Blood Brothers Shahid Butt & Moazzam Begg | Gangs, fighting racists & jihad in Bosnia | BB #156
Jan 28, 2025
01:37:07
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosted a live panel discussion with the outreach director of CAGE International, Moazzam Begg, and community activist and former mujahid, Shahid Butt, at the IQ Centre in Birmingham on 25/01/25.
Topics of discussion include:
- Growing up in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Facing racism in school and "Paki bashing".
- Forming the 'Lynx' gang and street fights with neo-Nazis and racists.
- Moving away from gangs, finding Islam and jihad in Bosnia.
- Muslim gangs and criminals of today.
- Making sense of identity, belonging and masculinity as Muslims.
- Advice to parents and faith leaders regarding Muslim youth.