Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWitnessing God - An Interview with Alexander Massad (Throwback)
I sit down with Alexander Massad to discuss his new book "Witnessing God: Christians, Muslims, and the Comparative Theology of Missions". Alex is a …
9 months, 1 week ago
Maryam and the Clash of Civilizations
I speak about a recent keynote address that I gave at the Pacific Northeast Virtual Exchange conference where I connect my research on the Islamic Ma…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Interreligious Studies - An Interview with Rachel Mikva (Throwback)
One of the reason I have been drawn to the Islamic Mary or Maryam is the idea of a shared figure between various religious traditions and the interac…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Sister of Aaron - Verse 28 of the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam)
As part of the slander against Maryam, her people reference her family. They say that she comes from a noble lineage and her father was a decent man…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Slander - Verse 27 of the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam)
After Maryam has her child Jesus/'Isa, she has to return to her people and face their judgement and criticism. Maryam "carries" her child which echo…
10 months ago
One God and Two Religions - An Interview with Amir Hussain
When I was writing The Islamic Mary, I became further interested in the field of Christian and Muslim dialogue and its relevancy today and in the fut…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Vow of Silence - Verse 26 of the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam)
Season 2 Episode 22
After Maryam is told to eat, drink and be glad, she told to take a vow of silence and not speak to anyone for an entire day. The second half of vers…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Top 5 Podcasts of 2024 (Throwback)
As we are six months into 2025, we revisit the top 5 podcasts of 2024. The Islamic Mary podcast now has over 50 episodes and a library of different …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Eat, Drink and Be Glad - Verse 26 of the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam)
Season 2
After Maryam shakes the palm tree, she is told "to eat, drink, and be glad". This phrase connects her with other Qur'anic mothers, such as the mothe…
11 months ago
A Devotional Qur'an - An Interview with Shawkat Toorawa
When I started writing my book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries, I was drawn to the Qur'anic chapter of Mary or Surat Maryam. As I sta…
11 months, 1 week ago