religion

Bound To My Safety

"I took my hijab off, and I put it away, and I told my husband, 'No more.'" [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179537067" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
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As Far As I’ve Gotten

"My Hindu friends say I'm a Hindu... my black friends call me 'sistah...'  So, no, I don't identify with white." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179536516" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where?...
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The Ultra Evil Eye

"I'm used to the idea of being looked at, but I'm not used to actually being looked at." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171291467" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom?...
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Hijab Is Not Just This Cloth

"I grew up in America and I wear jeans, and I want to make sure that’s something that works, that’s still modest." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-m2ry4lug Want to learn about the first day the speaker decided to wear the hijab?  Check out "I Was Afraid...
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I Was Afraid I Was Gonna Chicken Out

"It was a decision I made on my own and that's what made it all the more valuable to me." http://youtu.be/essoe6MgbMM Want to learn more about why this speaker wears the hijab? Check out "Hijab Is Not Just This Cloth." Hold...
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Kept Quiet and Nodded

“Here’s me and a Hispanic Muslim kid and everybody else.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/194859959" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See...
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Naming Can Be Powerful

“If we think of it in terms of race, we would not hold a debate over whether it was appropriate for blacks to be pastors.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214619053" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a...
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Fall Through The Cracks

"I felt like I belonged here more when I was three than now when I’m 21." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237900870" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
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Not Just Another Student

"I think it’s important for a person to feel like someone knows them." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/242485515" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would...
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