the reflect

the reflect

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the reflect episodes

  • Preparing to Emerge into the Light

    In this episode, Fawziah Bhatia reflects on Rumi's quote "What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle."

    Presenter Details

    Fawziah Bhatia
    Certified Organizational Coach and Lifelong Learner

    9 min
  • Isolation & Community: A Paradox

    “Physical” and “Social” Distancing are at the heart of isolation amid Covid-19—with a huge loss of the contact that drives secular & faith-based communities. Yet isolation has also given birth to the very idea of community, from Islam and Christianity to civil rights movements. In this episode Dr. Sajoo asks, can we recognize the gift wrapped in the pandemic’s curse?


    Presenter Details

    Dr. Amyn B. Sajoo
    Scholar-in-Residence, Simon Fraser University Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Vancouver, Canada

    10 min
  • (Persian) Poetry: communication with the Divine

    In this episode, Ayso Milikbekov reflects on how poetry provides a mean to communicate with the Divine. Poetry provides space and mean to experience and express the Divine.

    Presenter Details

    Ayso Milikbekov
    MA student in Islamic Studies and Humanities, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies.

    7 min
  • Poetry: communication with the Divine

    In this episode, Ayso Milikbekov reflects on how poetry provides a mean to communicate with the Divine. Poetry provides space and mean to experience and express the Divine.

    Presenter Details

    Ayso Milikbekov
    MA student in Islamic Studies and Humanities, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies.

    7 min
  • Rethinking Hope

    In this episode, Professor Natasha Merchant reflects on the concept of hope and thinks through whether it is possible to foster a kind of hope which isn't tied to a specific want or outcome.

    Presenter Details

    Dr. Natasha Hakimali Merchant
    Assistant Professor of Multicultural & Social Studies Education at the University of Washington Bothell

    8 min
  • (Arabic) Identity, displacement and belonging

    In this episode, Rola Mustafa reflects on her journey of settlement and how her identity helped her naviagate through the hard time.

    Presenter Details

    Rola Mustafa
    Community Support Manger at Islamic Family and Social Services Association

    8 min
  • Identity, displacement and belonging

    In this episode, Rola Mustafa reflects on her journey of settlement and how her identity helped her naviagate through the hard time.

    Presenter Details

    Rola Mustafa
    Community Support Manger at Islamic Family and Social Services Association

    8 min
  • Presence in Absence

    Every year during Ramadan, Dr. Rashid tries to be more intentional about his spiritual practice. Over the last few years, he has been reading prayers attributed to Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as). In this episode, Dr. Rashid reflects on what this Ramadan prayer teaches him during a global pandemic.

    Presenter Details

    Dr. Hussein Rashid
    Founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency

    6 min
  • (Urdu) Who writes our Destiny?

    In this episode Professor Ali Virani reflects on the dynamic interactions between the Divine and the Human generally and especially on the Night of Qadr

    Presenter Details

    Dr. Nargis Ali Virani
    Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University

    11 min
  • Who writes our Destiny?

    In this episode Professor Ali Virani reflects on the dynamic interactions between the Divine and the Human generally and especially on the Night of Qadr

    Presenter Details

    Dr. Nargis Ali Virani
    Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University

    9 min

About the reflect

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Welcome to the reflect, a podcast of The.Ismaili, featuring a unique introspection in each episode. What’s got you preoccupied these days or What thought are you in the process of working through? These are the questions our speakers respond to in each short episode of the reflect. To subscribe to this series, look for "the reflect", now available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, & Google Podcast.