world. In her latest book, The...
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Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak & Listen From the Heart
When a conversation takes a turn into sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. In a conversation with Sara Jamshidi, Diane Hamilton, Gabriel...
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A podcast focusing on uplifting stories and ideas of peace. Our guests are Peaceful Bridge Makers, filling gaps between nations, cultures and ideas. Sara Jamshidi, an award-winning Iranian-American peace journalist, explores women, especially Muslim women, contribution to help bridging gap among us.
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