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Ep.113 - Reviving Islamic Scholarship in the Modern Era with Sheikh Shuayb Wani
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 10/8/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 10/8/23

Ep.113 - Reviving Islamic Scholarship in the Modern Era with Sheikh Shuayb Wani

We discuss why deep Islamic scholarship needs to be revived to meet our contemporary challenges with Shaykh Shuayb Wani.

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Ep.112 - Silicon Scholars: AI and The Muslim Ummah with Riaz Hassan
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 10/2/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 10/2/23

Ep.112 - Silicon Scholars: AI and The Muslim Ummah with Riaz Hassan

We talk to industry insider Riaz Hassan about rapidly developing AI technology and its implications for Muslims.

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Ep.111 - Do We Need a Modern Salahuddin? with Dr Abdur Rahman Azzam
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/24/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/24/23

Ep.111 - Do We Need a Modern Salahuddin? with Dr Abdur Rahman Azzam

We explore with historian and author Dr Abdur Rahman Azzam who Salahuddin Ayubi was and, more importantly, what made him the celebrated, chivalrous hero.

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Ep.110 - Are We Hard-Wired to Believe in God? Jamie Turner on Fitra
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/16/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/16/23

Ep.110 - Are We Hard-Wired to Believe in God? Jamie Turner on Fitra

We speak to Jamie Turner about the Islamic idea of fitra. We discuss the role of reason, whether we are born upon Islam, and how we can get closer to our primordial state.

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Ep.109 - The War on Muslim Women with Lauren Booth - Abaya Bans and European Delusions
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/10/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/10/23

Ep.109 - The War on Muslim Women with Lauren Booth - Abaya Bans and European Delusions

We interview Lauren Booth on the abaya ban in France, the motives behind the vilification of Muslim women in the West and her thoughts on the state of gender relations.

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Ep.108 - Israelis in Riyadh - Why the Saudis want to Normalise? with Sami Hamdi
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/2/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 9/2/23

Ep.108 - Israelis in Riyadh - Why the Saudis want to Normalise? with Sami Hamdi

Sami Hamdi analyses the US-led Saudi initiative to normalise with Israel.

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Ep.107 - Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic? An Insider's view with Harris Irfan
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/27/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/27/23

Ep.107 - Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic? An Insider's view with Harris Irfan

A fascinating conversation with Harris Irfan, a former Islamic Finance insider. He explains why he left the industry and the problems with how it functions. He also talks about his role in financing the Makkah clocktower and his regrets

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Ep.106 - Is a Genocide of Muslims Underway in Modi's India? with Dr Irfan Ahmad
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/14/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/14/23

Ep.106 - Is a Genocide of Muslims Underway in Modi's India? with Dr Irfan Ahmad

We take a forensic look at the rise of Hindutva fascism and the gradual marginalisation of India's Muslims with Dr Irfan Ahmed.

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Ep.105 - An Islamic Japan? with Dr Naoki Yamamoto
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/6/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 8/6/23

Ep.105 - An Islamic Japan? with Dr Naoki Yamamoto

We speak to Dr Naoki Yamamoto about Japanese Muslim converts, culture and Islam.

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Ep.104 - 10 Ottoman Myths Debunked with Dr Yakoob Ahmed
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/31/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/31/23

Ep.104 - 10 Ottoman Myths Debunked with Dr Yakoob Ahmed

We explore with Ottoman historian Dr Yakoob Ahmed some of the claims made against the Ottomans - from Orientalists and Muslims alike including slavery, non-Muslim and Arab subjects, decline, the printing press and ban on coffee.

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Ep.103 - Unity, Waiting for Imam Mahdi & AI Mujtahids with Shaykh Shuayb Wani
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/23/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/23/23

Ep.103 - Unity, Waiting for Imam Mahdi & AI Mujtahids with Shaykh Shuayb Wani

A wide-ranging interview with Kashmiri scholar, Shaykh Shuayb Wani covering topics such as unity, pessimism, waiting for Imam Mahdi, Ijtihad, AI Mujtahids and more.

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Ep.102 - Dr Aafia Siddiqui - Why the US Don't Want Her Released with Clive Stafford Smith
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/15/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/15/23

Ep.102 - Dr Aafia Siddiqui - Why the US Don't Want Her Released with Clive Stafford Smith

This revealing interview with Clive Stafford-Smith - lawyer of Dr Aafia Siddiqui lays out why an innocent woman remains in prison, the forces that do not want her released and what we can do to help her.

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Ep.101 - Why Does France Hate Muslims? The Death of Nahel with Rayan Freschi
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/8/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/8/23

Ep.101 - Why Does France Hate Muslims? The Death of Nahel with Rayan Freschi

We interview Rayan Freschi, a French legal expert and rights advocate, about the execution of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, the Paris riots and how the French state treats Muslims.

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Ep.100 - Why Are Western Muslims Moving to Turkey? with Thomas Abdul Qadir
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/2/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 7/2/23

Ep.100 - Why Are Western Muslims Moving to Turkey? with Thomas Abdul Qadir

We talk to Thomas Abdul Qadir about the phenomenon of Western Muslims migrating or making ‘hijra’ to the Muslim world.

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Ep.99 - Can Muslims Survive the Liberal Inquisition? with Imam Tom Facchine
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/24/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/24/23

Ep.99 - Can Muslims Survive the Liberal Inquisition? with Imam Tom Facchine

We ask Imam Tom Facchine about the aggressive liberal state that places value-thick demands on the Muslim community and whether Muslims can survive this liberal inquisition. Imam Tom combines a political science study with his traditional Islamic learning.

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Ep.98 - Can Muslims Thrive without a Caliphate? with Dr Uthman Badar
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/17/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/17/23

Ep.98 - Can Muslims Thrive without a Caliphate? with Dr Uthman Badar

We talk to Dr Uthman Badar about the centrality of the caliphate in Islam - are Muslims deficient without Islamic governance?

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Ep.97 - Who’s Afraid of the Taliban with Ahmed-Waleed Kakar
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/10/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/10/23

Ep.97 - Who’s Afraid of the Taliban with Ahmed-Waleed Kakar

We explore US withdrawal from Afghanistan, where it leaves the country, the geopolitics of the region, Afghanistan’s relationship with Pakistan and the role of the Taliban with Ahmed-Waleed Kakar, an analyst specialising in Afghan political history and the founder and editor in chief of The Afghan Eye.

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Ep.96 - Raising Confident Muslim Girls in the West with Farhat Amin
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/3/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 6/3/23

Ep.96 - Raising Confident Muslim Girls in the West with Farhat Amin

This week we explore the issues Farhat Amin raises in her new book ‘Smart Teenage Muslimah, an inspirational guide for Muslim Girls’. Farhat is concerned with Muslim girls' challenges in the West and how society impacts their sense of identity and self.

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Ep.95 - What is Belief and Disbelief - An In-depth Discussion with Ustadh Iyad Hilal
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 5/28/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 5/28/23

Ep.95 - What is Belief and Disbelief - An In-depth Discussion with Ustadh Iyad Hilal

What is disbelief and what is belief? And does every act of disbelief take a person outside of Islam? We take a deep dive into this often misunderstood area and reflect on the differences within classical Islam.

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Ep.94 - Why are So Many Young Britons Converting to Islam in 2023? With Imam Ashraf Dabous
Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 5/21/23 Islam, Middle East Muhammad Jalal 5/21/23

Ep.94 - Why are So Many Young Britons Converting to Islam in 2023? With Imam Ashraf Dabous

Imam Ashraf, who leads a congregation in the inner-city London borough of Lewisham, discusses why so many British youngsters are turning to Islam.

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