Our guides for this story are three runners from Afghanistan. It’s been two years since the women in this story have seen each other. Their separation was unexpected as the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, and they were of the lucky few who were able to evacuate. And they have miraculously reunited for the first time in the United States to run the New York City Marathon together.

This chapter of REP is brought to you by Right To Run, the social impact program of the sportswear brand On. Right To Run supports Free to Run, an organization that works to change gender norms in conflict areas by supporting girls and women in leadership and wellness through running.

Story Guides include: Journalist Barbara Rosewicz, Dr. James Zogby, Journalist Jerry Seib, The Tagouri family, The Elyazgi family, and the ancestors.

Story Guides include: Bella Hadid, Aymann Ismail, Dr. James Zogby, Nadine Naber, Peter Beinart, and Dalia Mogahed.

What do musicians Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and Yuna, actor May Calamawy, and filmmaker Minhal Baig all have in common?

Storytellers include: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar; her daughter and activist Isra Hirsi; Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff; and Yasmin Elhady, a comedian and immigration lawyer at the Department of Justice.

Storytellers include: Nadine Naber, David Eisenbach, Mike Prysner, Jack Saul, and others.

An intimate look behind the writers of Rep, Noor Tagouri and Zaron Burnett.

Storytellers include comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj, journalist Aymann Ismail, writer Najma Sharif and others.

In a miraculous turn of events, Noor meets a group of Japanese American elders who were forced to live in US internment camps during WWII.

Storytellers include Dr. Su’ad, Maimouna Youssef aka “Mumu Fresh,” Brother Ali, and Ilyasah Shabazz.

This is a story about a Bosnian Muslim refugee turned radio icon. Or so we thought.

The year is 1986 and the U.S. has ordered an air strike on Libya. An attack that will change the lives of Noor’s family forever.

Rep is a bold, wide-ranging podcast, brought to you by journalist Noor Tagouri.

Noor began by examining the misrepresentation of Muslims in US media and how this impacts American culture. She discovered a fuller exploration of the ever-evolving story of America, which challenged the stories we’ve known…and revealed how the stories we tell affect all of us.

Rep is a thoughtful investigation of our beliefs and understandings and how they exist within the dynamic of politics, pop culture, and public opinion.

This is a story about the stories we tell.

Welcome to Rep. New episodes on Mondays starting April 4.