Imam Azhar opens this episode of Raw Islam podcast with the question “A man in white suit falls in a hole, what do you do?” Do you help that person? Do you just call 911? Do you offer to clean them up? If we accept that we are in this hole in our nice white […]
“What A Relief” Podcast 60: Building Interfaith Bridges in the Relief Sector
April 11, 2017 by
On this episode of the “What a Relief!” Podcast we work on dispelling the stereotype that Islamic Relief only helps Muslims.
Aww! One Year Old!
April 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
IRUSA staff member Lina Hashem turns the tables on hosts B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon and interviews them for the first birthday of “What a Relief!” — IRUSA’s official podcast. Can you believe it? It’s been one year now since hosts B.C. Dodge and R. Mordant Mahon got this thing started—one year since they […]
“What A Relief” Podcast 59: Leading with Hope: Inner City Activism
April 4, 2017 by
B.C. Dodge & R. Mordant Mahon talk to Rami Nashashibi in this episode of “What a Relief!” podcast. Rami is the Executive Director for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), a community organization that fosters health, wellness and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change, cultivating the arts and operating a holistic health center.
Raw #Islam #Podcast 3: Are You Holding Your Values Close to Your Heart?
April 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
As we swore in the 45 President, there were many changes that took place in only the first 6 days, including the normalization of Islamophobia. This week on the Raw Islam podcast we review these first 6 days and the use of the phrase Radical Islam and we ask, are you holding your values close […]
Islam in Spanish: Empowering an Underserved Community Part II
March 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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 continue their talk with Jaime Mujahid Fletcher from Islam in Spanish. He shares more detailed insight on how his organization is making strides to bring knowledge about […]
Raw #Islam #Podcast 2: The Ummah – Victims of the Kneejerk Reaction
March 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Imam Azhar opens this podcast with the comment that “we are not here to debate what was said, we are here to open a dialogue,” which is what Raw Islam is all about. When we hear that someone said something about Black Live Matter or another topic, we tend to go back and watch the […]
“What A Relief” Podcast 58: IR Russia Empowering Orphans and the Disabled
March 21, 2017 by
In this episode of What a Relief Podcast, Selima shares stories and insight about all the amazing projects being implemented by Islamic Relief Russia in Chechnya.
Islam in Spanish – Empowering an Underserved Community
March 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
“What A Relief” Podcast 57: The Real Impact of Charity
March 14, 2017 by
In the episode of “What a Relief!” Podcast, Imran Madden, the UK Director of Islamic Relief, shares from his wealth of experience as an aid worker. When asked what he enjoys most, he says it is simply talking about the amazing work Islamic Relief does. He gets the most joy from conveying the true impact of donations based on what he has seen with his own two eyes.
