You’ve all heard of the Productive Muslim, but wait till you hear that its founder was once unproductive 😶

Dr. Salman Butt is joined by a live audience as he sits down with Mohammed Faris on this episode of Empowered by Islam21c to answer all things productivity.

Faris talks about the secret ingredient to being productive, the reasons why we procrastinate, common pitfalls in people’s productive journey, how discipline and love are both required to being a high performer, and a unique way of controlling your social media usage that’s not for the faint-hearted.

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Did you know there was a declaration of Jihad to save Muslims in Europe?

In today’s special episode of Empowered on the anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide, Dr. Salman Butt speaks to Shaykh Mostahfiz Gani and Umer Suleman on some key lessons we need to learn, particularly contrasting it to the Gaza genocide today.

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Shaykh Abdurraheem Green discusses some thoughts about the upcoming coming general election this week. He has been active in the community for many years (Allāh preserve him) and he says this time, things seem very different…

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Senior Labour Party sources told the Jewish Chronicle that there was “deep concern” over the impact of The Muslim Vote campaigning on the election.

Today we speak to Riaz Hassan, the data scientist that we geeked out with showing us the statistical impact of the Muslim Vote in the upcoming general election.

We dig into some spreadsheets, in this episode of Empowered by Islam21c, the weekly podcast where we collaborate with leading voices to discuss Islam’s solutions to 21st century challenges and trends.

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We sat down with Ustadh Yusuf Ponders, a dedicated researcher and manager at Sapience Institute’s Lighthouse Mentoring Project. He shares his experiences and the invaluable services provided by the project, which supports anyone in navigating and resolving their doubts and specious arguments concerning Islam.

Yusuf discusses the typical profile of those seeking help, the nature of doubts they face, and how these doubts are often rooted in a lack of understanding or misinformation. He emphasises the importance of addressing each individual’s unique needs with compassion and maturity.

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Rishi Sunak has called a surprise general election for 4th July – that’s only 40 days away! But this election is going to be about Gaza.

We spoke to Dr. Wajid Akhter and Umer Suleman to discuss The Muslim Vote – a united movement among the UK Muslim community like never before that’s done loads of research into Muslim constituencies, and even held a national town hall where hundreds of Muslims came together from all over the UK to discuss our strategies.

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Students have been all over the news in the last few weeks. Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad and other Muslim leaders urged people to support the student encampments in the US when they began and since then student protests have spread like wildfire.

We’ve seen encampments spreading across the UK and Europe, and Muslim students have been speaking with us from the ground. 

Shaykh Haitham and Dr. Salman Butt discuss some of their most frequently asked questions and issues, particularly from an Islamic moral perspective.

The post Islamic Scholar Answers Muslim Student Protest FAQs | Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad on Empowered #15 appeared first on Islam21c Media.

No European country has gone further than Germany in its violent crack-down on Palestinian solidarity, but western media outlets are silent.

Dr. Salman Butt speaks to historian Dr. Stef Keris who was raised in Germany and knows the people and landscape well enough to help us understand just what the heck is happening and what we need to do about it.

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Dr Asim Qureshi from CAGE, the NGO recently smeared by Michael Gove as “extremist” delivers a masterclass on the new definition of extremism and the “disaster” of its announcement.

We discuss the Labour party’s disastrous blunder and its apparent contempt for Muslims, the status of Muslims in the UK, why they’re attacking thinkers like Sayyid Qutb, Hassan al-Banna and Mawdudi, as well as the inner workings of the shady Extremism Analysis Unit that’s keeping tabs on YOU.

Not only that, but the Islamophobic policymakers have even turned on their own collaborators within the Muslim community!

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No Salman, no problem! Umer Suleman steps in while our host recovers from sickness to speak to Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad for a special Empowered podcast just in time for Ramadan 1445.

From discussing the current situation in Gaza to shedding light on Islamophobia within the UK establishment, they delve into pressing issues like Rishi Sunak’s speech, the recent incident involving Aaron Bushnell, and not following Saudi.. 😳

Tune in for an insightful discussion that addresses pertinent topics affecting the Muslim community and beyond.

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