Baat Corona - Lets Talk, is a weekly program beginning during the Corona Virus and social distancing times. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing out of this current pandemic. Let us see what time has to show. This program is in Urdu and in English. My guest is an amazing young man who is at Harvard University, Masters Student, in Sustainable Finance/Development. I met him on an online Oikos's OiConference in April 2020, on Developments in Finance and Sustainability. H...
Apr 29, 2020•10 min•Season 3Ep. 2
#Coronavirus #Pandemic #lightupwithShua Baat Coron - Lets Talk This will be a weekly program beginning during the Corona Virus Quarantine. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing out of this current self quarantine times. This program will be in Urdu and in English. I feel privileged and honored to have become good friends with Quratulain Bakhteari, a dynamic and charismatic personality full of energy and joy. Drawing on thirty years of experience as arguably one of the ...
Apr 22, 2020•21 min•Season 3Ep. 4
#Covid -19 #GhazalaAlam #lightupwithShua Recently started this series during the Corona Virus Pandemic. Talking to people from various professions and backgrounds about how they are dealing with their life during this challenging times. The conversations are in Urdu and in English and they are marked accordingly for your convenience. An insightful conversation in Urdu during the Cornona Virus situation. Below are the 5 questions that I have asked my interviews. -How are you effected and/or deali...
Apr 20, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 4
#Covid19 #GhazalaAlam #lightupwithShua Recently started this series during the Corona Virus Pandemic. Talking to people from various professions and backgrounds about how they are dealing with their life during this challenging times. The conversations are in Urdu and in English and they are marked accordingly for your convenience. An insightful conversation in Urdu during the Cornona Virus situation. Below are the 5 questions that I have asked my interviews. How are you effected and/or dealing/...
Apr 19, 2020•21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Baat Coron - Lets Talk This will be a weekly program beginning during the Corona Virus Quarantine. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing out of this current self quarantine times. This program will be in Urdu and in English. I feel privileged and honored to have become good friends with Quratulain Bakhteari, a dynamic and charismatic personality full of energy and joy. Quratul Ain wants to transform the approach to educating people whose job it is to articulate and act...
Apr 17, 2020•17 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Bismilah Ar-rahman Niraheem I begin, In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful My Name is Shua and I am an interfaith and intercultural practitioner- my brief bio is on the climate crew website. You can also visit lightupwithShua.com and find out more about my podcast on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting. I want everyone to take three cleansing breaths. Ground yourself, Open up your mind and heart, feel and reflect along with me. Relax! Quran is for the whole humanity, so...
Apr 15, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Baat Coron - Lets Talk This will be a weekly program beginning during the Corona Virus Quarantine. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing out of this current self quarantine times. This program will be in Urdu and in English. I feel privileged and honored to have become good friends with Quratulain Bakhteari, a dynamic and charismatic personality full of energy and joy. Quratulain Bakhteari opened her first Center for Development Studies, comprised of a small group of d...
Apr 10, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1
#Environment #coronavirus #lightupwithShua In Turkey, Özdemir has put himself at the forefront of the environmental movement, expressing support for protests against a controversial, Canadian-backed mine that Turks have accused of contributing to deforestation and other environmental issues. Abroad, he has garnered the respect of ecotheology’s greatest minds for changing how Muslims think of environmentalism. "The unique aspects of Özdemir’s work include linking policy to practice," added Dr Ode...
Apr 08, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 101
#Islamic Ethics #Environment #ClimateChange İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, ...
Apr 01, 2020•21 min•Season 3Ep. 101
İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable de...
Mar 25, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 101
İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey. Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable de...
Mar 18, 2020•11 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Ilene Dillon, MSW, is the founder of Emotional Mastery for Life. She supports others as an “Emotional Mastery Expert,” drawing from her extensive expertise and her own life experiences. Ilene learned how to master her emotions out of her years-long quest to conquer her own out-of-control emotions that developed as a result of a chaotic early life. She discovered how emotions work, what they are for, and practical and effective ways to put emotions under her direction, rather than allowing them t...
Mar 11, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 93
#consciousliving #consciousparenting #bilingualpodcast #lightupwithShua Ilene Dillon, MSW, is the founder of Emotional Mastery for Life. She supports others as an “Emotional Mastery Expert,” drawing from her extensive expertise and her own life experiences. Ilene learned how to master her emotions out of her years-long quest to conquer her own out-of-control emotions that developed as a result of a chaotic early life. She discovered how emotions work, what they are for, and practical and effecti...
Mar 04, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Ilene Dillon, MSW, is the founder of Emotional Mastery for Life. She supports others as an “Emotional Mastery Expert,” drawing from her extensive expertise and her own life experiences. Ilene learned how to master her emotions out of her years-long quest to conquer her own out-of-control emotions that developed as a result of a chaotic early life. She discovered how emotions work, what they are for, and practical and effective ways to put emotions under her direction, rather than allowing them t...
Feb 26, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Ilene Dillon, MSW, is the founder of Emotional Mastery for Life. She supports others as an “Emotional Mastery Expert,” drawing from her extensive expertise and her own life experiences. Ilene learned how to master her emotions out of her years-long quest to conquer her own out-of-control emotions that developed as a result of a chaotic early life. She discovered how emotions work, what they are for, and practical and effective ways to put emotions under her direction, rather than allowing them t...
Feb 19, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Ilene Dillon, MSW, is the founder of Emotional Mastery for Life. She supports others as an “Emotional Mastery Expert,” drawing from her extensive expertise and her own life experiences. Ilene learned how to master her emotions out of her years-long quest to conquer her own out-of-control emotions that developed as a result of a chaotic early life. She discovered how emotions work, what they are for, and practical and effective ways to put emotions under her direction, rather than allowing them t...
Feb 12, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 93
SEASON 3: Environmental Series FEBUARARY 5th, 2020 Music: Bensound Images: Canva.com Environment and its issues from an Islamic Perspective There is a lot of discussion on environment and its issues in the West and it seems as if Muslims are no where to be found in the discussion of environment and environmental issues in the current situation. What is the Muslim community doing in the US and world wide? Do you think that we face any problems related to the environment? Any at planetary level, n...
Feb 05, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Greetings Everyone, Thank you for listening, watching and following LightupwithShua podcast on Conscious Living and Parenting. In year 2020, my first topic for Season 3 is on Environment and its issues. I plan to talk about this important topic from the Islamic perspective in addition to other perspectives. What does the Qur’an say about the environment? What is Muslim community doing or how are they contributing in this issue along with their fellow environmentalists. What is the Islamic Declar...
Feb 04, 2020•1 min
Season 3 - Year 2020 You must be subscribed to LIGHTUPWITHSHUA podcast on Conscious Living and Parenting for you to listen and watch this one of a kind podcast. It is a bilingual podcast - in English and Urdu. If you haven’t subscribed or listened to any episode, please do so and share, rate and review graciously. I have enjoyed two year process of producing LightupwithShua podcast. I have had a wonderful time doing everything related to the podcast and I plan to continue to do so. My guests hav...
Jan 30, 2020•8 min
URDU EPISODE on AUTISM Step Ahead provides interventions to kids at Neurodevelopmental disorders, Do Psychological assessments, believe in and provide a true Inclusive Care Setup. Visit : https://web.facebook.com/stepaheadinc... Topics covered in this episode: 1. What is Autism? 2. How STEP AHEAD is making a difference in Lahore, Pakistan? 3. Why did Sadia Atif, the founder and owner of the AUTISM school STEP AHEAD started this school? 4. What is the future of her Neurodiverse Children? 5. What ...
Jan 22, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 89
URDU EPISODE on AUTISM Step Ahead provides interventions to kids at Neurodevelopmental disorders, Do Psychological assessments, believe in and provide a true Inclusive Care Setup. Visit : https://web.facebook.com/stepaheadinc... Topics covered in this episode: 1. What is Autism? 2. How STEP AHEAD is making a difference in Lahore, Pakistan? 3. Why did Sadia Atif, the founder and owner of the AUTISM school STEP AHEAD started this school? 4. What is the future of her Neurodiverse Children? 5. What ...
Jan 15, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Dear All, Hope you have been following, viewing, and enjoying interviews, my amazing guests, and mainly the content of our conversations. I am traveling and will be updating you all with my new programs. You will see more travelogues soon. So stay tuned, subscribe to the channel to receive updates of all my travels and Thank you for watching and listening LightupwithShua Podcast for approximately two years. Stay tuned for more. Keep sending your comments and feedback. Really appreciate your supp...
Jan 07, 2020•17 sec
THE POWER OF A MISQUOTE - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Stay tuned for more with Saleena Karim. I had the honor to be the first to interview Saleena Karim, the author of Secular Jinnah & Pakistan: What the Nation doesn't know. Starting on December 18th, 2019. Stay tuned and please do send your feedback and comments. We talked about the book. Why did Saleena ended up writing the book. What is Munir Quote? What impact did it have on the history and ideology of Pakistan? And many similar issues that ...
Dec 31, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 92
I had the honor to be the first to interview Saleena Karim, the author of Secular Jinnah & Pakistan: What the Nation doesn't know. Starting on December 18th, 2019. Stay tuned and please do send your feedback and comments. We talked about the book. Why did Saleena ended up writing the book. What is Munir Quote? What impact did it have on the history and ideology of Pakistan? And many similar issues that are in these brief three parts. Saleena Karim is from Nottingham, England. She is a freela...
Dec 25, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 92
I had the honor to be the first to interview Saleena Karim, the author of Secular Jinnah & Pakistan: What the Nation doesn't know. Starting on December 18th, 2019. Stay tuned and please do send your feedback and comments. We talked about the book. Why did Saleena ended up writing the book. What is Munir Quote? What impact did it have on the history and ideology of Pakistan? And many similar issues that are in these brief three parts. Saleena Karim is from Nottingham, England. She is a freela...
Dec 18, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 92
This week, meet my talented and Master of Musicalligraphy guest sitting in Paris, France. We talked about his love for calligraphy and the musicality of calligraphy. Let me know what you think. To learn about him, you must listen or watch this episode and part 2 coming next week. A sensitive and bold soul. Bahman Panahi was born in Iran in 1967. Youngest son of a large artistic and cultivated family he was born into the milieu of the arts and came into contact with music, painting, theater and c...
Dec 11, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 91
This week, meet my talented and Master of Musicalligraphy guest sitting in Paris, France. We talked about his love for calligraphy and the musicality of calligraphy. Let me know what you think. To learn about him, you must listen or watch this episode and part 2 coming next week. A sensitive and bold soul. Bahman Panahi was born in Iran in 1967. Youngest son of a large artistic and cultivated family he was born into the milieu of the arts and came into contact with music, painting, theater and c...
Dec 04, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 91
This week is the last part 3 of episode 90 with amazing Sheila Delaney Duke. A beautiful person in and out! Full of energy and spark. We had a very rich and deep conversation and that is why you will have the opportunity to hear her four parts, two full hours. Don't forget to send me your feedback and comments about my conversation with Sheila Delaney Duke or any other episode. Hope you will follow her episode 90 with multiple parts starting this Wednesday 13th, November 2019. Some topics that w...
Nov 27, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 90
This week I am honored to be sitting with amazing Sheila Delaney Duke. A beautiful person in and out! Full of energy and spark. This is her second part. We had a very rich and deep conversation and that is why you will have the opportunity to hear her four parts, two full hours. Don't forget to send me your feedback and comments about my conversation with Sheila Delaney Duke or any other episode. Hope you will follow her episode 90 with multiple parts starting this Wednesday 13th, November 2019....
Nov 20, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 90
This week I am honored to be sitting with another amazing human being. Full of energy and spark. Don't forget to send your feedback and comments about my conversation with Sheila Delaney Duke or any other episode. Thank you! Hope you will follow her episode 90 with multiple parts starting this Wednesday 13th, November 2019. Some topics that we touched upon: - How can you suspend your disbelief? - The importance of listening? - How can we encourage and create space in our communities, our schools...
Nov 13, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 90
