Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience
Religion & Spirituality:Islam
Next stop in Chicagoland takes us to Skokie where Parvez and Omar had the honor of sitting with author, educator and school administrator, Habeeb Quadri. We had an in-depth conversation about his experiences growing up in Chicago, what inspired him to become an educator, and his journey from teaching inner city schools in Detroit and Chicago to serving as Principal and Superintendent of a renowned Islamic school.
It was also a great opportunity for Parvez and Habeeb, who have known each other for over 30 years to reconnect, reminisce about cutting their teeth as youth activist in the 90s with Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) and the organization's resurgence in recent years.
About Habeeb Quadri
Habeeb Quadri has served as principal of the Muslim Community Center Academy (MCCA) since 2002, where he has focused on changing school culture, financial turnaround, and transforming educational standards. He led MCCA to become one of the first Islamic parochial schools to receive national accreditation by implementing a comprehensive improvement plan that engaged stakeholders at all levels.
Habeeb is on the principal advisory board and a part-time staffer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Principal Center and the founder of High Quality Educational Consulting. He was one of five private school leaders to be selected for the 2019 class of nationally distinguished principals by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
He has lectured throughout the United States, Canada and abroad on Islam, society, and social problems confronting Muslim youth and the community at large, including workshops for the U.S Department of State, weekend and full-time Islamic schools, public schools and universities.
Habeeb holds an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Wayne State University and a B.A. in the Teaching of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has pursued continued advanced studies with Harvard University’s Professional Development Program.
Episode 149: A Physician's Medical Mission to the Gaza Strip with Dr. Mohammad Subeh
Episode 148: Islam in the Inner City and the Work of Islah LA with Dr. Jihad Saafir
Episode 147: Imam Tahir Anwar, His Silicon Valley Roots, Religious Education, and Advice for Ramadan
Episode 146: From SoCal to Al-Azhar and Back with Shaykh Jamaal Diwan
Episode 145: Integrating Islamic Spiritual Approaches into Professional Psychology and the Khalil Center with Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi
Episode 144: Black Power and Palestine with Professor Michael Fischbach
Episode 143: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine with Dr. Rashid Khalidi
Episode 142: Media Coverage of the Palestinian Crisis with The Intercept’s Murtaza Hussain
Episode 141: Historicizing and Contextualizing the Palestinian Struggle with Dr. Ussama Makdisi
Episode 140: Diffused Congruence Celebrates 10 Years!
Episode 139: What is Palliative Care and Its Implications? In discussion with Dr. Aziz Ansari and Omer Mozaffar
Episode 137: Ahmed Rehab and ”the Chicago Way”
Episode 136: Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia
Episode 135: Umair Haseeb, from Chicagoland to the Maghreb and Back
Episode 134: Professor Adnan Zulfiqar’s Work in Law, History and Religion
Episode 133: Shaykh Jabir Tarin on Islamic Scholarship, Muslim Mental Health, HFSAA and more!
Episode 132: Raising Muslim Children: Challenges and Insights with Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
Episode 131: Shaykha Muslema Purmul’s Journey to Religious Scholarship
Episode 130: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC, with Shahan Mufti
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (sws) - Yasir Qadhi
Yasmine Mohammed Podcast
The Firsts
Yasir Qadhi
Yaqeen Podcast