Create a transformative social ecosystem that amplifies the human capacity for empathy, bridges socially constructed differences between people, and sparks prosocial behavior and exchanges.
Challenging Sports Stereotypes with Mariam Mehter and Yusra Husain
In today's episode, Niveen Sayeed talks with Mariam Mehter and Yusra Husain, two Muslim women in the world of high intensity sports. They discuss what it's like to be a hijabi athlete, the role of sports and faith in their lives, and their thoughts on bias in professional sports. To explore more about this topic and to learn more about what we do at Emplify, please visit www.emplify.co -- Mariam Mehter Mariam was born and raised in Central NY and has a BA from Syracuse University in E...
1 Jun 2022
Valuing Humanity over Status with Antonio Massa Viana
In today's episode, our host, Niveen Sayeed, is talking to Antonio Massa Viana, Esq., an attorney passionate about immigration law, civil rights, and constitutional issues. As the first known undocumented immigrant attorney in Massachusetts, Antonio shares what we often get wrong about the immigration debate and how to better support those whose status makes them so vulnerable to the criminal justice system and the country at large. To explore more about this topic and to learn more abo...
26 Apr 2022
From Army to Technology, the value of integrity and discipline
In today's episode, our host, Niveen Sayeed, is talking to Mya Matos, a proud military veteran with a passion for DEI. Mya shares her journey of discovering her Afro-Latina identity and how her time in the military informed her approach to leadership in the workplace. Mya also challenges companies to radically change their approaches to DEI and to be mindful that people of color often fill the invisible role of de facto diversity educator within their organizations. To explore more about thi...
27 Jan 2022
Navigating Intersectional Identities with Hamzeh Daoud
In today's episode, our host, Niveen Sayeed, is talking to Hamzeh Daoud about their experiences as a third-generation Palestinian refugee and their work to highlight and celebrate the experiences of the Queer Muslim community. An aspiring lawyer with a passion for movement-building, Hamzeh brings an honest and unflinching view of the hard work of empathy in the midst of trauma and fight for global liberation. Hamzeh leaves us with a challenge to fight for liberation not just nationally...
27 Dec 2021
Insights from a Prison Psychologist, Dr. Kareem Wasim
In today's episode, our host, Niveen Sayeed, is talking to Dr. Kareem Wasim about his experiences working as a clinical psychologist in the federal prison system, and what it has been like to establish empathy for offender populations. He gives us insight into how their perception of him affects his work vis-a-vis his own self-perception of his identity over time. He also shares his research on Islamophobia and both the personal and societal impacts of this type of prejudice. Dr. Wasim ...
9 Dec 2021
Introduction to Emplify
In today's episode, our host, Niveen Sayeed, is talking to Elsa Gomes Bondlow about the journey and purpose of Emplify. Emplify's mission is to broaden the mindsets of individuals by helping them understand their own biases, expand their world views and reduce the emotional burden of this work on those who are already marginalized. Since empathy is the basis of all of Emplify’s work, they discuss this current buzzword of empathy in detail. Why it is vital to society and how it plays a r...
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