The Thinking Muslim

By: Muhammad Jalal
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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

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Episodes
  • Can Muslims Resist Modernity with Hasan Spiker
    Nov 22 2024

    How do Muslims deal with what looks like the comprehensive success of Western civilisation. Is it time to accept defeat, as one writer put it? Or does Islam have something to offer the world that can move us beyond this dysfunctional world.

    Our guest today is Hasan Spiker, he argues that modernity is not neutral. The assumption is that modernity is regarded as universal is false. He argues that modernity is Western and its embrace is a means to Western hegemony and domination. He is the author of this soon to be published work, published on the 26th November – The Unraveling of Intelligibility.


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    How do Muslims deal with what looks like the comprehensive success of Western civilisation. Is it time to accept defeat, as one writer put it? Or does Islam have something to offer the world that can move us beyond this dysfunctional world.

    Our guest today is Hasan Spiker, he argues that modernity is not neutral. The assumption is that modernity is regarded as universal is false. He argues that modernity is Western and its embrace is a means to Western hegemony and domination. He is the author of this soon to be published work, published on the 26th November – The Unraveling of Intelligibility.


    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

    1:58 – Muslims Disempowered?

    4:34 – What is Modernity?

    9:42 – Metaphysics and progress

    14:51 – Islam and modernity

    19:00 – The 5 Bifurcations

    24:20 – Importance of Sharia

    25:36 – Separating sacred from spirit

    27:58 – Sharia vs Spiritual

    29:57 – The second bifurcation

    37:43 – Protestantism and secularism

    41:02 – Nation-state and modernity

    44:06 – Liberalism development

    49:52 – The third bifurcation

    53:02 – Reasoning religious belief

    56:38 – Empirical vs Metaphysics

    59:10 – The fourth bifurcation

    1:08:21 – non-recognition of Metaphysics

    1:11:40 – The final bifurcation

    1:13:47 – The west’s Machiavellianism

    1:17:20 – Liberalism’s Façade

    1:19:18 – Gaza western hegemony

    1:27:17 – Ideologies and modernity

    1:31:58 – Islams counter-hegemony

    1:41:41 – City of Love

    1:45:51 – Strength of modernity

    1:50:30 – Islam will save modernity







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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Will Trump Be Bad For Muslims? with Sami Hamdi
    Nov 18 2024

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    What does Trump mean for the wider world, how do we position Trump’s America First philosophy in the context of US Unipolarity. Are we seeing the unravelling of the US in the world? To help us understand Trumps America I am happy to have back on the show Sami Hamdi. Sami is an analysts and campaigner and we are forever indebted to his energy.


    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

    3:49 – How much did Gaza play in Kamala’s loss?

    17:00 – The Muslim community’s role in Kamala’s loss

    21:15 – The Green Party not a vehicle?

    23:00 – The power of Dawah

    31:30 – Has Gaza brought about a shift?

    37:11 – Is Netanyahu emboldened by the Trump presidency?

    43:45 – Does Iran have to worry about Trump?

    56:42 – Is the Trump administration going to be more ‘America First’?

    1:04:35 – ‘America First’ from a trade perspective

    1:10:37 – Gaza created a new environment

    1:14:27 – What will dictate the future of America?

    1:15:58 – Public opinion in America turning towards Nationalism?

    1:19:25 – Dawah’s ability to shift society

    1:27:20 – Never forget that Gazans are at the centre of all of this

    1:38:30 – The reward for our activism is Jannah – centre this

    1:43:00 – Connecting Dawah to politics

    1:55:09 – Is politics so ingrained within Sami that he will carry on in Jannah?

    1:57:56 – We all build on the backs of each other

    1:58:45 – Imagine the impact we have if we continue moving






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    2 hrs
  • Gaza: Is International Law a Waste of Time? With Francesca Albanese
    Nov 14 2024

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    Should we, people who remain married to justice, accept that international law, if it ever did work, is today defunct? In a broader sense, when we pursue its application are we in danger of creating a sense of false hope. These are the existential questions we are now asking ourselves as the genocide proceeds at pace into its 2nd year.

    My guest today is Francesca Albanese, an international lawyer who has been in the eye of the storm, speaking truth at the highest levels. Francesca specialises in international humanitarian law and is the special rapporteur for the UN reporting on Palestine.


    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

    3:21 – Is international law the problem?

    5:05 – ICC ruling, why the delayed decision?

    7:07 – How effective are the ICJ judgements ?

    9:54 – Who is the system working for?

    11:05 – Is Francesca hopeful about international justice?

    13:27 – David Lammy and the definition of genocide

    16:51 – The reluctance of the West to call this a genocide

    19:30 – Is October 7th a catalyst for ethnic cleansing?

    26:03 – Can Israel be isolated by the UN?

    29:27 – Arab and Muslim countries lack of solidarity

    33:48 – How successful can the ICJ complaint be?

    37:08 – Weaponizing of antisemitism

    41:40 – How can young Muslims stay active?

    44:45 – How does Francesca stay motivated in an unjust world?


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    48 mins

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