Altaf Saadi's guest appearances

Altaf Saadi

The Greed for Ilm Podcast

The Women's Mosque of America

Laila Alawa

Peter Gould

Omar Usman

Mohamed Ghilan

Omar Suleiman

Jonathan Brown

Murtaza Hussain

Meraj Mohiuddin

Baba Ali

Yasir Qadhi

Shadee ElMasry

Peter Schiff

Johann Hari

Hena Zuberi

Nour Zibdeh

OwlTail

Khateebah Dr. Altaf Saadi delivers a beautiful khutbah on "The Transformative Power of Gratitude" for The Women's Mosque of America's 50th jumma'a on February 22nd, 2019. In her khutbah, Dr. Saadi explores the deeper meanings of the famous repeated verse in Surah Rahman, "So which of your Lord's favors will you deny?" as well as two poems by the famous Persian poet Hafiz. Through her perspective as a neurologist, Dr. Saadi also shares how the practice of gratitude can benefit us by transforming our thought process over time, and how the emotion of gratitude can compel us into more generous behavior with one another. She ends with a helpful explanation on the differences between Shi'a and Sunni prayer.  Bio:  Dr. Altaf Saadi is a neurologist, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, and fellow at the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, a fellowship program focused on training physician-leaders to address health inequities through scholarship and action. She completed her neurology training at the Harvard Partners Neurology Program at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals in Boston, where she also served as chief resident.  During her residency, Dr. Saadi's interest in health equity led her to work in resource-limited settings in Zambia, Tanzania, the Navajo Nation, with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, and the Doctors Without Borders telemedicine program. She is an expert volunteer and asylum evaluator for the Physicians for Humans Asylum network, having conducted medical and psychological evaluations for individuals seeking asylum, both in the community and in immigration detention centers. She has also assessed the medical conditions of confinement in immigration detention at facilities in Texas and California, including with Human Rights First and Disability Rights California. Her research and advocacy focus on health inequities among racial/ethnic minority and immigrant communities, identifying policy and community-based solutions to address these inequities, and enhancing diversity within the medical workforce.  Most recently, Dr. Saadi’s work has focused on understanding how health care facilities can ensure that all patients feel safe when accessing health care regardless of their immigration status, and exploring the concept of “sanctuary” and “safe spaces” in the clinical setting. Her academic work and commentary has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, The British Medical Journal, the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, Neurology, among others. She is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School, where she graduated Cum Laude and received the Dean's Community Service Award. She also received her MS in Health Policy and Management from UCLA.

Khateebah Dr. Altaf Saadi delivers a beautiful khutbah on "The Transformative Power of Gratitude" for The Women's Mosque of America's 50th jumma'a on February 22nd, 2019. In her khutbah, Dr. Saadi explores the deeper meanings of the famous repeated verse in Surah Rahman, "So which of your Lord's favors will you deny?" as well as two poems by the famous Persian poet Hafiz. Through her perspective as a neurologist, Dr. Saadi also shares how the practice of gratitude can benefit us by transforming our thought process over time, and how the emotion of gratitude can compel us into more generous behavior with one another. She ends with a helpful explanation on the differences between Shi'a and Sunni prayer. Bio: Dr. Altaf Saadi is a neurologist, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, and fellow at the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, a fellowship program focused on training physician-leaders to address health inequities through scholarship and action. She completed her neurology training at the Harvard Partners Neurology Program at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals in Boston, where she also served as chief resident. During her residency, Dr. Saadi's interest in health equity led her to work in resource-limited settings in Zambia, Tanzania, the Navajo Nation, with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, and the Doctors Without Borders telemedicine program. She is an expert volunteer and asylum evaluator for the Physicians for Humans Asylum network, having conducted medical and psychological evaluations for individuals seeking asylum, both in the community and in immigration detention centers. She has also assessed the medical conditions of confinement in immigration detention at facilities in Texas and California, including with Human Rights First and Disability Rights California. Her research and advocacy focus on health inequities among racial/ethnic minority and immigrant communities, identifying policy and community-based solutions to address these inequities, and enhancing diversity within the medical workforce. Most recently, Dr. Saadi’s work has focused on understanding how health care facilities can ensure that all patients feel safe when accessing health care regardless of their immigration status, and exploring the concept of “sanctuary” and “safe spaces” in the clinical setting. Her academic work and commentary has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, The British Medical Journal, the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, Neurology, among others. She is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School, where she graduated Cum Laude and received the Dean's Community Service Award. She also received her MS in Health Policy and Management from UCLA.

"The Transformative Power of Gratitude" Khutbah by Dr. Altaf Saadi (2/22/19)

Q&amp;A Discussion Circle w/the Imam -- Dr. Altaf Saadi goes into more depth about how gratitude can be practiced in our daily lives. Congregants share what they are grateful for, and an enlightening discussion ensues on the topic of making sure our gratitude leads to action rather than complacency.

Q&amp;A Discussion Circle w/the Imam -- Dr. Altaf Saadi goes into more depth about how gratitude can be practiced in our daily lives. Congregants share what they are grateful for, and an enlightening discussion ensues on the topic of making sure our gratitude leads to action rather than complacency.

Q&amp;A with Dr. Altaf Saadi (2/22/19)

Back in 2016, Dr Altaf Saadi published a Huffington Post blog titled, "I Thought My Ivy League Degrees Would Protect Me From Bigotry. I Was Wrong." Dr. Saadi's article hit home with me as my wife is a nurse and I am, unfortunately, very familiar with hearing stories of patients making racist and Islamophobic remarks. Dr. Saadi joins me this episode to share her experiences as a Muslim in the healthcare field as well as tips for other professionals facing racism, bigotry in the work place. About Dr. Saadi Dr. Altaf Saadi is a neurology Chief Resident at the Partners Neurology Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School, where she completed a thesis about preventive health practices among refugee women at a local Boston community health center. Her community involvements included leading a student group providing social services to refugee families and serving as a counselor for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. In recognition of her work, she received the Harvard Medical School Dean’s Community Service Award. You can follow Dr. Saadi on Twitter @AltafSaadiMD Follow Greed for Ilm on Facebook and Twitter @greedforilm 2 Awesome Ways to Support Greed for Ilm 1. If you shop on Amazon (who doesn't), click here and make your purchases. Amazon kicks back a fraction of your total to me for referring traffic there way. 2. If you have an iTunes account, I'd truly appreciate if you left a rating and/or review for this podcast. Click here to do so. Thank you so much for listening!

Back in 2016, Dr Altaf Saadi published a Huffington Post blog titled, "<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/altaf-saadi/-i-thought-my-ivy-league-degrees-would-protect-me-from-bigotry-i-was-wrong_b_9012038.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I Thought My Ivy League Degrees Would Protect Me From Bigotry. I Was Wrong</a>." Dr. Saadi's article hit home with me as my wife is a nurse and I am, unfortunately, very familiar with hearing stories of patients making racist and Islamophobic remarks. Dr. Saadi joins me this episode to share her experiences as a Muslim in the healthcare field as well as tips for other professionals facing racism, bigotry in the work place. About Dr. Saadi Dr. Altaf Saadi is a neurology Chief Resident at the Partners Neurology Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School, where she completed a thesis about preventive health practices among refugee women at a local Boston community health center. Her community involvements included leading a student group providing social services to refugee families and serving as a counselor for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. In recognition of her work, she received the Harvard Medical School Dean’s Community Service Award. You can follow Dr. Saadi on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/AltafSaadiMD" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@AltafSaadiMD</a> Follow Greed for Ilm on <a href="https://facebook.com/greedforilm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/greedforilm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@greedforilm</a> 2 Awesome Ways to Support Greed for Ilm 1. If you shop on Amazon (who doesn't), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/?tag=greeforilm-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a> and make your purchases. Amazon kicks back a fraction of your total to me for referring traffic there way. 2. If you have an iTunes account, I'd truly appreciate if you left a rating and/or review for this podcast. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-greed-for-ilm-podcast/id632342938" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to do so. Thank you so much for listening!