#72 - On Contemporary Issues and Shar'i Persp...

In this short but urgent episode, I share why I’ve chosen to leave Big Tech services like Google (among others) in light of their complicity in human rights violations and global injustices. As Muslims - and as human beings - we have a moral obligation to act. I’ve moved to Pr ...

Introductory episode to the new podcast series, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow".

"Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" podcast link here.

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Dive into a riveting discussion with Sayed Jawad Qazwini as he navigates the nuanced terrain of transgender Muslims in the modern context. Unveiling the complexities of gender in Islam, this episode delves into the potential for gender transition and the urgent call for empathy a ...  Show more

The theme for season 5 is gender and sexuality in Islam. In our first episode we provide the framework for understanding gender, sex, and sexuality in the Islamic world. We discuss three influences on the framework: cultural beliefs, the Qur’an, and the philosophical tradition of ...  Show more

Shehnaz Haqqani's new book Feminism, Tradition and Change in Contemporary Islam: Negotiating Islamic Law and Gender (Oneworld 2024), masterfully blends textual analysis of pre-modern and modern Islamic consensus with qualitative interviews with Muslims in the contemporary United ...  Show more

Shehnaz Haqqani's new book Feminism, Tradition and Change in Contemporary Islam: Negotiating Islamic Law and Gender (Oneworld 2024), masterfully blends textual analysis of pre-modern and modern Islamic consensus with qualitative interviews with Muslims in the contemporary United ...  Show more