The Thinking Muslim

By: Muhammad Jalal
  • Summary

  • 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

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Episodes
  • Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware
    Nov 1 2024

    The US elections are nearly upon us, and we have all be subject to the empty words and rhetoric of of the two main political parties. The Green Party has gained a lot of traction, especially amongst the countries small but very important Muslim community. I have already interviewed the leader of the Greens, Dr Jill Stein. But Today I have the pleasure to speak with Professor Butch Bilal Ware, its Vice Presidential nominee.

    Professor Butch Ware is a lifelong activist and educator specializing in the history of empire, colonialism, genocide and revolution. For the past two decades, Ware has put scholarship in service of the people, especially in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the George Floyd murder in 2020.


    Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate


    Listen to the audio version of the podcast:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762


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    Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch


    Find us on:


    Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/


    Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim


    Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn


    Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com


    Timestamps:

    0:00 Introduction

    2:00 Embrace Islam at 15

    5:00 Malcolm X and radicalism

    9:09 Sufis and being radical

    13:21 Diluting radical tradition

    19:40 Green Party and Liberals

    23:25 Green’s and social issues

    31:57 Uyghurs and foreign policy

    40:06 His political leanings

    45:55 Can Muslims work independently

    52:44 Voting for Trump

    58:31 George Floyd

    1:03:32 Fascism in US

    1:11:42 Dismantling Empire


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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • A Man on a Mission to Punish Genocide - Dr Hassan Abdel Salam
    Oct 30 2024

    The Abandon Harris campaign has been making waves across the US. It has galvanised largely Muslim and conscientious Americans so build a coalition together to resist the genocidal administration through the ballot box. They have a lot of detractors, paid democratic people ready to defame them. But my guest today is relentless.

    Hassan Abdel Salam is one of two founders of the Abandon Harris movement. He is also the Executive Director of the Civil Rights Alliance for America, which is the organization that is organizing and coordinating the Abandon Harris movement. Hassan Abdel Salam has been a professor of strategy, movements, and human rights, for 12 years.

    Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate


    Listen to the audio version of the podcast:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762


    Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com


    Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch


    Find us on:


    Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/


    Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim


    Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn


    Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com


    Timestamps:

    0:00 Introduction

    1:30 – His movements

    5:54 – The Greens

    9:13 – Is this realistic ?

    18:40 – A return to Democrats

    23:32 – Trump

    28:20 – Are you winning?

    35:51 – Is the appeal just Muslim?

    43:44 – Speaking truth


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    46 mins
  • Jalal's Take: Can the Green Party Deliver for US Muslims?
    Oct 28 2024

    I know that not all Americans value what I have to say on the US elections. However, I do receive many emails and messages daily asking for advice, and my podcast, The Thinking Muslim, has been fairly instrumental in setting the correct intellectual parameters in parts of the US Muslim community when forming a conscious electoral decision on November 5th.


    My original position was to echo the views of many leaders within the US Muslim community who have said Muslim voters must disavow the two parties and opt for a third-party option, whoever that may be. But upon reflection, I think that advice, although in the right direction, will not procure the intended result – simply because it will diffuse the messaging of our vote. And thus diffuse its ability to make a statement. That’s why I have concluded that Muslims must vote for the Green Party on November 5th, even if they disagree, as I do, with some parts of their policy platform and public positions.


    Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate


    Listen to the audio version of the podcast:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762


    Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com


    Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch


    Find us on:


    Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslim


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/


    Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim


    Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn


    Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com


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    7 mins

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