B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Jaime Mujahid Fletcher in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. In this episode, B.C. & Mordant welcome Jaime Mujahid Fletcher from Islam in Spanish to share his groundbreaking efforts in making Islam accessible to the Spanish-speaking community. The idea was sparked when Mujahid […]
Raw #Islam #Podcast 1: Welcome to Raw Islam, now let’s hug
March 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
On this, the premier episode, of Raw Islam with Imam Azhar, we are introduced to the Imam, we learn about his back ground growing up in Canada and we get to understand what the Raw Islam Podcast is all about. In the 1980s resources to learn and study Islam, and what it means to be […]
Addressing MENA’s Youth Employment Crisis
February 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon to Taleb Salhab and Saro Nakashian in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. In this episode, B.C. & Mordant chat with Taleb Salhab and Saro Nakashian from Education for Employment. The organization started in 2006 in Gaza and now spans eight countries with a mission […]
…In Which We Interview Our First Unicorn
February 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & guest co-host Chancey Gannett talk to author Susan Dennard in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. Susan Dennard is an author who writes young adult novels that have nothing to do with humanitarian aid. But when she came across an article about Islamic Relief USA last fall, she […]
More Than Numbers: #PayingAttention to #Syria
February 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Tamir from Syria in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. This week, B.C. and Mordant host a special episode of the podcast. This episode was not scheduled, but was pulled together at a moment’s notice when Tamir showed up to volunteer at the […]
Muslim Youth and the Religious Literacy Gap
February 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Hadia Mubarak in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. This week B.C. & Mordant welcome Hadia Mubarak. Hadia is a lecturer on religion and gender at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and works with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding […]
Friday fun…we work so hard 😂
February 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We were playing around the office with our live streams, I felt left out so I jumped on Facebook Live!
Empowering Young Changemakers
December 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Layan Okkeh and Vera Murad from TechGirls in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. Today’s podcast welcomes its youngest guests to date. And yet, what the two international students lack in years, they make up for in determination, talent and heart. Layan Okkeh […]
Solidarity Amidst Suffering: The Aftermath Of The Orlando Attack
December 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Hani Hamwi, Rasha Mubarak and Imam Azhar Subedar in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. This week B.C. & Mordant are joined by Disaster Response Team Manager Hani Hamwi and two IRUSA volunteers, Rasha Mubarak and Imam Azhar Subedar. They were among the […]
IRUSA & Programs That Hit Home Part II
November 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Minkailu Jalloh from IRUSA in this episode of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. This week, B.C. & Mordant continue on to part two of an interview with Minkailu Jalloh, a U.S. Programs Specialist at IRUSA. In this episode, Minkailu continues to describe his experiences in […]
