Best Ibrahim Khan Podcasts (2024)

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The Political Strategy of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ With Dr Fadhl Hasan 1:12:54

12m ago1:12:54

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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 Institute. He was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he memorised the Quran and attained his foundational knowledge of Arabic an…

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Special - Leanne Mohamad: The Courage to Defy The Labour Party 29:20

11d ago29:20

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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 massive political upset for Labour this election night. Leanne Mohamad is a British Palestinian organiser and politician who is looki…

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Will Gaza Change The World? With Sami Hamdi 1:39:41

20d ago1:39:41

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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 remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.p…

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Have our Student Islamic Societies failed Gaza? with Dr Ayo Khalil 1:13:38

23d ago1:13:38

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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 worker, and former student activist who spearheaded student political campaigns against Islamophobia, racism, and Israeli apartheid. He …

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The Party’s Over with Tasnime Akunjee 42:37

30d ago42:37

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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 he did the honourable thing and stood down – sparking praise across the country. In Britain’s 4 million strong Muslim community, Ta…

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Muslims in an Age of Crisis with Ahmed Paul Keeler and Imam Tom Facchine 59:50

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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. Recording from 19th April 2024 Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: / thethinkingmuslim You can also suppo…

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UK Muslims, Elections and the Power of Nightmares with Peter Oborne 44:27

2M ago44:27

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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 deeply feared. Peter Oborne writes principally for the Middle East Eye, among other outlets. His books include "The Fate of Abraham…

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Gaza - Do Boycotts Work? With Ibrahim Khan 53:54

2M ago53:54

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To help us navigate BDS, Ibrahim Khan is our guest. He is currently the CEO of Islamic Finance Guru @IFGuru and its sister investment company Cur8 Capital. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford, an Alimiyyah degree from the Al Salam Institute, and an MA in Islamic Finance. Prior to setting up IFG, Ibrahi…

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Wanta Fanta? Crafting Campaigns that Revive Brand Heritage 40:58

2M ago40:58

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How experimental should you be when marketing a world-famous brand? Most marketers aspire to face this dilemma – weighing up the lure of doing something new and daring vs. the stability of maintaining a brand’s iconic marketing identity that they have built for decades. In this launch episode of “Wanta Sip?”, marketing leaders from The Coca-Cola Co…

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Are British Schools Hostile to Muslim children? with Dr Amina Shareef 56:42

2M ago56:42

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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 worldview in which there is no god but God—and remade as liberal subjects by anti-Muslim racism. Join our Patreon to get access to exclus…

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Crumbling Colossus: Gaza and the Unraveling of US Empire with Imam Tom Facchine 1:08:18

2M ago1:08:18

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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 exceptionalism, liberalism and US Muslims abandoning Biden. Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: / thethinkingmuslim Yo…

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Labour's Gaza Betrayal with Owen Jones 1:11:25

3M ago1:11:25

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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 crisis and poor public services now associated with the Rishi Sunak’s lacklustre government. Labour’s leader, Keir Starmer is comforta…

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Prayer in UK Schools: Multiculturalism and Liberal Tyranny with Lord Bikhu Parekh 51:16

3M ago51:16

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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 the place of Muslim practice in liberal western societies. Across the west, partly because of the war on terror, politicians talk of …

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Exposed: The Plot to Murder Dr Aafia - with Clive Stafford Smith 46:49

3M ago46:49

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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 letters to Clive. Make them more than a couple of lines. Clive also needs a team of lawyers to help him in Texas. If you want to help fund …

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Starting & Growing Tajikistan's 1st Islamic Bank | Abdullo Kurbanov 42:09

3M ago42:09

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Entreprenuers rarely think about building banks, but Abdullo from Tajikistan is just built different. He, alongside his business partners, built and grew the first and one of the most successful islamic banks as well as some fintech companies in Central Asia. This is his story.______ 🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, Cur8 Capital 💌 Sign up to our email new…

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The Spirit of Badr: Faith, Courage, and Strategy with Dr. Wajid Akhtar 1:25:31

4M ago1:25:31

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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 discusses the great battle of Badr, the most consequential battle in Islamic history. Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive month…

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Gaza: Is It Time to Move Beyond Charity? With insider Kashif Shabir 1:17:23

4M ago1:17:23

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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 in sadaqa – and our kindness as a community is rarely matched. The Muslim community in the UK alone gives upwards of £1bn in charity…

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Submission and the Human Mind with Shaykh Hamza Karamali 55:55

4M ago55:55

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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 collective commitment to this activity is often met with surprise by others who do not share our faith; how can someone be so devoted to a c…

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Managing Generational Wealth, Mixing Family & Business, Millionaire's Investing Plan | Rizvan Khalid 52:31

4M ago52:31

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In this podcast, we speak to millionaire philanthropist Rizvan Khalid, Managing Director at Euro Quality Lambs, about everything from generational wealth and managing family trust funds to philanthropy and his millionaire investing strategies.For those wanting to create generational wealth, this is one you cannot miss. 🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, Cur…

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Gaza: Channelling our Rage and Anger with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra 1:13:01

4M ago1:13:01

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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 destruction in gaza is juxtaposed with the triviality with which the political elites in the west talk of human life. We are angry. Ho…

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Gaza and the Power of Narratives with Ahmed Paul Keeler 53:10

4M ago53:10

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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 of lies. It is said that the truth is the first casualty of war, yet in this war the truth is not hidden –the decapitated bodies, cr…

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The UAE's Bloody War in Sudan with Sami Hamdi 1:00:06

4M ago1:00:06

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Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim At the time where our attention is fixed on Gaza, rightly, another conflict is taking place with horrendous cost to human life. Sadly As always, our ummah has become subject to the political ambitions of egotistical actors and their outside bac…

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Gaza: Has Biden lost control of Netanyahu? with Sami Hamdi 1:21:11

4M ago1:21:11

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Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: / thethinkingmuslim Sami Hamdi for the past five months has helped us untangle and understand the motives and actions of the actors that wage genocide in Gaza. The conflict, if that is even a proper term to use, seems to be continuing despite discussions of an end game. At the time of …

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Imran Khan's Army Problem with Kashif Gilani 1:09:23

5M ago1:09:23

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We had a problem with our guest’s audio this week. Apologies for this, we wanted to however get this episode out. Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMu... This past few weeks in Pakistan have been a rollercoaster ride. We have seen the continued, brazen army interference in elections t…

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Dr Sohail Hanif | What Zakat Really Means 2:51:50

5M ago2:51:50

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🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, Cur8 Capital - https://cur8.capitalWe all think of zakat as just a mandatory charity for those with more wealth than others, but it is so much more. Prepare to really understand Zakat like never before as well as how it was meant to and can be used in this 3 HOUR long deep dive with an expert! 💌 Sign up to our email newsle…

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The Muslim Mindset and Islam’s Mission with Dr Sohail Hanif 1:35:10

5M ago1:35:10

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Our guest this week, Dr Sohail Hanif, argues that we need to reconnect with not just our relationship with our umma but also have to reorient our lives to live like the murabitun of the past, those who saw themselves as within a wider objective of thinking about deen and the umma and their part within this rubric. In this endeavour, to change our m…

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Why Every 18 year old Should Study Islamic History - Dr Yakoob Ahmed 1:15:41

5M ago1:15:41

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How do we learn from the wisdom of others in a world intent on ruthless autonomy? Today, with the Gaza war as our backdrop, we ask Dr Yakoob Ahmed what pieces of advice he would give to his 18-year-old self. Dr Yakoob Ahmed is an academic specialising in late Ottoman history. He is a PhD graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies and cu…

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Alvaro de Soto on opportunities seized in El Salvador and missed in the Middle East 43:22

5M ago43:22

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As a Peruvian diplomat with a 25-year career at the United Nations, Alvaro de Soto has dedicated fifty years of his life to diplomacy and conflict resolution across the globe. From negotiations with Hamas and the Quartet on the Middle East to shuttling between the FMLN and the El Salvador government, Alvaro de Soto shares a tour de force account th…

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Gaza: Is the ICJ Ruling Enough? with Tayab Ali 1:08:14

5M ago1:08:14

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The recent ICJ interim order has been interpreted in many ways by its proponents, who hail it a victory and its opponents, who denounce it as an Israeli conspiracy. However, many have questioned the efficacy of the interim order, pointing to the ICJ’s lack of enforcement and the absence of an explicit mention of a ceasefire. To help us understand t…

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on women fighting for peace 33:28

6M ago33:28

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South Africa’s first female deputy president, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, reflects on her journey as a member of the high-level African Union panel that facilitated the Pretoria agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Beyond this process, she shares her experiences as the executive director of UN Women from …

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Shahzad Younas | Muzz a Muslim Tinder? Match Group Saga, Beef with Penny Appeal, Startup to Matchmaking Juggernaut 53:34

6M ago53:34

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In this episode, we get the founder of Muzz (formerly MuzMatch), the largest Muslim matrimonial app in the world to talk about marriage apps, Gaza as well as his various beefs with Penny Appeal, Match Group and Asim Qureshi. For Penny Appeal Rebuttal see here: https://pennyappeal.org/news/setting-record-straight…

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Gaza Eyewitness: The Doctor Treating Genocide - Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah 48:45

6M ago48:45

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When we consider the ongoing slaughter that is Gaza and the West's complicity, it's not the world leaders, East or West, who have captured our collective imagination – it's the ordinary people who have made the difference. It's the journalists, poets – the doctors and nurses that have helped the world see the atrocities of settler colonialism and i…

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Abbas Ibrahim on secrecy and sincerity 35:27

6M ago35:27

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Veteran Lebanese intelligence chief Abbas Ibrahim takes us behind the scenes of some of his most sensitive negotiations. He recalls a secret mission to a Palestinian refugee camp in the hope of diffusing tensions, and the painstaking shuttle diplomacy that eventually led to a border agreement between Lebanon and Israel. He also reveals his politica…

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Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam | Taqlid, Ijtihad, the Hanafi Madhhab and Mixing between Different Opinions 1:03:51

6M ago1:03:51

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🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, ⁠Cur8 Capital⁠ We speak to the Director of @DarulIftaaUK , Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari - an expert in Fiqh and legal rulings according to the Hanafi school about some burning questions discussed by many today. -------- 💌 Sign up to our email ⁠newsletter⁠ 🌍 Our ⁠website⁠ 📕 Order ⁠our book⁠…

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How Zionism Indoctrinated the West with Ahmed Paul Keeler 1:10:38

6M ago1:10:38

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Zionism is the ideology that underpins the barbarism that has been meted out on Palestinians, its latest chapter being the slaughter that is currently happening in Gaza. Yet its ideals remain respectable in establishment circles. In the United States, political leaders fall over one another to declare their un denying loyalty to the creed and in Br…

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Nisreen Elsaim on not waiting for the world to burn 34:55

6M ago34:55

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Climate mediator Nisreen Elsaim joins Adam Cooper to explore the intersection of activism and peacemaking. She recounts her role in the student uprisings that preceded the 2019 revolution in Sudan and reflects on how a shooting on campus changed her life. Now a self-confessed “climatolic,” she argues that climate mediation is crucial for conflict p…

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Gaza: Cruel Zionism, Past and Present with Professor Avi Shlaim 1:36:59

6M ago1:36:59

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Today, we are confronting nothing short of a campaign of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians of Gaza, not seen since the Nakba or Catastrophe of 1948. Yet many in the Western world are silent to the suffering. Much of what justifies Israel and its actions in the West is premised on history, and many European and American historians have been ready…

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Sunny Araf | The 8-Figures SECURITY-GUARD, PRACTICAL ADVICE How He Did it and How YOU Can too 50:23

6M ago50:23

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🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, ⁠Cur8 Capital⁠ In this episode, we speak to Sunny Araf - featured in The Times' Top 50 Entrepreneurs - about what becoming an entrepreneur really means. Join us for a deep dive into his story. -------- 💌 Sign up to our email ⁠newsletter⁠ 🌍 Our ⁠website⁠ 📕 Order ⁠our book⁠

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Karim A. A. Khan KC on the slender sapling of international justice 29:35

6M ago29:35

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Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reflects on his path leading to joining the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in 1997 and, more recently the ICC. He shares the intricacies and dilemmas faced by the ICC in grappling with the scope of international law. He articulates his visio…

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Gaza: Understanding the Houthis & Will US Muslims Abandon Biden with Sami Hamdi 1:58:07

6M ago1:58:07

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We have now passed three months of the Gaza slaughter, and according to the UN, Gaza has become uninhabitable. During these past few days, we have seen another frenetic series of diplomatic meetings by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the region as the US looks to consolidate the status quo. The genocidal intent of the Israeli state. If it …

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Omar Hamdi | Moving His Business to Dubai, Why Businesses FAIL and Pursuing Entrepreneurship 51:12

6M ago51:12

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🙆🏻‍♂️ Our investment arm, ⁠Cur8 Capital⁠ In this podcast, we interview Omar Hamdi, famous stand-up comedian and BBC presenter turned PR CEO, about his journey to entrepreneurship, Dubai from the perspective of businesses and real life lessons. -------- 💌 Sign up to our email ⁠newsletter⁠ 🌍 Our ⁠website⁠ 📕 Order ⁠our book⁠…

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Gaza: Resilience & Hope with Dr Omar Suleiman 1:11:06

7M ago1:11:06

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In the long durée of Islamic history, we often lose sight that every generation, even the best generation, that of the companions, had deep challenges to overcome. Our enemies have continuously worked to undermine our unity, and it is often the hard lessons of these challenges that help us overcome our petty disputes and territorial differences. Th…

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Monica Juma on values in diplomacy 22:28

7M ago22:28

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Monica Juma, National Security Advisor to the President of Kenya, reflects on her extensive career in government and shares the lessons she has learned about peacemaking. She explains the challenges that the conflict in Sudan presents to mediators. She also discusses Kenya’s role in ending the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia. Additionally, she reflects o…

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The Lawyer Prosecuting the West and Israel - Tayab Ali 1:07:34

7M ago1:07:34

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** This interview was recorded a few hours before South Africa initiated its ICJ case - the Genocide Convention is discussed in detail here. When we consider the disgraceful actions of the Israeli state, it becomes evident that they operate in a system of impunity. But what, if anything, can we do about this? My guest today, Tayab Ali, is a lawyer …

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