NAME OF THE SHOW: HOLY ENVY TOGETHER Episode 4: Have you ever been in an uncomfortable situation or conversation? Feeling uncomfortable is a cheap price to pay for the learning and change that can come with it. We discuss this topic through the lens of interfaith/multicultural/interracial relationships. We give examples from our own lives on how to deal with, overcome, learn from and embrace uncomfortable situations. Link to Episode 1: https://youtu.be/yIK28TWiXBM Link to Episode 2: https://yout...
Sep 30, 2020•15 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This is the last part 6 of this series of Episode 109. To listen to part 1 through part 5, please click any of the links below. About: Javad “Jay” Hashmi is a board-certified emergency physician, former Fellow of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, and a PhD candidate in the Study of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Harvard University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Hashmi holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Arabic & Islamic Studies from U.C. Berkeley and Harvard respective...
Sep 25, 2020•15 min•Season 3Ep. 109
NAME OF THE SHOW: HOLY ENVY TOGETHER Episode 3: Fear - What do we fear? Why do we fear? What’s the antidote? We discuss fear as a main ingredient in the worrisome polarization and how we can “un-fear” ourselves in this context. Link to Episode 1: https://youtu.be/yIK28TWiXBM Link to Episode 2: https://youtu.be/qWiOEHaIGN0 Prayer App: https://www.muslimpro.com/ Description of the show: Are you worried about the polarization? How do you think fear can be dealt with on a smaller and larger scale? W...
Sep 23, 2020•15 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This conversation is with a brilliant young man who has a fascinating journey to where he is today and his path ahead. We talked about: -What does Javad Hashmi like about himself? -How Javad T. Hashmi gets what he wants? -How is he in the process of transforming from being a medical doctor to an academic career? -How does he balance Western and Eastern values. -Can you change someone? Or do you acknowledge and accept whoever you are? -What is the purpose of his life? -What are delusions of grand...
Sep 18, 2020•18 min•Season 3Ep. 109
NAME OF THE SHOW: HOLY ENVY TOGETHER Episode 2: Prayer - What’s your definition? Do you have experience of prayer/rituals of religions other than your own? In our spiritually stimulating conversation today we find that, while being of different faiths, sharing our personal stories on this subject binds us together. Link to Episode 1: https://youtu.be/yIK28TWiXBM Prayer App: https://www.muslimpro.com/ Description of the show: Are you worried about the polarization? How do you think fear can be de...
Sep 16, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 2
NAME OF THE SHOW: HOLY ENVY TOGETHER Description of the show: Are you worried about the polarization? How do you think fear can be dealt with on a smaller and larger scale? What are your thoughts on peacemaking in everyday life? We, a Muslim and a Christian living in the US, spend our 15 minute episodes exploring interfaith, multicultural grassroots relationship building. Through humor filled conversations and experience sharing, we talk about topics like uncomfortable situations and fear. Why? ...
Sep 09, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode 109 part 4, Dr. Javad T. Hashmi talks about his journey ahead and how to encourage the youth to choose their career paths. This conversation is with a brilliant young man who has a fascinating journey to where he is today and his path ahead. Javad doesn’t shy away from speaking his mind. Please feel free to share, comment, and subscribe to get regular updated interviews and programs on this channel. About Dr. Javad T. Hashmi MD: Javad “Jay” Hashmi is a board-certified emergency p...
Sep 02, 2020•18 min•Season 3Ep. 109
In this Part 3 of Episode 109 with Javad T. Hashmi. We talked about the following: Problems that the immigrants are facing What is the existential threat for Muslims in America and living in the West? Are you aware of the existential threat faced by Muslims in the West? How do Muslims move forward? How 2nd and 3rd generation of Muslims are cooping? What are the solutions to these problems and issues faced by the Muslims today? Have Muslims built institutions? Has Atheism won over Muslims? Are ar...
Aug 26, 2020•17 min•Season 3Ep. 109
In this part 2 with Javad T. Hashmi we touched on the following topics: **Important episode on lessons for immigrant parents from Pakistan and other countries. What happens to the first and second generations of immigrants in the USA. - What can happen to the third generation of immigrants? Benefits of keeping your native languages Parents keeping the tradition at home Diaspora, assimilation, and loss of culture How Pakistani names are mispronounced Financial aspects to foreign sounding names Fi...
Aug 19, 2020•15 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This conversation is with a brilliant young man who has a fascinating journey to who he is today and to where he is headed. I believe you will enjoy listening and watching his interview as much as I had while interviewing him approximately two weeks ago. In this EP: 109 Part 1, on my request, he offers some advice to parents on how to assist their children on finding a career. Stay tuned for part 2 next week with him because Javed doesn’t shy away from speaking his mind. Please feel free to shar...
Aug 12, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This is a Promo and Intro in Urdu - I am talking about what is coming up and wanted to have a conversation with you. Please let me know of the podcast. What episodes and topics do you like and have benefitted from and what would you like to see more. It is approximately more than 2 1/2 years old. I am enjoying the process of creating and learning. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes and topics of your interest. Thank you. Shua - شعا ع *Remember to subscribe, share, rate and review. Let me know what...
Aug 05, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 2
This is a short testimonial by Dr. Javad T. Hashmi (MD). An interview will be coming with him, so stay tuned... Please feel free to share, comment, and subscribe to get regular updated interviews and programs on this channel. About: Javad “Jay” Hashmi is a board-certified emergency physician, former Fellow of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, and a PhD candidate in the Study of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Harvard University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Hashmi holds bachelo...
Aug 05, 2020•2 min•Season 3Ep. 9
کیا ایک مثالی خاندانی بچہ مرکوز ہے یا تعلق مرکز ہے؟۔ مندرجہ ذیل کچھ عوامل ہیں جو بچوں میں امید کو یقینی بناسکتے ہیں رشتے ہر کام سے وابستہ اور منسلک ہوتے ہیں۔ اور ان کے بغیر ہمارے پاس کچھ بھی نہیں ہے ، امید ہے کہ آپ اس سے اتفاق کریں گے۔ اگر نہیں تو پھر مجھے اپنی منطق یا اس کے بارے میں کوئی وجہ بتائیں۔ ایک معاون نیٹ ورک اور ماحول جس میں صحت مند اور تکم .ل تعلقات ہوتے ہیں وہ میرے نزدیک زندہ رہنے کا بہترین طریقہ ہے۔ بچے فطری امید کے ساتھ پیدا ہوتے ہیں۔ اور یہ ایک پر امید امید گھریلو میں برقرار رہ سک...
Jul 30, 2020•9 min•Season 3Ep. 108
How to Raise Optimistic Children A series on Conscious Living & Parenting. Stay tuned for more on this topic next week. Urdu version of this episode is also available as EP: 108. Tips for raising Optimistic Children and Families Is an ideal family child centered or relationship centered?Relationships are related and connected to everything we do. And without them we have nothing, hope you agree with it. If not then let me know your logic or reason about it. Following are some factors that ca...
Jul 29, 2020•8 min•Season 3Ep. 108
For complete episodes, please go to the following links: - https://youtu.be/QCg263UHVxw - Part 1 EP: 82 - https://youtu.be/j0u-HKhC6Ew - Part 2 EP: 82 - https://youtu.be/HghKuqQGDqU - Part 3 Ep: 82 Founder of Humans of Oslo - Iffit Qureshi. Humans of Oslo was started up in July 2012, one year after the 22nd July 2011 terrorist attacks in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utøya. There weren't any projects in Oslo or Norway which focused on diversity from an international perspective and whic...
Jul 22, 2020•19 min•Season 3Ep. 1
What’s your parenting style? Experts have identified multiple styles of parenting. Here are a few that I found. 1. Permissive Parents 2. Authoritarian Parents 3. Indulgent or Bulldozer Parents 4. Tiger Parents 5. Neglectful or uninvolved Parents. I believe parenting should be kept on a spectrum. No one should be of one style or the other. We are all combinations of various styles. Now of course it depends on your background. Like I was brought up in South Asian household and society. So I knew w...
Jul 15, 2020•15 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Stay tuned and for full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WjZ9q51KKA Traditional singer, dancer, speaker and carver, Jonathan Perry is grounded in the traditions of his ocean-going ancestors. He considers designs by examining the raw materials closely, and draws his images from the grain, hues, and patina of wood, stone and copper. Jonathan enjoys using the materials and knowledge handed down from his ancestors to express his understanding of the natural world as well as the changes...
Jul 08, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This is a short clip from his complete talk. Here he talks about what is parenting, about his mother, and what the new generation can do for the world. The link to his complete talk is below. ENG EP:79 Part 1 What is Parenting, Interfaith & Life Coaching? A bold and interesting conversation with Dr. Shehzad Saleem, a fellow of AL-Mawrid Institute from Lahore, Pakistan. He recently (2014) completed a fifteen year research work on the History of the Qur’an, a part of which constituted his doct...
Jul 01, 2020•8 min•Season 3Ep. 107
June 24th, 2020 begins with topic podcast. Yours truly will be with you every Wednesday. At times there will be live podcast on topics. So stay tuned. This episode is in Urdu. آپ کی راےء بہت اہم ھے، اپنی راےء ضرور ديں، شکریة To learn more Visit : https://lightupwithshua.com/ *Remember to subscribe, share, rate and review. Let me know what are you doing, thinking, and feeling during these challenging times. Thank you. Shua - شعا ع www.lightupwithshua.com http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel h...
Jun 24, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 106
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #LightupwithShua This episode is in English with the Urdu Poem tribute by Dr. Ghazala Alam. For Urdu conversation, see Ep: 105 BLACK LIVES MATTER: Urdu Poem Tribute by Dr. Ghazala Alam. Link to the poem in Urdu and English: https://lightupwithshua.com/blog?blog=y About Dr. Ghazala Alam: Dr Ghazala Alam is originally from Karachi, Pakistan.She is a Primary Care Physician who has practiced in the Greater Boston area for over 21 years. She writes Urdu poetry with stro...
Jun 17, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 105
BLACK LIVES MATTER: Urdu Poem Tribute by Dr. Ghazala Alam: Link to the poem in Urdu and English: https://lightupwithshua.com/blog?blog=y About Dr. Ghazala Alam: Dr Ghazala Alam is originally from Karachi, Pakistan.She is a Primary Care Physician who has practiced in the Greater Boston area for over 21 years. She writes Urdu poetry with strong socio cultural and psychological undercurrents that appeal to the young and the young at heart. She has been a guest poet at venues such as Aligarh Associa...
Jun 17, 2020•17 min•Season 3Ep. 105
For the complete episode, please go to EP #44 on Youtube or iTunes and find Daisy Khan's conversations part 1 & part 2. She is the founder of WISE: http://wisemuslimwomen.org/ WISE: 'Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality' 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 talented, a...
Jun 10, 2020•3 min•Season 3Ep. 1
#Covid19 #love #LightupwithShua CVC - Corona Virus Conversations Baat Corona: Lets Talk Guest: Sheila Delaney Duke Visit: https://www.deldukes.com/ For the pandemics , Prophet Muhammad taught us more than 1400 years ago. Here is what is in the tradition: Messenger of Allah say, “When you hear that [a plague] is in a land, do not go to it and if it occurs in a land that you are already in, then do not leave it, fleeing from it.’” I started these conversations during the Corona Virus Pandemic. I d...
Jun 03, 2020•27 min•Season 3Ep. 104
#Covid19 #Environment #LightupwithShua For the pandemics , Prophet Muhammad taught us more than 1400 years ago. Here is what is in the tradition: Messenger of Allah say, “When you hear that [a plague] is in a land, do not go to it and if it occurs in a land that you are already in, then do not leave it, fleeing from it.’” Season 3 is on environment and everything related to it. Our planet, Mother Earth, needs our attention. When I started this season, I didn't know that we will be facing Corona ...
May 13, 2020•18 min•Season 3Ep. 103
#Covid19 #Environment #LightupwithShua For the pandemics , Prophet Muhammad taught us more than 1400 years ago. Here is what is in the tradition: Messenger of Allah say, “When you hear that [a plague] is in a land, do not go to it and if it occurs in a land that you are already in, then do not leave it, fleeing from it.’” Season 3 is on environment and everything related to it. Our planet, Mother Earth, needs our attention. When I started this season, I didn't know that we will be facing Corona ...
May 13, 2020•18 min•Season 3Ep. 103
#Covid-19 #ClimateResilience #LightupwithShua CVC - Corona Virus Conversations Baat Corona: Lets Talk Guest: Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee - Part 2 I started these conversations during the Corona Virus Pandemic. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing, out of this current self isolation/quarantine times which urges me to think now that What will be our new normal? This program is in Urdu and in English. I asked my guests 5 questions related to Corona Virus times. Here are ...
May 11, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 6
#Covid19 #SecularJinnah #LightupwithShua CVC - Corona Virus Conversations Baat Corona: Lets Talk Guest: Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee I started these conversations during the Corona Virus Pandemic. I do plan to continue it after we are Inshaa Allah - God Willing, out of this current self isolation/quarantine times which urges me to think now that What will be our new normal? This program is in Urdu and in English. I asked my guests 5 questions related to Corona Virus times. Here are the questions ...
May 08, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 5
#Covid19 #SecularJinnah #LightupwithShua CVC - Corona Virus Conversations Baat Corona: Lets Talk Guest: Saleena Karim Saleena Karim is from Nottingham, England. She is a freelance writer, researcher, editor, and artist. She has authored two books on Pakistan's founding history. The critically acclaimed Secular Jinnah (2005) recounted her discovery that a famous quote attributed to MA Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, and which is frequently cited by academics as supporting evidence of his pol...
May 06, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 4
NOTE: **Sheila Delaney Duke does not know Urdu** STAY TUNE FOR MORE These are Sheila's comments on an Urdu poem she watched on LightupwithShua by Dr. Ghazala Alam last week. It is fascinating how language and genuine words can transcend through and reveal its meaning. Thank you Sheila for your beautiful words and honest expression. More coming from Sheila on how she and her family is managing through these self Isolating, quarantine times. Remember to subscribe, share, rate and review. Thank you...
May 02, 2020•6 min
#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 English/Urdu during the Cornona Virus situation. Below are the 5 questions that I have asked my interviews. How are you effected and/or...
May 01, 2020•19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
