IQRA Podcasts

From Protest to Engagement

Professor Tariq Ramadan's lecture at the Radical Middle Way event  in London, England on February, 24 2007.

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Muhammad Asad Visionary Islamic Scholar

Muhammad Asad, writer, adventurer, diplomat, Muslim thinker par excellence, translator of the Qur'an, and author In this segment from a tape entitled, "A Tribute to Muhammad Asad" by the IIS (Islamic Information Service), Muhammad Asad discusses why monotheistic religions, specifically Islam, originated from the desert. He also speaks about the richness of Bedouin culture, and the incorrect idea that bedouins are barbarians or uncivilized people.

Dr. Sherman Jackson - Covering Islam and Muslims in America

Muslims in America are locked into a hidden battle over who will get to decide what Islam means in the modern world. Keynote speaker Sherman Jackson, a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan and a specialist in Islamic law and theology, discussed the history behind this predicament, and what it means for media coverage of Islam in the United States. Jackson began by defining Muslims in America as an amalgamation of ethnicities, races, classes, and histories – all of which are only loosely bound by their common commitment to basic religious and theological postulates. There exists an ongoing exchange about what that means and how that will affect Muslims’ search for a dignified existence in America. Jackson said that Islam’s authority crisis is exacerbated in the United States because groups are competing for the authority to define and speak for Muslims in America.

Arundhati Roy's Acclaimed Lecture from September 2002

In this acclaimed Lannan foundation lecture from September 2002, Roy speaks poetically to power on the US' War on Terror, globalization, the misuses of nationalism, and the growing chasm between the rich and poor.

The Muslim Spiritual Identity

Professor Tariq Ramadan speaking in Toronto on December 24, 2006 about the Muslim Spiritual Identity.

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Changing the Present, Dreaming the Future

Professor Tariq Ramadan speaking in Toronto on December 23, 2006.

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