Radio Islam

Radio Islam

WCEV's Radio Islam is a Chicago-based talk show, that covers a variety of topics, ranging from news and current affairs to the environment and health. We provide a two-way conversation on the air through a live, call-in talk radio format. Radio Islam broadcasts in America's third largest radio market of 7.8 million listeners and worldwide through live streaming. Daily, 6-7pm Central Standard Time WCEV-1450AM www.radioislam.com

Episodes

Mujahid Talks - Lessons From The Texas Disaster

March 5, 2021 • 53 mins
Listen to our podcast Mujahid Talks with Imam Malik Mujahid in conversation with Dr. Judah Cohen & Abbas Akhil talking about #Texas #TexasBlackout #TexasFreeze Guests: Dr. Judah Cohen - MIT Climatologist, Director of Seasonal Forecasting Principal Scientist at AER (Atmospheric and Environmental Research) Abbas Akhil - Energy Expert Host: Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid - President of Sound Vision and Justice for All. Like, Share, and...
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Mujahid Talks - Fight Against Homelessness In America

March 4, 2021 • 52 mins
Listen to our podcast Mujahid Talks with Imam Malik Mujahid in conversation with Maria Foscarinis and Keith McHenry #HomelessinAmerica #Homelessness #NHLC Guests: Maria Foscarinis - Founder & Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Keith McHenry - Artist, activist, author and co-founded Food Not Bombs Host: Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid - President of Sound Vision and Justice for All. Like, Share, and Subs...
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Mujahid Talks - West Virginia's Vaccine Success

February 26, 2021 • 49 mins
Listen to our podcast Mujahid Talks with Imam Malik Mujahid in conversation with Dr. Christopher Martin. Guest: Dr. Christopher Martin - Professor of Medicine and Occupational Medicine and Director of the Global Engagement Office for the Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University (WVU) Host: Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid - President of Sound Vision and Justice for All. Like, Share, and Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http...
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Ep. 776 What It Means To Be Civically Engaged [03-09-2020]

March 10, 2020 • 42 mins
For Muslims, civic engagement is getting out there and fighting for issues that they hold dear to them and infusing them with their values and how they act upon them by simply being Muslim. On this episode, Dr. Aminah McCloud and Imam Fredrick alDeen discuss using civic engagement per the model of prophet Adam, as mentioned in the Quran, and his role as an educated person to participate on earth (i.e. becoming civically engaged). T...
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Ep. 775 Minority Representation in Film [03-05-2020]

March 5, 2020 • 42 mins
On this episode of Radio Islam, LA-based screenwriter Marisha Mukerjee joins us to discuss minority representation in TV/film. We focus on examples of South Asian female characters and Muslim characters, but we also branch out into a wider discussion on what “good representation” actually means and where we see the film industry heading in terms of expanding its audience and the variety of characters we see portrayed on screen.
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Ep. 773 Bearing Witness at the Border: An Interfaith Endeavor [02-20-2020]

March 3, 2020 • 49 mins
On this episode, Pastor Jeff Braun, Rabbi Bruce Elder and Asif Masood join us for an important discussion on their experiences and testimonies during their aid relief mission at the US-Mexican border for those who have been displaced and mistreated while seeking asylum. Furthermore, we discuss their interfaith work as bringing them together to work for the common good of humanity as being a shared principle in their respective fait...
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Ep. 774 From The Ivy League To The Madrasa [02-28-2020]

February 27, 2020 • 44 mins
On this episode of 'Radio Islam', I had the pleasure of interviewing Wassim Hassan of 'Traversing Tradition' once again, only this time around we decided to speak on his experiences in the western academy and the traditional madrasa setting. We explore the differences between western educational institutions and their methodologies as opposed to the way sacred knowledge is disseminated in the traditional madrasa environment with Mu...
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Ep. 772 Traversing Tradition [02-18-2020]

February 17, 2020 • 48 mins
On this episode, Wassim Hassan, a recent graduate of University of Pennsylvania and current student at Darul Qassem, joined us for a fruitful conversation on the dissemination of sacred knowledge, and various movements in Islamic history. Additionally, we also dove into 'Traversing Tradition' an online publication founded in February 2018 by Wassim and others with the goal of addressing the most pressing issues of our time such as ...
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Ep. 771 Khalil Center and Mental Health [02-11-2020]

February 10, 2020 • 39 mins
On this episode, we invited Fahad Khan from the Khalil Center to discuss the stigmatization of mental health in the Muslim community, how to approach it, and in what ways Muslims can bring more awareness to mental health issues. Fahad Khan is the deputy director at Khalil Center and a licensed clinical psychologist. The Khalil Center is an organization that offers a wide variety of services including therapy, religious consultation...
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Ep. 770 2019 - 04 - 13 Mehrigul Tursun Edited

February 10, 2020 • 74 mins
On this episode of Radio Islam, executive producer Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid interviews Mihrigul Tursun, a survivor of the concentration camps in East Turkistan/Xinjiang, about her traumatic experiences and her survival. Mihrigul Tursun is a former Uyghur detainee in one of the re-education camps in Xinjiang, China. Tursun said that she was taken into custody several times, including at one of a network of political "re-education ca...
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Ep. 769 Qassem Soleimani and Iran's Regional Strategy [02-05-2020]

January 20, 2020 • 32 mins
With the unexpected killing of Qassem Soleimani, the world watches on as tensions continuously rise between the United States and Iran. Will the hostility between both nations increase? Or will tensions defuse? Although hailed as a hero by some for his fight against ISIS, many others suffered tremendously at his hands throughout Iraq and Syria as he carried out Iran's foreign policy throughout the region. In this episode we discuss...
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Ep. 768 Arab Not White; 2020 Census [12-19-2019]

December 19, 2019 • 33 mins
Tariq (El-Amin) talks with Nareman Taha and Itedal Shalabi, founders of Arab American Family Services (AAFS) about their involvement with the 2020 Census. Currently, Illinois stands to lose $1,400 per individual, in addition to Congressional representation due to uncounted individuals. Nareman and Itedal share AAFS’s approach to assuage the hesitancy, and fears, of undocumented persons in the census taking process, as well as plans...
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Ep. 767 Raqib Naik_Reporting for Kashmir [12-19-2019]

December 19, 2019 • 29 mins
Our guest is Raqib Hameed Naik, a dedicated journalist who has covered conflict and human rights with more than five years of reporting experience in Kashmir and New Delhi, and various human rights abuses by the Indian state in Kashmir. RI Host Tariq (El-Amin) talks with him about his recent trip to the Chicagoland area to raise awareness about the atrocities taking place in Kashmir at the hands of the Indian government, since it r...
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Ep. 766 2019 It's Allgood- 365 Days of Islam (12-16-2019)

December 16, 2019 • 44 mins
In this espisode Tariq is joined by Marcus Ishmail Abdul Haq Allgood, an activist, poet, public speaker, and author of Everyday Islam, 365 days of living your life for Allah. In addition to the book's content, we talk about some of Br. Ishmail's formative experiences, and the people who have inspired him to inspire others. You can purchase his book on Amazaon at https://amzn.to/2rTF7yp Guest- Ishmail Abdul Haq Allgood Host/Prod...
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Ep. 54 Chicago Jobs Report [12-05-2019]

December 5, 2019 • 12 mins
Each week Bridging The Gap w/ Tariq El-Amin (on Radio Islam) brings you the Chicago Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, even if you aren't looking, you probably know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Follow Tariq @ImamTariqElAmin Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Rai...
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Ep. 765 Chicago Muslim Turkey Drive [12-05-2019]

December 5, 2019 • 24 mins
Tariq is joined by Sofia Shakir, Lead Organizer for the Chicago Muslim Turkey Drive. We touch base with her to talk about this annual event, now in its 19th year, that distributes 5,000 Turkeys to deserving families on Chicago's South, and Southwest side. We talk about the results of consistency, building partnerships with school leadership, and a surprising impact on parent participation in the schools. Guest- Sofia Shakir Hos...
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Ep. 764 Two Rays of The Same Light: Interfaith Conversations [12-04-2019]

December 4, 2019 • 25 mins
Our guest is Karim Shabazz, religious and interfaith consultant, lecturer, decorated Navy veteran and author of "Jesus and Muhammad, 2 rays of the same light: Profound Similarities, Shared Perspectives and Congruence in Their Teaching." We talk about the experiences that led up to Karim writing this book, as well as some of the assumptions that it dispels. Guest- Karim Shabazz Host/Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- ...
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Ep. 763 The Impact of Sports Analytics [12-03-2019]

December 3, 2019 • 32 mins
Now, more than ever, statistics seem to occupy as permanent space in the debates of "casual sports fans." Arguments over who the better player is/was increasingly finds stats, for categories,that weren't even thought of 20 years ago, as major parts of the conversations. Helping us to make some sense of the rise of the numbers is Tariq K. Simpkins, a self-professed sports fanatic, and a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he ma...
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Ep. 762 The L-A-P Check In [11-20-2019]

November 21, 2019 • 81 mins
It's time to "Check in with Radio Islam Culture Contributor Layla Abdullah-Poulos (L-A-P)." Layla brings us two stories of offense and apology: 1) A reaction video to an African American man being arrested by a B.A.R.T. police officer, for eating a sandwich, posted by a crew of millennial, including comments by Asian rapper Amber Liu who said the AA man deserved it-- followed by her reversal and apology later; 2) a Somali Imam who ...
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Ep. 54 2019-11-20 Chicago Jobs Report [11-20-2019]

November 20, 2019 • 12 mins
Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin
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