On the 21st: On Mother’s Day, Chicago writer Barbara Mahany says we shouldn’t just celebrate mothers, but the act of mothering. Plus, we revisit our conversation with Chicago-based Muslim fashion bloggers.
On the 21st: The U.S. announced they will be temporarily suspending expedited processing of H-1B visas. We discussed how this will affect healthcare in Illinois. Plus, we talked about the expansion of Lyft in small cities in Illinois and spoke with two Muslim bloggers based in Chicago about hijab fashion.
Have you ever used writing as an outlet? Today on Focus, we examined stereotypes about Arab women with Professor Miriam Cooke, who studies how Islamic women empower themselves through writing. Then, Mariam Sobh, a native of Champaign and the founder of the fashion blog Hijab Trendz joins the program.
