Podcast Episodes

How to Respond to Fear with Authenticity and Action | Season 3, Episode 19

Season 3 Episode 19

“How to Respond to Fear with Authenticity and Action"

Fear can be weaponized to control and oppress and it can also be a doorway to receiving Allah’s reassurance and security.  How do we soothe our fe…

Published on 9 hours ago

Fear Kills Freedom (TaHa 63-65) | Season 3, Episode 18

Season 3 Episode 18

“Fear Kills Freedom”

TaHa 63-65

In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed and Ustadhah Samia Mubarak @Quranic_ocean delve into the timeless tactics of fear and manipulation used by tyrants …

Published on 1 week ago

Illusionists and Injustice: Why Every Tyrant Needs Magicians (TaHa: 57-62) | Season 3, Episode 17

Season 3 Episode 17

“Illusionists and Injustice: Why Every Tyrant NeedsMagicians”

TaHa: 57-62

The Pharoah of Musa (s) is not just one man, but anarchetype of an oppressive regime or system.  The Quran teaches us how to …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Where do Racist Ideas Come From? | Season 3, Episode 16

Season 3 Episode 16

Where do racist ideas come from? In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Mohamed Magid delve into the profound teachings of Islam that champion anti-racism and human equality.

Discover how the princi…

Published on 3 weeks ago

When Lions Write History (TaHa 51-54) | Season 3, Episode 15

Season 3 Episode 15

“When Lions Write History"

TaHa 51-54

 "Until the lion learns how to write - every story will glorify the hunter,” goes a well known African proverb.

History is written by the victor.  But The Victor ha…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Speaking Truth to Tyranny (TaHa 47-50 ) | Season 3, Episode 14

Speaking Truth to Tyranny

TaHa 47-50  

Speaking truth to power is often fruitless on the surface: your message falls on deaf ears, the oppression continues or even intensifies, you face negative conseq…

Published on 1 month ago

Mission Possible: How to March Forward Even in Fear (TaHa 42-46) | Season 3, Episode 13

Season 3 Episode 13

Mission Possible: How to March Forward Even in Fear

TaHa 42-46

What are the elements needed to march forth and do something you’re afraid of? Better resources? More training? Perhaps, but also the elem…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Making Meaning (Taha 40-41) | Season 3, Episode 12

Season 3 Episode 12

Making Meaning

TaHa 40-41

David Eagleman, in his book “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain,” wrote, “Instead of reality being passively  recorded  by the brain, it is actively constructed by it.” …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Gifts God Gives (TaHa 37-40) | Season 3, Episode 11

Season 3 Episode 11

Season 3, Episode 11

The Gifts God Gives

TaHa 38-40

Our lives often take unexpected turns; joy and loss, pain and pleasure.  We witness the birth of a child, a difficult diagnosis, the loss of a loved o…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finding the Right Partner to Pursue Your Purpose (TaHa 29-37) | Season 3, Episode 10

Season 3 Episode 10

Season 3, Episode 10

“Finding the Right Partner to Pursue Your Purpose”

TaHa 29-37

Asking for help is not easy.  You need to trust the other person enough to rely on them and be confident enough in your…

Published on 2 months ago