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The Thinking Muslim

Muhammad Jalal

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A platform for the elevation of thinking and a call to enlightened action.

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  1. Understanding HTS and the New Syria with Bilal Abdul Kareem

    · 55 min

    Become a member to ger access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Syria is now free. But what does the future hold for a revolution that we believed had all but been decimated? The…

  2. How Did Syria Move From Torture To Triumph? With Robin Yassin-Kassab

    · 48 min

    Become a member to ger access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Syria has finally been liberated after 13 years of struggle. We mourn the lives of all that have fallen and celebrate…

  3. Assad Was a Tyrant, Not an Anti-Imperialist with Moazzam Begg

    · 47 min

    Become a member to ger access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership This episode was filmed on Saturday, before Damascus fell. The Syrian revolution began in 2011 as a grassroots,…

  4. What they are not telling you about the Syrian Rebellion with Sami Hamdi

    · 1 h 16 min

    Become a member to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The demands of the people were snuffed out by a deranged dictator who decided he would burn his country, before…

  5. Syria: Can The Tyrant Assad Fall? With Razan Saffour

    · 59 min

    Become a member to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership It’s been a spectacular week in Syria. The world had written off the rebellion that began in 2011, believing Assad,…

  6. The South African Imam on Justice and Struggle – Moulana Ebrahim Bham

    · 48 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim Moulana Ebrahim Ismail Bham was born and raised in South Africa. He has attained his masters in the Islamic sciences…

  7. What next for US Muslims? With Imam Tom Facchine and Mobeen Vaid

    · 1 h 10 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim Now that the US elections are over, I want to explore deeper issues today with my guests. Is political participation…

  8. Can Muslims Resist Modernity? with Hasan Spiker

    · 1 h 52 min

    How do Muslims deal with what looks like the comprehensive success of Western civilisation. Is it time to accept defeat, as one writer put it? Or does Islam have something to offer the world that can move us beyond…

  9. Will Trump Be Bad For Muslims? with Sami Hamdi

    · 2 h 00 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim What does Trump mean for the wider world, how do we position Trump’s America First philosophy in the context of US…

  10. Gaza: Is International Law a Waste of Time? With Francesca Albanese

    · 48 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim Should we, people who remain married to justice, accept that international law, if it ever did work, is today…

  11. Keir Starmer's Secret War on Gaza with Matt Kennard

    · 1 h 08 min

    There’s an assumption that the West have remained honest brokers in the Gaza genocide, or at least critical friends of Israel. My guest today Matt Kennard argues that contrary to public utterances, the British…

  12. US Elections: Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware

    · 1 h 20 min

    The US elections are nearly upon us, and we have all be subject to the empty words and rhetoric of of the two main political parties. The Green Party has gained a lot of traction, especially amongst the countries small…

  13. A Man on a Mission to Punish Genocide - Dr Hassan Abdel Salam

    · 46 min

    The Abandon Harris campaign has been making waves across the US. It has galvanised largely Muslim and conscientious Americans so build a coalition together to resist the genocidal administration through the ballot box.…

  14. Jalal's Take: Can the Green Party Deliver for US Muslims?

    · 6:57

    I know that not all Americans value what I have to say on the US elections. However, I do receive many emails and messages daily asking for advice, and my podcast, The Thinking Muslim, has been fairly instrumental in…

  15. Why Muslims Should Vote For The Green Party with Dr Jill Stein

    · 1 h 07 min

    The pro-genocide administration of Biden and Harris has been involved in a frenetic outreach to America’s small but vocal Muslim community. These critical constituents in crucial battleground states like Michigan are…

  16. African Americans, Democrat Deceit & Principled Politics with Imam Dawud Walid

    · 1 h 19 min

    I have been struck by the thoughtful and nuanced conversations that are being had across the US about the coming elections. But there remains confusion. One such community that probably has reason to be sceptical of…

  17. The General's Plan: The Killing Fields of Northern Gaza

    · 37 min

    We have seen the horrific genocidal scenes unfolding in the north of Gaza and in particular the onslaught by the occupation in Jabaliya. There is a horrendous cleansing of Palestinians, apparently to make way for…

  18. The Imam Taking on Kamala Harris and her Cheerleaders - Imam Tom Facchine

    · 1 h 02 min

    The US elections are in full flow, with the two big parties focussing on the key swing states that will decide this election. In states like Michigan, a slight movement of voters can determine the outcome. And this…

  19. Gaza: How The Media Manufactures Consent with Hamza Yusuf

    · 55 min

    To help us unpick the relationship between Western foreign policy and media our guest this week is Hamza Yusuf is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist whose work focuses on Palestine. He has reported on daily…

  20. Jalal's Take: Harris Must Pay a Political Price for Genocide

    · 14 min

    The Biden-Harris administration has aided and abetted genocide. The argument they still deserve our vote is not only politically naïve but is also built upon a bed of lies. We must show courage in this election and…

  21. Q&A: Muhammad Jalal Talks Gaza, Podcasts & US Empire

    · 1 h 35 min

    Please subscribe ** Dr Yakoob Ahmed interviews your host, Muhammad Jalal. The genocide in Gaza and the need for enlightened activism was captured by the guests and content that came out on The Thinking Muslim. We had…

  22. Is Modernity Destroying Childhood? With Ahmed Paul Keeler

    · 1 h 35 min

    Is modern society failing our children? Has the quest for constant progress, through the use of technology and the desire to constantly engage our children with stimuli and keep them busy with lives that we have…

  23. Why US Muslims are Abandoning Harris with Sami Hamdi

    · 1 h 47 min

    Apologies for the slight deterioration in sound, especially in the first 30 minutes of the interview. Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider…

  24. Exploding Pagers and Shattered Credibility with Sami Hamdi

    · 1 h 03 min

    Join our Telegram channel Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Patron.…

  25. Can the Sunni-Shia schism be resolved? With Dr Tareq al-Suwaidan

    · 37 min

    The Sunni Shia divide remains an open wound and a means by which our enemies meddle in our internal affairs. Since the war on terror, and the horrible sectarianism unleashed on Iraq, this divide has got even bigger and…

  26. What We Get Wrong About Studying Muslim History With Dr Yakoob Ahmed

    · 1 h 13 min

    It is said a people without a past are a lost soul. And in today’s turbulent world, the Muslim ummah has come to realise that we have, in many cases, been taught a version of history that fails to appreciate what the…

  27. Why Has the Muslim Ummah Failed Gaza? With Dr Tareq al-Suwaidan

    · 1 h 01 min

    Please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim Gaza has been a hurtful experience. This year we saw the passing of a milestone, 100 years without a central leadership. The last Ottoman…

  28. Resisting US Hegemony with Matt Kennard

    · 58 min

    Today, The United States strides the globe as one of the world's most powerful empires ever witnessed. Its hegemonic ambition, devised after the Second World War and consolidated with the untimely fall of the Soviet…

  29. Managing Your Money and the Halal Economy with Harris Irfan

    · 1 h 11 min

    For a conscientious Muslim, managing ones money in the West can be a difficult prospect. Islam has a series of rules to do with money, the prohibition of riba (interest) being the key one, and rules on trade that often…

  30. The Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh - with Dr Azzam Tamimi (Analysis)

    · 40 min

    Until last week, all the talk in the west was that of a developing ceasefire agreement for Gaza. That talk is now about a regional conflict. The lead negotiator, Ismail Haniyah, May Allah have mercy on him and accord…

  31. Bangladesh – Hasina’s Brutal Crackdown with Dilly Hussain

    · 1 h 16 min

    To help us understand the situation in Bangladesh after the student protests, journalist and commentator Dilly Hussain joins us. Dilly is known for his public engagements, his fearless contribution to Muslim…

  32. Translating the Qur’an for Today with Professor Abdel Haleem

    · 1 h 01 min

    The Quran is the majestic word of Allah (swt), it gives Muslims life. In the Quran, Allah speaks to all human beings and those that read the Quran revere the majesty of its style and prose. Professor Muhammad A. S.…

  33. The Gaza Surge - Analysing the UK Elections with Riaz Hasan

    · 54 min

    This week, I invite Riaz Hasan, an economist and data scientist who has worked with me throughout this period on the elections. Riaz and I worked together over these past weeks to inject some data into the conversation…

  34. The Political Strategy of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ With Dr Fadhl Hasan

    · 1 h 13 min

    A question many Western analysts have attempted to answer is whether Islam is a political faith. To help us understand the subject, we have invited an Dr. Fadhl Hasan. Dr Fadl is a Co-Founder of the Dar Al Ilm…

  35. Special - Leanne Mohamad: The Courage to Defy The Labour Party

    · 29 min

    Urgent Call: To help leanne’s campaign in the last few days head to https://airtable.com/appE47RFg1wKrv41... This is probably the most important political campaign in the country. Leanne Mohamad is looking to cause a…

  36. Will Gaza Change The World? With Sami Hamdi

    · 1 h 40 min

    How do we conceptualise where we are, the international situation and what comes next. To help us understand ourselves and the world, we are happy to invite back onto the Thinking Muslim our friend Sami Hamdi. Let me…

  37. Have our Student Islamic Societies failed Gaza? with Dr Ayo Khalil

    · 1 h 14 min

    At a time when the youth of the world are rising up for Gaza, it is probably not uncontroversial to say that Muslim students on university campuses are lagging behind. Dr. Ayo Khalil is a medical Doctor, community…

  38. The Party’s Over with Tasnime Akunjee

    · 43 min

    Until recently, lawyer Tasnime Akunjee was standing to be an MP in the British Westminster Parliament – standing in the seat of Bethnal Green and Stephney. I say until recently, because in order to prevent a split vote…

  39. Muslims in an Age of Crisis with Ahmed Paul Keeler and Imam Tom Facchine

    · 1 h 00 min

    The Thinking Muslim team was honoured to host this exclusive event at Gatton Road Mosque, London with two lucid and outstanding thinkers. Ahmed Paul Keeler and Imam Tom Facchine discussed Muslims in an Age of Crises.…

  40. UK Muslims, Elections and the Power of Nightmares with Peter Oborne

    · 44 min

    Our guest this week has been dismayed at the negative media coverage given to Muslims who place Gaza as a voting concern. Terms like fifth column and insurrectionists have been evoked to claim the Muslim vote should be…

  41. Are British Schools Hostile to Muslim children? with Dr Amina Shareef

    · 57 min

    Dr Amina Shareef is Assistant Professor in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research seeks to understand how Muslim people are unmade as tawhidic subjects—subjects forged in relation to tawhidic…

  42. Crumbling Colossus: Gaza and the Unraveling of US Empire with Imam Tom Facchine

    · 1 h 08 min

    Imam Tom Facchine is the research director of the Department of Islam and Society at Yaqeen Institute. And a prolific speaker and commentator on Islam and philosophy. He discusses the US empire, American…

  43. Labour's Gaza Betrayal with Owen Jones

    · 1 h 11 min

    The Labour Party is en route to form the next government of the United Kingdom with what most analysts describe as a landslide majority. The Conservatives have resided over a failed government, with Brexit, economic…

  44. Prayer in UK Schools: Multiculturalism and Liberal Tyranny with Lord Bikhu Parekh

    · 51 min

    This interview was conducted before the most recent verdict in the High Court rejecting the right of a student to conduct Muslim prayers in British schools. Over the past few years there has been intense debate about…

  45. Exposed: The Plot to Murder Dr Aafia - with Clive Stafford Smith

    · 47 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMu... and help us expand this podcast. You can email Clive on clivestaffordsmith2020@gmail.com Please send your…

  46. The Spirit of Badr: Faith, Courage, and Strategy with Dr. Wajid Akhtar

    · 1 h 26 min

    The 17th Ramadan marks the most decisive battle in the history of early Islam. Dr Wajid Akhtar, founder of Charity Week for Orphans and Children in Need and Council member of the British Islamic Medical Association…

  47. Gaza: Is It Time to Move Beyond Charity? With insider Kashif Shabir

    · 1 h 17 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: / thethinkingmuslim Every year, the list of beleaguered Muslim countries and people increases, and with it, the demand for charity. We are used to giving…

  48. Submission and the Human Mind with Shaykh Hamza Karamali

    · 56 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: / thethinkingmuslim We are in the month of Ramadan where Muslims worldwide share in the simple yet profound act of fasting from dawn to dusk. Our…

  49. Gaza: Channelling our Rage and Anger with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra

    · 1 h 13 min

    We are all angry. We live in an unjust world. The so-called rules-based system, the rhetoric surrounding human rights, the endless speeches on democracy and freedom – all of it turned out to be hollow. The death and…

  50. Gaza and the Power of Narratives with Ahmed Paul Keeler

    · 53 min

    Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMu... The current slaughter meted out on innocents in Gaza, fully supported Western Governments, is founded upon a bed…

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