This Being Human

Aga Khan Museum & The Walrus Lab•agakhanmuseum.org

This Being Human is the Aga Khan Museum’s video podcast that explores conversations about Muslim art, cultural exchange, and the stories that connect us. Hosted by Mai Habib, the series brings together artists, thinkers, and cultural leaders to explore how creativity opens doors—sparking curiosity, encouraging collaboration, and deepening understanding across time and place. Each episode reflects on the ways art shapes our lives, connects communities, and reveals the threads we share.

Produced by The Walrus Lab.

The Museum wishes to thank Nadir and Shabin Mohamed for their founding support of This Being Human.

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Episodes

Episode 4 - Ginella Massa

Ginella Massa is the host of Canada Tonight on CBC, making her the first national news anchor who wears a hijab in Canada. She talks about her upbringing in a Catholic Afro-Latina family, growing up as an immigrant in Toronto and how she ended up in TV news. The Museum wishes to thank Nadir and Shabin Mohamed for their founding support of This Being Human . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 23, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Dr. Craig Considine

In spring of 2020, when America was first grappling with COVID-19, Dr. Craig Considine wrote an article for NewsWeek about what the Prophet Muhammad had to say about living through a pandemic. He found a lot that still resonates today. He talks about those lessons and others, what the current state of the world could mean for interfaith dialogue and how, as a Catholic from Boston, he became a prolific writer on Islam. Dr. Craig Considine is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Rice Unive...

Oct 22, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talks about what propelled her to expose social injustices in unflinching documentaries like Saving Face and A Girl In the River . It’s a journey that took her from a childhood in Karachi, Pakistan to the offices of the New York Times, to winning two Academy Awards. The Museum wishes to thank Nadir and Shabin Mohamed for their founding support of This Being Human . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 21, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali became one of the most high-profile Muslims in the American media following the September 11th attacks, making regular appearances on CNN , writing for The New York Times and hosting a show on Al Jazeera America. He talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household, writing an acclaimed play about the American Muslim experience, and dealing with his young daughter’s cancer diagnosis. Visit the Aga Khan Museum’s website or follow us on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram . If you ...

Oct 20, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome to This Being Human

This Being Human is a new podcast by the Aga Khan Museum. In every episode, host Abdul-Rehman Malik interviews an incredible person at the top of their game on Muslim art, culture, history, and society. They'll explore everything from prayer and pilgrimage, politics and pop culture, love and education, feminism, and film, sports and music, and so much more. Through deep, thoughtful conversation, this one-of-a-kind podcast hopes to bridge divides, dispel myths, and learn things we didn’t know abo...

Jan 13, 2021•11 min

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