Beste Abdarrahman podcasts (2024)

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Episode 9: Marketeers rather than..... 6:02

5y ago6:02

6:02

Marketeers rather than.... (you fill in the blank). Following on from the last episode I tackle another 'modern' phenomenon around the free to low-cost price of entry to becoming a self-proclaimed thought-leader, entrepreneur, leader, etc. I share a true story about one of these stars who had played the game so well it got him a high-level meeting …

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Episode 8: A Fisherman Always Sees Another Fisherman From Afar 10:53

5y ago10:53

10:53

InshaAllah this is helpful to those who are interested in entrepreneurship (go on, get at it!) and investors. I try to include some of the lessons I have learnt about start-ups / entrepreneurs vs business people. It starts off with a little run down of how I got to the position to have this perspective and see some of the things I mention. It highl…

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Episode 7: Nationalism: a whole lotta nationalism 40:11

5+ y ago40:11

40:11

The original title of this *40 minute podcast* was going to be "A revert's thoughts on the rise in Nationalism drawing on the Quran and Sunnah", but "a whole lotta nationalism" is appropriate given the rise of it everywhere and the length, I',m afraid, of this podcast! This is the first of a number of posts tackling an important issue and as always…

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Episode 6: Christchurch: Muslim reaction is to lash out! 11:53

5+ y ago11:53

11:53

In this episode I try to cover the tragic massacre in the mosques in Christchurch on Friday 15th March 2019. In particular I want to address as a Western Muslim my actual experience of the reactions to this event. The reactions by non-Muslims and Muslims. I think these are rather contrary to what the media often portrays. Our communities default re…

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Episode 5: Who's a good Sheikh or Imam to listen to online? 7:36

5+ y ago7:36

7:36

I think this is an incredibly important one for the reverts or those rediscovering their religion. We live in a world where you are going to go online. No doubt. So, I share how I navigated this with what is a simple heuristic I came up with that has served and continues to serve me really well. I also hit on a couple of common-sense points (common…