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Episode 1 – Why We Read?
Dr. Asim Qureshi goes over the importance of reading and the benefit which can be attained from reading fictional and non fictional books.
Episode 2 – How I Read the Qur’an in Ramadan
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the Qur’an and the various books which can help a person attain maximum benefit from their reading of Qur’an.
Episode 3 – Guantanamo Memoirs
Dr. Asim Qureshi speaks about worldwide lockdown and compares it to those who were unjustly imprisoned and their experiences of isolation.
Episode 4 – Novels in Intergenerational Trauma
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the use of fictional writings and their relevance in telling the stories of societies in the past and present.
Episode 5 – Drones and Solitary Confinement
Dr. Asim Qureshi talks about the privileges we still have even under lockdown, and not being under constant surveillance which happens in some places in the world.
Episode 6 – Surveillance and Violence in the Post-French Revolution World
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the historical elements which take place after the French Revolution from a historical angle and bringing a modern context to Adam Zamoyski’s book.
Episode 7 – Dystopian Fiction
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses dystopian fiction from the past which has actually become significant in today’s society.
Episode 8 – Husain Ahmad Madani and the Jihad for Islam
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the historical aspects that relate to Hussain Ahmad Madani and Shaykh ul-Hind and the mission to unite the Muslims and their struggles.
Episode 9 – Doubt in Islamic Law
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the works of Intisar A. Rabb’s work and its scholastic look at the Islamic criminal justice system.
Episode 10 – Radical Skin, Moderate Masks
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the work of Yassir Morsi and its relativeness to how we as Muslims take on views, opinions and expressions of others and its consequence.
Episode 11 – Postcolonial Banter
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the poetry work of Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan and her critique of this world from the questions which are posed to her and the issues in society whilst trying to mend certain thought patterns in her own creative way.
Episode 12 – Alamut and Samarkand
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses 11th century history relating to the fortress of Alamut and the myths related to Hassan Saba and his building of Jannah. The book is complemented by the reading of Samarkand which speaks about the same period.
Episode 13 – The Culture of Terrorism
Dr. Asim Qureshi speaks about the works of Shaykh Abdullah ibn Bayyah and his attempts to understand why terrorism in the Islamic world takes place and his guidance on the subject matter.
Episode 14 – The Political Psychology of the Veil
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the Islamic veil and the political sphere as it relates to the Muslim woman and the hijab.
Episode 15 – The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire and the Challenge of Solidarity
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the historical conflict in the Balkan region and Darryl Li’s deep study into the subject with strong ethnographic work.
Episode 16 – Reforming Modernity
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the translation attempts of Wael Hallaq on the works of Abdurrahman Taha and his philosophical thoughts and how the Muslim world differs from the Western world.
Episode 17 – (B)ordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses the works of Dr. Nadine regarding immigration law and its historical analysis and relevance to how things in the modern world operate.
Episode 18 – The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Dr. Asim Qureshi discusses how we become products of surveillance capitalism and its effect on how the world operates and takes information willingly or unwillingly.
