Presenter Ankur Desai from BBC Asian Network asked us about A Change of Heart and our motivations for starting the podcast, which was created during the Covid-19 lockdown. 

Yossi Klein Halevi is an Israeli-American author who wrote the New York Times best-seller Letters to My Palestinian Neighbour. The son of a holocaust survivor, he grew up hating the world and being distrustful towards all non-Jews, joining the Jewish Defence League in his teens - a radical right-wing organisation which has since been designated a terrorist group by the FBI. He then re-examined his beliefs and has been involved in extensive interfaith outreach and is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem which explores Judaism in the modern world.

Presented by Atif Rashid

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(Name, voice and avatar have been changed to protect the anonymity of the guest. The story is real, in the same words written to us.)

Alex is an engineer originally from Texas, now living in California. He had little knowledge or experience with Muslims and whatever he knew about Islam was what he saw on TV… that was until he took a trip abroad and stayed with a Muslim family. 

Alex (not his real name) got in touch and messaged us his experiences on Instagram. He is played by an actor but the answers are all his.  

Presented by Sabah Ahmedi 

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