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The Greed for Ilm Podcast

Nov 17, 2013

Amara Majeed, Founder and Owner of The Hijab Project, joins us this episode to talk about her social experiment and more. As Amara mentions on her website: “Muslim women wear the hijab, or headscarf, in order to preserve their modesty. In Islam, women are portrayed as people who must be respected for who they...


Nov 10, 2013

Journalist Noor Tagouri joins us this episode to talk about her background, aspirations and more. She is a journalist, poet, and motivational speaker. I initially came across Noor through a picture that went viral on Facebook. I was amazed, and delighted, to see a Muslimah hijabi as a news anchorwoman! Noor is...


Nov 3, 2013

Mustafa Akyol joins us this episode to talk about his recent book, “Islam without Extremes.” Akyol is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul, Turkey. I first became aware of him through his TedTalk. I was quite amazed and proud of him addressing the troublesome issues facing Islam. There is...


Oct 27, 2013

Dr. Henry Giroux joins us this episode to talk about his recent book, “America’s Education Deficit and the War on Youth.” “Giroux received his Doctorate from Carnegie-Mellon in 1977. He then became professor of education at Boston University from 1977 to 1983. In 1983 he became professor of education and...


Oct 20, 2013

New York Times Reporter Thomas Fuller joins us this episode to talk about the Myanmar Muslim crisis and more. Thomas Fuller is the Southeast Asia Correspondent for The New York Times based in Bangkok. He began reporting from Asia in 1997 during the region’s financial crisis and has covered the American invasion of...