Podcasts by Were Just Talking About Its podcast
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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S3 E9- Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker from 2019-12-20T12:00
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
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Today we finish our discussion w...
S3 E8 Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker from 2019-12-06T12:00
Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It
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Today we continue our discussion with Sabeeha.
This week we learn about how September 11th affected her fa...
S3 E7 Sabeeha Author and Interfaith Speaker from 2019-11-22T12:00
Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It
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Today we start a 3 part journey to get to know Sabeeha.
She arrived in America after an arranged marriage ...
S3 E6 Sabir- Interfaith Conversations 110819 25 min from 2019-11-08T12:00
Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It
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Today we finish our 3-part journey to get to know Sabir.
He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan a...
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S3 E5- Sabir - Mosque State 102519 from 2019-10-25T11:00
Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It
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Today we continue our 3-part journey to get to know Sabir.
He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan...
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S3 E4 Sabir 101119- growing up in destruction from 2019-10-11T11:00
Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 3 of We're Just Talking About It
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Today we start a 3 part journey to get to know Sabir.
He grew up in Kabul Afghanistan and Pakistan and ...
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We're Just Talking About It (~19 min) from 2019-09-13T11:00
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 H...
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We're Just Talking About It from 2019-08-30T11:00
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...
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We're Just Talking About It (~16 minutes) from 2019-08-02T11:00
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 d...
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We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-07-19T11:00
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. Af...
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We're Just Talking About It (~ 15min) from 2019-07-05T11:00
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 cur...
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We're Just Talking About It (~16 min) from 2019-06-21T11:00
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.
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We're Just Talking About It (~22min) from 2019-06-07T11:00
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 wh...
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We're Just Talking About It (~25 min) from 2019-05-24T11:00
In S2E9 we wrap up our conversation with Mina Sharif. We touch on a variety of topics, from how younger generations view religions and why it's important to have faith, especially in war-torn co...
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S2E8 We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-05-10T11:00
Welcome to S2E8 of WJTA. We are back with Mina Sharif, a muslim woman who left Afghanistan with her family at the age of one. Decades later, an unexpected family tragedy brought her back to Kabu...
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S2E7 We're Just Talking About It (~25 min) from 2019-04-26T11:00
This is S2E7 of WJTA. This week we have a brand new guest on the show, Mina Sharif. Mina was born in Afghanistan but she and her family fled when she was just a year old. Decades later, Mina bui...
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S2E6 We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-04-12T11:00
Welcome to s2e6 of WJTA. Today we are wrapping up our 3-part conversation with Junaid. We are asking the deeper, philosophical questions like:
-Should you be able to question your own rel...
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s2e5 We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-03-29T11:00
In this episode, we continue out conversation with American-Muslim, former U.S. Army solider, Junaid.
We start with his life, after active-duty. Juanid talks about his responsibility as ...
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S2E4 We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-03-15T11:00
In this week's episode we interview an American Muslim soldier who grew up in Bradford, PA, the son of Muslim South Asian immigrant physicians. Unlike his other siblings, Junaid diverged from th...
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S2E3 We're Just Talking About it (~40 min) from 2019-03-01T12:00
In this episode, we wrap up our conversation with ex-Muslim, Omayma. We begin by talking about the topic of the "guardianship program" in many Muslim cultures.
Omayma likens it to a pare...
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S2 Ep2 We're Just Talking About It from 2019-02-15T12:00
In S2 Ep2 of WJTA, we continue the conversation with ex-muslim, Omayma. In the first episode, Omayma shared stories of what it was like growing up in a strict, muslim home.
Omayma now ta...
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S2 Ep01 We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2019-02-01T12:00
In this episode of WJTA, we chat with a woman that has left Islam and is living in Australia.
Omayma was born in Egypt and moved to Australia when she was a 1-year old. She was raised as...
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Ep 17 We're Just Talking About It (~25 mins) from 2019-01-11T14:01:20
Happy New Year! Welcome to episode #17 of WJTA. Thank you for your continued support and interest. We open the new year by answering some of the toughest questions Jason gets asked afte...
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Ep 16 We're Just Talking About It from 2018-12-21T12:00
Thanks for tuning in to episode 16. This week is a short and quick episode with a valuable lesson about myths, stereotypes and keeping an open mind.
Sometimes those who think they are op...
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Ep 15 We're Just Talking About It (~15 minutes) from 2018-12-07T12:00
Welcome to Episode #15! Jason had a busy November traveling to speak and teach in D.C., New Mexico, North Carolina, New Jersey, D.C. and back to NC.
Today, Jason talks about being a guest...
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Ep 014 We're Just Talking About It (~13 min) from 2018-11-23T12:00
Thanks for checking out Episode #14 of We're Just Talking About It!
In this episode we tackle the topic of entertainment vs. news in America, in particular to Muslims in America.
Ep 013 We're Just Talking About It (~25 minutes) from 2018-11-02T11:00
Welcome to Episode #13! We continue our enlightening conversation with Munim Deen, epidemiologist, writer, photographer.
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- Religion's power to unite and divide... Listen
Ep 012 We're Just Talking About It (~15 min) from 2018-10-19T11:00
Welcome to episode #12!
This week we continue our candid conversation with Munim Deen. A young Muslim man who was born in Bangladesh and moved to Oklahoma when he was 8-years old.
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Ep 011 We're Just Talking About It (~15 min) from 2018-10-05T11:00
Welcome to episode #11. This week we have our 2nd guest on the show!
010 We're Just Talking About It (~35 min) from 2018-09-21T13:45
Welcome to episode #10 of WJTA. In this episode, Muslim-American writer and activist Shireen Qudosi shares her thoughts and ideas on what Muslim reform looks like in our country.
She als...
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009 We're Just Talking About It (~18min) from 2018-09-07T11:00
Thanks for tuning in to episode No. 9 of WJTA.
We continue our conversation with Muslim American writer, Shireen Qudosi. In this 20 minute episode we talk about what it's like f...
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Ep 008 We're Just Talking About It (~15min) from 2018-08-24T11:00
Welcome to Episode No. 8. We have our first guest on the podcast!
Shireen Qudosi is a Muslim American writer on faith, identity, and belonging. She comes from a family of ref...
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Ep 007 We're Just Talking About It (~30min) from 2018-08-07T20:55:18
Welcome to episode 7 of We're Just Talking About. We figured after six episodes, it was time to explain how our host got started talking about Islam in America and why he continues to travel and...
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Ep 006 We're Just Talking About It (~25min) from 2018-07-27T11:00
In episode #6 of WJTA, we take a deep dive in to observations that host, Jason, has made while living and spending time in Muslim majority countries.
A few observations we discuss are: Listen
Ep 005 We're Just Talking About It (~18min) from 2018-07-13T11:00
In episode 5 of We're Just Talking About It, we take a deeper look at what it's like for women in Muslim cultures.
From having a guardian, to wearing a head dress to social media and goin...
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004: We're Just Talking About It (~20 min) from 2018-06-29T21:28:53
In episode #4 of We're Just Talking About It (20 min) we wanted to take a look at some of the news headlines we saw in June. More specifically, the stories pertaining to Muslim society and cultu...
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Ep 003: We're Just Talking About It (15 mins) from 2018-06-13T16:21:26
Thanks for checking out Episode #3 of We're Just Talking About It.
In episode #1 we discussed the terms you should know to help you better understand Islam. In t...
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Ep 002: We're Just Talking About It (25 mins) from 2018-06-13T16:02:50
In episode #2 of We're Just Talking About It, hosts Jason and Hollie discuss one of Jason's most popular lecture questions: What does it say in the Qur'an?
In this 25-minute episode we ta...
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Episode 001 Insights from 2018-06-02T23:02:33
- Key vocabulary: Islam, Sunni, Shi'a, Khawarej/Khawarij, Qur'an / Koran, Hadith, Sunna, Islamism / Islamists (political ideology), Salafism, Wahhabism, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Violent Radical Islam... Listen
Episode 001 We're Just Talking About It (~30 mins) from 2018-06-01T09:00
Welcome to our 1st episode of We're Just Talking About It! We're happy you're here. In this 30-minute episode, Jason and Hollie discuss how to start a conversation about Islam in America. They o...
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