What You Think You Know About Muslim Women Might Be Wrong

What happens when we stop seeing people through labels? How would things change if we saw them as individuals, each with their own story and reason for being? On this week’s Bigger Than Belief, Adam sits down with Malika Dahir, executive director of Reviving Sisterhood (RISE), an organization dedicated to empowering and amplifying the voices of Muslim women through the Twin Cities and beyond. Ultimately, this episode is about something bigger than any one faith or community: how we bridge divides. Malika argues that the answer starts with something surprisingly simple—one-to-one conversations. Getting to know someone whose background, faith or identity is different from our own, listening to their story, and discovering the person behind the label. It's a conversation about faith, identity, prejudice, redemption, community and the power of simply getting to know your neighbor.About Bigger Than Belief: Bigger Than Belief is a weekly podcast exploring faith, belief, and religion – all through the stories of believers. With an emphasis on understanding belief through personal experience, we aim to create a conversation about faith that is fair, honest, and easy to understand - regardless of what you do (or don't) believe. We'll also take a journalistic approach to concepts and questions that are difficult to understand, while helping to make sense of current events impacting believers in our communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices