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What’s on the minds of young American Muslims? Sami Ghanem and Marwa Abdel Ghani, two vocal and active members of the Muslim Youth Group of the Islamic Center of Southern California, join Dr. Maher Hathout for a frank conversation about their aspirations and concerns about growing up in today’s world. They discuss the role of [...]
What do Islamic ideologist Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir have in common? In this packed episode, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati returns to discuss leadership with Dr. Maher Hathout. The two explore the signature qualities of leaders past and present, charisma vs. character, the difference between leaders who produce leaders & [...]
In the wake of this week’s horrific Boston Marathon attack, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati talks with his mentor and co-founder Dr. Maher Hathout about leadership, for progress in tumultuous times. Drawing from Quranic wisdom and their own experiences together for the past 35 years, they share what they’ve learned and how 9/11 brought the future [...]
Did you know 47 million Americans live off of $4 a day for food? In this episode, Marya Bangee, a community organizing fellow at OneLA and a Muslim activist, joins Dr. Hathout for a moving conversation about tackling social issues at home. How do we help people within our communities and beyond who are struggling [...]
This week, Dr. Maher Hathout is joined by Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, a young leader from Syracuse, NY, who is president of Ecologique, Inc., a social impact, public engagement organization. Like Dr. Hathout, Yusuf has devoted himself to working with youth to help them become confident and civically engaged. They explore the communication gap between many mosques [...]
