Thinking Muslim

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Murtaza Hussain joins The Thinking Muslim to examine the deepening relationship between the UAE and Israel and what it means for the wider Muslim world.

From leaked documents revealing military cooperation and the role of Jeffrey Epstein in cultivating ties between Emirati and Israeli elites, to the UAE’s influence in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somaliland, we explore how this alliance is reshaping power across the Middle East and beyond.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:50 - Elbit Systems Leaked Emails
06:22 - UAE Israel Alliance
13:20 - Jeffrey Epstein’s UAE Israel Connections
21:06 - Was Epstein Working for Israel?
23:57 - Donate to Baitulmaal
24:44 - How the Epstein Elite Operates
30:02 - UAE Israel Military Cooperation
34:04 - UAE Smear Campaigns in Europe
39:40 - The UAE and Muslim Brotherhood
43:25 - What Does the UAE Gain?
46:57 - The UAE’s ‘Islamic Reformation’
51:06 - UAE, Somaliland and Sudan
57:45 - What Is Our Responsibility?
1:02:58 - Murtaza Hussain’s Reading Tips

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World-renowned architect Abdel Wahed El-Wakil joins The Thinking Muslim to discuss Islamic architecture, modern architecture and what traditional Muslim cities understood about the way we live.

We explore sacred spaces, mosque design, urban planning, the loss of traditional Islamic architecture and whether modern cities have made us more anxious, isolated and disconnected from beauty and spirituality.

What can Islamic architecture teach us about building better cities today?

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:54 - Sacred Design Choices
09:24 - Designing Masjid Quba
26:48 - The Importance of the Courtyard
31:49 - Traditional vs Modern Methods
35:11 - Teaching Muslims an Inferiority Complex
40:55 - How Architecture Shapes Our Mentality
46:28 - High-Rise Buildings
1:05:03 - Glass in Modern Architecture
1:09:21 - Makkah’s Clock Tower
1:18:43 - Modern Cities and Violence
1:32:07 - Can Islamic Architecture Innovate?
1:40:26 - Hassan Fathy
1:52:53 - Breaking Out of Intellectual Inferiority
1:56:22 - His Favourite City

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