SEASON 2 A Vice Principal in a government school in a village had a candid conversation without any preparation. We spontaneously decided to have a conversation and she was amazing and brilliant with her answers. The interview is in Urdu. Hope you can turn the subtitles on for Urdu language and can understand our rich educational interaction. Please do send your feedback or comments about this or any other episode. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube ch...
Jan 02, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 65
I sat down with my very young guests, six of them who range from 17 years old to 8 years old. Minahil (17), Eshal (14), Amna (14), Noor-ul-Huda (10), Maryam (8), Muhammad Tameem (10). They all are living in a village near Burewala and go to school in the town of Gagoo Mandi. They are amazing, intelligent, perceptive, and ready for the world. Hear for yourself and decide which one is your favorite and why? Please share, rate and review. Anxiously waiting for your feedback. Which part of the conve...
Dec 26, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 64
A native of Switzerland, Cherney is fluent in several languages and has visited 32 countries on five continents, and 48 U.S. states. Isabelle D. Cherney has served since March 2016 as dean of the School of Education and Social Policy. She previously worked at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she last served as associate dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology. She is the founding director of Creighton’s Doctor of Education and master’s programs in interdisciplinary ...
Dec 19, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 63
A native of Switzerland, Cherney is fluent in several languages and has visited 32 countries on five continents, and 48 U.S. states. Isabelle D. Cherney has served since March 2016 as dean of the School of Education and Social Policy. She previously worked at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she last served as associate dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology. She is the founding director of Creighton’s Doctor of Education and master’s programs in interdisciplinary ...
Dec 12, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 62
A native of Switzerland, Cherney is fluent in several languages and has visited 32 countries on five continents, and 48 U.S. states. Isabelle D. Cherney has served since March 2016 as dean of the School of Education and Social Policy. She previously worked at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she last served as associate dean of the graduate school and professor of psychology. She is the founding director of Creighton’s Doctor of Education and master’s programs in interdisciplinary ...
Dec 05, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 61
SEASON 1: This episode is a collection of multiple episodes on the last question I always ask my guests which is, What lights you up? Stay tuned for much more richer conversations and adventures that are coming up soon. Don’t forget to subscribe, share, rate and review. I would love to hear from you. So please join me on this unique and exciting journey. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast Thank you. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channe...
Nov 28, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
An Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas serves as Missioner for Creation Care for both the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and Mass. Conference, United Church of Christ. She seeks to inspire and support a wave of religious activism to address the climate crisis, deepen reverence for God’s creation, and create a more just and sustainable society. After graduating from Stanford University (B.A. with honors in Russian literature) and Harv...
Nov 21, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 59
An Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas serves as Missioner for Creation Care for both the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and Mass. Conference, United Church of Christ. She seeks to inspire and support a wave of religious activism to address the climate crisis, deepen reverence for God’s creation, and create a more just and sustainable society. After graduating from Stanford University (B.A. with honors in Russian literature) and Harv...
Nov 14, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Daniel Tutt, Ph.D. is a filmmaker, philosopher and interfaith activist. His research for ISPU looks at Muslims in America, Islamophobia, and inter-religious dialogue. Daniel is co-editor of a new book tentatively entitled, Theologies and Ethics of Justice: New Directions in 21st Century Islamic Thought for IIIT press. His writing has been published in Philosophy Now, The Islamic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post and he has essays published in three different books of philosophy. ...
Nov 07, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Daniel Tutt, Ph.D. is a filmmaker, philosopher and interfaith activist. His research for ISPU looks at Muslims in America, Islamophobia, and inter-religious dialogue. Daniel is co-editor of a new book tentatively entitled, Theologies and Ethics of Justice: New Directions in 21st Century Islamic Thought for IIIT press. His writing has been published in Philosophy Now, The Islamic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post and he has essays published in three different books of philosophy. ...
Oct 31, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Jacob Jones is African American and native to Boston. He has a Bachelor or Arts in Christian Ministries with a concentration in Urban Ministry. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Divinity and is a fellow of the ISBCE program at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is a co author of At Twelve: Stories and Reflections of Black Christian Men and he was a co-facilitator of Come to the Table, a program at Gordon College that creates a safe place for students t...
Oct 24, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Jacob Jones is African American and native to Boston. He has a Bachelor or Arts in Christian Ministries with a concentration in Urban Ministry. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Divinity and is a fellow of the ISBCE program at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is a co author of At Twelve: Stories and Reflections of Black Christian Men and he was a co-facilitator of Come to the Table, a program at Gordon College that creates a safe place for students t...
Oct 17, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 54
EP: 52 - English Meet my young and astounding guest. You might have heard her conversation in URDU and now this tv interview in English. The audio will be coming to you soon. She was sitting in Lahore, Pakistan when I interviewed her. Hope you will enjoy our conversation. And please let me know which part of our conversation you really enjoyed and why? An alumna of the University of the Punjab with her MPhil and Masters in English Literature from the Department of English Language and Literature...
Oct 10, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 53
EP: 52 - English Meet my young and astounding guest. You might have heard her conversation in URDU and now this tv interview in English. The audio will be coming to you soon. She was sitting in Lahore, Pakistan when I interviewed her. Hope you will enjoy our conversation. And please let me know which part of our conversation you really enjoyed and why? An alumna of the University of the Punjab with her MPhil and Masters in English Literature from the Department of English Language and Literature...
Oct 03, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 52
This episode is the TV episode from the Groton Channel and light up with Shua channel. Interested in RUGS? Dover Rugs is the place to go. It will be hard for you to not form an immediate connection with both Mehmud and his wife Zeba Jafri, the owners of the DOVE RUGS. They are fully immersed in the American values and love what they have built in their town of Natick. Visit their show room and their squash courts next to the show room. A fun place to visit and interact. "For three generations, T...
Sep 26, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Part 3 with the Millennials. A highly candid conversation with my own boys, a special 50th EPISODE series. Hope you are enjoying this and other conversations. Saaid Haseeb Arshad is a Ph. D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. His research interests include medical imaging and cardiovascular health. His hobbies include hiking, basketball, squash, and enjoying South Asian classical music traditions Raaid Arshad is an engineer/entrepreneur,...
Sep 18, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 50
A highly candid conversation with my own boys, a special 50th EPISODE series. Hope you are enjoying this and other conversations. Saaid Haseeb Arshad is a Ph. D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. His research interests include medical imaging and cardiovascular health. His hobbies include hiking, basketball, squash, and enjoying South Asian classical music traditions. Raaid Arshad is an engineer/entrepreneur, currently working at a data...
Sep 12, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 50
SPECIAL 50th EPISODE Part 1 with Saaid Haseeb and Raaid Najeeb this week.It is an exciting and beautiful experience to have a conversation with my boys on the world web. Hope you will enjoy our open and comfortable interaction. Subscribe, share, rate and review. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com - Podcast http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/wcF8ZS - Tunein.com https://www.instagram.com/lightupwithshua/...
Sep 05, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 50
My guest this week is Dr. Rachel Aghara’s professional experiences include over 20 years of work in educational, medical and clinical settings specializing in Spanish-English bilingual communication. She completed her graduate research at the University of Texas at Austin, and her postdoctoral work at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston. Then, she worked as an assistant professor at the University of Houston, conducting research on bilingual communication development. In Massac...
Aug 29, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 49
My guest this week is Judy Nauman. Hope you will subscribe, share, rate and review this or any other episode you like. Judy Nauman is retired after 31 years with Federal Aviation Administration; majority of my time spent in the Air Traffic Organization in leadership/management positions including management in field operations, regional and headquarters assignments and national policy positions. Since her retirement, she has more time to become involved in volunteer activities and to give back t...
Aug 22, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 48
My guest this week is Judy Nauman. Hope you will subscribe, share, rate and review this or any other episode you like. Judy Nauman is retired after 31 years with Federal Aviation Administration; majority of my time spent in the Air Traffic Organization in leadership/management positions including management in field operations, regional and headquarters assignments and national policy positions. Since her retirement, she has more time to become involved in volunteer activities and to give back t...
Aug 15, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 47
My interview with Faiza Khan, an amazing person with an unnerving self discipline, clarity in her goals, and a graceful persona. Hope you will enjoy my conversation with her. Faiza came to the US from Karachi, Pakistan when she was only 18 as an only child trying to keep up with her mother's dream that her only daughter will be SOMETHING one day. She attended Aeronautical University for her BSc in Aviation Computer Science and then went on to do her Masters in Aviation Business Administration fr...
Aug 08, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 46
PART 2: DAISY KHAN - ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT AMERICAN MUSLIM WOMEN. My guest this week is Daisy Khan. Khan is the author of two books,WISE Up:Knowledge Ends Extremism (2017), which is published in collaboration with 72 contributors and Born with Wings (2018) her memoir, published by Spiegel and Grau, Random House. Daisy Khan grew up in a progressive Muslim household in Kashmir, in the shadow of the Himalayan mountains. After attending Catholic school, she was sent for high school to live with ...
Aug 01, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 45
My guest this week is Daisy Khan. Khan is the author of two books, WISE Up: Knowledge Ends Extremism (2017), which is published in collaboration with 72 contributors and Born with Wings (2018) her memoir, published by Spiegel and Grau, Random House. Daisy Khan grew up in a progressive Muslim household in Kashmir, in the shadow of the Himalayan mountains. After attending Catholic school, she was sent for high school to live with relatives in a mostly Jewish Long Island suburb. Ambitious and talen...
Jul 25, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 44
I had the privilege and a thrilling experience to meet and spend a few hours with two brave and genuine human beings, Samah Salaime and Noam Shuster from Wahat Al Salam/Neve Shalom/Oasis of Peace. What is the meaning of co-existence of Palestinians and Israeli. “ I am Jewish/Israeli but I was nurtured by Palestinian mothers just like I was nurtured by my own mothers. I can’t celebrate Israeli independence day without recognizing that there is another side to the story of what happened to Palesti...
Jul 18, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Rabbi Shira Stern was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1983 and earned her Doctor of Ministry from HUC-JIR in 2004. She created the Human Relations commission in Monroe while she led a congregation in Monroe Township, was a member of the county and state Human Rights Commissions. She was the Director of Community Chaplaincy of Middlesex County, NJ and was the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care, part of the HealthCare Chaplaincy, providi...
Jul 11, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Meet my authentic and accomplished guest of this week. Rabbi Shira Stern. Now this interview has to be fascinating for all my listeners from all over the globe. Especially in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Please do send your feedback and constructive comments. Rabbi Shira Stern was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1983 and earned her Doctor of Ministry from HUC-JIR in 2004. She created the Human Relations commission in Monroe while she led a congregation ...
Jul 04, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Meet my young and astounding guest. She was sitting in Lahore, Pakistan when I interviewed her. Hope you will enjoy our conversation. And please let me know which part of our conversation you really enjoyed and why? An alumna of the University of the Punjab with her MPhil and Masters in English Literature from the Department of English Language and Literature, Ms. Samira Mumtaz is an inspiring mentor. She has been a source of motivation as a teacher to the students of all levels. She is a single...
Jun 27, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Meet my young and astounding guest. She was sitting in Lahore, Pakistan when I interviewed her. Hope you will enjoy our conversation. And please let me know which part of our conversation you really enjoyed and why? An alumna of the University of the Punjab with her MPhil and Masters in English Literature from the Department of English Language and Literature, Ms. Samira Mumtaz is an inspiring mentor. She has been a source of motivation as a teacher to the students of all levels. She is a single...
Jun 20, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week my talented, wise, and young guest will inspire you with her straight talk. A recent Columbia University graduate in Biotechnology with focus on drug development. She recalls that she used to get away from mostly anything when young from her parents but her mother was always stricter with her brother. Let us see what her brother thinks when I will talk to him. But for now, enjoy our open and candid conversation. She enjoys photography, art, rock climbing, reading, and spending time wit...
Jun 06, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 39
