Palestinian and Saudi musician Rotana Tarabzouni speaks with Mariah about seeking and following the pulls of the erotic. For the first time, she shares publicly her experience of cultural exile when a live performance of hers ending a music set with a Qur’an recitation went viral online.

Listen to Rotana’s albums Alien of Extraordinary Ability and Opening, and experience her visual EP IBQI.

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MOVD is created by host Mariah Rooney. Production by Isabel Robertson. Music by Joshua Roman. With writing support from Emily Long and community building support from Liina Potter.

Strengthening the connective tissue that binds us—to ourselves, each other, and the world around us—one story at a time.

Mindful. Messy. Movd. Human.

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Poet and spiritual teacher A Helwa joins Mariah to encourage us to hold joy and light through the darkness. She also shares a story about finding beauty and losing herself in the desert. Helwa is the author of the beloved book Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam.

Make sure you’re following the podcast wherever you listen and follow along on Instagram at @MOVDpodcast.

MOVD is created by host Mariah Rooney. Production by Isabel Robertson. Music by Joshua Roman. With writing support from Emily Long and community building support from Rachel Hornstein and Liina Potter.

Strengthening the connective tissue that binds us—to ourselves, each other, and the world around us—one story at a time.

Mindful. Messy. Movd. Human.

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Susan Raffo joins host Mariah Rooney to talk about the value of “glacial slowness” in our urgency-driven world. Raffo is a grassroots organizer, queer elder, somatics practitioner, and writer whose walk across the country she is currently turning into a book.

Make sure you’re following the podcast wherever you listen and follow along on Instagram at @MOVDpodcast.

MOVD is created by host Mariah Rooney. Production by Isabel Robertson. Music by Joshua Roman. With writing support from Emily Long and community building support from Rachel Hornstein.

Strengthening the connective tissue that binds us—to ourselves, each other, and the world around us—one story at a time.

Mindful. Messy. Movd. Human.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.