Peacemindedly

Peacemindedly

di Sara Jamshidi
Stagione 5

Egyptian Flavors by Dyna Eldaief

Beautiful, delicious recipes for Ramadan and beyond, Egyptian Flavors: 50 Recipes is the perfect introduction to Egyptian cooking, from classics like ta‘miya (falafel) and fuul medammis (slow-cooked fava beans), to well-loved main meals such as stuffed cabbage leaves (mahshi cromb). Dyna has appeared on the Middle East edition of the reality television cooking show The Taste.

The Beauty of the Houri by Nerina Rustomji

The Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals demonstrates how the ambiguous reward of the houri, mentioned in the Qur’an and developed in Islamic theological writings, has gained a distinctive place in the cultural eye from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century. In this episode, we talk with Nerina Rustomji, an associate professor of History at St. John’s University and the author of The Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals.

Peacemindedly Podcast, Season Five, Ramadan Special and Much More ...

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Hello and Salam to you beautiful peaceful bridge makers, Journalists report on women in Muslim and Middle Eastern countries when their rights are violated. But they report on women in Western societies when their rights are respected, according to Islamophobia and Media Portrayal of Muslim Women, a text analysis of U.S. News coverage, by Rochelle Terman. With the Goltune website and our Peacemindedly podcast, we seek to reverse the media’s long-held, negative perception of Islam by using peace journalism to connect and inspire. We are starting our season 5 on Peacemindedly podcast tomorrow. We are also launching our first pledge campaign ever. And we are very excited about that. Please join us to Amplify women voices through peace journalism. Please become one of our peaceful Bridge Makers by pledging $50, $35, $25 and however you can to support us with our mission to bridging the gap between nations, cultures, languages and women. Thank you very much for your generous contributions.
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The Frontlines of Peace: Séverine Autesserre

In a surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching book, Séverine Autesserre, award-winning author, peacebuilder, and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, explains the hopeful story of people who have built lasting peace in their communities.

Hijab and Red Lipstick: Yousra Imran

Being a teenager isn't easy. All Sara wants to do is experiment with make-up and hang out with friends. It doesn't help when you have a super-strict Egyptian dad who tells you that everything is "haram" a.k.a. forbidden. But when her family move to the Arabian Gulf, it feels like every door is being closed on Sara's future. Can Sara find her voice again? Will she ever be free? Hijab and Red Lipstick is a semi-autobiographical novel by Yousra Imran. Drawing from her experience as an English and Egyptian Muslim living in U.K., Imran shows Sara, the main character's challenges as she navigates living her life between pleasing her strict father and growing into her own person. Imran talks with Mateen Rokhsefat, Goltune editor and co-producer, about her book and her experience growing up in a Muslim family in Europe.

Omid Roustaei: Thanksgiving, Persian Style

Omid Roustaei is a Persian chef / recipe developer with a well-attended blog called Caspian Chef - Omid Roustaei. Omid’s love of Persian cooking started when Omid was determined to keep his nostalgic connection with his homeland Iran, and his home-city Babol. A former-private chef, Omid combines his passion for cooking, expert knowledge, and life experience to take his audience on a culinary expedition. In his cooking classes, Omid transports his audience to Iran with tales of his childhood stories by sharing his knowledge about plant-based, intuitive cooking and his love of Persian culture. Omid Roustaei is a psychotherapist by profession, and a chef by passion. In his conversation with Sara Jamshidi, they talk about Persian cuisine, Thanksgiving, and his mission to bring people together with food.

How to Raise a Feminist Son: Sonora Jha

Sonora Jha, Ph.D., is a novelist, essayist, researcher, and a Professor of Journalism at Seattle University. Sonora was born in India, where she had a career as a journalist in Mumbai and Bangalore before moving to Singapore and then to the United States. Sonora’s academic research on the emerging intersections of the press, politics, and the Internet has been published in top-tier national and international scholarly journals. Part memoir, part manifesto, How to Raise a Feminist Son is a confluence of the author’s life, her rich inner life, family life, and feminism. With discussions on media, race, sexuality, sexism, racism, and everything in between, the author leaves almost nothing un-inspected. Sonora writes through a trained feminist lens, and her love and empathy for her son and others is felt on the page.

Women and Gender in the Qur'an: Celene Ibrahim

Celene Ibrahim is the author of Women and Gender in the Qur'an. In her book, Ibrahim explores the complex cast of female figures in the Qur'an, probing themes related to biological sex, female sexuality, female speech, and women in sacred history. Celene explores the complex cast of female figures in the Qur'an, probing themes related to biological sex, female sexuality, female speech, and women in sacred history. Celene considers major and minor figures referenced in the Qur'an, including those who appear in narratives of sacred history, in parables, in descriptions of the eternal abode, and in verses that allude to events contemporaneous with the advent of the Qur'an in Arabia.

Climate Change Conference 2021; Planting a Seed: Three Simple Steps to Sustainable Living: Kate Gaertner

Kate Gaertner is a leading expert, sought-after speaker and consultant in corporate sustainability with 25 years of combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience. The world is getting hotter. This summer, wildfires engulfed the West Coast and floods ranged through China and Europe. Britain, once a generally wet and cold place, issued its first heat warning. Extreme weather becomes each day more common in every corner of the world. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is being held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, between 31 October and 12 November 2021. As government bodies and scientists try to find solution for climate change crisis, the issue can feel too large and too for individual to make a difference. Planting a Seed: 3 Simple Steps to Sustainable Living by Kate Gaertner, corporate sustainability expert, is a detailed guide for making better choices for ourselves and the planet. The book offers hundreds of ideas for tweaking our actions to that our impact is softer, our carbon footprint is petite and our life is more joyful. Kate focuses on seven impact categories where actions can truly be felt: Transportation, Energy,, Home and Property, Food, Material Goods, Water and Trash.

Our Women on the Ground, Essays by Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World

Zahra Hankir features nineteen Arab women journalists who speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat—female journalists—are working tirelessly to shape nuanced narratives about their changing homelands, often risking their lives on the front lines of war. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the difficulty of traveling without a male relative in Yemen, their challenges are unique—as are their advantages, such as being able to speak candidly with other women at a Syrian medical clinic or with men on WhatsApp who will go on to become ISIS fighters, rebels, or pro-regime soldiers.
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