

Blood Brothers
5Pillars
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
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Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 1min
Shahzad Younas | Is MuzMatch halal? | BB #7
In this hilarious episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain kick back with the CEO of Muzmatch, Shahzad Younas. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Muzmatch
Shahzad explains why he left investment banking to launch the Muslim marriage app ‘muzmatch’ and the subsequent highs and lows of that career choice.
Topics of discussion also include muzmatch makeup and breakup stories, what is meant by "halal dating", and the day Shahzad held the former UK Prime Minister Theresa May to account over Yemen at an Eid party in Downing Street.

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 17min
Omar Esa | Who doesn't love music? | BB #6
In this up-close episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with nasheed artist Omar Esa. #BloodBrothersPodcast #OmarEsa
Omar explains how his journey into the mainstream music industry began, which artists influenced him when he was young, as well as the reason why he decided to leave instrument-based music.
Topics of discussion also include the Islamic ruling on instrument-based music, beef with instrument-based nasheed artists, Muslims' general love for music, and UK charities paying hundreds of thousands of pounds to artists for tours.

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 27min
Smile 2 Jannah | Conspiracy theories | BB #5
In this absolutely mental episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with YouTuber Zeeshan Ali aka Smile 2 Jannah. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Smile2Jannah
Smile 2 Jannah discusses in great detail his deep interest and thoughts on secret societies, the dark arts, and how they have influenced the world we live in today, including our governments.
Topics of discussion also include 9/11 conspiracies, the Freemasons, the occult, and the power of media propaganda.

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 18min
Sh. Abu Safiyyah | Jihad with the Taliban | BB #4
In this epic episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with Shaykh Mohammed Osman (Abu Safiyyah), CEO of S.A.L.A.M Initiative. #BloodBrothersPodcast #ShaykhMohammedOsman #ShaykhAbuSafiyyah
Shaykh Osman for the first time shares in great detail his journey to fight with the Taliban against coalition forces, and his subsequent time in prison upon returning to the UK.
Topics of discussion also include the Islamic legitimacy of today's rulers, and the historical and contemporary contexts of rebelling against regimes in the Muslim world to bring about Islamic change.

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 11min
Ali Dawah | YouTube haram police | BB #3
In this episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with YouTuber Ali Dawah from S.A.L.A.M Initiative. #BloodBrotherspodcast #AliDawah
Topic of discussions include making money as a YouTuber, online beef and call-out culture, pursuing Tommy Robinson and the far-right, and engaging with ISIS supporters.

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h 1min
Mohammed Hijab | Arrogance in dawah & debates | BB #2
In this episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with YouTuber, apologist and Speakers' Corner debater Mohammed Hijab. #BloodBrothersPodcast #MohammedHijab #SpeakersCorner
Topic of discussions include debating tactics, dawah and dramas at Speakers' Corner, sectarianism within a strand of the Salafi movement, Shaykh Ibn Taymiyya, and Hijab's new book, 'Kalam Cosmological Arguments'.

Mar 26, 2021 • 1h 31min
Imran Muneer | American vs British Muslims | BB #1
In the premier episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain clash with Imran Muneer (aka SIM) from the Mad Mamluks about why Muslims in Britain are more enduring with their Islamic identity than American Muslims. #BloodBrothersPodcast #BritishMuslims #AmericanMuslims Also in the podcast, Dilly and Aki explain why the Blood Brothers is unique to every other Muslim podcast currently out there, and what listeners and viewers should expect in future episodes.