The Adnan Husain Show

In this 7th episode of the Names of God series, Adnan and Marc reflect on al-Malik, the King or Owner, another name or attribute that raises the questions of lordship and servanthood in their intimate, non-dualistic interrelationship and the language of hierarchy in the context of spiritual development and psychological health for humans. Because al-Tlimsani discusses the appearance of al-Malik in...

In this fourth episode in the series Muharram for Anti-Imperialists: The Karbala Paradigm, Adnan speaks with geopolitical analyst Ehsan Safarnejad about his critical analysis of the "Islamabad" Memorandum of Understanding, the politics of Iran's engagement in the diplomatic negotiations vs. its military responses, and the special political/spiritual solidarity of Iran's street demonstrations and t...

his episode could equally be titled "ReOrienting History Islamically". Adnan is joined by historian of late Ottoman history and author of Why History Matters: Reviving Faith Through the Lens of History to talk about Eurocentric historiography and historical consciousness and whether Islamicate history provides alternatives and how global or world history might benefit from a reorientation. This is...

Adnan and Sina (who departed early because he double booked!), Westoid Tankies sitting in comfort, try to convince Navid Zarrinnal in Tehran that Iran has won and he can make street cat videos forever more! The memorandum of understanding and Iranian public response is the subject of this episode and Navid provides insight and skepticism based on experience in Iran as well as the mood at atmospher...

This Guerrilla History series previewing and analyzing the major international football (soccer) tournaments on and off the pitch continues with the disastrous US/Canada/Mexico hosted World Cup 2026. Amid war on Iran, anti-immigrant ICE terror gangs, dismal initial attendance numbers and astronomical costs, this world cup looks to be one of the worst in history. No wonder there have been calls to...

Adnan and Marc explore the name al-Rabb, which is usually translated at "The Lord" but with elements of educative and nourishing dimensions. Some even translate the name as "Nourisher". Although this is not one of the 99 names listed in typical devotional traditions, this self-description or name appears early in the Qur'an in its opening chapter, Surah Fatiha, in the verse "Praise be to Allah, Lo...

Full Audio of YouTube Livestream!!!! Dr. Butch Ware returns to the program to discuss the Black Radical Tradition, anti-imperialists and decolonizing politics, and the approach he is taking to his candidacy in the race for Governor of California for the Green Party. How do these radical and revolutionary traditons of change and social justice inform his approach and plans to engage in electoral po...

Full Audio of YouTube Livestream!!!! The radical academy is in session as Office Hours returns Friday May 15 for an early edition, 11:30amET/4:30amUK. Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, returns to the channel to talk about recent developments legally surrounding the direct actionists' trials, jury manipulation, "terrorism" sentencing, attempts to sanction barrister for the defense, and t...

Navid, Sina Rahmani, Adnan Husain, and Kumars discuss the prospect of renewed bombing by the US and Israel, how Iranians view the global impact of Iran's military and economic resilience, how support for the Axis of Resistance registers on the Iranian domestic political spectrum, whether good anti-imperialists should all convert to Islam, and much more. Follow ​ ‪@adnanhusainshow‬ on here Check ou...

Full Audio of YouTube Livestream!!!! Adnan and Benji in this collaboration with Resistance is Fertile podcast continue their conversation with Radhika Desai about the latest developments in geopolitical economy. We discuss the consequences of Iran's restriction of commercial trade through the Strait of Hormuz for dollar hegemony and more broadly on the global economy. We'll learn about swap lines...

As part of this channel's effort to explore the theme of religion and resistance and to understand the Islamic resistance confronting US-Israeli empire, Adna speaks with scholar, translator, and historian of Islamic political movements, Mujamma Haraket. We explore the emergence of the Islamic Resistance in Palestine and its roots in anticolonial era and Muslim Brotherhood organizing in previous de...

Helyeh Doutaghi from Tehran and Bikrum Gill join me to discuss the haunting and powerful series "Still Minab" and its first two episodes. Helyeh's documentary absorbs the first part of our discussion about narrating and expressing the truth outside of the colonial and imperial framework. Then Adnan and Bikrum reflect on the wider significance of Iran's defiant position against the imperialist worl...

In this era, the most active forces combating colonialism and imperialism are the "Axis of Resistance" in West Asia. Since October 7th, many have been either inspired or puzzled by the incomparable endurance of the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance to invasion, occupation, and genocidal violence. In both cases religious faith in Islam has proven of incalculable value to them as well a...

The Struggle Session returns! This ninth edition of the livestream panel program about the state of the world and how to change it brings together a wonderful group, Corinna Mullin of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective, author and filmmaker Mtume Gant, and English professor Ambereen Dadabhoy. We'll discuss an array of pressing topics encompassing the twin problems of domestic fascism and mil...

Full Audio of YT Livestream: This livestream collaboration with Lara Sheehi and Psychic Militancy discusses an important document "Toward a Revolutionary Charter for Comprehensive Liberation" released recently that takes an adamant and uncompromising critique of contemporary Arab intelligentsias and calls for a radical realignment against colonial knowledges and with the masses. This is a critical...

In this collaborative livestream with Resistance is Fertile's Benji Schoendorff, we continue a discussion with Dr. Radhika Desai who brings "geopolitical economic" analysis to the contemporary world system and in particular how global events, especially the Ramadan War, herald an end to Western imperialism as a form of world order. We'll discuss how Iran and its allies, the Axis of Resistance, and...

Full Audio of YouTube Livestream aired Monday April 6th. Journalist, media legal activist, and geopolitical analyst Laith Marouf, founder of the indispensible Free Palestine TV, comes back to the program for a live Resistance Media Report, 10amET Monday April 6th, to discuss ALL the resistance fronts actively confronting the US-Israeli-Western empire now during the Ramadan War with a special focus...

This is a collaborative episode with Delete Ur Account podcast hosted by Kumars Salehi. He has graciously let us post the episode with guest Navid Zarinnal, previously on the program for the episode "Iran under Siege". Here is the Delete Your Account write up: This week's episode is a collaboration with The Colony Archive and The Adnan Husain Show. As Roqayah continues to report from the front lin...

UNLOCKED!! BONUS! Full Audio of Panel in Philadelphia Adnan participated in and helped organize a panel in Philadelphia, chaired by Gabrel Rockhill w/Adeem Suhail and Nazia Kazi, at the Philadelphia Liberation Center on Weds March 25th. A great discussion on the panel and brilliant questions and vibrant atmosphere with about a hundred people from the community attending. We talked about the situat...

Adnan speaks with anti-imperialist legal scholar and journalist Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tehran and contributer to Vocal Politics, about life in Iran during the Ramadan War, revolutionary Shi'i populism that has been galvanized nightly in the streets, forms of social solidarity and social order in response to US-Israeli civilian attacks, and the centrality of...

In this critically important episode in collaboration with my other podcast, Guerrilla History, co-host Henry Hakamaki and I, bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK!  An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get...

Adnan joined Breht O'Shea on Revolutionary Left Radio for a deep dive into history. We are sharing it here for our subscribers to the Adnan Husain Show as a bonus and relevant extra! Thanks to Breht for the invitation and graciously allowing us to repost here. Check out his amazing, long-running podcast: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/ and on all the usual platforms. And you can support...

After too long a hiatus, Dr. Marc Applebaum and I have returned with the fifth episode in our series on the Names of God, centered around the Sufi mystical tradition of the 99 Names. This episode comes at the end of Ramadan and arrives into a world desperately in need of mercy, compassion, empathy. Following closely from its relation to al-Rahman, "the Merciful", in our last episode, this name ope...

Adnan convenes another extra emergency livestream Sunday March 1st 8pmET--this time in collaboration with Resistance is Fertile Podcast-- on the regional war in West Asia that "Epstein Empire" has launched against Iran and the people of the region. We take a broad approach in situating this in the Gaza genocide sponsored by the West through the Zionist state of Israel confronted by the Axis of Res...

Adnan is joined by Nina and Navid Farnia, members of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective, to talk about the illegal imperialist US-Israeli-Western war launched against Iran. Please avail yourselves of the playlist Iran: History and Politics on this channel. We will be focusing on current developments but that background is always relevant and important in analyzing contemporary conditions. Re...