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

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S3 E9- Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker

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

S3 E8 Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker

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

S3 E7 Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker

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 

S3 E6 Sabir- Interfaith Conversations 110819 25 min

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 

S3 E5- Sabir - Mosque State 102519

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 

S3 E4 Sabir 101119- growing up in destruction

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! 

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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! 

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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."      

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Welcome back to Were Just Talking About It. This is Season 2 Episode 14. This week pick up right where we left off with our guest Salma, talking about common misconceptions of Islam. We dive right into the conversation—asking Salma to explain the misconception that the entire religion of Islam is oppressive to women—plus we discuss several other topics.  

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In s2E13 of WJTA we interview a brand new guest, Salma. Salma was in the 1st grade when the Taliban took over in Afghanistan. She and her family went to Pakistan so she could continue school. After the Taliban collapse in 2002, they came back to Afghanistan Against her parents wishes, Salma decided she wanted to study Sharia Law. "When you inherit a religion, if you were given the choice would you still be in this religion," Salma asked. It was that curiosity that led her to study Islamic law. When she graduated, Salma said she’s not Muslim because she was born muslim, she was now, a Muslim by choice.   We discuss the education system in Afghanistan and common misconceptions about Islam.  "You have to fight this mentality of black and white," said Salma.     

In S2 E12, we wrap up our conversation with Khalil. He talks about the night U.S. troops arrived in Afghanistan and what it meant to him and his fellow Afghans. We also talk about the current situation in Afghanistan and how the young Afghans are living. Finally, we discuss the transition from war to peace and what that looks like in Afghanistan.     

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We are back with Khalil from Season 2 Episode 10. In Episode 11, we talk about his interactions with the Taliban and how he survived the violence and Taliban prisons.  TOPICS: Taliban takeover Khalil is put in prison How to escape the Taliban  Creating their own Enlightenment Movement on school campuses       

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This is S2E10 of WJTA.This week we have a brand new guest for you, his name is Khalil.  Khalil was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khalil shares his remarkable stories of what it was like—the day the Taliban arrived in his city and how his walk to school would never be the same. Plus he shares the amazing work he did as a physician alongside other organizations to help rebuild his city's infrastructure after the Taliban destroyed everything. 

We're Just Talking About It (~22min)

Were Just Talking About It is an extension of the Introduction to Islam talks and courses that Jason Howk has been leading nationally since June 2015. This podcast does not aim to denigrate Islam or to spread a religion. Simply put this is an effort to get people talking more openly about religion and focused on finding common ground and understanding. Around the world the loudest voices that focus on Islam are usually on the far extremes of the topic. Either speakers love or hate Islam. This is a discussion rooted in facts; and by design those facts are relayed to the public in a form that most can understand. This isn't a professor's lecture and it's not a hate filled tirade. This is two people having a rational discussion about religion.

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