The Adnan Husain Show

Prof. Adnan Husain enjoys a wonderful conversation with Prof. Ambereen Dadhabhoy (@DrDadabhoy)  about her fascinating book Shakespeare Through Islamic Worlds (2024) . The book examines the paradoxical importance of Islam and Muslims to Shakespeare's plays despite the scant or ambiguous mentions in the text. Through contextual examination of the Early Modern Mediterranean as a space of encounter wi...

Prof. Adnan Husain reflects on the papacy of Francis I--and in particular assesses the themes of anti-capitalism, peace and anti-war positions, and social justice and inclusion in his encyclical Fratelli Tutti.   Also check out the episode of Revolutionary Left Radio in which Adnan and Breht discussed Francis of Assisi, whom Pope Francis modelled his social theology upon. https://revolutionaryleft...

*Producer's note: This episode begins with a request to help my friend  Mohammed in Gaza . Please consider supporting Mohammed's fundraiser to support his family in their efforts to survive the genocide. As I explain in the episode, Mohammed's family has been displaced 5 times, most recently 10 days ago! Any sized donation is welcome!* Prof. Adnan Husain hosts a conversation with Nora Barrrows Fri...

*Note: This is only part of the conversation between Brett and Adnan; they continued for another 30 mins! To listen to the entire episode, please subscribe to the Patreon or watch the episode on our YouTube channel, both linked below* What does spirituality on the left look like? In a Ramadan special, Adnan discusses Buddhism and Sufi Islam, the distinctions between mysticism and mystification, sp...

  Prof. Adnan Husain discusses the modern history of Iran from the late nineteenth century to contemporary relations with the US with friend and colleague Prof. David N. Yaghoubian of California State University-San Bernardino. We discuss Iran's traditions of statecraft and geopolitical relations with imperial powers, Russia and Britain, until the Cold War, when Iran became a pillar of US hegemony...

Professor Adnan Husain is joined by activist Mehmet Ali Arslan to examine how sectarian division is being sown by the use and abuse of Islamic and Middle Eastern History. In particular they discuss how Sunni-Shi'i tension and polarization is fanned by references to events of early Islam as well as Ottoman vs. Safavid dynastic competition. They look at an interesting letter from Ottoman Sultan Seli...

In this episode, Professor Adnan Husain  (@adnanahusain ) is joined by two outstanding scholars and thinkers, Drs. Peter Beattie and Karim Bettache of BettBeatMedia (  @BettBeat_Media  ). They discuss a number of interrelated topics based on BettBeatMedia newsletters on substack: the current geopolitical order, China's role in it, BRICS and political economy, anti-imperialist politics in the Trump...

Professor Adnan Husain (@adnanahusain)  and Sina Rahmani (The East is a Podcast) discuss the political lessons and implications of the Gaza ceasefire agreement for the cause of Palestine, regional and geopolitics of resistance against US/Western empire, and on the direction of the anti-imperial solidarity movements across Europe and North America. Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel Ple...

Professor Adnan Husain (@adnanahusain) , co-host of Guerrilla History and former host of The Majlis podcast, introduces his new show and YouTube channel.   In this episode, he explains his plans and what kinds of content the show will involve. He also discusses why he wants an independent and unaffiliated platform for discussing history, politics, and religion in this age of censorship and suppres...