Best Supporting Yasir Qadhi Podcasts (2025)

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Salafism, Ibn Abd al-Wahab and the Contested Legacy of Ibn Taymiyyah with Dr Yasir Qadhi 1:14:58

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Dr Yasir Qadhi is one of the most notable public imams in the Western space and he never shies away from speaking his mind. He has recently authored a book on Salafism, its history and …

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From Protest to Power: The New Bangladesh with Dilly Hussain 52:02

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim One year after mass student protests shook Bangladesh and captured international attention, questions remain about the direction of the country’s politics and the fate of those who dema…

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The Scholars who Failed Gaza with Dr Farah El-Sharif 58:23

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The genocide in Gaza is one that is unparalleled in Muslim history, two million people are being annihilated in the most systematic way, with no escape. On one side stands the fascistic…

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Are We Ready For a Digital Caliphate? With Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt 45:48

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Are we ready for a digital Caliphate? This is the intriguing question Chris Blauvelt asks in a world where technology has decentralised economic and political power. Chris is the CEO of…

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After Gaza: Muslims in a Post American Order with Wadah Khanfar 1:34:11

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Our guest this week is Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera and now head of the Al Sharq Forum, who was recognized by Foreign Policy magazine in 2011 as one of the w…

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Israel’s Secret Plan to Divide Syria with Sami Hamdi 1:10:56

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Israel has launched a series of strikes on Damascus, using the sectarian crisis in the south as a pretext to weaken the fledgling government. What are the plans for Syria moving forward…

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Death and Life with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra 1:19:07

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Death is a subject we rarely talk about but its realities meet us every day. How should we conceptualise this inevitability and what impact will it have on our lives? We talk with Dr Ka…

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This One Qur’anic Lesson on Bravery Could Change Everything with Shaykh Ashiq Ep. 4 1:30:41

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Prophet Mohammad PBUH was the first activist in Islam. He lived a mujahid and died a shaheed, dedicating his life to spreading the message of Islam and fighting the injustices of hi…

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The Last Great Caliph: Abdul Hamid II - with Dr Yakoob Ahmed 1:20:03

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Sultan Abdul Hamid II is a man vilified by some, lionized by others, yet rarely understood on his own terms. To his critics, he was the Red Sultan, a reactionary despot who clung to pow…

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We’ve Waited Long Enough— The Ummah Must Unite with Dr. Wajid Akhter Ep. 3 1:11:36

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Dr. Wajid Akhter joins The Thinking Youth podcast for one of our most urgent conversations yet; on why unity feels so distant in the Muslim world, what it truly means, and how young Mus…

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I Was Inside the U.S. State Department - Until Gaza Broke Me with Josh Paul. 52:24

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Josh Paul served as a director within the US State Department under Biden. He was the first to resign in protest against America's policy of supplying lethal arms to Israel. He now argu…

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Has Sufism Become a Tool for Autocrats? with Dr Shadee El-Masry 54:39

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Modern day autocrats turn to Sufi movements to justify their tyranny. With an emphasis on the personal and the spiritual, there is a tendency towards political quietism –dismissing the …

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MAGA and Mamdani with Imam Tom Facchine 1:04:38

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The return of Donald Trump to office raises the question of how far Americans have moved away from the ideas that underpinned its rise to globalism after 1945. What is Make America Grea…

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How Europe Erased Islam with Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre 46:21

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Why has the West obsessed about Islam for centuries? European thinkers and philosophers have for long caricatured Islam and its key figures, painting a picture of the faith that persists…

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Leanne Mohamad on Palestine, The Nakba, & Political Power Ep. 2 47:40

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Nakba Never Ended. The Nakba, the “Catastrophe”. It wasn’t just a moment in 1948 — it is a reality that has lived on for 77 years. It’s in the bulldozed homes of Gaza. It’s the chil…

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Subverting the Narrative: Exposing Zionist Influence with Dr Asim Qureishi 1:35:34

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim So much of the anti-Palestine prejudice that dominates political and media framing comes from a well-calibrated campaign waged by opaque pro-zionist lobby groups. Dr Asim Qureishi is a …

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Liberté, Égalité, Islamophobie - Uncovering France's Pipeline of Hate with Rayan Freschi 57:24

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The horrific murder of Abu Baker Cisse shocked the Muslim community in France. But his murderer was radicalised by an approach to Muslims that starts with politicians in grey suits, who…

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The Thinking Youth Ep.1: Islam Is Not Left or Right with Muhammad Jalal 1:32:26

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership This is the first episode of our new youth show — The Thinking Youth Podcast. A show by the youth, for the youth. Led by a passionate team of young thinkers, researchers, and hosts, thi…

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First Gaza, Now Tehran: The Calculus of Genocide with Sami Hamdi 1:56:35

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Iran has been attacked. This emergency episode with Sami Hamdi looks at the motives of Netanyahu and how Trump's involvement. We also look at the insidious role of the Muslim leaders, w…

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How Islamic Psychology Heals Your Mind and Soul with Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre 1:24:29

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre holds a MSc in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology & a PhD in Systemic Neuroscie…

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Gaza: Is The Tide Finally Turning? with Dr Azzam Tamimi 57:39

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Is the tide turning? The sentiment in Europe suggests that criticism of Israel is increasing, e…

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Gaza Is Not Lost, Muslims Are Lost with Abubaker Abed 1:07:31

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Meeting someone who has experienced the trauma of Gaza is really humbling. Journalist Abu Bakr …

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Al-Sharaa and the New Syria with Dr Diana Darke 59:35

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The new Syrian government has had to deal with a bewildering array of internal and external challenges. How it deals with these will determine the future integrity and progress of the country. Today we welcome back onto the show historian Dr Diana Darke who told us previously that she will return back to the country and her house in the old city of…

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India vs Pakistan – Dissecting Pakistan’s Tactical Triumph with Ibrahim Moiz 1:09:19

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The recent escalation of military hostilities between Pakistan and India resulted in some decis…

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The Bloodied Emirates: How the UAE Fears a Free Muslim World with Dr Andreas Krieg 1:01:13

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The UAE has curated a string of anti-revolutionary non-state actors across the Middle East to s…

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The Abraham Accords and the Arab Street with Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan (Archive) 34:17

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership As the Israeli war machine is in full motion, the position of the West lays bare the hollowness…

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Farhat Amin’s Funeral Prayer and Reminder - Sami Hamdi Part 2 9:49

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Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn "Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.” It is with great sadness that Muhammad Jalal’s wife passed away on Wednesday. She had been courageously living with cancer for over three years. She was a soul who remained obedient to her Lord to the very end and never wavered in her iman and goodness. Ma…

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Farhat Amin’s Funeral Prayer and Reminder - Dr Sohail Hanif Part 1 18:23

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Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn "Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.” It is with great sadness that Muhammad Jalal’s wife passed away on Wednesday. She had been courageously living with cancer for over three years. She was a soul who remained obedient to her Lord to the very end and never wavered in her iman and goodness. Ma…

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Iman Boost - 2 years with Sami Hamdi 1:58:04

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Sami Hamdi first came on The Thinking Muslim two years ago on the 28 April 2023. To mark the tw…

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Australia Elections: Paying a Price for Supporting Genocide with Senator Fatima Payman 52:32

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Australian government has announced a general election, including elections to its lower ho…

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When the Heart Cries: Where Is Allah's Help? Dr Kamal Abu Zahra 34:41

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership It is easy to feel a sense of gloom. The world has come together against us. Some, particularly those who are not tested like the Palestinians, may even have doubts about their Islam – impacting their basic Iman. Some call for compromise with the perpetrators or…

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Manufacturing a Monster: Britain, America and Israeli Violence with Professor Avi Shlaim 1:26:44

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Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Member: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The genocide in Gaza has opened up a new world of intellectual exploration for so many of us who have been for too long ignorant of the details. Many of us have had to deconstruct o…

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Gaza Sends an Eid Message to the Muslim World by Abubaker Abed 8:49

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Dear Muslims, we never asked you to ease our suffering with bottles of water or food parcels. You misunderstood Islam when you chose this path. Sadly, you only act with Israel’s approval, as you’ve been unable to lift the ongoing Israeli blockade on Gaza for over 20 days. You can find Abubaker Abed here: https://x.com/AbubakerAbedW Become a member …

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Is Our Ibaadah Becoming Too Selfish? with Dr Khalid El-Awaisi 59:49

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This Ramadan, support an alternative Muslim media platform rooted in faith, thought, and enlightened activism. Your donation is an investment in Sadaqah Jariyah, bringing you rewards that will last long after this life. Become a monthly member today and be part of The Thinking Muslim’s sacred mission. Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmusli…

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What Does Being A Muslim Mean? With Dr Azzam Tamimi - Moment 4:50

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The Genocide Must Be the Jolt That Awakens Us From This Slumber- Muhammad Jalal 5:08

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The current crop of rulers that litter the Muslim world are amongst the most detestable of people. They sit silent, often proactive only in the degree to which they collude with the joint enterprise of genocide. Many of the Gulf rulers live in hedonistic metropolises, their empty lives and cities punctuated occasionally by inane regional summits – …

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Dividing Syria: The Weaponization of Sectarianism with Hussam Ayloush 1:14:06

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Why Have We Forgotten Kashmir? With Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur 1:04:55

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Imran Khan: The People's Champion or a Populist Illusion? with Professor SherAli Tareen 1:33:05

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Pakistan is an enchanting country, fertile and vast, with a talented young population and, at least on paper, all of the ingredients of a regional powerhouse. But the country is experiencing a tumultuous time. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan languishes in prison while the country’s military leaders use every greater coercion to maintain the status…

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The Seerah Must Radically Transform Our Lives with Sami Hamdi 1:28:28

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The Seerah (biography) of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) is a key reading for all Muslims. However, many view it through a lens that misses its essence. Sami Hamdi explains how we need to rethink how we view Seerah so that we can internalise it in our lives. This Ramadan, support an alternative Muslim media platform rooted in faith, thought, and enligh…

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This Ramadan Support an Alternative Media Platform 1:52

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This Ramadan, support an alternative Muslim media platform rooted in faith, thought, and enlightened activism. Your donation is an investment in Sadaqah Jariyah, bringing you rewards that will last long after this life. Become a monthly member today and be part of The Thinking Muslim’s sacred mission. Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmusli…

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Ramadan: The Radical Reset for a Capitalist World – with Imam Tom Facchine 49:45

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We often associate Ramadan with seeking closeness to God, which is its aim. A believer abstains from food and drink in the daylight hours to commit themselves to Allah. We draw closer to him through worships and good deeds and this is a month of charity. Muslims give more in this month than any other time in the year, hoping that our sincerity reac…

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Ramadan and Resistance: 5 Ways to Keep Palestine in Our Hearts & Minds with Khalid El-Awaisi 43:50

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Bait ul Maqdis – the sacred precinct in Palestine - is a blessed place in Islam – but today, we have downplayed maybe its centrality to what it means to a believer. From my last conversation with Dr Khalid El-Awaisi – where he controversially said that al Aqsa and these blessed lands have to be more clearly central to our faith and worldview – we w…

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Scapegoating Muslims: Germany and the Rise of the AfD with Marcel Krass 1:05:42

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Donate to the critical aid campaign at http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim At the time of recording, the German election results have just been announced, revealing an extraordinary outcome for the far-right AFD party, which came second in the Bundestag (parliamentary) elections with 20% of the popular vote, primarily from the country's East but also amo…

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A Thought-Provoking Guide to Islam with Imam Tom Facchine 1:27:11

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Donate to the critical aid campaign at http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Islam is about justice and Gaza has mobilised the community to confront the settler colonial enterprise. On this journey we have met many non-Muslims who share our sense of mission and have embraced this collaboration to carve out a better world. I have experienced as a result of …

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The Price of Progress: Economic Realities in Africa with Prof. Abdoulaye Ndiaye 1:24:14

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Donate to the critical aid campaign at http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Africa is a resource-rich continent with immense potential. When countries within the continent demonstrate good governance and sound economic judgment, they thrive. It is, of course, overly simplistic to discuss Africa as a monolith. Yet some regions, particularly sub-Saharan Afr…

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Who Will Liberate Palestine? With Dr Khalid El-Awaisi - Moment 9:17

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Profound words on the liberation of Palestine. Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi is from Hebron, Al Khalil in Palestine. He is a lecturer of the pioneering field of Islamic Jerusalem Studies. His main speciality is in the historical-geography of Islamic Jerusalem. He is currently the Associate Professor of Islamic History at the Social Sciences University of An…

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The Illusion of Solidarity: Gaza and the Arab Regimes with Sami Hamdi 2:41:17

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Donate to the critical aid campaign at http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The struggle for Gaza is not over. For over fifteen months, Israel's Western backers told us that there was no genocide taking place. Now, President Trump confirms that the Israelis have turned it into rubble. His plan, ludicrous as it sounds, is to displace Gaza’s population to s…

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Gaza Will Resist Trump with Dr Azzam Tamimi 45:27

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The announcement of Donald Trump at the press conference with Netanyahu had all the shock value we expect from the rogue president. How do we understand his intention to ‘clean out’ Gaza and turn it into a riviera, and how do Palestinians view this brazen ethnic cleansing? To help us understand the we have back on the show Dr Azzam Tamimi, who is o…

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Gaza and the Fall of the House of Saud with Abdullah Alaoudh 1:16:05

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Despite the recent incendiary declaration by Trump to occupy Gaza and clean the land of Palestinians, there remains fervent talk that normalisation with Saudi is on the cards. The de facto leader Mohammed Bin Salman has made it clear that he wants to make public what is very much the reality: his embrace of Israel and probably the most significant …