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    <title>Crossing Faiths - Episodes Tagged with “Human Rights”</title>
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    <description>Crossing Faiths is a podcast where people from diverse religious backgrounds openly discuss everything you're NOT supposed to discuss at the dinner table. Join hosts Jt Pinna, a career national security, international affairs, and D.C. insider, and Elliot Toman, a former media director in the Evangelical church, as they engage in lively conversations about the impact of faith on current events. Crossing Faiths also welcomes guests from various religious and experiential backgrounds to share their insights. 
The podcast was initially developed in collaboration with Matt Hawkins, a former policy director for the Southern Baptist Convention. Their conversations are built on a decade of collaboration, advocating in Washington, D.C., for religious freedom domestically and globally. The two developed the podcast to share conversations that model friendship and cooperation despite profound differences in religion and background. The podcast has reached almost 3 million multi-faith listeners, 83% millennials. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>A Christian &amp; a Muslim talk religion &amp; politics</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Crossing Faiths is a podcast where people from diverse religious backgrounds openly discuss everything you're NOT supposed to discuss at the dinner table. Join hosts Jt Pinna, a career national security, international affairs, and D.C. insider, and Elliot Toman, a former media director in the Evangelical church, as they engage in lively conversations about the impact of faith on current events. Crossing Faiths also welcomes guests from various religious and experiential backgrounds to share their insights. 
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  <title>25: Special guest: Mustafa Akhwand, Shia Rights Watch</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A Christian and a Muslim talk religion &amp; politics. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Support this podcast via Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Matt and John welcome Mustafa Akhwand is the founder and Executive Director of Shia Rights Watch. The trio discuss differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims,  differences between Shia and Ismaili Muslims ("12ers" vs "6ers"), and the unique persecution face by Shia Muslims when a minority population. Matt and Mustafa share a common alma mater, each holding masters degrees from &lt;a href="https://www2.gmu.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;George Mason University&lt;/a&gt;. Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths" rel="nofollow">Support this podcast via Patreon</a>.</p>

<p>Matt and John welcome Mustafa Akhwand is the founder and Executive Director of Shia Rights Watch. The trio discuss differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims,  differences between Shia and Ismaili Muslims (&quot;12ers&quot; vs &quot;6ers&quot;), and the unique persecution face by Shia Muslims when a minority population. Matt and Mustafa share a common alma mater, each holding masters degrees from <a href="https://www2.gmu.edu" rel="nofollow">George Mason University</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths">Support Crossing Faiths</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="About Us - Shia Rights Watch" rel="nofollow" href="http://shiarightswatch.org/about-us/">About Us - Shia Rights Watch</a></li><li><a title="Mustafa Akhwand - Shia Rights Watch" rel="nofollow" href="http://shiarightswatch.org/our-team/">Mustafa Akhwand - Shia Rights Watch</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths" rel="nofollow">Support this podcast via Patreon</a>.</p>

<p>Matt and John welcome Mustafa Akhwand is the founder and Executive Director of Shia Rights Watch. The trio discuss differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims,  differences between Shia and Ismaili Muslims (&quot;12ers&quot; vs &quot;6ers&quot;), and the unique persecution face by Shia Muslims when a minority population. Matt and Mustafa share a common alma mater, each holding masters degrees from <a href="https://www2.gmu.edu" rel="nofollow">George Mason University</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths">Support Crossing Faiths</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="About Us - Shia Rights Watch" rel="nofollow" href="http://shiarightswatch.org/about-us/">About Us - Shia Rights Watch</a></li><li><a title="Mustafa Akhwand - Shia Rights Watch" rel="nofollow" href="http://shiarightswatch.org/our-team/">Mustafa Akhwand - Shia Rights Watch</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>8: 8: Fake Muslim?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Who are the real Muslims? Who are Fake? Cohosts Matt and John discuss.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Sunni, Wahhabi, Shia, Sufi, Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, Twelvers. Will the true Muslim please stand up? What makes a Muslim? What are the implications of non-Muslims declaring what is "true" Islam? Also, a review of President Trump's religious freedom declaration at the United Nations. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Sunni, Wahhabi, Shia, Sufi, Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, Twelvers. Will the true Muslim please stand up? What makes a Muslim? What are the implications of non-Muslims declaring what is &quot;true&quot; Islam? Also, a review of President Trump&#39;s religious freedom declaration at the United Nations.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths">Support Crossing Faiths</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="UN: Trump, Pence seek to elevate religious freedom as global priority" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/23/un-trump-pence-religious-freedom-global-agenda/2389704001/">UN: Trump, Pence seek to elevate religious freedom as global priority</a></li><li><a title="Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom - WSJ" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-stands-up-for-religious-freedom-11569279353">Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom - WSJ</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Sunni, Wahhabi, Shia, Sufi, Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, Twelvers. Will the true Muslim please stand up? What makes a Muslim? What are the implications of non-Muslims declaring what is &quot;true&quot; Islam? Also, a review of President Trump&#39;s religious freedom declaration at the United Nations.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths">Support Crossing Faiths</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="UN: Trump, Pence seek to elevate religious freedom as global priority" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/23/un-trump-pence-religious-freedom-global-agenda/2389704001/">UN: Trump, Pence seek to elevate religious freedom as global priority</a></li><li><a title="Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom - WSJ" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-stands-up-for-religious-freedom-11569279353">Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom - WSJ</a></li></ul>]]>
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