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Meet the Team


Maureen Fiedler, SL
Founder

Maureen Fiedler is the chair of the board and served as the host of Interfaith Voices until February 2018. Maureen is also the editor of two books: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders in Their Own Words, and co-editor of Rome Has Spoken: A Guide to Forgotten Papal Statements, and How They Have Changed Through the Centuries.

Maureen has been an active participant in interfaith activities for more than three decades, including coalitions working for social justice, racial or gender equality, LGBT rights and peace.  In earlier years, she was an activist for the Equal Rights Amendment, one of 8 women to fast for 37 days in 1982 in Springfield, IL for the ERA.

Maureen is a Sister of Loretto and holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University. Her special interests lie at the intersection of theology and public policy.

Ambereen Khan, Host and Executive Producer

Ambereen is the executive producer and host for Inspired by Interfaith Voices, an award-winning public radio program that explores how beliefs intersect in public life and influence our interconnected world.
 
She credits her third grade Catholic school teacher for her interest in talking about religion and politics.  When Ms. McWhinney asked her to talk about being Muslim, Ambereen was glad to share - until she was asked to explain the difference between Sunnis and Shia, and she could not answer. The resulting unsettling feeling sparked a curiosity and interest in the history of world religion, politics and the diversity of religious practices.  

Today, her reporting is informed by two decades of work as an field organizer, policy advocate and strategic communications advisor to public interest groups, private foundations and faith-based campaigns.  In those roles, Ambereen has been a frequent featured speaker at national and global fora for policies and a commentator on a variety of issues including women’s rights, civil rights and the intersection of faith and politics. Now in the role of the interviewer, she enjoys engaging with academics, thought leaders, practitioners and observers of the trends shaping our world.