Episode 9

European Colonialism And The Status Quo: From A Surah al-Fatihah Perspective

We take a brief overview and analysis of the most significant events in the last 500 years of European history, in order to understand the basis and foundations of modern Western society.

What was the dominant vision, mission and method enacted in this epoch, and how does it compare to the vision, mission and method outlined in Surah al-Fatihah?

We introduce the core values of the status quo and mention the origins of conflict theory, in the form of Marx and Engles observations of the working class in England in the 19th Century.

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Left or Right? The Straight Path Please
An overview, analysis and critique of contemporary left and right wing ideologies from the perspective of the Qur’anic Straight Path metaphor and the Islamic scholarly and spiritual tradition. For women listeners only.

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MISK Women

Umm Abdullah is the developer of MISK Women at the Muslim Institute for Sacred Knowledge and is a student of the Islamic Scholarly and Spiritual Tradition. She presents podcasts, Zoom classes and courses focusing on developing English-speaking Muslim womens' textual competence through the engagement of sacred texts and contextual competence through analysis and critique of the modern world from an Islamic perspective.