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Episode 82 - Islam In West Africa, Racism & Arabisation of Islam | Mustafa Briggs Jan 02, 2021

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Arab Superiority Complex, Islamic Scholarship, Shaykh Ahmad Bamba, Orientalism, Female Scholarship, Mansa Musa

We touch on all these diverse topics with Mustafa Briggs.

Mustafa Briggs is a Graduate of Arabic & International Relations from the University of Westminster whose dissertation focused on Arabic Literature and Literacy in West Africa.

Started an MA in Translation at SOAS with a specialisation in Arabic and Islamic Texts, before going onto al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt where he is currently doing another degree in Islamic Studies & Arabic.

Rose to international acclaim for his 'Beyond Bilal: Black History in Islam' lecture series, he has done tours all over the world, at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Cambridge and Oxford.

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Episode 81 - Ghadir Khumm, The Battle of Karbala & Madkhalism | Bro Hajji Dec 19, 2020

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Speakers Corner, Shia polemics, Theology, The Sahaba, Imamah, Ibn Abdul Wahab

We touch on all these diverse topics with Bro Hajji.

Host : Tanzim

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Episode 80 - Muslim Political Consciousness, Political Engagement & Christianity | Abdullah Kunde Dec 05, 2020

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Labor Party, Homophobia, Voting, Political landscape, Institutional Racism, Christian Scriptures

We touch on all these diverse topics with Abdullah Kunde.

Abdullah Kunde is a paediatric doctor, and has been a member of the Labor Party for over 10 years. He has engaged in several interfaith dialogues and debates and facilitated courses on Islam and interacting with other religions.

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Episode 79 - Struggles, Faith & Path To Success | Hazem El Masri Nov 21, 2020

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Determination, Focus, Discipline, Self-belief, Success

We touch on all these diverse topics with Hazem El Masri.

Hazem a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s.

An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking wing, he played his entire club football career in Sydney with Canterbury-Bankstown with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership.

Hosts : Tanzim

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Episode 78 - Revisionist History, Academia & Political Stances | Dr. Jonathan A.C. Brown Nov 07, 2020

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Hadith, Fred Donner, Patricia Crone, Tom Holland, Politics, UAE

We touch on all these diverse topics with Dr. Jonathan Brown.

Dr. Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University.

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Episode 77 - Activism, Racism & Malcolm X | Momodou Taal Oct 24, 2020

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Culture, Anti-Blackness, Maliki Madhab, Music, Nation of Islam

We touch on all of this with Momodou Taal.

Momodou Taal is a law graduate, and after attaining his LLB from the University of East Anglia, began studying Islamic jurisprudence and other preliminary Islamic sciences full time at the prestigious Al-Azhar in Egypt.

Whilst also having studied Sharia at Al-Azhar mosque, covering Maliki Fiqh, Hadith sciences, Logic, Arabic Grammar etc., Momodou has also founded the Muslim Millennials and Kultural Renaissance initiatives, which aims to be the main creative platform, raising the level of discussion amongst young people through top quality media, documentaries, and annual forums and conferences.

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Episode 76 - A Western Islam, Political Ideals & Feminism | Aisha Hasan & Sarah Bellal Oct 10, 2020

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The Ummatic, Institutions, Communities, Social Sciences, Patriarchy, Misogyny

We touch on all of this with Aisha Hasan & Sarah Bellal.

Aisha is the founder of the Qarawiyyin Project. Pursuing her postgraduate degree in London, she is also a student of the Islamic Studies and a Quran teacher.

She has been active in the community for several years, appearing on television, radio shows, and delivering talks at universities around the country.

Sarah completed her undergraduate studies in Political Economy, with a concentration in development in the Middle East and North Africa.

Her interests include political theory and development economics, and she is currently based in California.

Hosts: Ryma & Tanzim

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Episode 75 - Philosophy of Fiqh, Psychology & Astrology | Dr. Asim Yusuf Sep 26, 2020

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The Trivium, Modernity, Racism, Misogyny, Madhabs, Greek Medicine, The Four Temperaments and The Mind.

We touch on all of this with Dr. Asim Yusuf.

Shaykh Asim Yusuf is a practising Consultant Psychiatrist with a special interest in bioethics, spirituality and mental health.

He holds a number of ijaza's in classical Islamic disciplines and has authored works in spirituality, history and Islamic law.

He is the director of the Nur al-Habib Foundation as well as IMWell Health, an Islamic Mental Well-being Consultancy, and sits on the advisory board of a number of charities and initiatives.

He's also on the Chair of British Board of Scholars and Imams.

Host : Tanzim & Sadi

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Episode 74 - Representation, Media & Feminism | Sana Saeed Sep 12, 2020

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Journalism, Misinformation, Power Structures, Islamophobia, Misogyny.

We touch on all of this with Sana Saeed.

Sana Saeed is a Host and Senior Producer who has been with AJ+ since 2014.

She has a background in media critique and analysis, with her work having appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, LA Times, Quartz, Guardian, Salon and AJE.

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