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'Exconversations' Podcast Gives Voice To Ex-Offenders Seeking Redemption

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Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, Muslim Imam for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, Muslim Imam for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Taymullah Abdur-Rahman has lived a fascinating life. He grew up in Boston, and learned first hand about the challenges of life on the streets. He also became lead singer in a major pop band.

More recently, he was the Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University, and is now the Muslim Imam for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.

Abdur-Rahman is also host of the podcast "Exconversations," which features conversations with ex-offenders who are out of prison and trying to restart their lives.

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Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, Muslim Imam for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and host of "Exconversations."

This segment aired on December 7, 2018.

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