religion
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
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?...
What Shall We Call You?
"There is ignorance on both sides." http://youtu.be/3GR7dPyQGYs Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.) Please...
Act of Hospitality
"I would teach him something so when he encountered with people from my community, he or she would never get shocked or surprised by my people." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139389175" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to...