Kaleidoscope: Reflections on Islam is an on-demand radio show sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University and hosted by Umbreen Bhatti. We explore how people engage with Islam today. Find us online or email us at kaleidoscope@lists.stanford.edu. We'd love to hear from you.
Anti-Muslim hate, like hate directed at many communities, thrives online. What can we do about it? In this episode, we talk to Shahed Amanullah, one o...
This election cycle, politicians have had plenty to say about Islam and Muslims - often with little nuance or understanding. Congressman Keith Ellison...
College is an always exciting, but sometimes stressful, time. What's the experience like for Muslim students? What can universities do to address thei...
What relationship do Muslim artists have to Islamic art? Listen to our conversation with Dr. Munir Jiwa, an anthropologist, Director and Associate Pro...
Where are American Muslims in the fight for racial justice? Scholar, researcher, and Stanford guest speaker Zain Abdullah shares some of his work on A...
What stories are we told about women from Iran and the Arab world? What stories are missing? How does art bridge that gap? "She Who Tells A Story" is ...
A whole bunch of sophomores at Stanford just spent a full quarter studying the ethics of jihad. Why? What did their professor hope they'd learn? And w...
What happens when religious ties are invoked for economic purposes? In this episode, Stanford graduate student Nisrin Elamin discusses the reaction to...