I-AMM: The Defining Moment
I-AMM: The Defining Moment
I-AMM
As AMM (Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern) folk, we are a very diverse group of loosely-defined, fuzzy-boundaried people in the US. We are Black, Brown and white, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, atheist, agnostic—and all the other levels of religious commitment and interest. What bring us together is our connection to the Islamicate world. We are an almost invisible, but emerging new identity group in the US. This podcast is a safe and loving space where AMM folk get to talk about and deliberate on ourselves as Americans. We tackle issues like internalized racism; living in the heart of empire; modesty; colorism; lacking an identity bloc; belonging; being mixed-race; being religiously mixed, ambiguous or searching; anti-Blackness; what ties us together; Palestine; US foreign policy; whiteness; our role in the greater progressive movement; the possibility of “cultural Muslim” as an identity marker; spirituality; definitions of Spirit/The Divine; connection/disconnection to Spirit/The Divine; our sheroes and heroes, and so much more… It's time to get in front of the negative PR, define who we are and strengthen our American AMM culture.
Muslim and Queer: Part 2
Join I-AMM and Ameera Khan for her story as Muslim and Trans. Part 2 of 3. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities. 
Mar 16, 2021
54 min
Muslim and Queer: Part 1
Join I-AMM and Ameera Khan for her story as Muslim and Trans. Part 1 of 3. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities. 
Mar 2, 2021
50 min
Modernity Part 2: Persia
Join our continuing conversation on the four modernities. Part 2 of this series focuses on Persia/Roman Empire. This new format for I-AMM will focus on longer conversation divided into episodes as a series. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Jan 19, 2021
29 min
Modernity Part 1: Egypt
Join us for our conversation on the four modernities. Part 1 of this series focuses on Egypt from the 18th dynasty to its fall. This new format for I-AMM will focus on longer conversation divided into episodes as a series. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Jan 12, 2021
45 min
Season 2, Episode 4: Perceptions, Teaching, and Representation
In this episode, we talk with Armin about his experience teaching school to children going through difficult times, how he is seen as an Iranian-American and representing himself in America. Join us for this conversation with the Austin ISD High School Teacher of the Year! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk.
Oct 13, 2020
29 min
Season 2, Episode 3: Egypt Confounds Categories
In this episode, Ramish and Roy have a conversation about how Egypt is perceived, it's culture, and history. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Oct 2, 2020
42 min
Season 2 Episode 2: Categories
In this episode, we talk with Mohan about the challenges of categories within the AMM, citizenship, and representation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and explore our website at I-AMM.org to learn about all the work we do. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Sep 22, 2020
51 min
Bonus: Townhall - Police in AMM Communities
Bonus recording of Interconnecting—Arabs, Muslims and Middle Easterners (I-AMM) with our brilliant panelists, Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, Sabina Ibraheem, Dr. Maryam Kashani, Sara Bawany and Dr. Phil Hopkins on how to think about policing in our communities. This episode was recorded through Zoom. Discussion begins at 3:20. To find our future events, visit our website I-AMM.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We hope you can join these live events in the future!
Sep 8, 2020
47 min
Season 2, Episode 1, To be young, Indian, and Hip
In this episode, we talk through belonging with Habiba, from youth in NYC to a parent in Texas. We feature our guest Habiba, a close friend who shares stories of her experience in desi spaces in New York with culture she helped shape and work she does to this day in Texas to craft Desi spaces. Visit I-AMM.org to see our work and follow us on social media. We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Aug 25, 2020
55 min
Episode 6: Identity & Belonging as Mixed Race, Multi-Religious, and fuzzy AMM
In this episode, we dive deep into questions of belonging and AMM identity at the "boundaries".  We feature guest Rhie Azzam Morris, who "works with street kids, was a street kid". She describes herself as mixed Lebanese with standard, white, Texan, southern, good-ol-boy.  We explore stories around family and belonging with an eye towards humanizing the often-politicized AMM folk who exist between seemingly disparate identities.
Nov 19, 2019
40 min
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