

Blood Brothers
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Blood Brothers Podcast is the official podcast of 5Pillars News hosted by journalist Dilly Hussain.
The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts, influencers and professionals.
The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts, influencers and professionals.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 22, 2022 • 1h 31min
Ustadh Asim Khan | Masculinity, Ghayra For Women & Working Wives | BB #77
In this no holds barred episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with author, lecturer and the imam of Redbridge Islamic Centre, Ustadh Asim Khan. #BloodBrothersPodcast #UstadhAsimKhan #Masculinity
Topics of discussion include:
Understanding masculinity and femininity from a Quranic perspective.
What is meant by having ‘ghayra’ for your women?
Gender roles and responsibilities in marriages , and working wives.
Being productive with your time and Ustadh Asim Khan authoring books.
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Apr 16, 2022 • 1h 24min
Yusuf Patel | Sex Education, LGBTQ Lobby & Our Children’s Eman | BB #76
In this very important episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts his good friend and the prominent anti-RSE activist, Yusuf Patel, from SRE Islamic. #BloodBrothersPodcast #LGBTQ #SexEducation
Topics of discussion include:
Background of SRE Islamic. When it started and why.
Muslim parenting and addressing taboo topics.
Parent-child relationship and loving your children.
LGBTQ lobby, RSE curriculum and protecting Muslim children’s eman.
A message to Muslim parents and the LGBTQ community.
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Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 20min
Ibrahim Khan | Forex, Crypto, Car Finance, Insurance claims & Mortgages | BB #75
In this jam packed episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts Shariah-finance expert, Ibrahim Khan, from the Islamic Finance Guru blog. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Forex #ShariahFinance
Topics of discussion timestamps:
Ibrahim's Islamic and academic background and credentials: 00:00:00 - 00:08:55
Halal Hustling: Is investing in forex, stocks, shares and cryptocurrency halal? 00:08:56 - 00:37:59
How 'halal' are Shariah compliant mortgages? Why is it so expensive! 00:38:00 - 00:55:11
Is it permissible to claim on car or home insurance? 00:55:12 - 00:57:44
Is buying a car on finance, and car trader's offering or arranging finance halal? 00:57:45 - 01:03:15
Is all 'interest' riba? 01:03:17 - 01:04:50
Student loans halal? 01:04:52 - 01:06:30
Donating strategically to the right charities and causes this Ramadan: 01:06:50 - 01:18:12
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Apr 2, 2022 • 47min
Nadeem Barbers | Ramadan, Allocating Zakat & Business with Family | BB #74
In the first-of-its kind in the Muslim podcast scene, Dilly and Aki Hussain hosted this episode at their local barbers - ‘Nadeem Barbers’ in Queens Park, Bedford - and the guests were none other than their barbers for 16 years, who are also blood brothers, Nadeem and Javed Qayum. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Ramadan #Zakat
Topics of discussion include:
Preparing for Ramadan: time management and busy periods, training and fitness.
Where does our Zakat belong? In our countries of origin, the Muslim-majority world, or the UK/country where you reside?
Doing business with family, especially brothers. What is the recipe for a successful business?
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Mar 21, 2022 • 47min
Firas Zahabi | Covid Theatre, Citizen’s Arrests & Dealing with the Ego | BB #73
In this exclusive episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain were honoured to host the legendary UFC trainer, Firas Zahabi, of Tristar Gym for a second time on their show. #BloodBrothersPodcast #UFC #FirasZahabi
Topics of discussion included:
COVID-19 lockdown and “quarantine theatre”.
UFC current affairs: Joe Rogan censorship, arrest of Cain Verlasquez, meteoric rise of Khamzat Chimaev.
Citizen’s arrest by UFC fighters, including Firas’s own incident of an arrest.
Dealing with arrogance and egos within fighters.
Parenthood and reality of death.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 1h 23min
Aki Hussain | Mental Health, Emasculation of Males & Moany Muslim Men | BB #72
In this overdue episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain discuss the hypocrisy of the West over the Ukraine war, men’s mental health, and the emasculation of Muslim men. #BloodBrothersPodcast #MentalHealth #AkiHussain
Topics of discussion include:
Hypocrisy of the West over Ukraine war. 00:00:00 - 00:35:23
War, trauma and mental health. 00:35:24 - 00:35:24 - 00:37:06
Mental health and the emasculation of Muslim men. 00:37:07 - 01:20:32
Next episode’s subject to closing. 01:20:33 - 01:23:12
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Dec 24, 2021 • 1h 21min
Tasnime Akunjee | Shamima Begum & the UK’s Two-Tier Justice System | BB #71
In this eye-opening episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with terrorism, complex crime and defamation lawyer, Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Racism #ShamimaBegum
Topics of discussion include:
Shamima Begum case: Background, facts and politicisation.
Britain's racist two-tier justice system.
Almondbury Community School bullying case of a Syrian refugee boy in Huddersfield.
Tommy Robinson lawsuit, and far-right abuse online and offline.
Nationality & Borders Bill Clause 9: Citizenship revocation without notification

Dec 10, 2021 • 59min
Roshan Salih | My trip to the Taliban’s new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | BB #70
In this much-anticipated episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the editor-in-chief of 5Pillars, Roshan Muhammed Salih, who has just returned from Afghanistan. #BloodBrothersPodcast #afghanistan #Taliban
Topics of discussion include:
How Roshan’s trip to Afghanistan came about and the journey there.
Personal experiences and observations of the new Islamic emirate.
How Islamic is the Taliban’s new state?
Security, economy and women’s rights.
Should Muslims trust or support Afghans who collaborated with the US/Western occupiers?

Dec 3, 2021 • 1h 41min
Uthman Badar | Secularism, Critical Race, HT and the Caliphate | BB #69
In this long-overdue episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Australian Muslim thinker, writer and activist Uthman Badar. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Secularism #Caliphate
Topics of discussion include:
Quick fire questions
Epistemology and ontology of secularism
Secularism vs Islam and the Muslim world
Critical Race Theory: Good or bad for Muslims?
‘Ummatics Colloquium’ project and Islamic revival
Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Caliphate: Differences and agreements

Nov 6, 2021 • 1h 20min
Mobeen Vaid | Pitfalls of Engaging in Secular Liberal Politics & Activism | BB #68
In this candid episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the esteemed American Muslim academic, writer and activist, Ustad Mobeen Vaid. #BloodBrothersPodcast #LGBTQ #Islam
Topics of discussion include:
Challenges of Muslim activism in light of Left/Liberal alliances.
Use and abuse of “minority fiqh”, maslaha and maqasid in modern Muslim activism
The LGBTQ question: How should Muslims in the West navigate around this matter as a “discriminated minority”?
When are compromises justified?
Should political pragmatism have some red lines? If so, what are those red lines?