Have you ever been so angry that you can’t think straight? Or do you see kindness during conflict as a sign of weakness? Or perhaps you appease the other party to “rescue” the relationship. During this short conversation, Dr. Maher Hathout and Aziza Hasan, Executive Director of NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, discuss the […]
Satan’s Model Is the Appeal of Extremism
Omar Noureldin, a Special Projects Fellow with the Muslim Public Affairs Council and a Research Fellow at the University of Southern California Law School, joins Dr. Maher Hathout to tackle the complexities of extremism and freedom. They investigate causes for extremism, as well as the culture of compulsion, despite strong Islamic evidence deterring these ideas. […]
This Is What I Dreamed…
The Grandfather of the “American Muslim Identity” Talks About Coming to America and Dedicating His Life to Activism Following up on a conversation that started a year ago, Edina Lekovic, MPAC’s Director of Policy and Programming, rejoins Dr. Maher Hathout to further explore his life and dreams growing up.Dr. Hathout recounts the special relationship with […]
Light Up Your Candles: Is Sensitivity a Weakness?
Inspired by a poem Dr. Hathout wrote in medical school, Deana Nassar, MPAC’s Hollywood Liaison, discusses the importance of compassion and sensitivity when dealing with not only patients, but all human beings. (Right click the link above and choose “Save As.”)
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here? Against the backdrop of so much tragedy and destruction in the world today, Straight Talk producer Maha Awad joins Dr. Maher Hathout for a candid conversation about some of the toughest questions facing people of faith: How do we deal and cope as we see and hear of so […]
