Closer Than They Appear

If not me, then who? (with Dr. Ayaz Virji)


Listen Later

Going out and talking to people is a little thing, but it's also a big thing. Especially if those people are different from you, or might not like you, or might even reject you. Carvell Wallace talks to someone who's doing just that. Dr. Ayaz Virji is the town doctor in the 1400-person town of Dawson, Minnesota. He, his wife, and their three children are the only Muslim family in Dawson. The 2016 election changed how he saw his neighbors — so he started talking.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Closer Than They AppearBy Al Jazeera

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

619 ratings


More shows like Closer Than They Appear

View all
The Listening Post by Al Jazeera

The Listening Post

41 Listeners

Talk to Al Jazeera by Al Jazeera

Talk to Al Jazeera

8 Listeners

Game of Our Lives by Al Jazeera

Game of Our Lives

257 Listeners

Al Jazeera News Updates by Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera News Updates

257 Listeners

The Take by Al Jazeera

The Take

510 Listeners

Al Jazeera Investigates by Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera Investigates

113 Listeners

Hindsight by Al Jazeera

Hindsight

81 Listeners

Affirmations for Black Girls by Tyra The Creative

Affirmations for Black Girls

1,165 Listeners

The Inside Story Podcast by Al Jazeera

The Inside Story Podcast

139 Listeners

Centre Stage by Al Jazeera Media Network

Centre Stage

1 Listeners

Necessary Tomorrows by Al Jazeera Media Network

Necessary Tomorrows

13 Listeners

Now You Know by Al Jazeera

Now You Know

8 Listeners

True Crime Reports by Al Jazeera

True Crime Reports

32 Listeners