The Maydan Podcast presents a new year-long series over 50 episodes across four unique streams where guests gather to discuss Islam, race, gender, and politics. Our streams are On The Square hosted by the Sappelo Square team, History Speaks hosted by Dr. Roshan Iqbal, Knowledge and its Producers hosted by N.A. Mansour, and Islam on the Edges hosted by Dr. Ermin Sinanovic, and A common Word hosted by Dr. Younus Mirza. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to the the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, the home of Maydan.
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The Maydan Podcast presents a new year-long series over 50 episodes across four unique streams where guests gather to discuss Islam, race, gender, and politics. Our streams are On The Square hosted by the Sappelo Square team, History Speaks hosted by Dr. Roshan Iqbal, Knowledge and its Producers hosted by N.A. Mansour, and Islam on the Edges hosted by Dr. Ermin Sinanovic, and A common Word hosted by Dr. Younus Mirza. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to the the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, the home of Maydan.
A Common Word | EP 7- Younus Mirza with Rita George-Tvrtkovic
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A Common Word | EP 7- Younus Mirza with Rita George-Tvrtkovic
When I started my career, I was interested in the figure of Abraham/Ibrahim and how he could be a bridge figure between Christians, Jews and Muslims. However, as I wrote my book on "The Bible and the Qur'an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition," I became more interested in the figure of Mary and how she could bring Christians and Muslims together. This led me to the work of Rita George-Tvrtkovic, especially her book
The Maydan Podcast
The Maydan Podcast presents a new year-long series over 50 episodes across four unique streams where guests gather to discuss Islam, race, gender, and politics. Our streams are On The Square hosted by the Sappelo Square team, History Speaks hosted by Dr. Roshan Iqbal, Knowledge and its Producers hosted by N.A. Mansour, and Islam on the Edges hosted by Dr. Ermin Sinanovic, and A common Word hosted by Dr. Younus Mirza. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to the the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, the home of Maydan.
