One of the questions that I have gotten on the book tour is "What Can Maryam Do?"  I discuss how Maryam can bring unique audiences together, from Middle Eastern Studies, to Religious Studies to Chaplaincy.  She also brings up overlook...

When I first started my graduate education, I was attracted to the framework of Abrahamic Religions or the idea that Jews, Christians and Muslims should return back to their founder, Abraham, to better understand their faiths and move beyond co...

My father passed away this week so I reshare an older episode of Zechariah/Zakariyya who resembled my father in his age, spirituality and caretaking.  Verse 3 and 4 of the chapter of Mary (surat Maryam) captures about the priva...

As I revise my second edition of my book "The Bible and the Qur'an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition", I continue to read new articles and resear...

One of the questions that Maryam raises is the level of agency and power of women in religion, especially within scriptures such as the Qur'an and Bible.  In this episode, I speak about the Queen of Sheeba, known as Bilqis in the Islamic t...