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The Thinking Muslim

The Thinking Muslim

Muhammad Jalal

This podcast is dedicated to exploring issues in some more depth and untangling the complexities of the world around us. We engage thinkers, academics, and scholars in conversation on a number of themes to appreciate the ideas that make up Islam as a system of thought.Follow us on https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/And twitter @thinking_muslim https://twitter.com/thinking_muslimEmail info@thinkingmuslim.com


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185 - Keir Starmer's Secret War on Gaza with Matt Kennard
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  • 185 - Keir Starmer's Secret War on Gaza with Matt Kennard

    There’s an assumption that the West have remained honest brokers in the Gaza genocide, or at least critical friends of Israel. My guest today Matt Kennard argues that contrary to public utterances, the British government, like the Americans are deeply involved in Israel’s merciless bombing of Gaza. They are providing military support, intelligence, diplomatic cover whilst at the same time claiming they want a quick resolution to the slaughter.

    Matt is an independent journalist and author of three books Irregular Army, Silent coup and The Racket


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    Timestamps:

    0:00 – Introduction

    2:03 – Britain’s participation in the Gaza genocide

    7:48 – The secrecy around the intelligence

    10:26 – Britain leads in giving intelligence to Israel

    12:11 – How do we apply pressure on the Labour government?

    15:37 – We need transparency around Cyprus

    24:23 – Mainstream media’s complicity

    32:15 – Has the Labour government really shifted?

    37:29 – Labour has lost control of the narrative

    42:37 – How can the activist space reset their focus

    51:42 – How do we recalibrate the Palestinian movement

    54:11 – Have people moved on from Gaza?

    59:29 – What can we do?

    1:04:31 – The role of the Muslim Community



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    Sat, 09 Nov 2024 - 1h 08min
  • 184 - US Elections: Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware

    The US elections are nearly upon us, and we have all be subject to the empty words and rhetoric of of the two main political parties. The Green Party has gained a lot of traction, especially amongst the countries small but very important Muslim community. I have already interviewed the leader of the Greens, Dr Jill Stein. But Today I have the pleasure to speak with Professor Butch Bilal Ware, its Vice Presidential nominee.

    Professor Butch Ware is a lifelong activist and educator specializing in the history of empire, colonialism, genocide and revolution. For the past two decades, Ware has put scholarship in service of the people, especially in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the George Floyd murder in 2020.


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    Timestamps:

    0:00 Introduction

    2:00 Embrace Islam at 15

    5:00 Malcolm X and radicalism

    9:09 Sufis and being radical

    13:21 Diluting radical tradition

    19:40 Green Party and Liberals

    23:25 Green’s and social issues

    31:57 Uyghurs and foreign policy

    40:06 His political leanings

    45:55 Can Muslims work independently

    52:44 Voting for Trump

    58:31 George Floyd

    1:03:32 Fascism in US

    1:11:42 Dismantling Empire



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    Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 1h 20min
  • 183 - A Man on a Mission to Punish Genocide - Dr Hassan Abdel Salam

    The Abandon Harris campaign has been making waves across the US. It has galvanised largely Muslim and conscientious Americans so build a coalition together to resist the genocidal administration through the ballot box. They have a lot of detractors, paid democratic people ready to defame them. But my guest today is relentless.

    Hassan Abdel Salam is one of two founders of the Abandon Harris movement. He is also the Executive Director of the Civil Rights Alliance for America, which is the organization that is organizing and coordinating the Abandon Harris movement. Hassan Abdel Salam has been a professor of strategy, movements, and human rights, for 12 years.

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    Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn


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    Timestamps:

    0:00 Introduction

    1:30 – His movements

    5:54 – The Greens

    9:13 – Is this realistic ?

    18:40 – A return to Democrats

    23:32 – Trump

    28:20 – Are you winning?

    35:51 – Is the appeal just Muslim?

    43:44 – Speaking truth



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    Wed, 30 Oct 2024 - 45min
  • 182 - Jalal's Take: Can the Green Party Deliver for US Muslims?

    I know that not all Americans value what I have to say on the US elections. However, I do receive many emails and messages daily asking for advice, and my podcast, The Thinking Muslim, has been fairly instrumental in setting the correct intellectual parameters in parts of the US Muslim community when forming a conscious electoral decision on November 5th.


    My original position was to echo the views of many leaders within the US Muslim community who have said Muslim voters must disavow the two parties and opt for a third-party option, whoever that may be. But upon reflection, I think that advice, although in the right direction, will not procure the intended result – simply because it will diffuse the messaging of our vote. And thus diffuse its ability to make a statement. That’s why I have concluded that Muslims must vote for the Green Party on November 5th, even if they disagree, as I do, with some parts of their policy platform and public positions.


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    Mon, 28 Oct 2024 - 6min
  • 181 - Why Muslims Should Vote For The Green Party with Dr Jill Stein

    The pro-genocide administration of Biden and Harris has been involved in a frenetic outreach to America’s small but vocal Muslim community. These critical constituents in crucial battleground states like Michigan are where November’s election will be won or lost. Both parties, the Democrats and Republicans, are Zionist to their core, but this genocide has happened with the seal of approval and the consent of the Biden-Harris administration.

    Is Gaza a turning point? Can we move beyond this two-party nightmare? Are third-party options plausible in a system that approves only two possibilities? Or is voting for anyone but the two bad options a wasted vote? And what of the broader question of the US empire and its propensity to violence? How will this election address what the world observes as an imperium without moral or ethical standards?

    Today I have a very special guest, Dr Jill Stein, leader of the Green Party and Presidential candidate. Jill is a Harvard educated doctor, an environmentalist, campaigner and organiser.


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    Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn


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    Timestamps:

    0:00 Introduction

    2:00 Is a vote for the Green Party a vote for Trump?

    6:27 Voters vs Donors

    7:31 Why is Kamala Harris not opposing the Genocide?

    9:22 Does the Green Party have a Syria problem?

    12:47 Oppressive leaders

    14:24 Mehdi Hasan's position on Kamala Harris

    20:33 How does voting Green Party help Gaza?

    22:00 Green Party being contested

    23:30 AIPAC is running America

    25:38 The Responsibility of a Third Party

    32:41 Building a Third Party for the American people

    35:00 Muslims in the Green Party

    39:50 5% of The Popular vote

    44:46 Dr Stein's vision of American power?

    50:59 Where do Ordinary Americans stand?

    59:26 It's Not Too Late



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    Sun, 27 Oct 2024 - 1h 06min
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