S2 Ep3 Aneelah Afzali on Interfaith Movements for Justice and Muslim Empowerment

Aneelah Afzali is Executive Director of MAPS-AMEN (American Muslim Empowerment Network).  She is also a Board Member of Faith Action Network, Washington For Black Lives, and Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network. 

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Aneelah left her legal career in 2013 to serve as a community activist and interfaith leader.  Since then, she has worked on building bridges of understanding and unity to advocate for justice together. 

Aneelah was named one of the Most Influential People by Seattle Magazine in 2017.  She also received the Humanitarian Leadership Award from IRC, American Muslim of the Year from CAIR, and Rising Brand Star from Adweek in 2018.  

We talk about the issues we are facing as we work for justice and equity through intersectional and interfaith relationships.

• MAPS/AMEN

• WA for Black Lives

• Faith Action Network

• Facts Over Fear

• Faith Over Fear

Cornel West - On Fire For Justice

Dr. Cornel West joins us to talk about Christians and Catastrophe, and to give his perspective on a wide range of topics including politics, religion, and music.

Dr. Cornel West holds a joint appointment in the Department of African and African-American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. He is one of our nation’s most prominent public intellectuals. He is committed to carrying on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice.

Dr. West has written 20 books and edited 13, including the landmark Race Matters, which was reissued with a new forward for its 25th anniversary, Democracy Matters, and his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. He appears frequently on television to speak to the events of our day. He also has released spoken word albums and appeared in several movies, He and Dr. Tricia Rose host their own podcast The Tight Rope, where they and their guests dig deeply into current events and pop culture.