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Sitars and Symphonies: LA Composer Reena Esmail Fuses Indian Ragas with Western Rhythms We continue our California composers series with Reena Esmail. Her childhood in Los Angeles had two soundtracks: the Western classical music her parents loved, and the old, scratchy Bollywood tapes her paternal grandparents would play over and over. Those multicultural influences shaped what would become the driving question of her work: how do you invite people from different cultures onto the same stage to build a relationship and create music together? Composing is how Esmail has made her mark — by putting Western classical musicians in conversation with Indian artists, building bridges between violinists and sitar players, tabla drummers and western singers. She's an artist in residence with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, has composed with unhoused singers from Skid Row, and her music has been performed by major orchestras and choirs all over the world. How a UC Berkeley Professor Confronts Division With a Vision for Belonging Professor john a. powell spent much of his early life feeling like he didn't belong. At just 11 years old, he became estranged from his deeply religious family. After questioning church doctrine and not getting the answers he was looking for, powell — who spells his name in lowercase — left the church, and his father did not speak to him for five years. But that pivotal moment was the beginning of the path that led him to his life's work. powell is the director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, where he's also a professor of law, African American studies and ethnic studies. He's the author of two recent books, “Belonging Without Othering,” and “The Power of Bridging.” powell spoke with host Sasha Khokha as part of our series on Californians and resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9th May 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
2nd May 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
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4th April 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
30th March 2025 - 'Second Eid ul Fitr Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
28th March 2025 / 29 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
27th March 2025 / 28 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
28th March 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
26th March 2025 / 27 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
25th March 2025 / 26 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
24th March 2025 / 25 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
23rd March 2025 / 24 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
22nd March 2025 / 23 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
21st March 2025 / 22 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
21st March 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
20th March 2025 / 21 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
19th March 2025 / 20 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
18th March 2025 / 19 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
17th March 2025 / 18 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
16th March 2025 / 17 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
15th March 2025 / 16 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
14th March 2025 / 15 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
14th March 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
13th March 2025 / 14 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
12th March 2025 / 13 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
11th March 2025 / 12 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
10th March 2025 / 11 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
9th March 2025 / 10 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
8th March 2025 / 9 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
7th March 2025 / 8 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
7th March 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Mufti Adam Esmail
6th March 2025 / 7 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
5th March 2025 / 6 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
4th March 2025 / 5 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
3rd March 2025 / 4 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
2nd March 2025 / 3 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
1st March 2025 / 2 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
28th February 2025 / 1 Ramadhan 1446'Breakthrough: Overcoming The 7 Obstacles of Life' with Mufti Adam EsmailEvery believer faces struggles on the path to Allah.Imam Al-Ghazali's final masterpiece, Minhaj al-Abidin, provides a simple, practical roadmap to overcoming them.
28th February 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Maulana Adam Esmail
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31st January 2025 - 'Jumuah Bayaan' with Maulana Adam Esmail
24th January 2025 'Jumuah Bayaan -The Urgency Of Connecting With the Qur'an - Part 2' with Maulana Adam Esmail
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What connects Sufism, Shi'ism, and Mysticism—and what sets them apart? In this episode of 'The AMI Podcast,' Dr Zoheir Esmail is joined by Dr Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari, a Research Associate at Baylor University, to delve into the similarities and ongoing controversies within these areas of Islamic thought. Together, they explore the historical debates between the School of Najaf (School of Integration) and the School of Separation, the roles of dreams, intellect, and revelation, and the interplay between philosophy and spirituality in Islam. Tune in to discover the debates within Shia Islamic scholarship, unravel the mysteries of spiritual growth, and learn practical methods for inner transformation. Key topics include: The Differences between the School of Najaf (Integration) and the School of Separation Connections between Shi'ism and Sufism The Importance of Self-purification in Islamic Tradition Philosophical approaches to understanding God Modern Approaches to Spiritual Awakening
Preview: Comment by colleague David Daoud of FDD re the commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, who has not been seen in public since a strike in Beirut that decapitated the Hezbollah leadership yet again; and there is speculation that Qaani may have been in the target zone. more later. 1914 Beirut
In communities across the country, people are gathering to mark Pride. To celebrate, to march, and - in the face of an increase in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ sentiment - to fight for the right to safety, acceptance and belonging. Last week, 36-year-old Esmail experienced their first Pride parade ever. Having fled Yemen - where homosexuality is punishable by death - they recently arrived in Winnipeg and are finally experiencing moments of being accepted for who they truly are.In a narrow vote, citizens of Westlock, Alberta recently banned rainbow crosswalks and Pride flags from all municipal properties. Shaylin Lussier, the teenager who pushed for the crosswalk in the first place, tells us why she isn't backing down - and what Pride looks like for her today.On a plot of wild prairie in central Manitoba, Charlotte Nolin and Barbara Bruce are hard at work preparing for the Two-Spirit Sundance - the only one of its kind in North America. Because life has shown them that safe ceremonial spaces for Two-Spirit people are worth fighting for.Samantha Jones was seven when she told her mom Catie that she was a girl born in the wrong body. Now 10, she hopes to start puberty blockers when it's time, but proposed policies in Alberta restricting access to gender-affirming medication might force Samantha's voice to deepen and facial hair to grow. Find out how Catie is fighting back.Toronto's Dre Govender, aka N9ne Godmother Dior, gave all of herself to her beloved kiki ballroom community - until she burnt out serving it. Now, as she prepares to come back to the community she loves after a two year absence, she gives Ify a lesson in serving face. For years, Lish Francoeur tried attending Pride events but found a lot of them were expensive, not accommodating of different mobility and sensory needs, and were far from sober-friendly. Tired of not finding the kind of queer community they needed, Lish decided to create it for themselves - and Queer Sober Social was born.
Ever wondered how to turn your deepest desires into reality? That's exactly what we tackle with Jenna Esmail, our awesome guest who's not only a Reiki Master and energy healer, but also a manifestation and spiritual life coach. Jenna's upbringing, steeped in varied religious practices, has given her a unique lens through which she views the art of co-creation with the Universe aka God aka dolphins. She generously shares a three-step method that aims to change the way we attract our heart's wishes.Taking the leap from intention to action can often feel daunting, but this episode breaks down manifestation into achievable steps. Beyond the theory, real-life examples illustrate the incredible shifts that can happen when we align our energy and take intentional strides toward our goals. Whether you're looking to manifest a penny or a million dollars, the importance of belief and utilizing every resource to navigate life's hurdles becomes crystal clear.To book a session, get coaching, or learn more about Jehna:Visit: https://www.holistichealingwithjehna.com/To buy some of Jehna's fun manifesting merch:Visit Jehna's Etsy shop: https://divinitycare.etsy.comSupport the show-- SUBSCRIBE in your preferred podcast app!-- Follow @clairvoyagingpodcast on Instagram.-- Send us an email: clairvoyagingpodcast@gmail.com-- Become a Clairvoyager and get access to exclusive extras!Looking to book a distance Reiki session with Lauren?https://www.hellolaurenleon.com/
Sean and Amanda instantly react to the Golden Globes nominations and what it portends for the Oscars (1:00). Then, they are (somehow) joined by Julia Roberts (28:00) and friend of the show Sam Esmail to discuss ‘Leave the World Behind,' Esmail's adaptation of the Rumaan Alam novel. Esmail sticks around for an in-depth conversation about adaptation, set design, costuming, casting, working for Netflix, what's coming next, and everything in between (48:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Julia Roberts and Sam Esmail Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New disaster movie Leave The World Behind deals with themes that its writer-director, Sam Esmail, finds impossible to leave behind himself. Eight years ago, the filmmaker introduced himself with Mr. Robot – a techno-thriller piece of prestige TV that warned of the ways that society might grow fragmented, unreliable and open to exploitation, the more it hinged on technology. The show ran for four seasons, winning three Emmys along the way. Now, he's back with another tale that highlights the dangers of digitalism and how quickly our technology-dependent society might be dismantled with the click of a button, or more accurately the right line of hacker code. Leave The World Behind stars Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke as parents who escape to a Long Island vacation home, only for a stranger and his daughter – played by Mahershala Ali and Myha'la Herrold– to turn up unannounced in the middle of the night, bearing tales of electrical blackouts in New York City. It's a great watch that keeps you guessing till the very end, punctuated by some incredibly unnerving imagery that will rattle around in your brain for days after. And it speaks very much to anxieties of our time. In the years since Sam created Mr. Esmail, we've seen Russia hack the 2016 US election and Cambridge Analytica influence Brexit. We live in a time of global superpowers seeking to disrupt society via digital means. So maybe the question isn't why Sam would go back to the themes of Mr. Robot. Perhaps the question is: why wouldn't he?In the spoiler conversation you're about to hear, which covers every important plot point and detail of this great movie, Sam discusses the huge departures made from the Rumaan Alam novel this movie adapts, the meaning of the menacing animals throughout this film, and how the TV show Friends came to be a massive motif running through Leave The World Behind – resulting in one of the best movie punchlines of 2023. Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Support for this episode comes from ScreenCraft and WeScreenplay.To get ad-free episodes and exclusive content, join us on Patreon.Support the show