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| “I Just Got Angry and Had to Do Something" |
September 08, 2022 |
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Not long after the Federal Communications Commission repealed the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 -- radio programming began to change. They became dominated by one point of view and that concerned Maureen Fiedler, an activist nun who was not afraid of creating change. We begin this week’s episode by revisiting the origin story of Interfaith Voices. Although it officially launched in February of 2002, the first pilot episode took place exactly one week after the 9/11 attacks. Maureen hosted a 3-hour live call-in at WAMU, the Washington, DC affiliate of NPR. After that day, she explains how she felt called to build a program to combat the rising anti-Muslim bias and misinformation.
On September 10, 2001, Dalia Mogahed was planning to move the following day from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh with her young family. The next morning she watched the news with horror and fear. The hijab-wearing, Egyptian American mom delayed her eventual move. In this non-narrated personal reflection, Mogahed describes her trajectory into public life, answering a new calling. She set out to use her skills in consumer research to gather data and educate fellow Americans about what Muslims actually think. From publishing a book to appearing on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to her Ted talk online that generated more than 4.5 million views, Mohged shares what she’s learned and why she’s not done.
Sister Maureen Fiedler, Ph.D. S. L. Activist and a member of the Sisters of Loretto. She is a progressive, activist within the Roman Catholic Church. She has a long history of working with interfaith coalitions on a variety of issues including social justice, peace, anti-racism work, gender equality, human rights, and female ordination in the Catholic Church. She holds a doctorate in Government from Georgetown University. She was the founder, executive producer, and host of the Interfaith Voices–before handing over the mic to Ambereen Khan. She now resides in the Loretto Motherhouse in Kentucky, USA.
Ambereen Khan and Maureen Fiedler
Dalia Mogahed. Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she leads the organization’s pioneering research and thought leadership programs on American Muslims. Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, where she led the analysis of surveys of Muslim communities worldwide. With John L. Esposito, she co-authored the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and her MBA at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Hogahed has presented both TED and TEDx talks.
Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Think
Gallup Press
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