Provoking Peace Podcast

In this illuminating episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with Dževada Garić, representing the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Vladimir Andrle, President of the Jewish cultural society La Benevolentia. Together, they dive into the rich, 500-year history of coexistence between Muslims and Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conversation disrupts the common narrative that focuses...

In Part 2 of this profound episode of Provoking Peace, we continue our conversation with Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon . They dive into the difficult, emotional process of writing their upcoming book, an eight-day shared journey that explores the physical geography of the region alongside the emotional geography of their own grief, healing, and partnership....

In this episode of Provoking Peace , hosts from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom sit down with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, co-CEOs of InterAct International. As a Palestinian and an Israeli working together, they discuss their shared journey as peacemakers and their upcoming book, The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land , set for release on April 14th. Key Provisions The Power...

In the second half of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom’s annual conference keynote, Dr. Dalia Fahmy and Peter Beinart tackle the complex and heavily weighted language used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They explore how trigger words like "terrorism," "Zionism," and "from the river to the sea" are often misunderstood or unevenly applied, emphasizing the...

In this special keynote presentation from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom’s annual conference at Rutgers University, co-host Tahija Vikalo sits down with journalist and commentator Peter Beinart and esteemed scholar Dr. Dalia Fahmy for a profound, wide-ranging conversation. The episode begins with Peter and Dalia opening up about the personal journeys and pivotal life events that shaped their worl...

In this episode of Provoking Peace , we are joined by Dr. Celene Ibrahim , scholar of Islamic intellectual history and gender studies, and Vanessa Avery , interfaith leader and Executive Director of Sharing Sacred Spaces , for a rich and wide-ranging conversation on interfaith dialogue, deep listening, sacred space, and rebuilding community in polarized times. Celene and Vanessa share their person...

In this inspiring episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with Nina Fernando, Executive Director of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign , to explore the real work of peacebuilding at the intersections of religion, identity, and justice. Nina shares how her Sri Lankan Catholic upbringing shaped her understanding of faith, how she finds beauty and complexity in all religious traditions, and why she be...

In this episode of Provoking Peace , we sit down with Dr. Daisy Khan—founder of WISE (Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality), global interfaith leader, and author of 30 Rights of Muslim Women —for a wide-ranging and deeply honest conversation about media narratives, faith, gender justice, and the urgent work of peacebuilding in divided times. Daisy reflects on how 40 years of neg...

*RECORDED IN DECEMBER 2024* In this episode of Provoking Peace , we sit down with two remarkable women doing interfaith justice work in one of the most painful political moments of our time: Rabbi Nancy Kreimer, founder of the Department of Multi-Faith Studies & Initiatives at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Samah El-Haj Ibrahim, a Palestinian refugee, scholar, and professor of p...

Welcome to the Provoking Peace Podcast! In this powerful debut episode and timely conversation, the hosts speak with award-winning filmmakers Julie Cohen and Mo Husseini about their new documentary The Path Forward . The film gives voice to Jewish and Palestinian individuals who, despite loss and division, choose empathy and dialogue over despair. Julie and Mo share how storytelling can heal, chal...