In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain spoke with the popular and controversial Bangladeshi thinker, writer and Islamic activist, Asif Adnan.   Topics of discussion include:

• Asif's arrest, terrorism charges and busting case: fact and fiction.
• Suppression of Islamic activism and dawah under Sheikh Hasina.
• The Anti-Quota protests that led to Hasina's resignation.
• What role should Islam play in a post-Hasina Bangladesh?
• What approaches should a future government avoid in relations to Islamic movements and activities?
• Advice to Muslim youth of Bangladesh.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain spoke with the prominent Bangladeshi academic, teacher and Islamic activist, Asif Mahtab Utsha.

Topics of discussion include:

• Asif's dismissal from Dhaka's BRAC University for his anti-LGBTQ advocacy.
• The spreading of the LGBTQ agenda in Bangladesh via western NGOs, U.S. funding and the UN.
• Asif's support for the student protests that led to his arrest and incarceration before August 5th.
• The challenges of unifying Bangladesh's Islamic groups and movements under common goals and causes.
• What mistakes should the new interim government avoid when reviewing the Bangladeshi constitution?
• How secularism strips Bangladesh of its Islamic values and Muslim identity.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Bangladeshi academic, author, and former chairman of the department of International Relations at Dhaka University, Professor Shahiduz Zaman.

Topics of discussion include:

• The Islamic history and heritage of Bengal from the Bengal Sultanate to the Mughal Empire.
• The betrayal and land-loss of East Bengal's Muslims during partition.
• Why did India intervene in Bangladesh's liberation war in 1971?
• Is Pakistan to blame for anything that led to the end of East Pakistan? 
• Islamic brotherhood with Pakistan and Hindu hostility from India.
• Pakistan, China, the U.S., ISI and Myanmar.
• Shaping a new foreign policy for Bangladesh with considerations for a nuclear deterrence pact with Pakistan.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain spoke with the press secretary of the head of Bangladesh’s interim government (Professor Muhammad Yunus), Shafiqul Alam. 

Topics of discussion include: 

• How has Shafiqul found his new role as the press secretary of the head of the interim government?
• What personal challenges is Professor Muhammad Yunus facing?
• What are the biggest challenges facing the interim government?
• What reforms do the student advisors and Anti-Discrimination Movement want before an election is called?
• Media reforms and regulation in Bangladesh.
• Fake news about Bangladesh from Indian media and pundits since August 5th.
• What does a new Bangladesh look like?

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In the first episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast filmed in Bangladesh, Dilly Hussain speaks with former barrister and the founding editor of Dhaka Tribune, Zafar Sobhan.   Topics of discussion include:

• The state of Bangladesh since the start of the anti-Quota protests to the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on August 5.
• Press freedoms and media complicity during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule.
• Does the Bangladeshi media meet or operate on the founding principles of the free press?
• Dhaka Tribune’s editorial approach during Sheikh Hasina’s rule and the anti-Quota protests.
• Can the media or journalists ever be impartial or non-partisan?
• Indian propaganda against Bangladesh since August 5, and growing anti-India sentiments in Bangladesh.
• The future of Bangladesh, elections, and student advisors to the interim government.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the world-renowned scholar of Quranic studies and the founder of Bayyinah Institute, Nouman Ali Khan.

Topics of discussion include:

• American dawah scene, Muslims in Europe, and shifting attitudes towards Israel in the U.S.
• Why wasn’t the Quran compiled in chronological order and who decided the order?
• Is the Arabic language of the Quran its only miracle?
• Is the Quran and its oral tradition perfectly preserved?
• Are any of the verses of the Quran inapplicable fo the modern time?
• A Quranic approach to seeking knowledge, business and trade.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with former Guantanamo Bay detainee, human rights activist and the outreach director of advocacy group CAGE, Moazzam Begg.

Topics of discussion include:

• Recent visits to Afghanistan and the Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case.
• Guantanamo Bay, jihad, Gaza and the war on terror.
• Muslim rulers and governments’ betrayal of Gaza.
• Differences, divisions and doubts over Syria, Iran and Hezbollah.
• State of the Ummah, Allah’s victory and priorities for British Muslims.

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In this much anticipated episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent American Muslim debater, lecturer and YouTuber Daniel Haqiqatjou.

DISCLAIMER: This episode was filmed on 11/10/23.

Topics of discussion include:

• Daniel's public exchange with Uthman ibn Farooq at the 'Authentic Ilm Conference' in November 2022.
• Daniel's heated exchange with Imam Suhaib Webb outside the Maryam Islamic Centre in Houston in July 2023.
• Who are the American 'Dawah Mafia'?
• Muslims allying with pro-LGBTQ groups to fight Islamophobia.
• Is there a need for Muslim women's leadership?
• Secular liberalism's negative impact on dawah and Muslim activism.
• Muslim marriages that require mothers and wives to work.

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with Mnar Adley, the founder and director of the U.S. based pro-Palestine media outlet Mint Press News. 

Topics of discussion include:

• Getting into journalism and starting Mint Press News.
• Living under Israeli occupation from the age of 9-13.
• The war in Syria and the role of the West and its regional proxies.
• The betrayal of Arab rulers and regimes over Palestine.
• The 'Axis of Assistance' and the Axis of Resistance.
• U.S. complicity in the Gaza genocide and Muslim support for Democrats. 

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In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with Dr. Farooq Azizi, the chief advisor to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Topics of discussion include:

• How much has the $9.5 billion assets frozen by the U.S. impacted trade and commerce in Afghanistan?
• How much has negative media coverage and Western propaganda affected foreign companies investing in Afghanistan? 
• What have been the biggest challenges for Afghanistan since U.S. forces left in August 2021? 
• Has the lack of recognition from the international community of the Islamic Emirate affected industry and commerce in Afghanistan?
• What are Afghanistan's biggest exports? Who is Afghanistan currently trading with?
• How does Afghanistan plan on accessing, extracting and monetising the vast natural minerals it has?
• How does Sharia law impact the availability of loans and liquidity for businesses and investors?
• Advice to Afghan investors and entrepreneurs living abroad. 

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In this exclusive episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Abdul Qahar Balkhi.

Topics of discussion include:

• What have been the biggest achievements and challenges for Afghanistan since liberation?
• Recognition and engagement with the international community.
• The reopening of girls and women’s education.
• Tensions and relations with Pakistan.
• Sheikh Hasina stepping down and the future of Bangladesh.
• Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and the persecution of Uyghur Muslims.
• Islamic brotherhood and Muslim unity in the west.
• Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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