Mayor Sadaf Jaffer's guest appearances

Mayor Sadaf Jaffer

Facial Recognition Comedy

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From holding mock presidential debates as a kid in her living room to becoming the first Muslim woman mayor in America, Sadaf Jaffer is passionate about being a voice for the voiceless, and inspiring young women of color that they too can be in a position of power.Sadaf Jaffer is a scholar, an activist, and an elected official. Dr. Jaffer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University where she teaches courses on South Asian, Islamic, and Asian American Studies. Dr. Jaffer is also the mayor of Montgomery Township, New Jersey where she has focused her administration on good governance and increased transparency, communications, diversity, and inclusivity.  Mayor Jaffer joins us on the podcast to share about what her experience was like campaigning as a Muslim woman for an elected position in a largely white, Republican town in New Jersey. She talks to us about what it’s been like to be a mayor in the midst of a pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement and how she has used her position to be a source of calm for her community. We get her perspective on the most difficult part of her job, how the job has changed how she views herself, and her thoughts on Joe Biden’s pick of Kamala Harris as Vice President.Help us spread Mayor Jaffer’s vision of resisting cynicism in politics and encouraging women, especially women of color, to run for office by sharing this episode with your community!For full show notes: https://www.baktashahadi.com/podcast Connect with and Support Sadaf JafferWebsite Twitter  Follow/Support Stories of Transformation and Baktash Ahadi:Donate to the production of this podcast Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook  Produced by: Dana Drahos Edited by: Joseph Gangemi Digital Marketing by: Katherine An Theme music by: Qais Essar Artwork by: Masheed Ahadi 

From holding mock presidential debates as a kid in her living room to becoming the first Muslim woman mayor in America, Sadaf Jaffer is passionate about being a voice for the voiceless, and inspiring young women of color that they too can be in a position of power.Sadaf Jaffer is a scholar, an activist, and an elected official. Dr. Jaffer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University where she teaches courses on South Asian, Islamic, and Asian American Studies. Dr. Jaffer is also the mayor of Montgomery Township, New Jersey where she has focused her administration on good governance and increased transparency, communications, diversity, and inclusivity.  Mayor Jaffer joins us on the podcast to share about what her experience was like campaigning as a Muslim woman for an elected position in a largely white, Republican town in New Jersey. She talks to us about what it’s been like to be a mayor in the midst of a pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement and how she has used her position to be a source of calm for her community. We get her perspective on the most difficult part of her job, how the job has changed how she views herself, and her thoughts on Joe Biden’s pick of Kamala Harris as Vice President.Help us spread Mayor Jaffer’s vision of resisting cynicism in politics and encouraging women, especially women of color, to run for office by sharing this episode with your community!For full show notes: <a href="https://www.baktashahadi.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.baktashahadi.com/podcast</a> Connect with and Support Sadaf Jaffer<a href="https://www.sadafjaffer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website </a><a href="https://twitter.com/sadafjaffer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a> Follow/Support Stories of Transformation and Baktash Ahadi:<a href="https://www.baktashahadi.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate to the production of this podcast </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories_of_transformation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/storiesoftransformationpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow on Facebook </a> Produced by: <a href="https://danadrahos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dana Drahos </a>Edited by: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-gangemi-b850b41a2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Gangemi </a>Digital Marketing by: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-a-91081b56/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katherine An </a>Theme music by: <a href="www.therabab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qais Essar </a>Artwork by: <a href="https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/masheed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masheed Ahadi </a>

America’s First Female Muslim Mayor Sadaf Jaffer on Leadership and Resisting Cynicism in Politics

Scholar, activist, and Mayor of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, Sadaf Jaffer joins Zahra for an inspiring discussion on politics during these chaotic times. Find out how Mayor Jaffer made history as the first Muslim woman to serve as mayor in the U.S. and first South Asian woman to serve in her state. What does this elected official have to say about the state of the Democratic Party? Tune in to the Facial Recognition Comedy Podcast on your podcast app, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google Play, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, or Spreaker to find out!

Episode 121: Making History with Mayor Sadaf Jaffer

Being the first South Asian woman to be a mayor in New Jersey, and also the first Muslim to ever take mayoral office in the United States, Mayor Sadaf Jaffer explains what made her go into politics, the obstacles she has faced since taking office, and how to empower minority solidarity in America. Featuring: Mayor of Montgomery Township, Sadaf Jaffer Follow Freeni on Instagram: @themodmuslim Host: Farheen "Freeni" Raza Production Manager: Sumana Syed --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Being the first South Asian woman to be a mayor in New Jersey, and also the first Muslim to ever take mayoral office in the United States, Mayor Sadaf Jaffer explains what made her go into politics, the obstacles she has faced since taking office, and how to empower minority solidarity in America. Featuring: Mayor of Montgomery Township, Sadaf Jaffer Follow Freeni on Instagram: @themodmuslim Host: Farheen "Freeni" Raza Production Manager: Sumana Syed --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>

Madam Mayor (feat. Mayor Sadaf Jaffer)