Episode 7: Wookies Are Muslim

See Something Say Something

Ahmed Ali Akbar

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 550 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Reza Aslan no longer wants to go on cable news and have to answer questions like "Does Islam promote violence?" Instead, he wants to focus on making a new sitcom for ABC, among other things. Hear why he thinks pop culture and storytelling is the real key to helping change American minds about Muslims.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I'm Amadal Yuckberg.
0:02.0	This is See Something Say Something, the BuzzFeed podcast where we drink tea, tell stories, and talk about being Muslim in America.
0:09.0	Today we have a guest you've probably seen being brought on to talk about Islam on cable news.
0:14.0	Joining us now as religious scholar and best-selling author Reza Aslan.
0:17.0	Reza Aslan was a Christian but converted back to the faith of his forefathers. It's Islam. Please welcome back to the program. Reza Aslan. Reza Aslan was a Christian, but converted back to the faith of his forefathers.
0:22.1	It's Islam.
0:22.8	Please welcome back to the program.
0:24.0	Reza Aslan!
0:25.3	Reza Aslan is here to talk about his personal story, why he really isn't interested in
0:29.9	being a talking head anymore, and why he thinks pop culture is the thing that will
0:34.2	actually change American minds about Muslim.
0:52.3	If you see something. is the thing that will actually change American minds about Muslim. Hey Reza, welcome to the show.
0:53.8	Thanks for having me. It's great to welcome to the show.
0:56.6	Thanks for having me. It's great to be on the show.
1:01.3	Should I call you Dr. Aslan, Uncle Reza, brother, Reza?
1:03.4	What's the appropriate protocol here?
1:05.9	Well, I guess I prefer Your Highness.
1:07.8	Your Highness, okay.
1:09.0	Your Highness, Reza.
1:10.4	That's a little long.
1:13.9	Just Reza is fine.
1:18.9	Although I will say that there's still something thrilling after all these years when somebody refers to me as Dr. Aslan, I'm like, ooh, it makes me feel like smart and sexy at the
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