Best Ayyub Podcasts (2024)

In this final episode of Trouble with the Truth that concludes Season Two, we turn to the most inescapable topic of the summer - the upcoming US presidential elections. We will leave the details of the political drama to the pundits and instead focus on what we know best - journalists covering the elections. With president Trump’s divisive rhetoric…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah:13th Muharram 1446 AH (7-19-24) CE 37:45

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By Masjid Rahmah

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The Wisdom and Mercy of Allah's Commands - Ustaadh Mustafa George 27:32

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In the shadow of the National Security Law: what remains of Hong Kong independent journalism? 26:17

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On the surface, Hong Kong remains a dazzling city and a successful financial hub with hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. However, local journalists and activists will tell you a very different story. In 2019-2020, Hong-Kong was swept up in a wave of protests in response to the draconian National Security Law introduced by China to end Ho…

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Race to Good Deeds - Ustaadh Ahmad Fathi 28:44

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The Dangers of Imitating the Disbelievers - Ustaadh Mustafa George 29:32

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Pegasus strikes again: how Russian and Belarusian independent journalists became new targets of the hacking software 32:46

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On 30 May, a new report produced by the digital rights organisation Access Now and Citizen Lab revealed the details of the latest Pegasus attack on Russian and Belarusian journalists and activists. Pegasus, a sophisticated spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group made headlines in 2021 when it was discovered to have been targeted at thousands of people f…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 14th Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH (6-21-24) CEf 24:27

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Advice about Summer - Ustaadh Mustafa George 41:46

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Taken for Granted: The precarious state of media freedoms inside the EU 36:37

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Online harassment, intimidation, lack of access, government monopolies on media - we’re used to seeing such offences in countries with poor media freedom records. But what if all this was happening right on our doorstep, here in Europe? In this episode of Trouble with the Truth, Lana discusses the declining state of media freedoms in the EU with Ol…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 1st Dhul-Hijjah 1445 A.H. (6-7-24) C.E. 35:31

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 23rd Dhul-Qa'dah 1445 A.H. (5-31-24) C.E. 45:05

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Georgian ‘Foreign Agents’ Law- what’s next? 34:59

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On the 28th May, the Georgian parliament overturned the presidential veto of the highly contentious ‘Foreign Agents’ law that had sparked weeks-long mass protests across the country and was strongly condemned by the international community. Should it come into force, any non-profit or media that receives over 20% of funding from overseas sources wi…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 16th Dhul-Qadah 1445 (5-24-24) C.E. 34:21

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 9th Dhul-Qa'dah 1445 A.H. (5-17-24) C.E. 39:50

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Rana Ayyub on Indian elections, the terrors of online harassment and why she refuses to be silent 39:47

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In this new episode of Trouble with the Truth, Lana secures an exclusive with Rana Ayyub, one of India’s most prominent journalists. In 2016 she published an investigative book titled the ‘Gujarat files’ looking into the 2002 Gujarat riots that took the lives of nearly 1000 people, mainly Muslims. In 2024, Rana reflects on how the current anti-Musl…

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Best vs Best! 10:53

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In this episode I talk about how we should focus more on being the best version of ourselves rather than trying to best everyone else!

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 2nd Dhul-Qa'dah 1445 A.H. (5-10-24) C.E. 33:24

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 24th Shawwal 1445 AH (5-3-24) CE 44:23

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Expiry date! 11:12

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In this episode I talk about how some of our unique gifts come with a time line and so we must use them as soon as we can!

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‘Black Snow’- a portrait of a Siberian journalist taking on corrupt coal industry 30:34

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Before 2019, Natalia Zubkova was a homemaker and a mother of three from a coal-mining Siberian city of Kiselyovsk. But when extreme air pollution caused by open-pit coal mining covered white snowy cityscape with black soot, it was time to act. ‘Black Snow’, a documentary directed by Alina Simone and produced by Kirstine Baford, tracks Natalia’s jou…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 17th Shawwal 1445 AH (4-26-24) CE 39:54

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 17th Shawwal 1445 AH (4-26-24) CE\ 0:11

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 10th Shawwal 1445 AH (4-19-24) CE 39:31

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Tehran Bureau: how to build a successful media in exile while staying safe 28:28

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In this episode of Trouble with the Truth, Lana speaks with the founder of the Tehran Bureau media Kelly Golnoush Niknejad. As a teenager, Golnush left Iran with her family following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and later became a journalist in the US. In 2008 she launched Tehran Bureau, at first as a blog and then as a website. Since then, this Eng…

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Jumu'ah khutbah: 3rd Shawwal1445 AH (4-12-24) CE 39:18

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 26th Ramadaan 1445 AH (4-5-24) CE 39:47

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 19th Ramadaan 1445 AH (3-29-24) CE 33:11

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Journalists vs. the President- how Kyrgyz authorities keep silencing their critics 32:54

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In 2022, Kyrgyzstan was ranked 72nd out of 180 countries on the press freedom index but in 2023, it plunged all the way to the 122nd spot, the sharpest decline of any country ever. Despite high levels of corruption and state-mandated human rights violation, Kyrgyzstan has always had a strong civil society and thriving independent media. However, si…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 12th Ramadaan 1445 AH (3-22-24) CE 38:12

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The War against Ukrainian Journalists: two years on 37:28

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Russia’s illegal and brutal war against Ukraine has entered its third year. For two years, Ukrainian journalists have tirelessly covered the full-scale invasion while taking cover in bomb shelters and arranging the evacuation of their loved ones. Not only have they uncovered the horrific massacres of Bucha and Irpin and documented the siege of Mari…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 27th Shabaan1445 AH (3-8-24) CE 31:43

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Bonus episode: The power of Ayyub (Job) 11:49

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In this episode I talk about a super power of Ayyub, a prophet of Allah

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 20th Shabaan 1445 AH (3-1-24) CE 36:35

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Threats, curfews, exile, perseverance - how Ecuadorean journalists survive in the increasingly violent environment 32:17

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In Ecuador, 2024 set off to a dramatic start, as the whole country anxiously watched masked gunmen storm a local TV station and take journalists hostage on live broadcast. This was part of a series of coordinated attacks that spread across the country like wildfire, resulting in 30 car explosions and kidnapping of seven police officers - a grim rea…

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The destroyer of all pleasures! 19:26

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In this episode I talk about something many do not like to talk about; death!

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Jumu'ah Khutbah;: 13th Shabaan 1445 AH (2-23-24) CE 43:14

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What’s your legacy? 16:11

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In this episode I share about the importance of being intentional about the legacy of our lives and what we are doing to ensure we leave this world just that bit much better than we met it!

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 6th Shaban 1445 AH (2-16-24)CE 41:09

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Humility in seeking knowledge 9:05

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In this episode, I talk about how we need to be humble as regards gaining knowledge especially from people we have some ‘superiority’ over

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Big Tech, AI and Disinformation: a journalist’s perspective 27:16

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In this episode of Trouble with the Truth, we pivot from our usual themes by delving into the murky world of disinformation campaigns amplified on social media platforms and the ways to combat it with a Coda Story senior reporter Isobel Cockerell. The rapid advancement of Big Tech over the past decade and the more recent AI revolution is irrevocabl…

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 28th Rajab 1445 AH (2-9-24) CE 40:36

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Schadenfreude 14:50

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In this episode I talk about deriving joy from others misfortunes; proven or presumed.

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Jumu'ah Khutbah: 21th Rajab 1445 AH (2-2-24) CE 41:58

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The glory and the story 8:09

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In this episode I share about not envying the glory of others without knowing the full story!

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Letters to Evan: The campaign to release Evan Gershkovich 33:23

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In this episode, Lana talks to the Financial Times correspondent Polina Ivanova about the arrest of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges by Russian authorities, and the inspiring campaign for his release. It has been ten months since the arrest of US citizen Evan Gershkovich, whose parents emigrated from the Soviet…