Do you know what “Systematic Theology” is? In this special episode, we caught up with Shaykh Mohammad Elshinawy, Yaqeen Institute’s Director of Systematic Theology, visiting from the US.

He distills decades of experience in Da’wah and building Islamic communities, offering valuable insights and advice—from introducing Allah to children, to trends in Da’wah, and much more.

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In this special Unscripted episode from South Africa, we speak to two Muslim scholars in Cape Town, where Muslims have lived for over 300 years!
 
They discuss some inspirational stories of historic Muslims in the area, the unique fiqh that developed there, and the significant contributions Muslims made at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid, among much more.
 
Stick around to learn about the inspirational Muslim scholar and mujāhid after whom they named their institute, and discover the parallels between his life, dawah, and the challenges we face today!

The post Scholars Brought Here as Slaves Became Saviours | Sh Muhammad Carr & Sh Zakariyya Harnekar appeared first on Islam21c Media.

In this episode, we discuss women’s rights, feminism and equality with Sally-Anne Burris, Director of Split the Difference CIC.

The post Are Women’s Rights Being Hijacked for a Sinister Agenda? Unscripted Episode 99 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Watch Sh Dr. Yasir Qadhi unrepentantly reveal ALL to Salman & Umar!

Loads of hot questions were asked from Dawah, Sects, Scholars, Saudi to how he’s changed and more. This is a Podcast you don’t want to miss watching!

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The post Unscripted #9 | Dr. Yasir Qadhi Unrepentantly Reveals ALL! appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Omar shares his amazing story of transitioning from popular R&B singer to anti-Music nasheed artist.

They discuss the need for Da’wah to be dynamic, the need for the community to support the arts, the pitfalls of FAME and much more.

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The post Unscripted #8 | Should Omar Esa join our halal boy band? appeared first on Islam21c Media.

In this episode, Umer and Salman talk about the Tory leadership race, the Myriad Foundation turning down Theresa May’s invite for an “Eid Party”, and a unique event raising awareness about autism in mosques.

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The 6th Unscripted Podcast by Islam21c with some of the Protest Coordinators from Birmingham’s LGBT & Primary School RSE dilemma.

It seems the media machine, educationalists, the government and political parties are all standing against these parents who object to the LGBT classes being taught to their children from the age of 4 years old. Are these parents homophobic? Are they intolerant? Are they trying to bully the schools to get what they want?

Or actually is this is a story being spun against the parents because they are standing up for their rights? Jump in and listen to an informative and balanced perspective of this headline popping news and find out what is really happening!

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#Protest #PrimarySchool #LGBT #SexEducation #RelationshipEducation

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Imam Yahya joins Dr Salman Butt and Umer Suleman for this episode of Unscripted, by Islam21c.

The post Unscripted #5 | Imam Yahya talks about Qira’at, Jinn encounters and more appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Shaykh Dr Haitham Al-Haddad (ICE) joins Dr Salman Butt for this episode of Unscripted, by Islam21c.

They discuss the Shaykh’s battle with cancer; will power, self discipline, intelligence, among other things.

The post Unscripted #4 | Sh Haitham al-Haddad speaks about batting cancer appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Yusuf Patel (SRE Islamic) joins Dr Salman Butt and Umer Suleman for this episode of Unscripted, by Islam21c.

They discuss Sex & Relationship Education in schools, LGBT beliefs and gender roles among Muslims, among other things.

The post Unscripted #3 | SRE Guru Yusuf Patel | Behind the Scenes appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Have we responded appropriately to the New Zealand attack?

Azad Ali, Community Relations Director for CAGE, joins Dr Salman Butt and Umer Suleman to discuss lessons from the reactions to the Islamophobic terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand last week.

We’re revamping Islam21c’s podcast: Unscripted — visit Islam21c.com/unscripted to see a behind the scenes video of it.

The post Unscripted #2 | “Cage-man” Azad Ali | Behind the Scenes appeared first on Islam21c Media.

In the first of this new series of i21c Unscripted podcasts, where Dr Salman Butt talks to various authors about their fields of expertise, we join Dr Uthman Lateef in his home library.

They spoke about his post-doctoral research and upcoming book on empathy in conflict, touching on many of his personal reflections and thoughts on a range of subjects, including:

• Empathy, demonisation and othering in film and language;
• How to develop empathy;
• The heart in Islam and the impact of maʿrifa (recognising or knowing) of Allāh on our worldview;
• The instagram “compare and despair” culture;
• His recent trip to Auschwitz.

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Did you know that this year marks the 100th anniversay of the abolition of the Ottoman Empire? Join us as our History Editor, Ustadh Kashif Zakiuddin, and our Chief Editor, Dr. Salman Butt, speak with Dr. Yakoob Ahmed, a prominent expert on late Ottoman history, as they delve into some surprising facts about the events that led to the fall of the Empire.

The post They’ve Been Lying to You about the Ottomans! Dr. Yakoob Ahmed on #Unscripted #98 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Can Muslims in the West lead the revival of Islamic civilisation? That’s what we discuss in today’s #Unscripted podcast, with Yahya Birt. He is the author of the recent report by the Ayaan Institute think-tank, titled: Ummah at the Margins: The past, present and future of Muslim minorities.

His report argues that strategies to enhance the freedoms and prosperity of Muslim minorities requires urgent attention and these have often been overshadowed by interstate rivalries in the Muslim majority world that sees these minorities as either national assets or liabilities.

He argues that Muslim minorities have strong soft power potential to revitalise Islamic civilisation as globally connected to all multipolar powers in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, provided that Ummah solidarity is nurtured in ethical terms rather than neutered in service to religious nationalisms.

Click here to learn more about the report:

https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/ayaan-institute-paper-urges-global-muslim-minority-co-operation/

https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/ayaan-institute-welcomes-its-latest-report-during-launch-event/

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Welcome back to the new series of the Unscripted podcast. Today we have a very interesting guest: he is half Sri Lankan and half Welsh, you heard me right! A very rare breed! We should make an NFT out of him! It’s none other than our brother Roshan Muhammad Salih, the Editor of 5Pillars News.

Roshan and his team are Muslim journalists with an Islamic ethos. They don’t just report news but break stories relevant to Muslims, travelling to places all around the country to bring us the real story!

Mainstream Western media is a renowned disseminator of Islamophobia. How do we win this battle?

How is mainstream news culture affecting Muslims?
What will happen as news media culture moves more and more online?
Why do we need Islamic journalism?
What are the dangers of going into journalism?
What are the challenges faced by Muslim journalists?

The post ‘Our haters call us “Muslim Daily Mail”, but…’ @5Pillars Editor hits back | Unscripted #96 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Two educationalists and colleagues Sh Shaqur Rehman & Usman Qureshi critically analyse the current educational model in the Muslim community, comparing it to what’s needed to transform the Muslim mindset, behavior and lead on social change: tarbiyah.

The post You don’t need knowledge, you need TARBIYAH! – Sh Shaqur Rehman & Usman Qureshi | Unscripted #95 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Unscripted 2.0 – The new revamped Podcast from Islam21c!

Welcome back to our next instalment of our new Unscripted Podcast, with none other than Sh Ali Ahmed, who holds a PhD in Qadā’.

What are his views on gun laws? Guess—he’s Afghani and American – a deadly combination he says!

He talks about how Sharia looks today and how you can’t apply classical Fiqh in courts today. A memorable podcast hitting right at the heart of implementing Sharia in our daily lives from Divorce, Inheritance and even whether you are duty bound to pay for your wife’s medical bills!

How does the Islamic Judiciary work for Muslim minorities? A practical look into some of the problems we face living here in the West today and how many of those problems are brought on by ourselves.

We hope you enjoy it with loads of amazing guests and topics coming up in the next few weeks! Unscripted brings you hard hitting topics with some light hearted banter to help soften the blow with none other than your favourite host – Dr. Salman Butt!

Feel free to share with your families and friends. Enjoy!

The post Meet the Gun-Loving American Sharia Judge – Dr. Ali Ahmed | Unscripted #94 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Unscripted 2.0 – The new revamped Podcast from Islam21c!

Welcome back to our next instalment of our new Unscripted Podcast, with one of our latest editors to join the Islam21c Editorial team. Shaykh Kashif Zakiuddin our resident expert on History a Masters graduate from SOAS in the field – he talks about his own history with Dr. Salman and how the history of the da’wah has grown and changed over time. An interesting look into history and insights in what is to come in the future of Islam21c.

We hope you enjoy it with loads of amazing guests and topics coming up in the next few weeks! Unscripted brings you hard hitting topics with some light hearted banter to help soften the blow with none other than your favourite host – Dr. Salman Butt!

The post When History Met Kashif – Islam21c History Editor | Unscripted #92 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Unscripted 2.0 – The new revamped Podcast from Islam21c!

Welcome back to our next instalment of our new Unscripted Podcast, with one of the biggest and probably one of the loudest YouTube influencers and Muslim debaters around – none other than Brother Mohammed Hijab. This is a fiery podcast and ermmmm lets just say Dr. Salman was taken apart in some of the discussions! But don’t worry Mohammed Hijab kept his T-Shirt on this time and we did not let Dr. Salman even consider taking his off to protect you guys!

We hope you enjoy it with loads of amazing guests and topics coming up in the next few weeks! Unscripted brings you hard hitting topics with some light hearted banter to help soften the blow with none other than your favourite host – Dr. Salman Butt!

The post Keeping our Shirts On! -Mohammed Hijab | Unscripted #91 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Unscripted 2.0 – The new revamped Podcast from Islam21c!

Welcome back to our next instalment of our new Unscripted Podcast, one of the first we filmed but specifically for release in this part of Ramadān in the last 10 nights when most of us consider paying our annual Zakat – a powerful thought provoking discussion with the CEOs of NZF and Wahed Invest – Dr Sohail Hanif and Umer Suleman. They highlight the issues of Zakat in today’s framework and it’s power along with endowments in tackling and solving many of our welfare issues.

We hope you enjoy it with loads of amazing guests and topics coming up in the next few weeks! Unscripted brings you hard hitting topics with some light hearted banter to help soften the blow with none other than your favourite host – Dr. Salman Butt!

The post The Power of Zakat – Dr. Sohail Hanif & Umer Suleman | Unscripted #90 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Unscripted 2.0 – The new revamped Podcast from Islam21c!

his is a special podcast with our Charity sponsors, One Ummah, who distribute Zakat given through us to them at 100% due to a brilliant programme whose admin is sustained by entrepreneurial activity. A thoroughly deep yet entertaining podcast with the world famous Yusuf ~Islam~ Chambers! Don’t worry we don’t let him sing! Of course our dear brother Yusuf Chambers has dedicated his life to helping the less fortunate around the World along with Naveed Ahmed the head of programmes at One Ummah.

Find out what work they are upto this Ramadan and please donate to the special Unscripted, One Ummah, link where if you listen to this podcast you will find out why this donate link is actually so special! We know our audience understands – but we need you to share the message and the reasons and mature up our community as a whole.

The post ‘Cat Stevens’ & One Ummah | Unscripted #89 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Is this a victory for Muslims? Dr. Salman Butt speaks to Imam Tom Facchine about Joe Biden dropping out of the US presidential race, Kamala Harris’ track record, whether Trump or Harris are better for Muslims in the US and abroad, and more.

This podcast was recorded during their visit to Malaysia for the annual Ummatics conference—subscribe and follow Islam21c to be at the front of the queue as more information and content from the visit comes out, inshāAllāh.

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Do you trust Muslim charities? What are these “admin fees” all about? Is there such thing as a 100% donation policy?

Find out in today’s Unscripted episode as we talk to a veteran in the charity sector, Muslim Aid’s CEO Kashif Shabbir.

The post Which Charity Will You Trust?! – Kashif Shabir | Unscripted #88 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Today we have two special guests – Prof. John Holmwood and the now quite infamous gentleman, Tahir Alam – that guy who was singled out by the government, Birmingham City Council and the whole Educational establishment for being an Extremist Islamic Trojan horse in the heart of the Birmingham Education system.

Recently the New York Times have done a deep expose into the scandal of the Trojan Horse affair and that these allegations were wholly untrue and marked a man and his colleagues who had transformed failing schools into outstanding schools. The plot is sinister – some of the players have been unearthed from the shadows through the investigation – and we are left wondering how deep does Islamophobia run in the establishment. The story is worthy of a Hollywood production and it would be no surprise that one day in the coming decades it will become just that.

The post The Trojan Farce – Tahir & John | Unscripted #87 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Today’s episode is rated 12A! Sh Kamal El Mekki is back and this time he’s not holding any punches! He and Salman talk about how the 🇬🇧 Muzlamic scene is better than the 🇺🇸, how Salman is better at basketball than him, and also his new AlMaghrib course “CONFIDENTIAL”.

The post Sh Kamal El Mekki Gets Explicit! | Unscripted #86 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

In today’s Unscripted episode, Imam Abdullah Hasan talks about his mission to get Muslims to unlearn colonial psychology.

What is the dark side of psychology? What is decolonial psychology? What’s the problem with the “mental health” discourse in the public domain? What can Muslims do to fix it?

The post The Problem With “Mental Health” | Imam Abdullah Hasan on Unscripted #85 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

For the first time in #Unscripted history! While they were in the UK for the Uyghur Tribunal and G7 summit, President Dolkun Isa and Inspector General Abdulhakim Idris of the World Uyghur Congress joined Dr Salman Butt in a special podcast not to be missed.

The post President of Uyghurs on Unscripted #84 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Dr Salman is joined by the veteran activist and advocate Sh Ismail Patel from Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) for an enlightening and empowering conversation about reclaiming the discourse on Palestine.

They spoke about al-Aqsa – past, present, and future; the need to decolonise our thinking, practical things we can do for Palestine, as well as common misconceptions that people put to Palestinian activism.

The post Palestine: The Work Begins NOW | Unscripted #82 with Ismail Patel appeared first on Islam21c Media.

The CEO and founder of Ethar Relief, Sultan Omar, tells his amazing story of how he went from being an orphan child-refugee to the head of one of the main charities helping refugees in the region, and the surprising lessons he learnt along the way.

The post Miracles of Charity | Sultan Omar | Unscripted #81 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

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.

He has worked on the inside for years and now he’s had enough!

Azhar Chohan is standing as an Independent parliamentary candidate exposing what Labour really thinks about Muslims and BAME communities across the country.

He speaks to Dr. Salman Butt about the alleged contempt that the two dynastic parties have for Muslims, as well as his plans for Slough, where the Muslim vote alone could theoretically make or break an election campaign.

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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.

We’re in Birmingham Shareef for this week’s Unscripted podcast where Salman speaks to Shaykh Abu Usamah at-Thahabi.

He speaks of his upbringing and journey to knowledge, social ills such as racism & gang violence, what drew him to Green Lane Masjid, as well as departing with some advice for the younger callers to Islam.

The post Sh Abu Usamah knows what time it is | Unscripted #71 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Confused about the vaccine? We put all the questions and doubts we found to expert Sh Abu Eesa Niamatullah in this special Unscripted episode.

⚠️ Warning: the answers are deep!

The post To Vax or not to Vax | Sh Abu Eesa on Unscripted #70 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Many of us have seen the harrowing news of concentration camps, atheism indoctrination centres, forced labour and even organ harvesting carried out by the Chinese state against our Uyghur brothers and sisters. SubhānAllāh…

But in today’s podcast we have a special opportunity with Sh Yasir Qadhi and Arslan Hidayat—founder of the largest English media channel specialising in Uyghur affairs, Talk to East Turkestan—enlightening us on what is really happening, and more importantly, what WE can do to fulfil our obligations towards our brothers and sisters in East Turkestan.

The post The Betrayal of the Uyghurs ft. Sh Yasir Qadhi & Arslan Hidayat | Unscripted #69 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Many Muslims have misunderstood modernity, postmodernism and secularism. US-based Imam Tom Facchine challenges conventional wisdom and takes on contentious topics in today’s Unscripted podcast.

From exposing Jordan Peterson’s “intellectual” theories to exploring the intricate concepts of deconstruction, modernism, and postmodernism. Speaking on his personal journey to Islam, Imam Tom shares why Islam emerged as a formidable contender against Western epistemology as he navigated through postmodernist deconstruction, ultimately finding solace and truth in Islam.

Learn about the pitfalls modern Muslims face, from falling into societal traps to grappling with secularism, hijab, red-pill, and Tateism.

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In this week’s Islam21c Unscripted podcast, Hamza Tzortzis and Ali Dawah join us to discuss Shubuhāt (specious arguments and doubts).

What are shubuhāt? Shouldn’t Muslims ask questions about Islam? How are shubuhāt different from logically valid questions and wiswās? How can you prevent or cure them?

The post Hamza Tzortzis & Ali Dawah on questioning Islam | Unscripted #68 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

This week’s Unscripted podcast is in the theme of the national campaign, #InTheirShoes. We put your questions to experts Sh Shaqur Rehman and Dr Mahera Ruby on the topic of the toxic practice of denying meaningful relationships between parents and children.

The post Children need more love, not less | Unscripted #67 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

In another amazing first, Sh Zahir Mahmood opens up to Salman and Umer on the Unscripted podcast. Get to know the real Sh Zahir, his vision for the Da’wah, and how to navigate the new “Social Media Islam” that is causing fitna across cyberspace.

The post The Legend of Shaykh Zahir Mahmood | Unscripted #66 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Prof Tariq Ramadan & Sh Yasir Qadhi join each other publicly for the first time to discuss the West’s drift towards populism, the killing of a French teacher, free speech, French secularism, the future of Muslims as minorities, and much more.

The post Unscripted #65 | Yasir Qadhi & Tariq Ramadan – Is France in crisis? appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Imam Ajmal Masroor sparked heated discussions among Mosque and da’wah leaders recently about too many young people being put off Islam. He joins Salman in today’s podcast to discuss in more detail what we can all do to prevent these traumas and help the next generation become confident in their Muslim skin.

The post Unscripted #64 | How to keep your children Muslim | Ajmal Masroor appeared first on Islam21c Media.

Students are the future! In this Muslim student special, Salman is joined by the FOSIS President and Vice President.

The post Student Muzlamics | FOSIS on Unscripted #63 appeared first on Islam21c Media.