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Wise Women with Daisy Khan

Wise Women with Daisy Khan

By: Dr. Daisy Khan
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 Subscribe to @WiseWomenWithDaisyKhan. Every week, we sit down for real conversations about faith, identity, and the stuff that actually matters. This is a space for unfiltered information about Islam and Muslims, straight up, no spin. And it's also a community where interfaith allies come together, struggling and striving to make the world a better place. When Taliban leaders sat across the table and Muslim women's rights hung in the balance, Dr. Daisy Khan didn't flinch. WISE Women is where faith gets real and women's voices get amplified. We talk about building bridges, not walls. About an Islam rooted in justice, equality, and acknowledging women's pivotal role. About the social issues that divide us, and how we might come together. This is for the curious. For people who don't always understand each other but want to. A place to belong when you're feeling lost. We believe women are civilization's heroes. They are not on the periphery, they are central to community building, to society, to the world. We will highlight that truth, episode after episode. Too many people have talked about religion without women's vantage point. That ends here. Subscribe if you're tired of empty words and want something realm something that leaves you not just thinking, but ready to build a better world together.Copyright © 2025 Wise Women with Daisy Khan. All rights reserved. Islam Spirituality
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  • The Church Question: Why Anti-Muslim Bias Still Persists

    The Church Question: Why Anti-Muslim Bias Still Persists
    Apr 10 2026
    A thousand years of anti-Muslim tropes didn't stay buried in medieval manuscripts. They followed Christians into modern sanctuaries, Sunday school classrooms, and even progressive interfaith circles. So what happens when two ordained Baptist pastors decide to trace the roots and rip them out?In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan, host Dr. Daisy Khan sits down with Rev. Dr. Anna Piela and Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, a married clergy couple who co-founded Challenging Islamophobia Together Chicagoland and recently released their book Confronting Islamophobia in the Church. Together, they unpack how a deliberately distorted medieval Quran translation shaped centuries of Christian perception, why progressive Christians still harbor "soft Islamophobia" toward Muslim women, and what their survey of American Baptist clergy revealed about the deepest theological blind spots between the two faiths.Anna draws on her background as an Islamic feminist scholar to challenge the persistent stereotype of Muslim women as lacking agency, while Michael makes the case that reading the Quran with generosity can actually deepen Christian faith. They also share practical steps, from interfaith iftars to their own "Don't Burn the Quran, Read It" initiative, that any congregation can adopt today.Listen to WISE Women with Daisy Khan because every story matters. This conversation is an invitation to move beyond assumption and into an authentic relationship, one shared meal and one honest question at a time. Listen, Like, Follow, and Share WISE Women with Daisy Khan wherever you get your podcasts.#WISEWomenwithDaisyKhan #WISEWomen #ConfrontingIslamophobia #InterfaithDialogue #IslamophobiaInTheChurch #ChristianMuslimDialogue #AntiMuslimBias #HolyEnvy #InterfaithSolidarity #MuslimWomenLeaders #IslamicFeminism #SoftIslamophobia #ReadTheQuran #InterfaithIftar #FaithInActionConnect with Dr. Daisy Khan:Websites:https://daisykhan.com/https://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009431034002Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisykhan.nyc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaisyKhanFollow WISE Women with Daisy Khan:Podcast: https://wisewomenwithdaisykhan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WISEWomenwithDaisyKhanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/WISEwomenwithdaisykhan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576656401275 Connect with Rev. Dr. Anna Piela: Website: https://www.annapiela.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-piela/Connect with Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf: Website: https://www.michaelcaseywwoolf.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/revmichaelwoolf/ Author Bios: Rev. Dr. Anna Piela & Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf are a married clergy couple who co-founded Challenging Islamophobia Together Chicagoland, an interfaith solidarity initiative dedicated to confronting anti-Muslim hate. Both ordained American Baptist pastors, they are deeply rooted in the Christian tradition yet believe that learning from other religions enriches and deepens their own faith. Together, they serve as Co-Associate Regional Ministers for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago. Anna is also a Senior Writer with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies, and Michael serves as Senior Minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston, IL. Equal parts pastor, activist, and theologian, they bring faith to life through public witness and collaboration. inter-religiousWISE Women with Daisy Khan Where Muslim voices rise, bridges are built, and history's unsung heroines reclaim their light.WISE Women with Daisy Khan gives voice to Muslims sharing their experiences with anti-Muslim bias, educates non-Muslims to become upstanders against discrimination, and spotlights extraordinary women throughout history whose contributions have been erased. We reclaim faith as a force for good while building bridges between East and West, transforming fear into understanding, one conversation at a time.We challenge disinformation with knowledge and empathy, confronting the weaponization of religion for political gain. This isn't just another podcast. It's a bridge between communities taught to fear each other, opening hearts and minds to build the understanding our divided world needs.Welcome to WISE Women. Where wisdom meets courage, and voices become bridges.News [Source: CBS Evening News]A man sent a hateful message to a Muslim candidate. He responded with a call for help in an article by Steve Hartmanhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-man-sent-a-hateful-message-to-a-muslim-candidate-he-responded-with-a-call-to-help/
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    37 mins
  • Is Domestic Violence Allowed in Islam? Spoiler: It's Not

    Is Domestic Violence Allowed in Islam? Spoiler: It's Not
    Apr 1 2026
    In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan, with host Dr. Daisy Khan, Dr. Denise Ziya Berte, Executive Director of the Peaceful Families Project and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, torture, and interpersonal violence, dismantles the myth that domestic violence is a Western problem. She examines how the power and control tactics used by dictators operate identically inside abusive households, confronts the misuse of Verse 4:34 to justify spousal violence, and exposes the community silence leaving victims without support. The Peaceful Families Project's "In Their Names" campaign has documented over 45 Muslim domestic homicides in two years, with 80 to 90 percent occurring during separation or divorce. Dr. Berte also addresses why 25 percent of Muslim children raised in the United States leave Islam and why working equally with perpetrators and survivors is an Islamic obligation.Dr. Denise Ziya Berte's work through Peaceful Families Project spans imam trainings, youth programming, parenting education, and a nationwide network of over 50 culturally competent service providers. She did not accept the silence. She built the infrastructure to end it.Listen to WISE Women with Daisy Khan because every story matters. The qualities that sustain us through difficulty often become the very gifts we offer to the world. Like, follow, and connect with Dr. Daisy Khan.#WISEWomenwithDaisyKhan #WISEWomen #PeacefulFamiliesProject #EndDomesticViolence #MuslimWomen #FamilyViolence #IslamicJustice #DomesticViolenceAwareness #InTheirNames #NotOurDeen #MuslimMentalHealth #FaithAndJustice #IslamicLeadership #Oppression #MuslimCommunity #Podcast #DrDeniseBerteConnect with Dr. Daisy Khan:Websites:https://daisykhan.com/https://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009431034002Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisykhan.nyc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaisyKhanFollow WISE Women with Daisy Khan:Podcast: https://wisewomenwithdaisykhan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WISEWomenwithDaisyKhan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WISEwomenwithdaisykhan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576656401275Connect with Dr. Denise Ziya Berte:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-ziya-berte-59842126b/ Website: https://www.peacefulfamilies.org/Dr. Denise Ziya Berte, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years specializing in trauma, torture, oppression, and interpersonal violence. She serves as Executive Director of Peaceful Families Project, a 21-year-old national initiative addressing family-based violence in Muslim communities through an Islamic legal framework. Dr. Berte has served as expert witness in criminal, family, immigration, and human rights law. She is the mother of eight children and grandmother of five. WISE Women with Daisy Khan Where Muslim voices rise, bridges are built, and history's unsung heroines reclaim their light.WISE Women with Daisy Khan gives voice to Muslims sharing their experiences with anti-Muslim bias, educates non-Muslims to become upstanders against discrimination, and spotlights extraordinary women throughout history whose contributions have been erased. We reclaim faith as a force for good while building bridges between East and West, transforming fear into understanding, one conversation at a time. We challenge disinformation with knowledge and empathy, confronting the weaponization of religion for political gain. This isn't just another podcast. It's a bridge between communities taught to fear each other, opening hearts and minds to build the understanding our divided world needs.Welcome to WISE Women. Where wisdom meets courage, and voices become bridges. News [Source: CBS Evening News] A man sent a hateful message to a Muslim candidate. He responded with a call for help in an article by Steve Hartmanhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-man-sent-a-hateful-message-to-a-muslim-candidate-he-responded-with-a-call-to-help/
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    38 mins
  • Rethinking Islam Together : A Journey of Faith, Justice, and Reform

    Rethinking Islam Together : A Journey of Faith, Justice, and Reform
    Mar 20 2026
    When a Grammy-connected Malaysian songwriter lost her music to religious gatekeepers who banned female voices and forbade instrumentation, she did not walk away from Islam. She walked straight into it, through theology, human rights law, and eventually the United Nations.In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan, with host Dr. Daisy Khan, singer, activist, and the founder of Muslims for Progressive Values, Ani Zonneveld traces a life built at the intersection of music, faith, and social justice. When Muslim retail stores refused to carry her album because a woman's singing voice was deemed forbidden, that rejection sent her into Islamic theology and human rights advocacy. She and Dr. Daisy Khan debates whether the word feminist belongs in Islamic spaces, why Prophet Muhammad was the original feminist, and why secular framing consistently fails communities anchored in faith identity. She closes with her hoped-for legacy: a musical theater production called Welcome to My Eid.Ani Zonneveld's work spans the UN, Africa, Afghanistan, and American living rooms, everywhere Islam is used as a political instrument and everywhere people are quietly reclaiming it for justice. Ani did not leave Islam when it was used against her. She went deeper into it, and that decision changed what progressive Muslim advocacy looks like.Listen to WISE Women with Daisy Khan because every story matters. The qualities that sustain us through difficulty often become the very gifts we offer to the world. Like, follow, and connect with Dr. Daisy Khan.#WISEWomenwithDaisyKhan #WISEWomen #MuslimWomen #MuslimFeminist #IslamicFeminism #ProgressiveIslam #WomensRights #FaithAndJustice #SocialJustice #InterfaithDialogue #ReligionVsCulture #AmericanMuslim #MuslimCulture #HumanRights #Podcast #MPVUSA #AniZonneveld #IslamicHymnsConnect with Dr. Daisy Khan:Websites:https://daisykhan.com/https://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009431034002Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisykhan.nyc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaisyKhanFollow WISE Women with Daisy Khan:Podcast: https://wisewomenwithdaisykhan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WISEWomenwithDaisyKhanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/WISEwomenwithdaisykhan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576656401275 Connect with Ani Zonneveld:Website: https://www.anizonneveld.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ani-zonneveld/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anizonneveld/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IslamicHymnsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ani.zonneveld/TEDx talk "Islam: as American as Apple Pie" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsedODeuAUMMuslims for Progressive Values:Website: https://www.mpvusa.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MPVUSAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mpvusaAni Zonneveld is the founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values, an international human rights organization advocating for gender equality, freedom of expression, and inclusive Islam. Born in Malaysia, she is an award-winning songwriter, Grammy-credited producer, and author of An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior. A Council on Foreign Relations member, her TEDx talk Islam: As American As Apple Pie and ongoing UN activism position her as a leading global voice for Muslim women and reform. WISE Women with Daisy Khan Where Muslim voices rise, bridges are built, and history's unsung heroines reclaim their light.WISE Women with Daisy Khan gives voice to Muslims sharing their experiences with anti-Muslim bias, educates non-Muslims to become upstanders against discrimination, and spotlights extraordinary women throughout history whose contributions have been erased. We reclaim faith as a force for good while building bridges between East and West, transforming fear into understanding, one conversation at a time.We challenge disinformation with knowledge and empathy, confronting the weaponization of religion for political gain. This isn't just another podcast. It's a bridge between communities taught to fear each other, opening hearts and minds to build the understanding our divided world needs.Welcome to WISE Women. Where wisdom meets courage, and voices become bridges.News [Source: CBS Evening News]A man sent a hateful message to a Muslim candidate. He responded with a call for help in an article by Steve Hartmanhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-man-sent-a-hateful-message-to-a-muslim-candidate-he-responded-with-a-call-to-help/
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    30 mins
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