Omid Safi on activism and academia, creating a balanced life, and transforming the world

Omid Safi is an American Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University. He served as the Director of Duke Islamic Studies Center from July 2014 to June 2019 and was a columnist for On Being. Please consider supporting RNF and RNS: religionnews.com/donate Subscribe to Religion News Service on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/religion... Visit Religion News Service’s website: https://religionnews.com/ Subscribe to RNS newsletters: https://religionnews.com/subscribe-to... Like RNS on Facebook:   / religionnewssvc   Follow RNS on Twitter:   / rns   Follow RNS on LinkedIn:   / religionnewssvc   Follow RNS on Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@ReligionNews Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary, and is relied upon by secular and faith-based news organizations in a number of countries.