We're Just Talking About It

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It This is our last episode of 2019 Wishing you all a wonderful 2020 #wjta Today we finish our discussion with Sabeeha. We will explore many of the misconceptions that people have about Muslims and some creative solutions to religious tolerance. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie

Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It #wjta Today we continue our discussion with Sabeeha. This week we learn about how September 11th affected her family and how that changed her purpose in life. I hope you enjoy getting to know her and the role Islam plays in her life. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It #wjta Today we start a 3 part journey to get to know Sabeeha. She arrived in America after an arranged marriage brought her from Pakistan. I hope you enjoy getting to know her and the role Islam plays in her life. You can tell we really had some laughs learning her story, an engaging speaker. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It #wjta Today we finish our 3-part journey to get to know Sabir. He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan and eventually came to the United States. Today we talk about how we conduct Interfaith communication and Why its so important. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie 

Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It #wjta Today we continue our 3-part journey to get to know Sabir. He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan and eventually came to the United States. Today we talk about the separation between religion and government and ask Sabir what one question he would ask the Taliban movement. Yet another perspective, you might not know about. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie 

Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It #wjta Today we start a 3 part journey to get to know Sabir. He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan and eventually came to the United States. I hope you enjoy getting to know him and the role Islam plays in his life. Yet another perspective, you might not know about. Thanks for joining us. Jason and Hollie 

Welcome to our 3rd and final episode with Angie Gad, our first in-studio guest, on We're Just Talking About It! In this episode we talk about how Angie confronts people who use ISIS-like propaganda to recruit terrorists. We also discuss what it is like when conservative Egyptian culture clashes with American ways of life. A six hour commute explains it well. We hope you enjoy getting to know Angie as much as we did. Check out Angie's MyIslam Project to help answer your questions about Islam! 

Welcome to our 2nd episode with Angie Gad on We're Just Talking About It! We continue this week with our first in-studio guest. In this episode we learn about Angie's work in the Homeland Security field and discuss how she was received in the office. Find out who became her mentor and how they learned to combat stereotypes together. We also discuss how Angie heard about our podcast and how our religious tolerance projects intersect.   We hope you enjoy getting to know Angie as much as we did. Check out Angie's MyIslam Project to help answer your questions about Islam! 

Welcome to Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It! We kick off our 3rd season of the show with our first in-studio guest,  Angie Gad. Angie was born in the U.S. but moved to Egypt with her family when she was 16. She describes what it was like being a Muslim in Egypt verse the U.S. Plus she explains how her unique upbringing ultimately led her to a career in counter terrorism. She is a Muslim woman currently teaching counter terrorism at a Christian school in the South. Check out Angie's MyIslam Project to help answer your questions about Islam! 

We dive right in to episode S2 E15 to discuss the Islamic misconception that, "All Jihad is terrorism."  Salma breaks down the difference between terrorists claiming to use Jihad and individuals who are "Jihadist."  "Jihad is a noble struggle for God. It is a struggle that is pleasing to Allah." Another misconception we touch on is that "Islam permits forced marriages." Salma says forced marriages are typically a cultural thing, not a religious thing.  Other misconceptions we talk about: "Islam forces people to become Muslim."  "Muslims do not share good and noble values with non-Muslims."