The Mad Mamluks

Happy Haramoween! On this week's episode, Sh. Amir, Mahin and SIM sit with Chaplain Abdul Malik Ryan about Halloween, share a Jinn story, talk about CIOGC award to Rabia Chaudry, the All Male Scholar picture, Sex Education and other Social Media drama.  

Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir sit down with Mark Crain Director of Dream of Detroit. Dream of Detroit is a Muslim-led initiative that's combining community organizing with strategic housing and land development to build a healthy community and e mpower marginalized neighborhoods. Founded by two allied organizations, Detroit-based NeighborlyNeeds, Inc. and the suburban-based Indus Community Action Networ...

Shaykh Amir, Mahin and Murtaza sit down with Shaykh Ubaydullah Evans at his beautiful home in Chicago and discuss the Madhab of Malik, the infamous Playboy article, his sense of syle/fashion and what he thinks of the social media craze. Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM's first Scholar-in-Residence and now Executive Director. He converted to Islam while in high school. Upon conversion, Ustadh Ubaydu...

Mahin, Sh. Amir and SIM talk with Joe Bradford about a multitude of issues such as American Fiqh, Home Financing, Madhabs, Music, Halal Meat, White Converts, Islamic wills. Joe Bradford is an American scholar of Islam, Author, instructor, entrepreneur, and ethical investments advisor. He regularly lectures on topics such as Islamic law, legal theory, financial ethics, and thought. Get your Islamic...

Mujahid Fletcher runs a Houston based nonprofit called Islam In Spanish that produces a Web site, Podcast, YouTube Channel,  DVDs and a radio program designed to educate the small but growing number of Latino Muslims.  Fletcher sees the organization as a tool to counteract some of the misconceptions about Islam that he initially encountered among his own friends @ IslamInSpanish http://www.islamin...

Dr. Meraj Mohiuddin is an American physician and author of Revelation: The Story of Muhammad. The son of Indian immigrants, he was raised on the East Coast with a strong emphasis on sports and education. With a college background in neuro-science and medical degree from Northwestern University, he moved to Boston to complete his training in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.  While teachin...

Nabeel Azeez is the founder of BecomingTheAlphaMuslim.com and the Podcast by the same name.  Nabeel Azeez presents Becoming the Alpha Muslim.    Men's issues, masculinity, and self-improvement for the modern Muslim man. Episode 1 of Becoming the Alpha Muslim Podcast available now on iTunes. Website:  https://becomingthealphamuslim.com Twitter: @nabeel4reel  

It's imperative we make clear that our guest today was asked by our team to keep his identity anonymous due to potential legal ramifications. He is not in any way hiding or embarrassed about his relationship. Enjoy!   =========== E-mail us your comments, feedback, and questions at TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks View...

Hosts: Mahin Islam, Imran Muneer (SIM), Murtaza Siddiqui, Shaykh Amir Saeed If the intro of this episode went over your head.. It's a parody of some of the refutation videos on YouTube posted by people who have made their mission in life to refute other scholars and/or organizations.  The language we used in the parody is not hyperbole.  It is of our opinion, that the kind of dialogue that spews f...

Adeel J. Zeb is an interfaith scholar, TEDx speaker, and certified Muslim Chaplain. He is the Co-University Muslim Chaplain at The Claremont Colleges. He was formerly the Muslim Chaplain/Director of Muslim Life at Duke University. He previously served as the Muslim Chaplain/Imam at Wesleyan University, Trinity College, and American University. He is a graduate of the Master's in Islamic Chaplaincy...

Shaykh Amir, SIM and Mahin sit down with Irtiza Hasan who is the founding manager of AlMaghrib Institute.  Today AlMaghrib is known as the largest in person Islamic studies institute with regular classes in over 40 cities across the world.  Over a decade ago, Irtiza took a two year break from his oil and gas career to partner with Shaykh Muhammad AlShareef and build the institute from its humble b...

SIM and Mahin sit down with Maria Ahmad who represents BookAMuslim.com Maria Ahmad is the co-founder of Book A Muslim. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Ohio State University, and then obtained her Master's degree in Higher Education from Northern Illinois University. Her involvement in campus activities and student groups as an undergraduate student led her to finding the field of hi...

Osman Aslam is the founder and creative director of Franc Lloyd Custom Menswear.  Prior to founding Franc Lloyd, he worked at a leading architectural and engineering firm where he worked on many innovative and high profile projects not limited to:  The Jay Pritzer Pavilion, Rock n Roll McDonalds and Trump Tower Chicago.  He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a...

The Mad Mamluks sit down with Dr. Jerry Hionis, a professor of economics at Widener University. We discussed the inspiration he finds in Dune Novels and his passion for the guitar.  We talk about concepts regarding Islamic economic theory and an analysis of the recent exit of the UK from the European Union. Dr. Hionis holds a Ph. D from Temple University. His primary research areas include: Confli...

Hosts: Shaykh Amir Saeed, Syed Imran Muneer (SIM), Mahin Islam Shaykh Hamzah and Shaykh Amir reminisce about their time in Mauritania as students, Shaykh Hamzah also talks about his teacher Murabit Al-Hajj, later we talk about the Pokemon craze, and the Hajj. Currently Shaykh Hamzah is travelling with Al Haram International Hajj group.  If you're interested in joining them you can reach them at th...

Hosts: Shaykh Amir Saeed, Syed Imran Muneer (SIM), Murtuza (Mort) Vocab: Nasheed: Arabic term for a song that utilizes voice as the sole instrument or voice accompanied with a percussion instrument. Omar Esa is a nasheed artist from England, who uses only his voice in all his nasheeds and recites nasheeds in mainly the En glish, Urdu and Arabic languages. His nasheeds are very versatile thanks to...

Sheikh Amir, SIM, Mahin, Murtuza sit down and discuss Muhammad Ali, Orlando and Ramadan. E-mail us your comments, feedback and questions at TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks Love an episode? Hate it? Feel like we missed something?   Join the discussion on Reddit!  www.reddit.com/r/themadmamluks

Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul talks to The Mad Mamluks about Islamic Relief USA, Zakat and his journey in seeking knowledge. Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul is originally from the West Coast and currently resides in the Chicagoland area. He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Washington in Seattle. After graduation Shaykh Hamzah went on to purs...

Abu Noor AbdulMalik Ryan is a Chicago native whose reading of African American history and specifically the life of Malcolm X led to his accepting Islam in 1994.  He was one of the founding members and is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Inner City Muslim Action Network, better known as IMAN.  After receiving his undergraduate degree from DePaul University, he went on to obtain hi...

Mike Swies works professionally as a Speech Language Pathologist serving the communicative needs of young children with developmental delays and adults with communications disorders.  He was co-founder of Project Downtown Chicago. As a lead organizer for Project Downtown Chicago he distributed food and lead youth activities on a weekly basis in the inner city.  He is currently serving Ta'leef Coll...

So this is a first for The Mad Mamluks, we're huge MMA fans and wanted to share our passion for the sport with our listeners.  We synced up with UFC fighter Ricardo Lamas who was training in Miami at the time. He graciously offered his time to talk to us three weeks before his UFC 199 fight on June 4th 2016. Ricardo Lamas is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a Featherweight...

Shaykh Rami Nsour was born in Amman, Jordan and moved to the United States at the age of 9. During his college years, he attended Zaytuna classes taught by teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area, notably, Shaykh Khatri bin Bayba, Shaykh Abdullah bin Ahmedna and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. With their encouragement, Rami embarked on a journey to study at the well acclaimed mahdara (college)  of Shaykh Murab...

Mohammed Faris is an internationally sought speaker, coach, and author who spearheaded the niche of productivity and Islam. His most notable accolade is as the Founder of ProductiveMuslim.com, the popular online platform, blog, and productivity training organisation that serves the "e-Ummah" worldwide. He's also the author of the new book "The Productive Muslim: Where Faith Meets Productivity". Po...

Burhan Hanif is a Da'ee and Lecturer from the United Kingdom.  He has lectured around the world about political and social issues surrounding the Muslim world. Date: Sunday May 15 2pm to 5pm Location: Armada Hotel & Conference Center 780 North Ave, Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139

Muhammed and Imad Qandil are the masterminds behind a website that focuses on nutrition, strength and conditioning.  ChampionMethod.com Muhammed Qandil ISSA Certified Personal Trainer CSCS (certified strength conditioning specialist) Multiple Kinesiology, Anatomy Physiology, & exercises science courses Imad Qundeel Coaching degree Wrestled for 9 years Head coach for high school for 4 years Read mo...