Best M A Mission UK Podcasts (2024)

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The Misallocation of Capital in Film Production - with Diya Sagar (Lupa Systems) 58:47

1y ago58:47

58:47

Diya Sagar, an investor at Lupa Systems, talks with Monetizing Media's Eric Cohen-Peckham about her thesis that investors are approaching film production companies with misaligned expectations, creating pressure for short-term wins without enough risk tolerance and long enough time horizon to develop massive new IP franchises and a content empire t…

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BIZ | State of the Metaverse and comments on the Apple Vision Pro with Eugene Chung 1:03:30

1+ y ago1:03:30

1:03:30

Eugene Chung has been on the investor side of the start-up world at Warburg Pincus and Morgan Stanley before entering the creative world's of Pixar, heading Oculus Story Studios and founding Penrose Studios. Eugene knows the spatial computing space really well and through this episode he gives thoughts and comments on the current state of the Metav…

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BIZ | Publishing in a digital era with Hearst UK CEO Katie Vanneck-Smith 49:07

1+ y ago49:07

49:07

Katie is the CEO of Hearst UK. Overlooking brands such as the Cosmopolitan, the Runner's World and more. Some would call her a veteran in the media industry a title she herself reluctantly use. Her background as co-founder of Tortoise and previous roles at News Corp as CCO of WSJ and C-level roles at The Times and The Telegraph certainly builds to …

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Generative AI vs. IP Law - with Bobby Ghajar (Cooley) and Felix Hilgert (Osborne Clarke) 57:57

1+ y ago57:57

57:57

Leading intellectual property attorneys Bobby Ghajar (Cooley LLP) and Felix Hilgert (Osborne Clarke) share a lawyer's perspective on the rise of generative AI within the media & entertainment industry. Can AI companies be barred from training their models on copyrighted content? Can content creators copyright and monetize content they create using …

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DEALS | Indie Film Financing & Tax Credits - with Zach Tarica (The Forest Road Company) 53:41

1+ y ago53:41

53:41

Zach Tarica is the Co-Founder & CEO of The Forest Road Company, a leading investment firm specializing in lending to independent film productions. In this episode, he joins Monetizing Media host Eric Cohen-Peckham to explain the types of funding producers need to secure, the role of tax credits offered by different governments, and how his firm eva…

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BIZ | The Recruiting Market for Entertainment Executives - with Jonathan Davies (SRI) & Gerard Miles (Mission One) 1:00:36

1+ y ago1:00:36

1:00:36

Which skills are in high demand within entertainment C-Suites and which are falling out of favor? How is executive compensation 💰 changing and how does it vary between different parts of entertainment (music, film, TV, games, etc) and different geographies? Are companies starting to look down on executives working remotely? Monetizing Media's Eric …

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DEALS | Valuing Entertainment IP - with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) & Ivar Combrinck (Salem Partners) 1:16:37

1+ y ago1:16:37

1:16:37

Andrew Kotliar (Partner at MEP Capital) and Ivar Combrinck (Managing Director at Salem Partners) join hosts Eric Cohen-Peckham and Edward Lindqvist to discuss how investors value what different types of entertainment IP (intellectual property) are worth and what the current market is for different types of IP rights. Think: buying ownership of indi…

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CRYPTO x GAMES | Does Web3 Gaming have a future? - with Aaron Bush (Naavik) & Ben Cousens (Zebedee) 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

52:28

Video games involving NFTs and cryptocurrencies were supposed to be the future. In 2021 and 2022, investors poured $3.6 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, into gaming-related crypto companies. Then...it collapsed. Axie Infinity went from over 1 million "daily active wallets" to just 9,000 in January 2023, and the top 10 web3 gaming tokens lost…

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DEALS | Why "Name, Image, and Likeness" contracts are getting more complicated - with Josh Ludmir (Greenberg Traurig) 53:29

1+ y ago53:29

53:29

Josh Ludmir, a partner at law firm Greenberg Traurig who specializes in contracts between media companies and talent, talks with Monetizing Media host Eric Cohen-Peckham about how one of the most common contracts in the industry is evolving. >> The Personal Appearance Release gives a media company or advertiser permission to use the name, image, an…

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Is Podcasting Dead? A down market, expected M&A, and the evolution of the podcast biz - with Chris Peterson 47:19

2y ago47:19

47:19

Chris Peterson (CEO of Modish Media, former president of Kindred Media at LionTree, and former EVP Podcasting at iHeart) discusses the state of the podcast industry with investors Eric Cohen-Peckham and Edward Lindqvist. // See more resources for media & entertainment businesspeople and join the newsletter at MonetizingMedia.com // Cross-posted wit…

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AI x Media | Chat GPT and AI's grand arrival in media & entertainment 48:05

2y ago48:05

48:05

Lux Capital's Danny Crichton joins media investors Edward Lindqvist and Eric Cohen-Peckham to discuss their first impressions of OpenAI's Chat GPT and the shock it is creating across the industry as creatives and businesspeople realize their jobs are about to change (or disappear). Just how good is generative AI right now and what is a realistic ti…

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BIZ | Policy Magazines - with Stephanie Solomon (Foreign Affairs) & Danny Crichton (Lux Capital) 1:01:42

2+ y ago1:01:42

1:01:42

Stephanie Solomon (CRO of Foreign Affairs) and Danny Crichton (Head of Editorial at Lux Capital & former managing editor of TechCrunch) talk to Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about the strategy and business models of long-form political/policy magazines where top government officials, CEOs, and policy experts debate how to tackle the world's ma…

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BIZ | Axios' audience funnel - with Neal Rothschild (Axios) 50:42

2+ y ago50:42

50:42

Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham interviews Neal Rothschild, Director of Audience & Growth at Axios, about Axios' audience development funnel. That is, its tactics for bringing readers to their site, converting them into newsletter subscribers, retaining them as engaged newsletter readers, and converting some of them to a new portfolio of paid ($…

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DEALS | Music Dealmaking - with Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) 41:56

2+ y ago41:56

41:56

Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham is joined by Lewis Silkin partner Cliff Fluet, a leading music industry attorney, to break down which segments of the music industry are hot (or not) with dealmaking right now and why. Covering the gold rush to buy music catalogs, live music's navigation through the pandemic, consolidation opportunities among indi…

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BIZ | Soundcloud's creator services expansion - with Jeff Ponchick (Soundcloud) 47:51

2+ y ago47:51

47:51

Soundcloud VP of Creator Jeff Ponchick talks with Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham about the music company's strategy to provide a tiered offering of services to indie musicians while leveraging their consumer-facing streaming platform for data to inform A&R and marketing. Soundcloud now competes with cross-platform music distributors and label serv…

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DEALS | Game industry mega deals - with Joost van Dreunen (New Breukelen) & Mike Sepso (Vindex) 44:22

3y ago44:22

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DEALS | Joost van Dreunen (investor / advisor / Superdata founder) and Mike Sepso (Vindex CEO / fmr Activision SVP) analyze the Take Two/Zynga, Microsoft/Activision, and Sony/Bungie acquisitions Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham. Why did they make sense, why did they happen now, and how do they reshape the industry? Also, has gaming bifurcated into s…

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DEALS | State of the Creator Economy - with Eze Vidra (Remagine) 1:06:00

3y ago1:06:00

1:06:00

Eze Vidra, co-founder of seed stage VC firm Remagine Ventures, and Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham discuss trends and challenges in the "creator economy" as investors and entrepreneurs have flooded into the market. From the increased priority among many creators to own their own audience and be less beholden to major platforms like YouTube to cr…

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XR | Bringing 3D experiences to the cloud - with Alon Grinshpoon (echo3D) 22:49

3y ago22:49

22:49

echo3D Co-Founder & CEO Alon Grinshpoon talks to Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about how his company is enabling developers to create and deploy AR/VR and other 3D apps/games on the cloud so they don’t have to be downloaded to be used, can be updated in real-time, and can work with high-performance across a wider range of devices. // Keep up w…

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DEALS | India's gaming startup boom - with Salone Sehgal (Lumikai Fund) 45:46

3y ago45:46

45:46

In 2019, Salone Sehgal left London Venture Partners to launch a new VC firm focused on seed stage gaming startups in India. She talks to Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about why India's gaming ecosystem offers big opportunity, why Indians are spending a lot more on In-App Purchases than in the past, the game mechanics that are most popular amon…

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Exploring New Frontiers in Audience Development - with Boye Fajinmi (Future Party) 28:54

3+ y ago28:54

28:54

Monetizing Media’s Eric Peckham discusses the frontiers of where media brands are attracting and engaging a community around their content with Boye Fajinmi. Boye is a co-founder & president of The Future Party, an LA-based media and events brand targeting professionals in entertainment, tech, marketing, and other creative fields that invested earl…

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An OS for Creator Businesses - with Jason Bade & Rodolphe Ködderitzsch (Pico) 34:27

3+ y ago34:27

34:27

Pico's President Jason Bade and Chief Revenue Officer Rodolphe Ködderitzsch talk to Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham about the current boom in creator monetization tools and their work to make Pico the central CRM, analytics, and monetization solution for creators to manage their fan relationships and independent business. // Join the Monetizing Med…

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The World of Webcomics - with Michele Wells (Tapas) 21:44

3+ y ago21:44

21:44

Eric Peckham dives into the rapidly growing webcomics industry with Michele Wells, the former editor-in-chief of DC Comics who recently joined leading webcomics platform Tapas Media as Chief Content Officer. // Join the Monetizing Media newsletter and find more resources at MonetizingMedia.com

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Frontiers in Educational Content - with Andrew Sugerman (Sketchy) 38:21

3+ y ago38:21

38:21

Andrew Sugerman, President of Sketchy, talks with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about the intersection of education, entertainment, & gaming. Sketchy takes the learning technique of memory palaces as the basis of entertaining, interactive video courses for medical students. Backed by $30M from TCG Capital, they’re now rapidly expanding to new …

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Deeper Engagement & Better Monetization of Super Fans - with Jeff Kohn (TopFan) 41:16

3+ y ago41:16

41:16

TopFan CEO Jeff Kohn and Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham discuss strategies for entertainers and entertainment franchises to own their audience, better engage super fans, and increase lifetime value (LTV) of super fans. TopFan is a platform for musicians, sports teams, movie studios, and others who have large fan bases to create online community…

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Building an Iconic Brand in Tabletop Games - with Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens) 41:55

3+ y ago41:55

41:55

Exploding Kittens co-founder & CEO Elan Lee talks with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about the $13 billion (and growing!) tabletop games market and his company's expansion strategy within it. Elan was a longtime video game executive who rose to become the Chief Design Officer at Xbox before leaving in late 2014 and launching Exploding Kittens …

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Interactive Shows for Kids - with James Ruben (Hellosaurus) 33:58

3+ y ago33:58

33:58

James Ruben, the founder & CEO of Hellosaurus, discusses the children's 'edutainment' landscape and his company's platform of interactive videos with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham. Previously the Head of Product at HQ Trivia, James launched Hellosaurus last year as a subscription video service for children ages 2-8, partnering with top YouTube…

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Enabling the Next Wave of Social Games - with Ryan Horrigan (Artie) 29:34

3+ y ago29:34

29:34

Artie founder & CEO Ryan Horrigan talks with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about his company's platform for creating multiplayer games that can be shared and played with just a link on social media, without having to download an app. By bypassing the app stores and platform-specific restrictions and enabling games developed in Unity instead of…

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Selling Digital Fashion for Avatars - with Adriana Hoppenbrouwer (The Fabricant) 36:23

3+ y ago36:23

36:23

The fashion industry is moving into the virtual world, with a growing economy of digital clothing to be bought and worn by our avatars on social platforms, in games, in VR, and more. Adriana Hoppenbrouwer is at the forefront of this as a Co-Founder & Commercial Director at The Fabricant, an Amsterdam-based digital fashion house. The Fabricant sells…

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Building an Audio-First Romantic Comedy Empire - with Naomi Shah (Meet Cute) 36:39

3+ y ago36:39

36:39

Meet Cute founder & CEO Naomi Shah talks with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham about building an audio-first scripted entertainment startup. Meet Cute is building a dedicated following around 15-minute romantic comedy podcasts. Since December 2019 they have released over 200 shows. // Join the Monetizing Media newsletter and find more resources a…

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The Business of Building Games on Roblox - with Joe Ferencz (Gamefam) 44:42

3+ y ago44:42

44:42

Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham discusses the business of Roblox game development with Joe Ferencz, the CEO of Gamefam. Gamefam is a leading game studio and the first dedicated game publishing company on Roblox. // Join the Monetizing Media newsletter and find more resources at MonetizingMedia.com…

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Virtual Production is Changing Hollywood - with Miles Perkins (Unreal Engine) 29:57

4y ago29:57

29:57

Miles Perkins of Epic Games' Unreal Engine talks the use of game engines for virtual production in the film & TV industry with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham. Virtual production is the frontier of Hollywood visual effects, reshaping the production process and letting creatives explore ideas for how to shoot a scene with real-time changes to a v…

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Growing a newsletter business on Substack - with Polina Marinova Pompliano (The Profile) 20:12

4y ago20:12

20:12

Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham discusses the trend of one-person newsletter businesses with Polina Marinova Pompliano. A former journalist at Fortune Magazine, Polina is part of a recent wave of content creators to launch their own freemium subscription newsletters using the Substack platform. She shares her steps in growing The Profile, the so…

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Dars-e-Shifa 78 Muharram al Haram 1436AH 1:24:23

4y ago1:24:23

1:24:23

Topic: The Author's Preface: The name 'Allah' Location: IEC Bolton Date: 23rd November 2014 #MakeityourMISSION

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Dars-e-Shifa No. 77 Dhul Hijjah 1435AH 1:04:53

4y ago1:04:53

1:04:53

Topic: The wisdom contained in the illnesses and afflictions of the Prophets Date: 19th October 2014 Location: Blackburn #MakeityourMISSION

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Dars-e-Shifa 76 Dhul Qa'dah 1435AH 57:56

4y ago57:56

57:56

Topic: What is related by the Salaf and Imams about following his Sunna, taking his guidance and the Sirah This was the first program held at M A Mission Bolton (Halliwell Road, Bolton) Date: 28th September 2014 #MakeityourMISSION

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Dars-e-Shifa 75 Rajab al Murajjab 1435AH 1:13:10

4y ago1:13:10

1:13:10

Topic: The miracle of the Night Journey and the reality of the Night Journey Date: 25th May 2014 Location: Bolton #MakeityourMISSION

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Content Financing for Creatives - with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) 28:59

4y ago28:59

28:59

Andrew Kotliar of MEP Capital discusses debt and equity financing for films, music catalogs, podcasts, live events, and more with Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham. Key points of conversation: case studies on past deals, deal structures to reduce risk, the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on financing films and live events, and supporting the growing wa…

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Dars-e-Shifa No. 73 Rabiul Akhira 1435AH 1:24:52

4+ y ago1:24:52

1:24:52

Hazrat Allama Mufti Ayyub Ashrafi Sahib delivers this Dars in the month of Rabiul Akhira in Blackburn. Topic: On what is related from the Salaf and Imams about their love for the Prophet and their yearning for him Date: 2nd March 2014

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Dars-e-Shifa No 72 Rabiul Awwal 1435AH 1:00:27

4+ y ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Hazrat Allama Mufti Ayyub Ashrafi Sahib delivers this Dars in the month of Rabiul Awwal in Blackburn. Topic: The nobility of his lineage, the honour of his birthplace and the place where he was brought up Reference: Part one, Chapter 2, Section 6 Date: 26th January 2014 #MakeityourMISSION

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Subscription News in the Pandemic - with James Savage (CEO of The Local) 21:18

4+ y ago21:18

21:18

This episode features a case study on The Local, a collection of English-language news sites in Europe that saw paying subscribers surge from 11,000 to 26,000 during the first 4 months of the Covid-19 pandemic. James Savage (CEO of The Local) walks Monetizing Media host Eric Peckham through The Local's bundling and pricing strategy, conversion funn…

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Dars-e-Shifa No. 74 Jumada al-Ula 1435AH 11:29

4+ y ago11:29

11:29

Topic: The different types of Ahadith as stated by Sadrul Ulema Ghulam Jilani Merthi in his book Bashirul Qari Urs of Hazrat Mohaddis-e-Merthi Sadrul Ulema Ghulam Jilani Merthi (r.a.) Location: Islamic Education Centre (IEC) Bolton Date: 30th March 2014 #MakeityourMISSION

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Dars-e-Shia No. 71 Muharram al-Haram 1435AH 1:20:46

4+ y ago1:20:46

1:20:46

Hazrat Allama Mufti Ayyub Ashrafi Sahib delivers this Dars in the month of Muharram in Bolton. Topic: The miracles Allah manifested at the Prophet's hands (sallallaho alaihi wassallam) Sub-topic: Urs-e-Makhdoom Ashraf: How the people closest to him were blessed through his miracles Date: 1st December 2013 #MakeityourMISSION…

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Finding a Business Model for Free Photos - with Mikael Cho (CEO of Unsplash) 18:27

4+ y ago18:27

18:27

Unsplash co-founder & CEO Mikael Cho talks with Monetizing Media’s Eric Peckham about how his startup explored business models for their massively popular platform for free stock photography. // Sign up for the Monetizing Media newsletter at monetizingmedia.com

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The Verticalization of Social Media - with Pippa Lamb (Sweet Capital) 22:52

4+ y ago22:52

22:52

Sweet Capital partner Pippa Lamb sees a realignment in social media from general purpose social apps to niche social apps dedicated to users who share a specific interest or demographic. She talks to Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham about why this is happening and how she is analyzing new social media startups as an investor.…

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Audio as Media's Frontier - with Arlen Marmel (TCG Capital) 34:55

4+ y ago34:55

34:55

Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham talks with Arlen Marmel, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at TCG Capital, about burgeoning startup opportunities in the social audio space.

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Bringing AI-Generated Humans to Hollywood - with Lisha Li (CEO of Rosebud) 24:48

4+ y ago24:48

24:48

Rosebud co-founder & CEO Lisha Li talks with Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham about how Rosebud AI-generated photos and videos of real-looking humans with impact the entertainment industry. // // Sign up for the Monetizing Media newsletter at monetizingmedia.com

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Documentaries are making big money - with Bryn Mooser (CEO of XTR) 19:56

4+ y ago19:56

19:56

XTR founder and CEO Bryn Mooser talks to Monetizing Media's Eric Peckham about how documentaries have rapidly become a lucrative business due to their massive popularity on Netflix and other streaming services. He breaks down his company's strategy for financing non-fiction content and what to expect in the space over the next couple years.…

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Monetizing Media - Preview 0:43

4+ y ago0:43

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The Monetizing Media podcast dives into the business of media, entertainment, & gaming through conversations with leading entrepreneurs, executives, and investors in the industry. Subscribe to this podcast to hear upcoming episodes with guests like Unsplash CEO Mikael Cho, XTR founder Bryn Mooser, Sweet Capital partner Pippa Lamb, and more. Hosted …

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Dars-e-Shifa No. 70 Dhul Hijjah 1434AH 1:21:50

4+ y ago1:21:50

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Dars-e-Shifa No 70. Topic: The personality of Hazrat Umar Faruq in the light of his narrated Hadith in Ash-Shifa This Dars took place at IEC Bolton | Madani Masjid on 3rd November 2013. Topic: The personality of Hazrat Umar Faruq in the light of his narrated Hadith in Ash-Shifa Date: 3rd November 2013 #MakeityourMISSION…