LUWS - LightupwithShua Podcast

I am happy to bring you the word of the week called Islam.  Welcome to the segment - Path to Totality. PTT,   Today's topic is the word Islam, its root and what it means from what I have understood from the Quran and the dictionary of the Quran.  This is the root - S-L-M (seen, laam, meem) from which the word ISLAM   ۔   اسلام   ۔   is derived, its basic meanings are the following. Peace, Purity,...

This week I am honoured to introduce one of the most humble, disciplined and committed person I have met in recent years. He came and sat on a table that my sister and I were sitting at in Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. His conversation with us and humble demeanor couldn't tell that he was a highly accomplished Rabbi who was the winner of the 2012 Goldziher Prize, would present the 2014 Gol...

Part 2 - Interfaith: Introducing Lubna Malik again for the second part. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone.  In her words,  "Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another.   The way we make the trip determin...

Part 1:Parenting This week my guest is Lubna Malik. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone.  In her words,  "Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another.   The way we make the trip determines our legacy.   I w...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RODNEY PETERSEN (Just found out today)  My guest this week is Rev. Rodney L. Petersen, Ph. D. An amazing amalgamation of knowledge and experience. An author of multiple articles and books. A wonderful human being!  He is an  Executive Director of Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (Boston), and Executive Director of The Lord's Day Alliance in the U.S., and a Research Associate at B...

Part 2: Interfaith Another exhilarating and energetic person whom I had a chance to interview in New Jersey. Hope you will enjoy listening to her journey and lessons.  Fatima Masood has been in the Field of Education since past 15 years. She holds a Masters in Special Education. Has worked in Marlboro Township Public schools and was a Sunday school Principal for 5 years In OLD Bridge Community. Ev...

Another exhilarating and energetic person whom I had a chance to interview in New Jersey. Hope you will enjoy listening to her journey and lessons.  Fatima Masood has been in the Field of Education since past 15 years. She holds a Masters in Special Education. Has worked in Marlboro Township Public schools and was a Sunday school Principal for 5 years In OLD Bridge Community. Eventually helping es...

My this week's guest is another ingenuous and brave person. He has been serving and educating people. His upcoming book called 'The Gift of our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness After Hate will be released this year in April sometime. It is available on Amazon for pre-order.  Pardeep is the eldest son of Satwant Singh Kaleka – the president of the Sikh Temple of Wiscon...

Happy holidays and Happy New Year. I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all the joy of the upcoming year 2018.  I thank all the people who took out time to provide statements for this New Year Special.  I hope you will enjoy listening to this episode. Here are the names of the participants. Introduction to the episode by Shua. Raaid Najeeb Amy Degen Eric Fraser Abdullah Jafri Maxine Ly...

Jenny Bonham-Carter, A Social Worker, Musician, Interfaith Practitioner -  our discussion on Interfaith.  My first experience of interfaith work started about five and a half years ago. I was then in the middle of doing my masters degree in human rights at the university of Uppsala in Sweden and I was planning for the semester of field work. I did this with a youth interfaith organization in Swede...

Jenny Bonham Carter is also currently serving on the board of Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, Newton, MA. http://coopmet.org/ She writes, "My first experience of interfaith work started about five and a half years ago. I was then in the middle of doing my masters degree in human rights at the university of Uppsala in Sweden and I was planning for the semester of field work. I did this with a...

I am so thrilled and delighted to share the wonderful conversation I had with Arno Arr Michaelis an amazing human being and a friend. Please listen and share his episode and see how he reformed himself and is serving the humanity in all possible ways. Visit his website: https://serve2unite.org/ From the age of 17 Arno Michaelis was deeply involved in the white power movement. He was a founding mem...

I am so delighted to introduce to you Zeba Jafri, a prudent and a levelheaded person, mother and, a wife of Mahmud Jafri of Dover Rugs. Who has been there at every step of the way with her husband and her family to an exemplary level.  Dover Rugs: A History Built on Personalized Services For three generations, The Jafri family has been designing, weaving, and exporting fine, hand-knotted rugs and...

I am thrilled to introduce Danish Husain, 'Delhi Boy' who runs Hoshruba Repertory, his own theatre company. It was wonderful talking to him on his short visit to Boston, MA few months ago. Danish Husain is a poet, actor, filmmaker, theatre director, columnist, one of the people who helped revive the lost art form of Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi. Danish Husain is a poet, actor (Losing Gemma, Peepli...

This episode is about a young, vibrant, and energetic Islamic Scholar, Celene Ibrahim, who 'enjoys Islam' and many other activities. I really enjoyed interviewing and learning from her about parenting and interfaith engagement. Hope you will enjoy listening to our fun conversation too.  Celene Ibrahim is an award-winning scholar, author, speaker, and university chaplain. She lectures and facilitat...

http://lightupwithshua.libsyn.com/website/2017 About the Podcast: I am Shua and welcome to Light-Up-with-Shua. This podcast is all about conscious living and conscious parenting.  Being a parent myself, I realized the extreme importance of the decision to become a parent as one of the most impactful for me and the world I live in. Therefore, I decided to interview people from all walks of life wit...

This episode is about a young, vibrant, and energetic Islamic Scholar, Celene Ibrahim, who 'enjoys Islam' and many other activities. I really enjoyed interviewing and learning from her about parenting and interfaith engagement. Hope you will enjoy listening to our fun conversation too.  Celene Ibrahim is an award-winning scholar, author, speaker, and university chaplain. She lectures and facilitat...

A licensed clinical psychologist and musician, he speaks often to parish and community groups in the United States, the U.K., Europe and Australia. A contributing editor for the  New Catholic Encyclopedia   (Second Edition), Kelley has also authored scholarly articles in the areas of pastoral psychology, liturgical-ritual studies and Augustinian studies. He serves as a board member of the  Augusti...

An amazing person that I met more than 5 years ago. We sat and had a great conversation on Parenting and Interfaith. The episodes are in two parts. Part 1 is on parenting and Part 2 is on Interfaith.  Professor Joseph Kelley at Merrimack College is a  Religious and Theological Studies  Professor and Co-chair; Director, Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations   Religious and Theol...

Dover Rugs, Owner.  Mahmud Jafri named one of the 50 most influential people in New England.  In addition to consistently being recognized for the impressive growth of his business, Dover Rug & Home, Mr. Jafri has also received accolades for his commitment to community development and educating and promoting a better understanding of his culture and heritage. A History Built on Personalized Servic...