Watch my full conversation with Dr Bilal Hassam here.

A top clinical psychologist who speaks about the importance of putting God at the centre of discussions around mental health?

That’s an unusual mix nowadays and it’s what got me interested in speaking with Dr Roger McFillin, who has over two decades of experience in his field but who is also rebelling against much of what is practised within it.

He’s on a determined mission to expose the harsh truths about the mental health industry that others avoid or overlook, and his Radically Genuine podcast is a hard-hitting exploration of what it really takes to overcome life's toughest challenges, free from the constraints of traditional therapy-speak.

More recently he’s been writing and speaking about the deliberate and dark attempts by powerful proponents of the transhuman agenda to rob us of our connection with God and, in the process, dehumanise us completely.

Follow Dr Roger’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RadicallyGenuine

Read Dr Roger’s Substack: https://drmcfillin.substack.com/

(00:00) - Connecting God and mental health

(13:10) - Different ways of experiencing God 

(17:54) - What’s the meaning of life?

(26:06) - Programming and human compliance

(36:03) - The illegitimacy of psychiatry

(41:38) - How to respond to mental illness

(46:22) - Cities damage, nature heals 

(52:41)- Is Roger’s work gaining momentum?

(58:01) - Echo chambers and division 

(1:00:38) - Awakening is on the way 

(1:05:27) - Advice on smartphone usage 

(1:08:44) - What is 5D living?

(1:13:28) - The dark transhuman agenda(

1:14:43) - Striving in God’s cause 

I reflect briefly on the usage of the terms "Islam" and "Muslim" in revelation.

The way in which these terms are understood has significant implications for how believers see themselves and how their public narratives are shaped.

This is a short clip from Episode 1 of In Good Faith.

You can watch or listen to the full episode here.

The last verse (110) of Chapter 18 (The Cave) of the Quran forces us to think about the true nature of our relationship with God.

Do we yearn to encounter the divine, or do we shy away from the inevitable meeting?

In this highlight clip, Azim Kidwai - CEO of Mercy Mission and Chairman of the Bradford District Community Foundation - reminds us that In the end, all earthly bonds will fall away, and what remains is only one relationship: the servant and the Master.

You can watch or listen to my full conversation with Azim here.

In this conversation, I sat down with Dr Wajid Akhter to reflect on his first year as Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain. It was a sobering - and at times shocking - exchange. His verdict: Muslims are facing multiple, urgent, interconnected crises, yet they are not responding with the speed, coordination or seriousness the moment demands.

We touched on a whole host of issues: from mental health problems and youth disengagement to health inequalities, political powerlessness and institutional inertia... not to mention Gaza and grooming gangs. So what is the solution? What is MCB doing about it? Is it being sufficiently backed by the very community it exists to serve and represent?

In addition to his voluntary MCB role, Dr Wajid Akhter works as a GP. He is the founder of Charity Week, as well as a founding member of the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. His passions include history, public speaking and travelling.

Find out more about the MCB: https://mcb.org.uk

(0:00) Muslim crisis and lack of urgency

(6:23) What the problems are

(12:17) Are Muslim problems Muslim-specific?

(19:34) What are the positives?

(22:05) Why there is failure despite potential

(26:30) What is MCB doing about this?

(36:44) Changing culture at the MCB

(38:41) Mental health challenges and solutions

(47:52) The MCB sustainability problem

(59:05) The need for proactive ambition

(1:06:41) Has MCB become powerless?

(1:11:04) Is power the right objective?

(1:14:18) Summary and the way forward

Most people feel trapped because they let past decisions, social expectations and fear define their future, instead of first identifying their true ideal.

Real alignment begins when you strip away constraints, clarify what you would pursue if success were guaranteed and time were limited, and then move towards that vision gradually and intentionally.

You can watch my full conversation on this topic here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7A5NbXQ947NL8jvh0uefwl?si=EG2gGyxESqSO5aNGun7J7w

Muslim legal tradition ended up crystallising in four schools of law: Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali.

But does it need to be this way forever more?

Some insist that no change is needed and that for a person to adhere unquestioningly to one of them is vital.

Others claim that these schools remain invaluable in theory but they need radical revision in practice.

Still others that they should all be done away with and something else needs to take their place if we are to confront seriously the significant challenges of the day.

Whatever one's view, it seems clear that the contemporary situation is very messy and that it confuses most people who want to do the right thing.

In this highlight clip, we hear from Dr Haroon Sidat, currently a research associate and scholar at Cardiff University's Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK.

You can watch my full conversation with Dr Haroon here.

The narrative for Muslims to migrate from so-called Western countries hasn't just been growing amongst bigots and haters... it's been gathering significant momentum amongst Muslims themselves.

So what defines home? What's happening to people's sense of belonging? Is it really time to leave?

In this highlight clip, we hear from Azim Kidwai, CEO of Mercy Mission and Chairman of the Bradford District Community Foundation.

You can watch or listen to my full conversation with Azim here.

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Professor Joel Hayward. We discussed the morality of modern warfare, including the latest indiscriminate versus precision weaponry, as well as issues of asymmetry, proportionality and diplomacy, especially in the context of Israel, Palestine and Sudan.

Watch or listen to Part 1 here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4o3Nch9kc1DfsdYyqsWeMX?si=37UTgZT1QSOeMjAkgSBd7w

Visit Prof Joel's website: https://joelhayward.org

Follow Prof Joel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-joel-hayward-2aa2248/

(0:00) Indiscriminate vs precision warfare

(13:09) Asymmetry and proportionality

(21:46) Thoughts on Israel and Palestine

(30:52) Thoughts on Sudan

(39:39) Phenomenal prophetic diplomacy

(50:30) Thoughts on the problem of evil

(59:38) A more human, universal approach

(1:04:36) Concluding thoughts

I spoke with Mohammed Faris, one of the world's leading faith-based productivity experts, about what it actually means to be productive, achieving sincerity, the tyranny of clocks and watches, the restoration of the lunar calendar, overcoming regrets, remembering death... and a little about the future of this podcast!

Mohammed is founder of The Productive Muslim Company - a faith-based training and coaching company with over a million followers online - and the author of best-selling books “The Productive Muslim: Where Faith Meets Productivity” and "The Barakah Effect: More With Less".

He has delivered seminars and workshops in over 15 countries, featured on international media as well as the TEDx stage, and spoken at organisations such as Google, American Airlines, Salesforce, Accenture and the Islamic Development Bank Group.

Check out Productive Muslim: https://productivemuslim.com

Follow Mohammed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedfaris/

(0:00) What is productivity?

(2:30) Diverse experiences of productivity

(7:05) Challenges of universalising language

(17:53) How to know if you're productive

(23:09) How to assess & increase sincerity

(28:56) Letting go of outcomes

(36:12) Doing what you love

(40:53) Tyranny of the mechanical clock

(52:58) Intentions & resolutions

(56:33) Restoring the lunar calendar

(1:08:57) Rethinking business productivity

(1:13:40) Helping people to write books

(1:16:13) Overcoming regrets

(1:19:56) Remembering death

(1:25:49) What makes a podcast productive?