web01.fireside.fm Wed, 06 May 2026 18:15:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Crossing Faiths - Episodes Tagged with “Shia” https://www.crossingfaiths.com/tags/shia Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A Christian & a Muslim talk religion & politics John Pinna and Elliot Toman 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. no religion, politics, islam, muslim, christianity, evangelical, bible, koran, quran, diversity, inclusion, faith, life, religion podcast, multi faith podcast, Muslim podcast, christian podcast, faith podcast, politics podcast John Pinna and Elliot Toman jtpinna@gmail.com 25: Special guest: Mustafa Akhwand, Shia Rights Watch https://www.crossingfaiths.com/25 4aa77f91-b5c1-486c-8633-2623ee0d5b01 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 John Pinna and Elliot Toman 25 25: Special guest: Mustafa Akhwand, Shia Rights Watch full 2 John Pinna and Elliot Toman A Christian and a Muslim talk religion & politics. 1:11:00 no <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">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 ("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 <a href="https://www2.gmu.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">George Mason University</a>. Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.</p> religion, politics, islam, christianity, muslim, evangelical, religious freedom, shia, sunni, ismaili, georgemason university Support this podcast via Patreon.

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 George Mason University.

Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.

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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 George Mason University.

Special Guest: Mustafa Akhwand.

Support Crossing Faiths

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