Eye on Islam

This episode of Eye on Islam centers on the significance of Arbaeen, the importance of the pilgrimage to Karbala, the role of Imam Hussein's legacy in Islamic practice, and its potential for inspiring social movements.

In this episode of Eye on Islam, we discussed the rise of Islamophobia in Europe.

The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, believed to be a violation of Iranian sovereignty and a declaration of war against Iran, has sparked outrage across the world, in particular in Muslim nations. This episode of The Eye on Islam takes a closer look at the assassination and looming response by Iran and the resistance movements and what it means for regional and global security, as well as genocide in Gaza.

In this episode, guests discuss the hypocrisy of Western implementation of human rights, with documents like the UDHR that focus on individualistic rights and ignore the rights of collective groups. We compare this with the holistic nature of the sunnah of RasoolAllah, the words of Allah, and the works of the imams that direct us to what implementing these rights looks like in practice.

The division of religion and state has been discussed and fought over for centuries in the Western world. They have attempted to colonize the minds of Muslims into believing that faith is a personal matter. In this episode, our guests demonstrate how through the examples listed in the holy Quran, the lives of the Prophets and the Ahlulbayt, making change in the world through engagement of politics is a necessary part of worship.

In this episode of the program, we discuss the events of the battle of Karbala and its similarities with the ongoing Israeli genocide against the people of Gaza and Palestine.

As the Israeli regime continues its actions against the people of Gaza, global protests persist, led prominently by students. Recently, pro-Palestine activists have faced attacks from Zionist sympathizers, with western police either passive or encouraging the violence. In London, police recently assaulted pro-Palestinian students, including people of color and disabled activists, following an attack by local Zionist extremists. This show will discuss western police violence, their support of Zionist aggression, and why the pro-Palestine movement concerns influential Zionist Jewish oligarchs.

As the Conservative Party in Britain loses the power it has held since 2010, it leaves behind a legacy of poverty, division and in particular a hatred for Muslims that runs through British society. Crafted by far-right, Zionist think tanks like policy exchange and the Henry Jackson society, Government policy led on from the legacy left behind by the previous Blairite government during the Global War on Terror years and saw Muslim communities singled out, profiled and subjected to an environment of harassment and securitization. On this week’s show, we will be exploring the damage of this legacy and look ahead at whether the new Labour government will bring any improvement or whether the situation will just deteriorate for Britain's Muslims.

In celebration of Eid Al Mubahala, the guests discuss the importance of character while engaging in debate as well as the Trojan horse of Zionism that has found its way into interfaith events.

This edition of the program is about Eid Al-Ghadir and the succession of Imam Ali after the demise of Prophet Muhammad.