On 22nd March, a teacher at Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire presented provocative and derogatory caricatures claiming to be of the Prophet ﷺ to his students, reportedly in a belligerent tone to “teach” them to handle so-called “blasphemy” and insult. This was followed by a deep sense of hurt and anger amongst parents at the school, whose student population is predominantly Muslim. Hamza Tzortzis (Sapience Institute) and Salman Butt (Islam21c) discuss some of the political and philosophical underpinnings of this uproar. The post Hamza Tzortzis & Salman discuss the Batley school “blasphemy” cartoons case | Unscripted #80 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

On this week’s episode of the Unscripted podcast, Salman speaks to someone behind the largest British Muslim coalition in decades. Yahya Birt joins us to speak about unifying Muslims, the current boycott of the Prevent review, how to effectively and compassionately resist Prevent, mending community fissures from the 90s, and his love of Marvel comics. The post Making a Muslim Coalition | Yahya Birt on Unscripted #79 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Sh Abdalhaqq Bewley delivers an emotional du’a uttered by the Prophet ﷺ at the moment of his greatest helplessness, after his humiliation in al-Ta’if, when it looked as if his mission to establish Allah’s din was all but impossible to achieve. The post The Prophet ﷺ in his Role as Ruler appeared first on Islam21c Media.

100 years after the fall of the last caliphate, Abdul Wahid sits down with Salman for a very special podcast to discuss all things Khilafah. They speak about its historical context and what caused it to be abolished, did the Muslim ummah get too big for one leader, how would a Khilafah operate today in the global digital age and much, much more. The post Khilafah: Yesterday & Tomorrow | Abdul Wahid on Unscripted #78 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

“We are living in a golden age of the Qur’an”, says Salman to Ustadh Asim Khan in tonight’s episode of Unscripted. They speak about the need to read and reflect over the Qur’an, his book on Surah Yasin, his upcoming Sirah storybook, and much, much more. The post Why don’t people read the Qur’ān? | Ustadh Asim Khan on Unscripted #77 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Jahangir Mohammed joins us this week on the Unscripted podcast to talk about the idea behind the new think tank Ayaan Institute, which aims to work towards creating a unified, powerful, and prosperous Muslim world that can help establish Islam as the solution to humanity’s problems. The post What would a new civilisation of Islam look like? | Unscripted #76 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Did you know there’s a Muslim Gamer League? You’ll be surprised to hear who runs it! Salman talks to the man himself, Yusha Evans on this week’s episode. The post Muslim Gamers League | Yusha Evans on Unscripted #75 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

On this week’s Unscripted we’re joined by a pair of history communicators, Dr Stef Keris and Abu Zakariya. They talk about the problem with “hero” discourse, history as a tool for power, the importance of learning our history, and of course: GIANTS of Islam. The post History teachers are lying to children | Unscripted #74 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Exactly ten years ago this week Ben Ali was toppled in Tunisia, heralding a “world-changing” succession of dictators falling in what became known as the Arab Spring. But what happened? In this week’s Unscripted podcast we are joined by two special guests with a deep understanding of the topic: Jalal Ouerghi, a leader of Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda Party; and Anas Altikriti, founder and CEO of the Cordoba Foundation think-tank. The post Is the Arab Spring Dead or Alive? | Unscripted #73 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad & Sh Dr Sajid Umar discuss in this special Unscripted episode an increasingly common pitfall of reducing discourse to the material, short-term causes and effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the latest lockdown. How can we nurture a holistic and comprehensive approach to protect ourselves and our community’s lives, economy, mental health and Imān? Tune in to be part of the convo. The post Has our pandemic discourse become secular? | Sh Haitham & Sh Sajid on Unscripted #72 appeared first on Islam21c Media.