Podcast
Inspired
Hosted by Marisa Mazria Katz and Bilal Qureshi; Seeds of Peace · EN
Restoring faith in humanity, one story at a time. Journalists Marisa Mazria Katz and Bilal Qureshi travel the globe, meeting seven uncommon changemakers whose commitment to improving their corners of the world grows from a single, common seed. From Portland, Maine to Tel Aviv; Lahore, Pakistan to a Palestinian refugee camp; the south side of Chicago to the Negev. Meet educators, artists, politicians, and activists who are all challenging the status quo. Music by Sun Tailor. #GetInspired
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Meet Pious: Get Inspired
Jan 25, 201900:25:46Tap to summarizeDiscover how an immigrant from Ghana, who began a new life in America washing dishes, became the first Muslim elected to the city council in Portland, Maine.Support the show
Transcribe →Meet Avigail: Get Inspired
Jan 25, 201900:19:11Tap to summarizeFollow a human rights lawyer as she marches in a conservative Israeli town's first-ever pride parade, fights discriminatory laws at the Knesset, organizes a Palestinian workers' collective, and returns home every night to an urban kibbutz.Support the show
Transcribe →Meet Ahmed: Get Inspired
Jan 25, 201900:20:16Tap to summarizeStep into a classroom in Lahore, Pakistan and meet the founder of the school who is determined to fight gender inequity, and generational cycles of poverty, through education.Support the show
Transcribe →Meet Abu Tareq: Get Inspired
Jan 24, 201900:15:29Tap to summarizeWalk alongside a community elder and emissary of peace as he meanders through the narrow streets of Al Arroub refugee camp in the West Bank and climbs the hills to the memorial of a Palestinian poet.Support the show
Transcribe →Meet Journey: Get Inspired
Jan 24, 201900:16:12Tap to summarizeGo to high school in the south side of Chicago and meet a teen who studies hard, performs with her dance team, and teaches others how to save the lives of gunshot victims.Support the show
Transcribe →Meet Sun and Saz: Get Inspired
Jan 24, 201900:20:42Tap to summarizeDrop by a music studio in Israel to meet a Palestinian rapper and a Jewish indie folk artist who met in the Negev and teamed up to combine melodies … and create a new narrative.Support the show
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