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In conversation with Paul Abdul Wadud Sutherland, born in 1947,  writer/poet became a Sufi Muslim in 2004 and took 'byaat' accepting the guidance of Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani who also married him to Afifa Emutallah the same year. He has seventeen collections and was the founding editor of Dream Catcher magazine now 25 years old. Most recently his books include Servant of the Loving One and Chil...

And just like that we have reached the last Friday of Ramadan 2021. Concluding the series with a conversation with A. Helwa on spiritual listening. This not only entails tangible audible listening but also listening to ourselves, to our desires, to our egos and to our conversations with Our Creator.  Hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for your continued support. Many thanks!

Our third episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series. What is the truth? What are we seeking? What is honest for us might not be honest for another. The Universe and its Creator...present and absent at the same time. Our personal prejudices and its ramifications....Shaykh Ebrahim answers these questions in this short but powerful podcast

Dr. Tina Runyan and Joan Fleishman are clinical psychologists with backgrounds in academic medicine and integrated behavioral health. Dr. Runyan is a mindfulness teacher at UMass Memorial Center for Mindfulness and they both specialize in supporting the well-being of healthcare professionals. In 2020 they founded Tend Health, to focus on providing specialized and accessible mental health care to h...

Our second episode of the Ramadan 2021 special series.  The concept and transience of time discussed with Shaykh Ebrahim. Where he underlines our deep attachement to time , thinking of it is a linear concept. A deeply insightful discussion, albeit short!

In conversation with Neil Pearson. Who is a physical therapist, yoga therapist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, and faculty in four IAYT-accredited yoga therapy programs. He is also a consultant to the BC medical association, to 300+ clinics in Canadian largest rehab company, and to Pain BC, Canada’s premier non-profit transforming the way pain is understood...

Starting our Ramadan 2021 special series, which will be published for the 4 Fridays of this Holy Month Featuring A. Helwa in our first episode where she talks about the grace of giving & receiving. Understanding the lens of acceptance. Also , always bearing in mind that we have no faculties to give generously, and Allah enables us, makes us a conduit for others , to extend HIS generosity and compa...

Our guest today is Momina Randhawa who is a Human Rights lawyer and activist who has worked with countless women victims of violence and injustice. She believes in the need to explore the depth of these issues and the lasting impact they have on individuals, families and the society. This desire compels her to question existing legal and social norms and find ways to help those struggling with pro...

Our guest today is Eman Omar ,  the Digital Director of the Lahore Literary Festival. The LLF, Pakistan’s premier culture event, takes place annually in Lahore, London and New York and celebrates the pure power of the written word and explores the interconnections between literature and art, theatre, film television, journalism and activism. The ninth edition of the Lahore Literary Festival t...

Our guest today is Shobhaa De'  - who is a widely read author and columnist. She is known for her outspoken, irreverent views, making her one of India's most respected opinion shapers. Her writings have consistently chronicled her deeply felt socio-political-cultural concerns. Shobhaa De's most recent literary work: Srilaaji Lockdown Liaisons Seventy..and to hell with it In this podcast we ta...

Signing off for the next two weeks, so that I can come back with better, more meaningful content. If you have suggestions, leads, recommendations please feel free to drop me an email on saadia@dhaani.online.  Wanted to share some thoughts, so here they are in this 5 minute podcast

And just like that - we are 100 Episodes old. A joyous moment indeed, and no one better than Nouman Ali Khan as my guest on the show.  Nouman Ali Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim Speaker, theologian and Arabic instructor who founded the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies after serving as an instructor of Arabic at Nassau Community College. He has been named one of the 500 most i...

Our guest today is Sotoda Saifi is the Founder of Self Love School and 6 Days of Self Love Program. She specialises in Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness, Meditation, Breathwork and Coaching. Her passion is to help women explore their subconscious minds and heal through the art of Hypnotherapy & Breathwork. At the moment she offers Private Hypnotherapy & Coaching sessions online, Online Courses...

Our gues today is Dr Divi Chandna an internationally recognized speaker and expert in Mind Body Spirit Medicine. She is a family physician turned intuitive coach. After graduating, she started to understand that health had everything to do with emotions and the mind. Dr. Divi shifted from Western Medicine to Intuitive Medicine and now uses her intuitive gifts to help people self-heal and expand. S...

Delighted to have A. Helwa & Emil Ihsan on dhaani - They both have been on this podcast before, however, having them together was stupendously beautiful. A. Helwa is a writer who has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers through her passionate, poetic, and love-based approach to spirituality. Her popular blog @quranquotesdaily, was established while obtaining her Masters in Divinity, as a mean...

Kirthi Jayakumar is a feminist researcher and lawyer from Chennai, India. She founded and runs The Gender Security Project, one of the few WPS centres in the global south, which works at the cusp of gender, security, peace, and conflict through research, reportage, and documentation. Kirthi coded an app for survivors of gender-based violence called Saahas, which works as a web and mobile app. She...

Our guest today is Marta Zaraska a Canadian science writer published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, The Atlantic, etc. Her new book, “GROWING YOUNG: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100", is a Globe and Mail bestseller. GROWING YOUNG was endorsed by Adam Grant, Dan Buettner, Emeran Mayer, among others, and named by The Wall Street Journal one of the best boo...

Our guest today is Professor Maja, a sociologist, author and TEDx speaker. She is also a confidence-builder and apology-hater. She graduated with a Ph. D. in Sociology in 2014 (focusing on the sociology of women’s health), with no clear career in mind, until she attended an academic conference that completely changed the trajectory of her research, career and life. Her full-time job is on the publ...

Our guest today is Azam Jamil, who has more than 44 years of experience in Hospitality, Tourism, Management, Marketing, Operations, Peoples Management and Training & Development. His schooling journey started from Aitchison College Lahore, Burn Hall Abbottabad, University of Karachi and finally to Cornell University in Ithaca New York. Azam is one of Pakistan’s leading authorities on Executive...

Our guest today is Agustín Fuentes, trained in Zoology and Anthropology, is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton. His current explorations include the roles of creativity and imagination in human evolution, multispecies anthropology, evolutionary theory, and the structures of race and racism. Fuentes’ books include “Race, Monogamy, and other lies they told you: busting myths about human nature...

Our guest today is Wale Elegbede, who is described as a community servant by the La Crosse Tribune Editorial Board, he is an advocate for people, community, and diversity. He has brought people of all backgrounds together through positive dialogue and collaboration. As he says "Being a father and husband  are my MOST important roles" and all the rest follow You can find out more about Mr. Ele...

Our guest today is Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP pain-relief and wellness expert, with 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide. Jil...

Our guest today is Dilruba Ahmed ,the author Bring Now the Angels (Pitt Poetry Series, 2020), with poems featured in New York Times Magazine, The Slowdown , and Poetry Unbound with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Her debut book of poetry, Dhaka Dust (Graywolf Press, 2011), won the Bakeless Prize. Her poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, New England Review, and Ploughshares. Her poems have also been anthologized...

Vineet KKN ‘Panchhi’ is based in Dehradun, India, and writes simple poetry in Hindustani. He spent many years in Training and HR before deciding to follow his heart and starting a boutique brand agency. He is also interested in Human Relationships and spends a considerable time with his motorbike and car.  social media Web: vineetpanchhi.com/ Facebook : facebook.com/VineetPanchhiOfficial/ Youtube...

Originally from Madrid, Spain, Carlos has been steeped in all aspects of the yoga tradition during more than 40 years of practice and study. He spent 18 of those years as a monk of the Saraswati order, under the name Swami Gitananda, including 9 years of traditional training and practice in India. During this time he learned the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the prac...