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Heart and Soul: The emerging Muslim 'manosphere'

The Documentary Podcast

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The Failure of Traditional Voices in the Muslim World

Noelle McAfee: Traditional voices do not have the safe space to speak like traditional voices. Conversations about masculinity are happening across all parts of society, she says. She doesn't understand why young Muslim men have picked up the concept of the manosphere and brought it into the Muslim world. To help solve this, scholars and imams will have to branch out of the mosque and onto social media,. But unless they take that risk, influencers will continue to be an attractive source of religious guidance. You've been listening to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

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