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The Scholars who Failed Gaza with Dr Farah El-Sharif Aug 01, 2025

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The genocide in Gaza is one that is unparalleled in Muslim history, two million people are being annihilated in the most systematic way, with no escape. On one side stands the fascistic zionist entity and on the other a wall of compliant, tepid, Muslim rulers who have expended zero political capital to help their beleaguered brethren. Instead they feed their imperial north star, the United States, wishing to usher this away so they can continue as usual. A pitiful existence, in a region where Israel looks to undermine any whiff of independence.

But is there a greater problem than the Arab rulers? If the Egyptian army guard the gates of Rafah, where are the Muslim people to hold them to account? If the Islamic faith was founded upon principles of calling out the good and forbidding the evil, then why do so many of us live lives that fail to internalise this disaster, let alone move to hold the conspirators to account. What of the Muslim scholars, our historical north star? How is it that so many of them continue to preach a detachment that preserves their proximity to thrones and funds. Is there a problem with our Islam. This is the question we look at with Dr Farah El-Sharif.

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Are We Ready For a Digital Caliphate? With Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt Jul 29, 2025

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Are we ready for a digital Caliphate? This is the intriguing question Chris Blauvelt asks in a world where technology has decentralised economic and political power. Chris is the CEO of Lanchgood, a premiere Muslim tech company – he argues we need to think more about creating an alternative ecosystem to the prevailing hegemonic order.

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After Gaza: Muslims in a Post American Order with Wadah Khanfar Jul 25, 2025

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Our guest this week is Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera and now head of the Al Sharq Forum, who was recognized by Foreign Policy magazine in 2011 as one of the world's top 100 thinkers. He argues that, despite the bleak period we are experiencing, the world is undergoing a seismic shift in global order. What comes next will shape this new age, and Muslims must stop being mere spectators and begin actively shaping this new system.

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Israel’s Secret Plan to Divide Syria with Sami Hamdi Jul 22, 2025

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Israel has launched a series of strikes on Damascus, using the sectarian crisis in the south as a pretext to weaken the fledgling government. What are the plans for Syria moving forward? How does the Trump administration view Israel’s actions, and what is the future of the region? Sami Hamdi returns to the show to discuss these issues.

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Death and Life with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra Jul 20, 2025

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Death is a subject we rarely talk about but its realities meet us every day. How should we conceptualise this inevitability and what impact will it have on our lives? We talk with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra, a scholar and teacher who explains why death matters.

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This One Qur’anic Lesson on Bravery Could Change Everything with Shaykh Ashiq Ep. 4 Jul 17, 2025

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The Prophet Mohammad PBUH was the first activist in Islam. He lived a mujahid and died a shaheed, dedicating his life to spreading the message of Islam and fighting the injustices of his community of Quraysh and even the two giant powers of the time, the Byzantine and Sassanian empires. And yet today, we have lost the essence of this and strayed from the Prophet’s PBUH principle of standing for justice. In today’s episode, we discuss how we, as Muslim youth, can follow in the Prophet PBUH path of correcting injustices and emulating the greatest man that ever lived.

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The Last Great Caliph: Abdul Hamid II - with Dr Yakoob Ahmed Jul 11, 2025

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Sultan Abdul Hamid II is a man vilified by some, lionized by others, yet rarely understood on his own terms. To his critics, he was the Red Sultan, a reactionary despot who clung to power as his empire unraveled. But to his defenders, he was the last bulwark against European imperialism, a caliph who dared to say no when so many bowed their heads.

But who was Abdul Hamid II?

To help us unpack this complex figure, I’m joined by Dr. Yakoob Ahmed, a historian of the late Ottoman period whose work has brought fresh insight into the ideologies, pressures, and personalities that shaped the final century of the Caliphate.

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We’ve Waited Long Enough— The Ummah Must Unite with Dr. Wajid Akhter Ep. 3 Jul 09, 2025

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Dr. Wajid Akhter joins The Thinking Youth podcast for one of our most urgent conversations yet; on why unity feels so distant in the Muslim world, what it truly means, and how young Muslims can move from echo chambers to collective action.

We’ve protested, donated, and posted; but have we really united?

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I Was Inside the U.S. State Department - Until Gaza Broke Me with Josh Paul. Jul 07, 2025

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Josh Paul served as a director within the US State Department under Biden. He was the first to resign in protest against America's policy of supplying lethal arms to Israel. He now argues that what is happening in Gaza is a stain on humanity. Josh tells me Gaza represents an irreversible moment for the so-called rules-based order.

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Has Sufism Become a Tool for Autocrats? with Dr Shadee El-Masry Jul 04, 2025

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Modern day autocrats turn to Sufi movements to justify their tyranny. With an emphasis on the personal and the spiritual, there is a tendency towards political quietism –dismissing the cries of Gaza – condoning normalisation and delegitimising struggles for liberation. Dr Shadee El-Masry, argues that historically, sufi movements have been at the fore of fighting for justice. Sufism produced illustrious anti-colonialism struggles and courageous warriors.

Dr Shadee El-Masry is the scholar in Residence and Director of Education and Community Affairs at the New Brunswick Islamic Center in New Jersey. He is also the founder and head of Safina Society—an institution dedicated to the cause of traditional Islamic education in the West.

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