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Boys In The Cave

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Reviving Islamic Discourse. A Muslim Podcast Facilitating Intellectual Discourse & Dialogue with Academics, Activists, Shaykhs & Influencers from all around the world.
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Episodes

Episode 69 - Gay Identity, Oppression & Human Rights | Mohamad Tabbaa

Homosexuality, Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), Western Hegemony, Political Ideologies, Activism and much more! We touch on all of this with Mohamad Tabbaa. Mohamad Tabbaa is a Criminologist and community activist. His research is an investigation into whether and how Muslims can speak courageously within a secular contemporary climate. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our...

Jul 04, 20203 hr 24 min

Episode 68 - Racism, Culture & Comedy | Aamer Rahman

White Privilege, Cancel Culture, Free Speech, Activism & Minority Communities We touch on all of this with Aamer Rahman. Aamer Rahman is an Australian stand-up comedian of Bangladeshi descent. He is best known as one half of comedy duo Fear of a Brown Planet. Host : Tanzim & Mahin Islam Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https:...

Jun 20, 20202 hr 20 min

Episode 67 - Decolonisation & The Alt-Right | Hizer Ali Mir

Secularism, Richard Spencer, Political Spectrums, Islamic Tradition, Jordan Peterson We touch on all of this with Hizer Ali Mir. Hizer Ali Mir is a Teaching assistant at University of Leeds. He is also Former Research Team Lead at Arakhan Creative, and has studied Oriental studies at University of Oxford and has studied Arabic and International Relations at University of Leeds. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and...

Jun 01, 20201 hr 26 min

Episode 66 - Holistic Health & The Four Temperaments | Naturopath Naimah

Health, Addictions, Herbs, Milk industry We touch on all of this with Naturopath Naimah. Naimah has been working in the healthcare system with women and children for over 10 years. She specialises in supporting the body for nourishing and repairing to restore optimum health and wellbeing. Naturopath Naimah also specialises in hormone imbalance, skin disorders and natural fertility. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review...

May 23, 20202 hr 56 min

Episode 65 - Orientalism, Modernity & Muhammad Iqbal | Saaleh Baseer

Secularism, Colonialism, Poetry, Pedagogy of Madrasa, Partition, Loss of Persian in India. We touch on all of this with Saaleh Baseer. Mulla Saaleh Baseer is currently completing his MA in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago while also studying at Darul Qasim. He holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University and an 'alimiyyah degree from Darul Uloom Azaadville in South Africa. His interests include Ottoman and Mughal history. Hosts : Tanzim & Josh Please email...

May 10, 20202 hr 13 min

Episode 64 - Perspectives, Frameworks & The Universals | Mohammed Isaaq

Heart, Soul, Rationality, Archery, Language, Truth, & The Science of the Four Temperaments We discuss all this in-depth with Mohammed Isaaq. Mohammed Isaaq is a student of knowledge, and has studied the science of the temperaments alongside his traditional studies. Along with self development programs, he teaches mathematics and foundational Theology. He is also heavily involved in community projects such as the OpenCircle youth initiative and Ghazali Children’s Project. Our guest cohost for...

Apr 25, 20201 hr 59 min

Episode 63 - Love, Family & Marriage | Shaykh Yahya Ibrahim

Relationships, Nafs, The Youth, Family Ties and much more! We touch on all these diverse topics with Shaykh Yahya Ibrahim. Shaykh Yahya Ibrahim serves Head of Islamic Studies & Asst. Principal at Langford Islamic College, Senior Imam at Thornlie Mosque, Islamic Chaplain at Curtin University & the University of Western Australia and lecturer for the internationally acclaimed al Maghrib Institute. Imam Yahya is a Minister of Religion, empowered to officiate marriages for the Australian Isl...

Apr 11, 20201 hr 5 min

Episode 62 - Hudud, Jinn & Rape In Sharia Law | Dr. Jonathan Brown

Sharia Courts, #MeToo , Hadd punishments, Hypothetical Fiqh Questions, Masculinity and much more! We touch on all these diverse topics with Dr. Jonathan Brown. Dr. Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University. Hosts : Tanzim & Rafael Please email us your comments, ...

Mar 28, 20201 hr 47 min

Episode 61 - The Future for Islam, Racism & Activism | Dr. Shadee Elmasry

White Privilege, Socialism, Economics, Ethics, Capitalism, Critical Race Theory, The Traditionalists vs. The Activists. We touch on all these heavy topics with Dr. Shadee Elmasry Dr. Shadee Elmasry was born and raised in New Jersey and studied in the Muslim world in Fez, Hadramawt, Cairo, Makka, and Madina. He completed a Masters from The George Washington University in comparative religion, then a PhD from the University of London, SOAS on “Da’wa in the Works of Imam al-Haddad.” Hosts : Tanzim ...

Mar 14, 20203 hr 8 min

Episode 60 - The Atheist Playbook | Subboor Ahmad

Materialism, Nihilism, Spirituality, Future Atheism Trends, The Secularists & Language. We touch on these topics with Subboor Ahmad! Subboor Ahmad is an instructor and lecturer for iERA. He is a student of Islamic thought & studies the philosophy of biology. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website - boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https://www.facebook....

Feb 29, 20202 hr 53 min

Episode 59 - From The Revisionists To The Rulers | Adnan Rashid

Islamic History, The West, Extremism, Revisionist Scholars, Caliphates, Rulers & The Evolution of Dawah. We touch on all this with Adnan Rashid. Adnan Rashid is a historian with a specialty in the history of Islamic civilization, comparative religion and Hadith literature. He has an honors degree in history from the University of London and is currently pursuing a PHD in Mughal History. He has also gained Ijazah’s in Hadith from a number of scholars, and is also the head of the Hittin Instit...

Feb 15, 20201 hr 47 min

Episode 58 - The Jinn, The Unseen World & The End of Times | Shaykh Omar Baloch

Schizophrenia, Jinn Possession, DMT, Dajjal, Who is Dhul Qarnayn, Gog and Magog, Experience vs. Reality & Al-Ghazali We touch on all this with Shaykh Omar Baloch. Shaykh Omar Baloch has completed a degree in Islamic Studies from Al Azhar University. Host : Tanzim & Rafael Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https://www.facebook....

Feb 01, 20202 hr 29 min

Episode 57 - Islam & Africa | Mohammed Abdullah Artan

Early Islamic history, African nations, Trade & Business and much more! We touch on all this with Ustadh Mohammed Abdullah Artan. Mohammed Artan is a student of Islamic discipline, publisher, and historian. He is the founder and managing director of Looh Press, a publishing company specialising in Islamic, African, and Somali studies resources. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Chec...

Jan 19, 20201 hr 29 min

Episode 56 - The Natural Prophetic Way | Shaykh Hassan Elsetohy & Geoff Lawton

Sustainable development, spirituality, meat industry & capitalism. We discuss all this and much more with Shaykh Hassan Elsetohy & Geoff Lawton. Shaykh Hassan is an Engineer, Permaculturist, Business Architect, a Sheikh, Community Leader, Strategist and a Technologist - and has previously worked at the top in IBM before joining MAA in 2012 as CEO. Geoff Lawton is a permaculture consultant, designer, teacher and speaker, and has specialised in permaculture education, design, implementatio...

Jan 04, 20201 hr

Episode 55 - Mission Impossible: Uniting The Ummah | Shaykh Osta

The Ummah's divisions, leadership, political Islam, differences in creed, Hamza Yusuf, the Ummah's future. We break all these topics down with Shaykh Osta. Sheikh Osta is the founder of the i3 Institute, an Islamic organization in Toronto, Canada that provides Islamic & leadership education in addition to many community services for youth, sisters and reverts. i3 also has a Dawah Department that includes dawah support, faith crisis care and new revert care. Sheikh Osta has been a teacher of ...

Dec 22, 20191 hr 20 min

Episode 54 - Homosexuality, Feminism & Colonialism | Mohamad Tabbaa

Queer Muslims, Academia vs. Tradition, Whiteness, Modernity & Racism. We break all these topics down with Mohamad Tabbaa Mohamad Tabbaa is a Criminologist and community activist. His research is an investigation into whether and how Muslims can speak courageously within a secular contemporary climate. Host : Tanzim Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow...

Dec 07, 20191 hr 42 min

Episode 53 - The Spiritual Dimension | Ahmed Karat

Metaphysics, Bosnian History, Philosophy, Meat Consumption and Archery. We have a riveting, deep and meaningful conversation with Ahmed Karat. Ahmed is the President of the Maydaan Archery Club Australia. Hosts : Tanzim & Rafael Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website – boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/boysinthecave/ Instagram – @boysinthecave Tw...

Nov 24, 20192 hr 17 min

Episode 52 - The Epic Clash! Racism, Modernity & The Left-Right Divide | Dr. Yassir Morsi vs. Murtaza Siddiqui

Critical Race Theory, Oppression, Capitalism, Muslim alliances, Islamic framework. All this is discussed in this epic debate between Dr. Yassir Morsi and Mort from The Mad Mamluks. Dr. Yassir Morsi's main area of research is the critical analysis of contemporary racism and Islamophobia and he is a lecturer at La Trobe University. Yassir has completed a PhD in Political Science and Islamic Studies at the University of Melbourne. Mort is the cohost of our partnering podcast, The Mad Mamluks, and h...

Nov 04, 20192 hr 5 min

Episode 51 – Identity & Secularism | Ismail Royer

Islamic Feminism, Muslim Identity in The West, Nations and States, Types of Secularism & Iran. We discuss all this with Ismail Royer. Ismail Royer is Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team at the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. He also was worked with CARE from 1994 to 2001. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Washington Post, Journal of Religion and Society, Public Discourse, Detroit Free Press, Al Jumua...

Oct 27, 20191 hr 13 min

Episode 50 – Oppression, Secularism & Modernity | Uthman Badar

Political approaches, The Left-Right Spectrum, Systems of Oppression, Jordan Peterson, Social Sciences, Hamza Yusuf's Politics, Islam In Modernity & Secularisation of Religion. We unpack all these crucial topics on our HD Video Episode with Uthman Badar. Uthman Badar is a writer, activist, student of Arabic, Islamic sciences, and Continental Philosophy. Check out the video podcast in the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yPXUNtkjxY Hosts : Tanzim & Rafael Please email us your c...

Oct 13, 20191 hr 58 min

Episode 49 - The Muslim Tech CEO | Ashik Ahmed

Struggles as a migrant, the key principles to achieve success, entrepreneurship and the importance of Deen within business. We discuss all this with Ashik Ahmed. Ashik Ahmed is the co-founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, which is valued at $423 million. He is also a Forbes contributor and at 38 years old is set to debut in the Top 20 of the 2019 Financial Review Young Rich List. Hosts : Tanzim & Aquib Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a ...

Sep 28, 20191 hr 1 min

Episode 48 - Unjustly Jailed | Ismail al-Wahwah

In this emotional episode we sit down with Ustadh Ismail al-Wahwah, who opens up about his 1 year in jail in Jordan. This is his first interview since being released from jail. Ustadh Ismail is a community leader, spokesperson and activist of Hizb ut Tahrir Australia. Hosts : Tanzim & Aquib Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave a review and 5-star rating on iTunes! Check out our website - boysinthecave.com Follow us on: Facebook – https:...

Sep 14, 20191 hr 24 min

Episode 47 - Kashmir, Shias & Ilhan Omar | Dilly Hussain

Global Crisises, Syria, Alliances, Sects, Muslim MPs & Hamza Yusuf. We touch all bases in this episode featuring Dilly Hussain! Dilly Hussain is the deputy editor of British Muslim news site 5Pillars. He is also a blogger for the Huffington Post UK, a freelance contributor for Al Jazeera English, the Ceasefire Magazine, the Middle East Eye and the Foreign Policy Journal. Hosts : Tanzim & Mohammed Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com, and leave...

Aug 31, 20191 hr 59 min

Episode 46 - The Self, Spirituality, Metaphysics & The Divine | Mohammed Isaaq

The Science of the Four Temperaments, The Spiritual & The Material, Knowing your Self, Psychology, the True Reality, Adherence to the Sunnah, Relationships, Personal Experiences. We discuss all this in-depth with Mohammed Isaaq. Mohammed Isaaq is a student of knowledge, and has studied the science of the temperaments alongside his traditional studies. He has been teaching Arabic studies, Theology, and is heavily involved in community projects such as the OpenCircle youth initiative and Ghaza...

Aug 17, 20193 hr 9 min

Episode 45 - Sins & Repentance | Michael Sugich

Stories of The Awliya, Purifying the heart, Storytelling, Worshiping Allah, Nature of Humans, Tawba. We touch on all of this with Michael Sugich. Michael Sugich has studied Sufi doctrine and practice with spiritual masters across the Arab and Islamic world. He has been a professional writer and communications advisor for forty years and has written three books, including Signs on the Horizons and also his latest book release is Hearts Turn : Sinners, Seekers, Saints & The Road to Redemption ...

Jul 27, 201931 min

Episode 44 - Empires & Expansions of Islam | Hassam Munir

Islamic expansions, Campaigns, The Mongols, Muslim rulers, Sacred history, Historical objectivity, Orientalism, Hadith criticism We touch on all of this with Hassam Munir. Hassam Munir is currently pursuing an MA in Mediterranean and Middle East History at the University of Toronto. He is a research fellow at Yaqeen Institute. He has experience in the fields of journalism and public history, and was recognized as an Emerging Historian at the 2017 Heritage Toronto Awards. Hosts : Tanzim & Raf...

Jul 14, 20191 hr 31 min

Episode 43 - Ex-Muslims, Hellfire & The Mu'tazila | Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi

The Ex-Muslim Movement, Allah's Mercy & Punishment, Free Will & Predestination, Morality, Common contentions in Islam, Islamic Golden Age, Science, Theology, Heretical Sects and much much more. We touch on all of this with Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi. Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi is a fellow at Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. He acquired a Bachelors of Arts from Benedictine University in Western Philosophy, Masters from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in Philosophy, Ph...

Jun 06, 20192 hr 32 min

Episode 42 - From The Scriptures To The Cosmos | Mustafa Omar

Christian Scriptures, Multiverse Theory, Atheist arguments, Proof for God's Existence, Dawah tactics and much more! We touch on all of this with Mustafa Omar. Mustafa Omar studies Bachelor of Science, majoring in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Sydney. He is a student of knowledge, who runs dawah seminars and workshops for MSAs. Hosts : Tanzim & Rafael Support Boys In The Cave This Ramadan! https://www.launchgood.com/project/boys_in_the_cave_podcast#!/ Please email us your com...

May 21, 20191 hr 9 min

Exposing Boys In The Cave

Tanzim sits down to expose Boys In The Cave. https://www.launchgood.com/project/boys_in_the_cave_podcast#!/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCqxe8F2Fc

May 16, 201958 min

Episode 41 - Ramy: Representation vs. Reality | Tareq Tamr

Ramy Youssef, Normalisation, Intention of the Show, Perspectives, One's Religiosity, Reality of the Ummah. We touch on all of this with our guest Tareq Tamr with special cohost Mahin Islam from The Mad Mamluks. Tareq Tamr is a medical student from Canada who is active with youth work in the Muslim community. He is also active on social media discussing issues within the Muslim community. Hosts : Tanzim & Mahin Please email us your comments, feedback, and questions at: info@boysinthecave.com,...

May 04, 20191 hr 50 min
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