HeyJaredRaise Your Words
‘Raise your words’ is the first half of a Rumi quote that emphasizes the power in word choice over the volume someone uses to get their point across – and now, it’s a podcast!
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Season 4 Episode 3: Kareem Between the Lines: Amina Banana, Friendship, & the Stories that Connect Us (opens the original)
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Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the National Book Award winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, is a former ELA teacher, and is passionate about spreading a love of reading through storytimes and school visits. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children. Find her on Instagram.
Season 4 Episode 2: Chai Me a Murder with Author M.J. Soni (opens the original)
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Raise Your Words Host Amani sits down with Author M.J. Soni to discuss her book, " Masala Chai Mystery Club ." Manju (MJ) Soni grew up in South Africa and wrote, DEFYING APARTHEID, a part-memoir about being a doctor/ activist under apartheid. Since then, drawing on her American, African, and Indian background, she's written mystery short fiction and her debut cozy mystery, THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB, which are full of heart and humor, with a saree-wearing librarian protagonist will be coming o
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