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May 2023
1h 52m

Islam and Anarchism with Mohamed Abdou

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About this episode
Professor and scholar Mohamed Abdou joins Breht to discuss his book "Islam and Anarchism: Relationships and Resonances". Together, they discuss core concepts within Islam, the importance of decolonization, anarchist political theory, the question of violence in revolutionary struggle, Mohamed's construction of Anarcha-Islam, contradictions between capitalism and Islamic teachings, and much more!

Check out Mohamed's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341927/islam-and-anarchism/
 
Find Mohamed's other work, learn more about him, and contact him here: https://www.mabdou.net/
 
 
Outro music: "Gather Round" by Brother Ali feat. Amir Sulaiman
 

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