The Thinking Youth

In this episode of The Thinking Youth Podcast, we sit down with Danial Farrukh - former national director of Young Muslims, an author and community organiser. In this episode we unpack what it truly means to be a leader in today’s world. We explore the courage it takes to step out of your comfort zone, stand on the right side of history, and embody the principles you preach. Danial reflects on the...

We sat down with Dr. Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur — one of the world’s leading Kashmiri activists, historians, and freedom advocates. The son of Dr. Ayub Thakur, one of the only people ever exiled by the Indian government, Dr. Muzzammil continues his father’s legacy — even after surviving a crazy assassination attempt on his life. In this explosive conversation, we spoke about: - How Kashmir exposed Ind...

In this episode of The Thinking Youth Podcast, we sit down with Ibtihal Abousaad. A key Organiser behind the campaign against Microsofts complicity. Microsoft recently announced that it will no longer supply cloud services to Israel’s cyberwarfare unit, the infamous Unit 8200. This significant move is the first time Microsoft has suspended services from Israel, due to mounting pressure over their...

In this episode of The Thinking Youth Podcast, we sit down with Shaykh Navaid Aziz, a Canadian Imam, scholar, and Director of Public Relations at the Islamic Information Society of Calgary and is with Yaqeen Institute. Known across the world for making classical Islamic knowledge accessible, Shaykh Navaid brings his experience as a community leader and teacher to help us understand money from an I...

The Ummah was afflicted by 2 occupations in 1948, the occupation of Palestine and the occupation of East Turkestan. Yet, the Ummah speaks very little about the Uyghur cause for their homeland, and the two causes have very clear parallels that we often overlook. How come we don't speak about the Uyghurs in the same framing as Palestine? We invited Guzelya Marisova, an Uyghur author and activist, to...

In this episode, we sit down with Representative Munira Yasin Abdullahi, the youngest American politician ever elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, the first Muslim woman, and one of the first Somali Americans to serve in the state legislature. Munira speaks boldly about the issues most politicians avoid: • Why is American taxpayer money funding Israel while millions of Americans struggle...

This episode features Mohammad Saleh, a young Palestinian journalist with Middle East Eye, whose fearless reporting challenges mainstream narratives and exposes the truths often hidden from public view. He speaks about the incredible importance of journalism and why we must re-approach the conversation in a world dominated by outlets like CNN, BBC, Fox News, GB News, and others. We also discuss th...

In the last 18 months, a new generation of youth have been activated as a response to the state of the Ummah, and more specifically the genocide in Gaza. Since October 7, the world has changed permanently at a very rapid pace, leaving many in this new generation of activists and beyond struggling to properly analyze the events that are happening. Especially in the age of fake news and media double...