Blood Brothers Dr. Hatem Bazian | Decolonisation and U.S. hegemony in the Muslim world | BB #138
Jul 5, 2024
01:16:33
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Palestinian American scholar of decolonisation and Islamic theology, and the co-founder of Zaytuna College, Dr. Hatem Bazian.
Topics of discussion include:
- What have pro-Palestine student encampments achieved?
- Institutional decolonialism and decolonialism in reality.
- Pride month and LGBTQ support for Palestine, and support for Palestine at Glastonbury Festival. Is the mainstreaming of the Palestinian cause a positive development?
- Who are the real allies and gatekeepers of the Palestinian cause? Palestinians? Arabs? Muslims? Socialists? Anti-war left?
- U.S. hegemony in the Muslim world and American Muslim patriotism. Is there a conflict between the two?
- Gulf normalisation with Israel, Arab/Muslim world’s inaction over Gaza, and boycotting.
- Muslim leadership in the west calling for normalisation with Israel via “Abrahamic” interfaith.