Speaking of Faith
Selective programs with Krista Tippett
A New Voice for Islam
Ingrid Mattson, the
first woman and first convert to lead the Islamic Society of North
America, describes her experience of Islamic spirituality, which she
discovered in her twenties after a Catholic upbringing. We probe her
unusual perspective on a tumultuous age for Islam in the West and
around the world.
14 Muslims,
in their own words, speak about the delights and gravity of Islam's holiest
month. Through vivid memories and light-hearted musings, they reveal the
richness of Ramadan — as a period of intimacy, and of parties; of getting up
when the world is quiet for breakfast and prayers with one's family; of breaking
the fast every day after nightfall in celebration and prayers with friends and
strangers.
The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam
We seek fresh insight
into the history and the human and religious dynamics of Islam's Sunni-Shia
divide. Our guest Vali Nasr says that it is not so different from dynamics in
periods of Western Christian history. But he says that by bringing the majority
Shia to power in Iraq, the U.S. has changed the religious dynamics of the Middle
East.
Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11
During the past five years, Muslim
guests on SOF have conveyed a thoughtful, questing, diverse, and compelling
faith. Step back with us and hear these voices from the traditional and evolving
center of Islam. And, Krista speaks with Seyyed Hossein Nasr, an esteemed Muslim
scholar who brings a broad religious and historical perspective to hard
questions about Islam and the West that have lingered uncomfortably in American
life since 9/11.