Notable Interviews

Salmaan Keshavjee on Global Health, Infectious Diseases, and the Coronavirus

Salmaan Keshavjee — Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School — discusses his insights on the Coronavirus, Medicare for All, Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis, Neoliberalism, and his vision for the future. Salmaan has also been working with Partners In Health and Advance Access & Delivery, two public charities committed to providing high-quality health care to the underserved.

Dalia Mogahed on Islam and the Promise of America

Dalia Mogahed — a member of former President Barack Obama’s inaugural Advisory Faith Council and Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding — discusses her insights on Perception of Muslims, Understanding Polling, Rise in Non-Religion Category, and Intra-Faith Muslim cooperation. Published for OnFaith.Co (formerly Washington Post).

Yasir Qadhi on Faith in the Modern World

Yasir Qadhi — Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America, an international Islamic educational institution and a doctoral graduate of Yale University, specializing in Islamic intellectual history and thought — discusses his insights on Muslims in America, challenges people of faith face in the West, academic vs. seminary study of Islam, religious pluralism, interfaith dialogue, intra-faith (Muslim to Muslim) relationships, Ibn Taymiyyah’s understanding of reason vs. revelation, and his vision for the future.

Wajahat Ali on Social Media, Echo-Chambers, and Journalism

Wajahat Ali — a journalist, writer, lawyer, an award-winning playwright, a TV host, and a previous consultant for the U.S. State Department under Hillary Clinton — discusses his insights on Social Media, Mainstream Media, Echo Chambers, Journalism, Post-Fact Society, the Perceptions of Muslims, Think-Tanks, and his vision for the Future. Published for Sacred Matters Magazine (affiliated with Emory University’s Center for Digital Scholarship).

Shama Hyder on the Age of Digital Marketing and Social Media

Shama Hyder — CEO of Zen Media, a global marketing and new media communications firm and listed by Forbes and Inc Magazine as a 30 under 30 Entrepreneur — discusses her insights on her journey in digital marketing, guidance for early entrepreneurs, the dangers of excessive social media for teens, and forming good relationships, and her advice for South Asian youth.

Reef Karim on Instant Gratification and Self-Sabotage

Reef Karim — television personality, international speaker, author, and osteopathic physician — discusses his insights on self-expression and creativity, Social Media, Instant Gratification and self-sabotage, challenges in the South Asian community, and relationships in the Digital Age.

Ali Asani on Contemporary Issues Facing Muslims

Dr. Ali Asani — Professor of Indo-Muslim Religion and Cultures at Harvard University — discusses his insights on the necessity of religious literacy, Harvard EdX and online courses, intellectual diversity and pluralism, storytelling and perception of Muslims, nationalism, and his vision for the future. Published for The.Ismaili