Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim, we have a wonderful and gentle soul, Rabbi Beck, who speaks candidly about Judaism, Zionism, and the Palestinian cause. He debunks the Israeli narrative on both theology and politics. You can find Sami Hamdi here: X: https://x.com/SALHACHIMI IG: https://www.instagram.com/salhachimi Become a member he...
Oct 31, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim In this short clip from our recent episode with Sami Hamdi, we explore the debate between America First and Israel First policies in the United States. Sami makes his position clear: he will never tell Americans how to vote, but he points out that Zionists are deeply concerned about the American people choosing America First policies....
Oct 29, 2025•13 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week we interviewed Sami Hamdi to discuss Turkey’s role in the recent ceasefire, the growing UAE-Israel alliance, and shifting U.S. policy in the region. He also examined how global power politics continue to shape the struggle for Palestinian liberation. You can find Sami Hamdi here: X: https://x.com/SALHACHIMI IG: https://www....
Oct 24, 2025•1 hr 40 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Can an idea be defeated? The Gazan resistance has proven to be far more resilient than Netanyahu's predictions. This week, we speak with Dr Azzam Tamimi, an academic and activist who has authored one of the most authoritative works on Hamas in English. You can find Azzam Tamimi here: X: https://x.com/AzzamTamimi IG: https://www.insta...
Oct 17, 2025•39 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Much of the support for Zionism in the United States stems from an Evangelical Christian background. Our guest today is the Reverend Robert Smith, a lecturer and religious thinker. We examine Christian Zionism and its fundamental principles in depth. He contends that Zionism is deeply connected to the story of America and indeed the ...
Oct 10, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim, we have Dr. Finkelstein to discuss Gaza two years after October 7, 2023. We explore the moral and political legitimacy of Palestinian resistance, Israel’s military response, and the role of the U.S. in enabling it. Dr. Finkelstein also examines Netanyahu’s motivations, the collapse of the two-state s...
Oct 07, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim Podcast, we speak with Sami Hamdi to analyse the latest developments in the Middle East. With Gaza at the heart of events, we ask whether the Muslim world is finally awakening to the reality of the “Greater Israel” project and consider what this could mean for its future. Tune in on our YouTube channe...
Oct 03, 2025•1 hr 26 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Imam Tom Facchine joins us to discuss the MAGA Right’s stance on 9/11, why the Right must wake up to Israel’s propaganda, and the importance of Muslims building strong institutions. You can find Imam Tom Facchine's work here: Yaqeen: https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/post/introducing-imam-tom-facchine-research-director-of-islam-and-society Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give...
Sep 30, 2025•53 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The ongoing atrocities in Gaza has made the world question US foreign policy and its toxic relationship with Israel. In this searching interview, I speak with Dr Yasir Qadhi, one of the most prominent US Imams, about how Muslims have to shape the narrative as Israel’s iron wall of propaganda collapses. You can find Dr Yasir Qadhi here: X: https://x.com/YasirQadhi IG: https://www.instagram.com/yasir.qadhi/ Bec...
Sep 26, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Dr Bilal Piracha has just returned from a haunting trip to Gaza. He shares the stark reality: the extermination campaign is in its final stages, and we are running out of time. Dr Piracha is an emergency medicine doctor, also teaching at the University of Texas, and serves as a representative with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Council of Social Justice. You can find Dr Bilal Piracha here: X: http...
Sep 19, 2025•59 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Young people have the power to change the world, a truth reflected in the Qur’an, Sunnah, and Seerah. Dr Tareq Al-Suwaidan often highlights this potential, noting how the Prophet ﷺ empowered youth like Usama ibn Zayd and Ali ibn Abi Talib, showing that their energy and knowledge can shape future leaders and drive meaningful change in society. This is a short segment from our recent interview with Dr Tareq Al-...
Sep 16, 2025•11 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Who would have thought, even two years ago, that those on the right would question US commitments to Israel and Zionism? But that is exactly what’s happening in Republican heartlands. I met James Bell, a Texas-based Catholic campaigner, Trump supporter, and until recently, someone who would reliably support America’s forever wars. Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your on...
Sep 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Some of our scholars have failed Gaza. At a time of unparalleled horror, when two million people face systematic annihilation, too many religious voices remain silent, choosing proximity to power and wealth over the prophetic duty to speak truth. This silence wounds not only Palestine but the integrity of our Islamic tradition itself. Out of love for that tradition, we must call them to account. You can find ...
Sep 10, 2025•13 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership I’m here in Dallas with Imam Omar Suleiman, who has been relentlessly advocating for the people of Gaza over the past gruesome 23 months. We sat down to talk in depth about our own complicity, our disposition, and our behavior during what is the most harrowing period in our Ummah’s existence. I ask him: are American Muslims doing enough? You can find Omar Suleiman here: X: https://x.com/omarsuleiman?lang=en I...
Sep 05, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Disclaimer: Salam! Please note that the Sumud Flotilla Convoy and other humanitarian efforts to reach Gaza are continually evolving. All numbers, figures, and participants mentioned reflect information available at the time of recording and are subject to change. For the most current and accurate updates, please refer to trusted and verified sources. In this episode of The Thinking Muslim, we explore the Glob...
Sep 04, 2025•38 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Wealth and its accumulation is an obsession for many of us. But how much is too much, and what social and ethical value should we place on our finances? We speak to Umer Suleman, the Chief Risk Officer overseeing Shariah and compliance at Wahed. For someone involved in the investment sector, what he shares may surprise many of you. You can find Umer Suleman here: LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/umersulem...
Sep 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership What does it mean to build a Medina, and why are collective institutions so central to a strong and vibrant communal life? In this episode, we delve into the idea of a Medina and how establishing collective institutions can strengthen and sustain a thriving community. The discussion also reflects on the profound significance of the Qur’anic message, emphasising Islam’s deep concern for the world around us and...
Aug 29, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership How can we reconcile seeking quicker reform with long-term ideals? Islam, demonstrated by Prophet Muhammad's life, is revolutionary, yet the challenge is embodying this approach in a world ruled by secular, often autocratic, neo-liberal systems. Dr Uthman Badar is a lecturer at Western Sydney University – he argues there is a path between compromise and idealism. You can find Dr Uthman Badar here: X: https://...
Aug 26, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership How can we manage life’s hardships and pain, and does our modern way of living explain why so many people find themselves in therapy today? Dr Rania Awaad is the Co-Founder and President of Maristan and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. She draws on both Islamic tradition and medical science to revive a legacy of holistic healing in which the psyche is understood through the ruh, qalb...
Aug 22, 2025•1 hr
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Since the brutal ongoing genocide in Gaza, we have witnessed not only a deepening humanitarian catastrophe but also cracks appearing in Western narrative control. Stories are changing, editorial lines are shifting, and public trust in legacy media is eroding. At the same time, Palestinian voices, once pushed to the margins, are being...
Aug 19, 2025•51 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This is probably the most important podcast episode you'll listen to. Dr Tareq Suwaidan offers a masterclass on the seera, the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) – like you've never heard before. The Messenger of Allah was a master strategist – someone who thought carefully about his aims and planned his course of action thoroug...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 26 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Are modern cities killing our souls? Dr Heba Raouf Ezzat argues we are at risk of suffocating ourselves behind concrete jungles. Urban planning must, she argues, reflect our civilisational markers and not capitalist standards. Dr Heba teaches in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology at Ibn Haldun University and was forme...
Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Dr Yasir Qadhi is one of the most notable public imams in the Western space and he never shies away from speaking his mind. He has recently authored a book on Salafism, its history and thought. I met him Dr Yasir in Kuala Lumpur and we sat down to discuss salafism, the ideas of Ibn Taymiah and Ibn Abdul Wahab and how we should negoti...
Aug 08, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim One year after mass student protests shook Bangladesh and captured international attention, questions remain about the direction of the country’s politics and the fate of those who demanded change. In this interview, we speak with journalist and commentator Dilly Hussain to reflect on what has changed, what challenges remain, and wha...
Aug 05, 2025•52 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The genocide in Gaza is one that is unparalleled in Muslim history, two million people are being annihilated in the most systematic way, with no escape. On one side stands the fascistic zionist entity and on the other a wall of compliant, tepid, Muslim rulers who have expended zero political capital to help their beleaguered brethren...
Aug 01, 2025•58 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Are we ready for a digital Caliphate? This is the intriguing question Chris Blauvelt asks in a world where technology has decentralised economic and political power. Chris is the CEO of Lanchgood, a premiere Muslim tech company – he argues we need to think more about creating an alternative ecosystem to the prevailing hegemonic order...
Jul 29, 2025•46 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Our guest this week is Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera and now head of the Al Sharq Forum, who was recognized by Foreign Policy magazine in 2011 as one of the world's top 100 thinkers. He argues that, despite the bleak period we are experiencing, the world is undergoing a seismic shift in global order. What c...
Jul 25, 2025•1 hr 34 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Israel has launched a series of strikes on Damascus, using the sectarian crisis in the south as a pretext to weaken the fledgling government. What are the plans for Syria moving forward? How does the Trump administration view Israel’s actions, and what is the future of the region? Sami Hamdi returns to the show to discuss these issue...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Death is a subject we rarely talk about but its realities meet us every day. How should we conceptualise this inevitability and what impact will it have on our lives? We talk with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra, a scholar and teacher who explains why death matters. Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-...
Jul 20, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Prophet Mohammad PBUH was the first activist in Islam. He lived a mujahid and died a shaheed, dedicating his life to spreading the message of Islam and fighting the injustices of his community of Quraysh and even the two giant powers of the time, the Byzantine and Sassanian empires. And yet today, we have lost the essence of this...
Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 31 min
