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Wise Women with Daisy Khan

Wise Women with Daisy Khan

By: Dr. Daisy Khan
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 Taliban leaders stared across the table. The fate of women's rights hung in the balance. Dr. Daisy Khan didn't flinch. This is Wise women with Daisy Khan, where spirituality gets teeth and tradition finds its voice in today's chaos. Each week, Dr. Khan shatters expectations as she tackles global crises, cultural divides, and spiritual questions that others avoid. Former architectural designer turned international activist, she occupies a rare space between East and West, bringing guests who challenge, inspire, and occasionally shock. Male voices have dominated religious discourse long enough. With unflinching clarity and zero judgment, Dr. Khan explores everything from the spiritual significance of tariff wars to the hidden strength of ancient female figures – all while providing concrete steps for listeners to make immediate change. These aren't just conversations. They're bridges built between opposing worlds, lifelines for those feeling lost, and ammunition for those fighting to preserve their traditions while navigating modern reality. Subscribe to weekly episodes that reject both empty spirituality and heartless analysis. Instead, discover perspectives that unite the head and heart – leaving you not just moved, but ready to move.Copyright © 2025 Wise Women with Daisy Khan. All rights reserved. Islam Spirituality
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    From Hollywood to Islam - A Jewish Women's Spiritual Journey
    Feb 27 2026

    In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan with host Dr. Daisy Khan, Sheikha Maryam Kabeer, author of Journey Through 10,000 Veils, shares the extraordinary story of her lifelong spiritual unfolding - a journey that began in Hollywood and led her across continents in search of divine truth. Raised in a liberal Jewish family in California, she describes sensing from early childhood that her life carried a deeper spiritual purpose. Even as a young actress trained in theater, she felt that standing before audiences was less about performance and more about witnessing the beauty and light within others. That early sensitivity to the soul became the foundation for everything that followed.
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  • What Ramadan Actually Means (Not What You Think)

    What Ramadan Actually Means (Not What You Think)
    Feb 20 2026
    In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan with host Dr. Daisy Khan, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf explains why Muslims fast and what Ramadan is meant to transform within the human being. The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar marks the first revelation of the Quran, when the command to read changed history. Fasting disciplines appetite, strengthens will, sharpens self-awareness, and builds empathy for those who live with hunger daily. It is also deeply communal. Public iftars, tarawih prayers, and acts of multiplied charity reshape entire neighborhoods. The Prophet warned that many fast and gain nothing but hunger and thirst. Intention is everything. Ramadan is not about food. It is about freedom from what controls you. 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 #Ramadan #WhatIsRamadan #WhyMuslimsFast #LaylatAlQadr #FastingInIslam #IslamicSpirituality #ImamFeisalAbdulRauf #DaisyKhan #InterfaithDialogue #RamadanExplained #SpiritualGrowth #FaithAsAForceForGood #MuslimCommunity #Iftar #Tarawih #Zakat #Peacebuilding Connect 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/DaisyKhan Follow 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 Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: Website: https://cordobahouse.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImamFeisal/Twitter/X: https://x.com/imamfeisal Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is an American Muslim leader, author, and interfaith advocate whose work has shaped Muslim-West relations for more than two decades. He is the founder and chief executive of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, organizations dedicated to fostering dialogue, pluralism, and ethical leadership across faith communities. Imam Feisal serves as imam of Masjid Al Farah in New York City and has long been a prominent public voice calling for principled engagement, religious literacy, and peaceful coexistence. He is the author of several books, including What’s Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West. A graduate of Columbia University with advanced study in physics, he bridges spiritual scholarship with intellectual rigor, advancing a vision of Islam rooted in mercy, justice, and responsible civic participation. 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, article by Steve Hartman https://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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  • FGM Is Un-Islamic : What Communities Must Do to End It

    FGM Is Un-Islamic : What Communities Must Do to End It
    Feb 6 2026
    A single question about faith and harm sent Dr. Daisy Khan into a years-long investigation of female genital mutilation. She discovered a hard truth that many still resist. FGM is not required by Islam and it violates the very principles the Quran was revealed to protect.In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan, survivor and social activist Mariya Taher joins host Daisy Khan to separate culture from faith and to name the harm with clarity. Together, they trace how a cultural practice wrapped itself in religious language and why that confusion still costs girls their bodies, dignity, and trust. Daisy explains what Islamic sources actually say about the human body as a sacred trust and why FGM fails every core objective of Islamic law, including protection of life, mind, family, and faith. Mariya shares her journey from anonymous survivor to policy advocate, helping change laws in places such as Massachusetts. Listeners hear what religious clarity, survivor leadership, and local action can do to end FGM in every community.Listen to WISE Women with Daisy Khan and share this episode with someone who influences your community. Use it to start a real conversation about faith, harm, and the responsibility to protect girls. Visit DaisyKhan.com for resources and subscribe, rate, and review to help more listeners find this message.#WISEWomenwithDaisyKhan #WISEWomen #FGMIsUnIslamic #EndFGM #StopFGM #EndFGMNow #FGMAwareness #MuslimWomen #MuslimVoices #FaithAndJustice #GenderJustice #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #GirlsRights #SurvivorVoices #BreakTheSilencen #DaisyKhanConnect with Dr. Daisy Khan:Websites:https://daisykhan.com/https://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/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/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WISEWomenwithDaisyKhanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/WISEwomenwithdaisykhan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576656401275 Connect with Mariya Taher:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariyataher/Website: https://sahiyo.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daliamogahedOfficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariya.taher.5Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariyataher83/Mariya Taher, MSW, MFA, is an award-winning social activist and writer with over fifteen years dedicated to ending gender-based violence. In 2015, she co-founded Sahiyo, a leading transnational organization committed to empowering communities to end female genital cutting (FGM/C). Her pioneering use of storytelling to end FGM/C earned her the Human Rights Storytellers Award, and her exceptional leadership was recognized with the 2023 L’Oreal Paris USA Women of Worth award. She is also an extensive writer with contributions to NPR’s Code Switch, HuffPost, and more. When she isn’t engaged in advocacy work, she can be found at the yoga studio being a certified yoga teacher or throwing clay at her community-pottery studio.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, 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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