Meeting Muncie
Jonathan Balmer
Bibi Bahrami (AWAKEN INC)
MAY 12, 202331 MIN
Bibi Bahrami (AWAKEN INC)
MAY 12, 202331 MIN
Description
<p>Bibi Bahrami is the founder of AWAKEN Inc (Afghan Women And Kid's Education & Necessities); an American citizen originally from Afghanistan, Bibi met her husband Dr. Saber Bahrami in a refugee camp in Pakistan in the 1980s. </p>
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<p>She came to Muncie during her husband's residency at Ball Memorial hospital, not knowing English she went from learning the English Alphabet to earning a degree from Ball State all right here in Muncie. We spoke on a variety of topics from refugee resettlement in Muncie to Mrs. Bahrami's involvement with a recent 2023 Oscar-nominated short documentary: "Stranger at the Gate," to the assumptions and adventures that come with being "visibly religious." </p>
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<p><strong>Links of interest:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.thestarpress.com/story/opinion/readers/2022/10/23/bahrami-thanks-to-americans-for-welcoming-to-the-afghan-refugees/69571216007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">"Bahrami: Thank you, fellow Americans, for warm welcome to Afghan refugees" </a>- The Star Press, October 23rd, 2022.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.awakeninc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">AWAKEN's</a> web home</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbbl1S6foM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">"Stranger At The Gate"</a> documentary.</li>
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<p>Bumper music from Pixabay - "Upbeat Funky Retro" by QubeSounds.</p>
<p>Picture of Bibi Bahrami on episode cover photo is altered from the original, which was taken by Karl Shroder on flickr.</p>
<p>The photo is used in compliance with a Creative Commons license for non-profit purposes. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/atgeist/52687014256" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The original photograph can be found here.</a></p>