Renowned professor of ethics, law and political thought and leading scholar of Islamic Legal Studies, Dr Wael Hallaq, joins us on this episode of the afikra podcast to discuss Sharia law, the modern state, Legal Orientalism, and the idea of a "stateless" yet still orderly world.
Jul 20
HopeCore, HopeRot & Life in the After Timeline | Shumon Basar
The pervasive exhaustion resulting from witnessing modern global atrocities often creates a paralyzing "hopeRot," yet the cultivation of an radical "HopeCore" remains an essential engine for systemic transformation. Writer and curator, Shumon Basar, analyzes the rewiring of the g ... Show More
1h 3m
Jul 13
Celebrating the Heritage of Arabic & Islamic Science | Dr. Hüseyin Şen
The scientific achievements of the medieval Islamic world provided the forgotten foundations for much of the modern world's mathematics and physics. Dr. Huseyin Sen, historical map specialist at The Heritage Library, Qatar National Library, explores the critical necessity of recl ... Show More
46m 42s
Jul 2025
Dr. Tareq al-Suwaidan | Islamic States, Caliphates and Civilisation | BB #173
<p>In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain, speaks with the world-renowned Islamic scholar, thinker and writer, Dr. Tareq al-Suwaidan.</p>
<p>Topics of discussion include:</p>
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<li>Misconceptions about the geopolitical importance of pre-Islamic Arabia and ... Show More
52m 58s
Jun 2023
Dr Shadee Elmasry | Navigating Differences with LGBTQ, Liberals & Christians | BB #98
<p>In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the American scholar and founder of Safina Society, Dr Shadee Elmasry. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bloodbrotherspodcast'>#BloodBrothersPodcast</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lgb ... Show More
1h 37m
Apr 2019
EP 147: Head On | Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali
<p> </p> <p>We talk to Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali about his work, the madrassa system vs western scholarship, Jordan Peterson, the left vs liberalism, Nation of Islam, intersectional discourse.</p> <p>Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is a faculty member at Zaytuna College who teaches co ... Show More
1h 59m
Sep 2023
Shaykh Asrar Rashid | Salafis, Sufis, Syria & the Caliphate | BB #103
<p>In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar Shaykh Asrar Rashid. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bloodbrotherspodcast'>#BloodBrothersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Topics of discussion include.</p>
<ul><li>15 Hanafi fiqh ... Show More
2h 7m
Dec 2021
209. Islam and the Possibilities of Peace | Mohammed Hijab
This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2021.
In this episode, philosopher Mohammed Hijab joined me to discuss a wide array of topics, such as the traditionalist interpretation of Islam, its metanarrative, the story of the prophet Muhammad, and some common ground among monot ... Show More
1h 36m