Blood Brothers

In this special collaboration episode with the Grappling With Life Podcast , Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with grappling enthusiast, entrepreneur, and former youth worker, Mohammed Yahiaoui. #BloodBrothersPodcast #GWLPodcast #MuslimMen Topics of discussion include: Mohammed's many years of youth work with Bangladeshi youths from Tower Hamlets. Guest being born and raised in Hackney in comparison to...

In this no holds barred episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with the controversial natural nurse, ‘truth movement’ activist and anti-vaxxer, Kate Shemirani. #BloodBrothersPodcast #COVID19 #Vaccine   DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE RESEARCH OR STATISTICS CITED BY THE GUEST HAVE BEEN VERIFIED OR AUTHENTICATED! Topics of discussion include: Looking back at the COVID-19 pandemic...

In this real talk episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with the upcoming undefeated professional boxer hailing from the heart of east London, Khalid Ali. #BloodBrothersPodcast #KhalidAli #Boxing Topics of discussion include: Getting into boxing as a child and growing up in east London. Respecting parents and having your father as a manager and head coach. Lessons from...

In this refreshing episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British Muslim scholar and activist, Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Sunni #Islamophobia Topics of discussion include: Teaching Taekwondo in south London, and being a member of the 'Young Muslims' movement. Becoming the son-in-law of the late Shaykh Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (rh) — havi...

In this eye-opening episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with former school governor and educator, Tahir Alam, who was at the centre of the ‘Trojan Horse’ scandal involving multiple Muslim-majority schools in Birmingham. #BloodBrothersPodcast #TrojanHorse #Birmingham   Topics of discussion include: What exactly was the ‘Trojan Horse plot’, and who was behind the anonymous le...

In this intense episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with senior lecturer and criminologist at Liverpool John Moores University, Dr Rizwaan Sabir, about his new book, 'The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and the Security State'. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Terrorism #Islamophobia Topics of discussion include: Pursuing politics in university after 9/11 as a politicised Mu...

In this no holds barred episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with author, lecturer and the imam of Redbridge Islamic Centre, Ustadh Asim Khan. #BloodBrothersPodcast #UstadhAsimKhan #Masculinity     Topics of discussion include: Understanding masculinity and femininity from a Quranic perspective. What is meant by having ‘ghayra’ for your women? Gender roles and respons...

In this very important episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts his good friend and the prominent anti-RSE activist, Yusuf Patel, from SRE Islamic. #BloodBrothersPodcast #LGBTQ #SexEducation   Topics of discussion include: Background of SRE Islamic. When it started and why. Muslim parenting and addressing taboo topics. Parent-child relationship and loving your children. LGBTQ lob...

In this jam packed episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts Shariah-finance expert, Ibrahim Khan, from the Islamic Finance Guru blog. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Forex #ShariahFinance     Topics of discussion timestamps: Ibrahim's Islamic and academic background and credentials: 00:00:00 - 00:08:55 Halal Hustling: Is investing in forex, stocks, shares and cryptocurrency halal? 00:08:5...

In the first-of-its kind in the Muslim podcast scene, Dilly and Aki Hussain hosted this episode at their local barbers - ‘Nadeem Barbers’ in Queens Park, Bedford - and the guests were none other than their barbers for 16 years, who are also blood brothers, Nadeem and Javed Qayum. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Ramadan #Zakat   Topics of discussion include: Preparing for Ramadan: time management and busy p...

In this exclusive episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain were honoured to host the legendary UFC trainer, Firas Zahabi, of Tristar Gym for a second time on their show. #BloodBrothersPodcast #UFC #FirasZahabi   Topics of discussion included: COVID-19 lockdown and “quarantine theatre”. UFC current affairs: Joe Rogan censorship, arrest of Cain Verlasquez, meteoric rise of Khamza...

In this overdue episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain discuss the hypocrisy of the West over the Ukraine war, men’s mental health, and the emasculation of Muslim men. #BloodBrothersPodcast #MentalHealth #AkiHussain   Topics of discussion include: Hypocrisy of the West over Ukraine war. 00:00:00 - 00:35:23 War, trauma and mental health. 00:35:24 - 00:35:24 - 00:37:06 Mental h...

In this eye-opening episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with terrorism, complex crime and defamation lawyer, Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Racism #ShamimaBegum Topics of discussion include: Shamima Begum case: Background, facts and politicisation. Britain's racist two-tier justice system. Almondbury Community School bullying case of a Syrian refugee boy i...

In this much-anticipated episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the editor-in-chief of 5Pillars, Roshan Muhammed Salih, who has just returned from Afghanistan. #BloodBrothersPodcast #afghanistan #Taliban Topics of discussion include: How Roshan’s trip to Afghanistan came about and the journey there. Personal experiences and observations of the new Islamic emirate. How Isl...

In this long-overdue episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Australian Muslim thinker, writer and activist Uthman Badar. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Secularism #Caliphate Topics of discussion include: Quick fire questions Epistemology and ontology of secularism Secularism vs Islam and the Muslim world Critical Race Theory: Good or bad for Muslims? ‘Ummatics Collo...

In this candid episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the esteemed American Muslim academic, writer and activist, Ustad Mobeen Vaid. #BloodBrothersPodcast #LGBTQ #Islam Topics of discussion include: Challenges of Muslim activism in light of Left/Liberal alliances. Use and abuse of “minority fiqh”, maslaha and maqasid in modern Muslim activism The LGBTQ question: How shoul...

In this in-depth episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with criminal defence lawyer and social justice activist, Attiq Malik, from Liberty Law Solicitors in Luton. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Luton #TrueCrime Topics of discussion include: Growing up in Luton and fighting racism in the early 1990s. Socioeconomics of British Asian drug dealers and organised crime Conflict of interes...

In this much anticipated episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts the UK spokesman for the Neturei Karta movement, Rabbi Elhanan Beck. #Jews #Judaism #Israel Topics of discussion include: Jewish vs Muslim beliefs: Differences and similarities Differentiating between, Jews, Judaism and Zionism. Zionism’s epistemological opposition to normative Judaism. The political illegitimacy t...

In this insightful episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts journalist, political pundit and activist Sami Hamdi. #bloodbrotherspodcast #ikhwan #islamism Topics of discussion include: What is ‘political Islam’ and should Muslims use the term “Islamist”? Has Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) become synonymous with the Muslim Brotherhood/Ikhwan? What is the future...

Dilly and Aki Hussain discuss car trading, the Taliban, getting paid for Dawah, and COVID-19 anti-vaxxers in a long overdue episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Taliban #Antivax   Topics of discussion include: Why hasn't there been an episode of the BB Podcast in over two months? Trading cars and getting paid for Dawah/Islamic activism. The Taliban, living under their Shar...

In this timely episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with Shaykh Suliman Gani from Purley Mosque and the New Crescent Society. #BloodBrothersPodcast #ShaykhSulimanGani #MoonWars Topics of discussion include: When is Eid al-Adha? Should we follow local, regional or global sighting? How reliable is Saudi Arabia’s Umm al-Qura calendar? Is the Hajj of the pilgrims accepted if the...

In this much anticipated episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent American theologian and historian, Dr Yasir Qadhi.  #BloodBrothersPodcast #YasirQadhi #Khilafah Topics of discussion and timestamps: Intro & quick fire questions: 00:00:00 Salafi 'Najdi' Dawah & journey to reform: 00:11:26 Quran controversy, online critics & accounting scholars: 00:5 3:40  Estab...

In this brutally honest episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent debater, YouTuber and author Mohammed Hijab. #BloodBrothersPodcast #MohammedHijab #Dawah

To mark the two-year anniversary since the launch of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain host the show's cameraman, graphics designer and editor, Mohsen Mastaan from @Dawah Digital YouTube channel. #BloodBrothersPodcast #Dajjal #Conspiracies Topics of discussion and timestamps: Intro, Speakers' Corner & @Dawah Digital channel: 0:00:00 Quick fire questions on IERA: 0:21:41 @Dawah Digi...

In this light-hearted episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain hosts American Muslim comedian and influencer Nadirah Pierre. #BloodBrothersPodcast #NadirahP #Comedy Topics of discussion and timestamps: Intro and Nadirah’s journey to comedy: 00:00 Having boundaries & satirising Muslim relationships: 04:35 Anti-blackness in Muslim communities: 09:30 How authentic are Muslim comedians & H...