The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. With the release of Episode 4 of Season 2 of our Second Golden Age Series, on how advanced Baghdad was, we have been speaking a lot about how to build a city and society up from scratch. But how do you destroy it? Well, you can do what the Mongols d...
Jan 08, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. In this episode we talk about the power of holistic learning and discuss our two seas framework. So it’s definitely one for you if you want to know more about our core philosophy, why we must strive to become polymaths and how we can navigate our wa...
Nov 27, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. In this episode we go more into our methodology and central figures behind our Quran-led approach to education, and get to know Sheikh Imran Hosein a little better. So it’s definitely one for you if you want to know more about our thought process, o...
Nov 02, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. In this episode we get to know scientist, engineer and content director at KNOW Sabreen Syeed a little better. So it’s definitely one for you if you want to hear her inspiring story, what led her to this path and her passion for the Golden Age of Is...
Oct 02, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. In this episode we talk a little bit more about the history of KNOW, the kind of work we've done in the past and some of the events we put on. Knowing context and background always really helps to understand how things evolve and the lessons learned...
Oct 02, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The Second Golden Age Podcast is a show where we discuss everything from history, politics, science and most importantly, education - all with a view to reverse engineering what once made us great, and to bring about a second golden age, insha’allah. In this episode we introduce the project and get to know the founder of KNOW, Faisal Amjad a little better. So it’s definitely one for you especially if you want to get to know the history and context to how KNOW came about in the early days. We hav...
Oct 02, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A new year, but some things never change - least of all the strange goings on in the world. Hear Shaykh Abu Jaf'ar give his unique and unmistakable commentary on the key stories this month - perhaps stories you may have missed? The topics discussed are: - The Capture of 'El Chapo' (in Part 1) - The Origins of the Earth and the Moon - update by scientists (in Part 2)
Apr 08, 2016•25 min
As we get to the end of the year, November was another month filled with yet more violence culminating in the Paris attacks. The issue of Syrian immigrants are also touched upon, amongst others.
Dec 09, 2015•17 min
During October, there were a slew of mass shootings in the US. This is discussed in this episode, as well the subject of drones.
Dec 09, 2015•28 min
In September's podcast, Shaykh Abu Jaf'ar discusses 5 key events including: - The advancement of Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria -The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen - The US blocking documentation being released relating to torture in Guantanamo - National Alert about the rise of diseases which are immune to antibiotics and vaccines - The Stampede at Mina at this year's Hajj
Dec 09, 2015•31 min
This month saw the Supreme Court decision of legalising gay marriage in the US, which is discussed extensively. The increasing rate of paedophilia cases is also covered, as well as the recent announcement that the Earth is slowing down.
Dec 09, 2015•49 min
Midway through a very eventful year now, and this month's podcast is no different. It includes: - Rocket Attacks on Israel; Hamas, ISIS and new groups - Nusra Front Attacks - Egypt Opening their borders - Charleston Shooting - 'Grexit' and the Greek Bailout
Jul 10, 2015•29 min
This months podcast looks at world events and current affairs that occured in May 2015, including: - The Mexican Drug War - Saudi Intervention in Yemen - The Islamic Liberation Front - ISIS (Da'esh) destroying old ruins - The cop killings in the US
Jun 04, 2015•49 min
A look at events from January and February 2015, including: - Charlie Hebdo - CTS Bill - Our Three Winners - 3 UK Girls leaving to join ISIS
Mar 13, 2015•44 min
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Dec 16, 2014•45 min
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Dec 16, 2014•39 min
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Jul 15, 2014•31 min
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Jul 15, 2014•41 min
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Jul 14, 2014•41 min
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Jul 09, 2014•51 min
