Making Sense with Sam Harris #55 — Islamism vs Secularism
Dec 6, 2016
Shadi Hamid, an expert on Islamist movements, joins Sam Harris to discuss the power of religious belief, the failure of the Left, Islamist democracy, free speech, profiling, white nationalism, Obama's foreign policy, and the intertwining of political and religious goals among extremist groups.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Two Crucial Moments: 9-11 and the Iraq War
02:31 • 13min
Understanding the Willingness to Die in Islam
16:00 • 19min
The Issue of Islamism and Political Correctness
35:17 • 3min
Finding a Middle Ground: Islam and the Issue of Terrorism
38:02 • 2min
Islam's Resistance to Secularization
40:19 • 25min
Islam and Secularism: Debunking Misconceptions
01:05:43 • 2min
Islam's Pragmatism, Flexibility, and Relationship with Secularization
01:07:24 • 7min