Amna Nawaz: "It's A Way To Love"

Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris

ABC News

Daily News, Politics, Entertainment News, News

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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From Colombia to Pakistan, journalist Amna Nawaz has chased down stories across the globe. In this episode, the PBS NewsHour correspondent shares her own story –- of how her faith has evolved over the years, and what it’s like to be a Muslim American woman in the public eye. --- Paula Faris is an Emmy Award-winning anchor and senior national correspondent at ABC News. Previously, she was the co-anchor of "Good Morning America" on the weekends and ABC's "The View." Support this podcast with a review --------> http://bit.ly/2DChGho "Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris" is produced by ABC Radio. More information: http://www.abcnewspodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week's episode is PBS news anchor, Amna Navaz. She used to work here at ABC, and I've got to be honest, this might be one of my favorite episodes.
0:10.0	She is such a unique perspective. Her parents were born in Pakistan. She was raised here in the US as a Muslim,
0:16.4	attended an Episcopalian school, and then she married a Catholic whom she met through a Jewish friend.
0:21.8	On this episode, Amna expresses her frustration
0:24.8	in how Islam is interpreted.
0:26.8	Here's Amna Navas on journeys of faith.
0:31.6	Full disclosure, we work together at ABC.
0:34.0	Our paths rarely crossed.
0:36.0	And we were just talking about this, well, we know one another professionally, personally,
0:40.0	we're like, we know one another through Instagram.
0:43.0	Yes, which is to say we know what we choose to share on Instagram.
0:46.0	So I know your highlight rail and you know my highlight rail, right?
0:50.0	We're going to get beyond that today.
0:52.8	So you would describe yourself as a Muslim American.
0:55.8	Your family is from Pakistan, correct?
0:57.7	Yes. Okay, so take me back.
0:58.8	Your family is born in Pakistan.
1:00.2	Are you first generation?
1:01.5	You were born here?
1:02.2	I am first generation American. So both my you were born here? I am first generation American so both my parents
1:04.6	were born and raised in Pakistan. My dad came to the states in the early 70s actually to go to
1:10.6	journalism school so journalism is kind of in my blood a little bit.
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