Provoking Peace is where assumptions unravel, stories unfold, and the unexpected becomes the conversation. Hosted by one Muslim woman and one Jewish woman, this podcast challenges stereotypes and invites you into honest, sometimes uncomfortable, but always meaningful dialogue. In a world that often pits us against each other, we choose connection.
Each episode offers a window into what it means to build trust across lines of difference - not by avoiding the hard stuff, but by stepping into it with curiosity and courage. We explore faith, identity, politics, friendship, and everything in between - with humor, heart, and humility. Whether we're interviewing changemakers, unpacking global events, or sharing moments from our own lives, Provoking Peace is your invitation to listen differently, think deeper, and find common ground where you least expect it. Because disrupting assumptions isn't just possible - it's powerful. And peace? Sometimes it starts with a little provocation. Tighten your bra straps – its going to be a bumpy ride!
500 Years of Coexistence: What Bosnia Can Teach the World About Peace
In this illuminating episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with Dževada Garić, representing the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Vladimir Andrle, President of the Jewish cultural society La Benevolentia. Together, they dive into the rich, 500-year history of coexistence between Muslims and Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conversation disrupts the common narrative that focuses only on modern conflicts, highlighting a European region where diverse religious communities hav...
17 May 2026
The Future is Peace with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 2 of this profound episode of Provoking Peace, we continue our conversation with Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon. They dive into the difficult, emotional process of writing their upcoming book, an eight-day shared journey that explores the physical geography of the region alongside the emotional geography of their own grief, healing, and partnership. Aziz and Maoz discuss the messy, imperfect reality of being a peacemaker. They reject the idea th...
3 May 2026
The Future is Peace with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon (Part 1 of 2)
In this episode of Provoking Peace, hosts from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom sit down with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, co-CEOs of InterAct International. As a Palestinian and an Israeli working together, they discuss their shared journey as peacemakers and their upcoming book, The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land, set for release on April 14th. Key Provisions The Power of Vulnerability: Both authors emphasize that true healing and reconciliation require being vulnera...
19 Apr 2026
Personal Journeys, The Power of Language, and Shared Humanity with Peter Beinart & Dr. Dalia Fahmy
In the second half of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom’s annual conference keynote, Dr. Dalia Fahmy and Peter Beinart tackle the complex and heavily weighted language used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They explore how trigger words like "terrorism," "Zionism," and "from the river to the sea" are often misunderstood or unevenly applied, emphasizing the need to ask deeper questions rather than shutting down dialogue. The conversation highlights the media's failure to center Pale...
29 Mar 2026
Personal Journeys, Political Realities, and Shared Humanity with Peter Beinart & Dr. Dalia Fahmy
In this special keynote presentation from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom’s annual conference at Rutgers University, co-host Tahija Vikalo sits down with journalist and commentator Peter Beinart and esteemed scholar Dr. Dalia Fahmy for a profound, wide-ranging conversation. The episode begins with Peter and Dalia opening up about the personal journeys and pivotal life events that shaped their worldviews. Dr. Fahmy emphasizes the critical need for a feminist perspective in political science th...
1 Feb 2026
Listening Across Difference: Sacred Spaces, Storytelling & Interfaith Community with Dr. Celene Ibrahim & Vanessa Avery
In this episode of Provoking Peace, we are joined by Dr. Celene Ibrahim, scholar of Islamic intellectual history and gender studies, and Vanessa Avery, interfaith leader and Executive Director of Sharing Sacred Spaces, for a rich and wide-ranging conversation on interfaith dialogue, deep listening, sacred space, and rebuilding community in polarized times. Celene and Vanessa share their personal journeys into interreligious work. Shaped by multifaith upbringings, academic study, and lived exp...
18 Jan 2026
Bridging Communities with Courage & Compassion with Nina Fernando
In this inspiring episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with Nina Fernando, Executive Director of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign, to explore the real work of peacebuilding at the intersections of religion, identity, and justice. Nina shares how her Sri Lankan Catholic upbringing shaped her understanding of faith, how she finds beauty and complexity in all religious traditions, and why she believes human dignity must be at the center of confronting rising anti-Muslim, anti-Jewish, anti-Ar...
4 Jan 2026
Media, Muslim Women & the Sacred Work of Peace with Daisy Khan
In this episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with Dr. Daisy Khan—founder of WISE (Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality), global interfaith leader, and author of 30 Rights of Muslim Women—for a wide-ranging and deeply honest conversation about media narratives, faith, gender justice, and the urgent work of peacebuilding in divided times. Daisy reflects on how 40 years of negative media imagery—from televised violence under the Taliban to the absence of Muslim voices durin...
21 Dec 2025
Holding Identity, Grief & Solidarity in a Time of Genocide with Nancy Kreimer & Samah El-Haj Ibrahim
*RECORDED IN DECEMBER 2024* In this episode of Provoking Peace, we sit down with two remarkable women doing interfaith justice work in one of the most painful political moments of our time: Rabbi Nancy Kreimer, founder of the Department of Multi-Faith Studies & Initiatives at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Samah El-Haj Ibrahim, a Palestinian refugee, scholar, and professor of political theory. Samah shares the lived reality of being born a stateless Palestinian refugee in L...
8 Dec 2025
The Path Forward: Finding Humanity Amid Conflict with Julie Cohen & Mo Husseini
Welcome to the Provoking Peace Podcast! In this powerful debut episode and timely conversation, the hosts speak with award-winning filmmakers Julie Cohen and Mo Husseini about their new documentary The Path Forward. The film gives voice to Jewish and Palestinian individuals who, despite loss and division, choose empathy and dialogue over despair. Julie and Mo share how storytelling can heal, challenge bias, and remind us of our shared humanity—even amid conflict. This episode invites listener...
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