The first to kick off August’s Muslims in the News series is Laila Alarian, Emmy and Peabody award winning journalist and Executive Producer of the Al Jazeera English investigative documentary program Fault Lines. She takes over the soapbox today, which is not to be missed.  While she’s breaking news on narcotics and Palestine, she’s also dealing with pandemic homeschooling and the emotional struggles working moms, which is ALL moms on our podcast to be clear, deal with, so it should resonate on multiple levels. Gem from the episode: “Perfect is the enemy of the good” (Laila Alarian is #smartmomgoals). Find out what the mainstream news agenda is and if there is a conspiracy making Muslims look bad in the news. How do we break through that while we break glass ceilings at the same time?   Links:Watch Fault Lines: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fault-linesMade in Bangladesh by Laila Alarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aubn7BKi47g Email Laila Alarian: Lailaa@gmail.comPalestinian teen shot at funeral of Palestinian teen July 2021: https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/palestinian-teen-shot-by-israeli-forces-dies-hundreds-attend-funeral-47606 Jonathan Brown Georgetown faculty (See, we included you, Jonathan!): https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RYoCAAW/jonathan-brown Lama Alarian on Sheikh Jarrah for Vice News: https://youtu.be/ZiSRCPiklhI Web: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: mommyingwhilemuslim@gmail.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast)