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This podcast is dedicated to exploring issues in some more depth and untangling the complexities of the world around us. We engage thinkers, academics, and scholars in conversation on a number of themes to appreciate the ideas that make up Islam as a system of thought.Follow us on https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/And twitter @thinking_muslim https://twitter.com/thinking_muslimEmail info@thinkingmuslim.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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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EPISODE LINKS YOUR GIFTS SUPPORT THE MAD MAMLUKS PODCAST: Please support us on https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks You can also support us on PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate VISIT OUR SOCIALS FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheMadMamluks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themadmamluks/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@themad…
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Join us in this eye-opening episode with Dr. Tallha Abdulrazaq, a leading expert in Middle Eastern affairs and military science. Together, we dissect the escalating tensions in the Middle East, uncovering the truth behind the staged conflict between Iran and Israel, while also exploring the possibility and implications of a Sunni-Shia coalition. Ga…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sheikh Yaseen Palwala is a perfumer and clothier. He was born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada. Sheikh Yaseen embarked on his spiritual journey at the age of 12 in Toronto, Canada wherein he secured a bachelors in Islamic Sciences and a major in theology. Sheikh Yaseen spearheaded his passion in research which compelled him to dig deep…
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As Ramadan commences, we're privileged to host Sheikh Hassan Al-Kettani from Morocco for a special episode. We explore themes including why Ramadan is termed the month of victories, areas of shortcomings within the ummah, the situation in Gaza, the affliction of Al-Wahn, and more. Don't miss out—tune in for insightful discussions. #ramadan #gaza #u…
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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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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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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. Tallha Abdulrazaq, an expert in the Middle East and counter-terrorism issues, joined us once again on our program. We discussed with him: UAE's stance on normalisation with Israel, their role in supporting the Assad regime, the genocide in Gaza & much more. #UAE #AbuDhabi #MENA Follow us on: YouTube.com/@TNMEPodcast Twitter.com/NewMidEastPdcst …
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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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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Valentines Day is Haram 8:25 - Camel Milk 23:05 - X users wonder Have Muslim been defeated 56:55 - Pakistan Elections 1:00:55 - Foreign Aid 1:02:40 - Blinkens Home 1:22:55 - Tucker and Putin…
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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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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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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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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Dr. Abdul Wahid Suspended at the NHS 10:30 - Piers Morgan Boycott 14:00 - Is PBD an alternate platform for Muslim voices? 23:43 - Commemoration of Ram temple at Ayodhya 48:45 - Modi led mobs to kill Muslims 1:45:00 - IDF soldiers …
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In our latest episode, journalist Sangar Paykhar returns to explain regional hostility between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Gain valuable insights into the geopolitical landscape in this engaging conversation. #Iran #Pakistan #Afghanistan #Balochistan Follow us on: YouTube.com/@TNMEPodcast Twitter.com/NewMidEastPdcst Instagram.com/newmideastpod…
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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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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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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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In our latest episode, Sheikh Abu Mahmoud once again joins us to delve into the treacherous history of the Rafidah towards Ahlu Sunnah. We explore the geopolitical intricacies of Iran's Shia Crescent Project and its challenges with Ahlu Sunnah. Additionally, uncover why Iran supports Hamas and the potential risks it poses to the Palestinians. Gain …
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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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** 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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Imam Tom Facchine (fuh-KEEN-ee) converted to Islam in 2010. He finished his BA in Political Science from Vassar College in 2011 and was granted the opportunity to study at the Islamic University of Madinah from 2015-2020, where he obtained his BA from the Faculty of Shariah. Imam Tom is currently the Research Director of Islam and Society at the Ya…
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Isam B. is a Danish vocalist, rapper, and songwriter of Moroccan descent. Formerly a member of the hip-hop group Outlandish, he has worked as a solo artist in recent years. Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate
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The events in Gaza, the horrific slaughter of over 20,000 Gazans remains a deep wound all people of conscience have had to contend with over the past two months. The callous way with which the lives of young innocents can be so openly calculated and traded is shocking yet predictable in equal measure. Much of what has happened is premised on a set …
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Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim The plight of the Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan has been described as a genocide. An entire ethnic, cultural and religious group is being erased. We hear stories of mass detention, the banning of Ramadan, and the closure and demolition of mo…
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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate 0:00 - Intro 4:17 - Jakes appearance on TalkTV 9:13 - Why Piers is so Popular? 37:33 - PBD and Apostasy 51:00 - Problem with Nuance 1:00:23 - Hijab vs Shmuley 1:05:04 - How to respond to condeming Khmas 1:23:29 - Dumb bombs 1:28:04 - Have the Palesti…
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As the unrelenting Gaza killing of civilians continues unabated, another potential ethnic cleansing in Palestine is underway – again in plain sight. The gradual conquest of Palestinian land is continuing at pace. Armed Israeli settlers, with the full backing of the state, pillage and forcibly vacate entire villages and farming communities. Yet the …
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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Egyptian Sentiment 9:20 - Non Muslims Joining Aid Workers 14:06 - Rafah Crossing 27:40 - Israel targeting Aid workers 45:45 - Keeping Gaza Alive in our Heart 52:30 - Humiliation of Gaza's Men…
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Join us in a powerful conversation with Khalid, a passionate vlogger and dedicated volunteer in the Syrian revolution. In this episode, we explore the profound connection between Idlib and Gaza, delving into the unwavering support of the people of Idlib for Gaza. Discover the eye-opening moments that have shifted perspectives, prompting a deeper un…
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Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls: https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim This past week, the world has reflected on the death of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. As Nixon's national security advisor, he was notorious for his ultra-realist approach to international politics, which saw the policy of triangul…
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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate Zelle: themadmamluks@gmail.com 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Recap of Sami Hamdi Weekend 12:44 - King Faisal 17:45 - Is the Political Process worth it? 37:06 - Starbucks 49:50 - Fake Safe Zone Option 53:00 - IDF Rabbi calls for gRape 55:37 - Netanyahu calls fo…
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Please support us: https://Patreon.com/themadmamluks or via PayPal https://themadmamluks.com/donate 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - The New Nationalist Saudi Arabia 10:50 - Differences in approach 25:50 - Voting against Biden 1:04:30 - Is social media more effective than political engagement? 1:09:13 - The Betrayal of Sadeq Khan and Ilhan Omar 1:26:10 - Agitat…
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