Q&A: Muhammad Jalal Talks Gaza, Elections & US Empire

Dr Yakoob Ahmed interviews your host, Muhammad Jalal.
The genocide in Gaza and the need for enlightened activism was captured by the guests and content that came out on The Thinking Muslim. We had become accustomed to calls for immediate action, some of which were short-lived. But what The Thinking Muslim did was to place this activism within a sacred responsibility. That's why it captured so many imaginations and activated so many people.

Much of The Thinking Muslim's content has been carefully curated and well thought through, and the guests showcased are amongst the most articulate and thoughtful in their field.
Someone somewhere had the idea that Muhammad Jalal should answer questions from the Thinking Muslim audience, so they asked Dr Yakoob Ahmed to file these questions – and some of my own – to its host.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:00 – Feelings?
2:45 – How did you start?
10:00 – Challenges faced
13:55 – The Team
17:50 – How Gaza changed everything
22:10 – Non-Muslim guests?
26:10 – How do you choose guests
29:56 – Pushing back
33:21 – UK elections and Gaza
38:08 – The election strategy
40:12 – Attacks from media
42:15 – How invested are you in this system?
46:16 – University scene
49:20 – US elections
51:25 – Why visit the US
53:22 – US Muslims are different
58:16 – Anti- Harris campaign
1:00:07 – Young Muslims
1:01:34 – US empire?
1:03:40 – The left and right
1:10:13 – Islamic alternative
1:14:50 – Unity of Muslims
1:16:40 – Post-Gaza
1:18:40 – Guest selection
1:21:18 – Infantilising young Muslims
1:25:47 Book recommendation
1:28:59 – Dr Aafia Siqqiqui.
1:31:28 – Future of TM