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Raw Islam 64: The Kavanaugh Hearings – Islam and the Rights of Women

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – on the heels of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing a look is taken at the rights of women in Islam.On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – on the heels of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing a look is taken at the rights of women in Islam.

B.C. starts this episode talking about which is better pancakes or waffles, and while this might seem out of place…the poll that was run on Twitter for this episode actually had two winning topics Pancakes vs Waffles and the Rights of Women in Islam. B.C. is sad that the whole episode is not about pancakes and waffles; But Imam Azhar says there is a correlation between these two topics.

The Imam points out that in Islam, as well as Christianity and Judaism, women have rights and they are to be respected and treated as such. But it is with people injecting culture into religion that the teachings have been altered. The simple fact that in 2018 we have to have a conversation around #MeToo, speaks volumes about where we are as a society.

But doesn’t the Quran teach that it is okay to beat women and to oppress them?
The only way to find the answer Imam Azhar’s answer to that is to tune into this episode!

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

Do you have questions for the Imam or thoughts on the show?

Drop us an email at rawislam@vennnetwork.org 

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Raw Islam 63: Are You in Power or in Service?

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – he asks if in Islam, is what we believe is the power we have; or is it the acts of service that we are called to do which makes us who we are?On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – he asks if in Islam, is what we believe is the power we have; or is it the acts of service that we are called to do which makes us who we are?

With a late start to the show due to technical difficulties B.C. jumps right in with a question that came from a listener based on last weeks show. That question was about if God had given us science to help us understand the world around us better, can we rely on what we are learning through that science?

Imam Azhar examples that God has given us science to better understand this world we live in, and as an example he highlights the two bodies of water – one salt water, the other fresh – they touch but they never mix.

The Imam says that we should accept science, but at the same time we have to acknowledge that it was God that gave us this knowledge, and He has the final say in everything.

Then Imam Azhar asks B.C. as the head of Venn Network, does his position give him power or should he use his position to service others?

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

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Raw Islam 62: Season 2 Premier – The Boys are Back in a New Town

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – B.C. opens the episode by playing a small clip from Thin Lizzy’s The Boys are Back in Town…and guess why? Because this is the premier of season 2.On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar – a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast – B.C. opens the episode by playing a small clip from Thin Lizzy’s The Boys are Back in Town…and guess why? Because this is the premier of season 2.

Imam Azhar talks about how glad he is to back doing the podcast, he goes on to talk about the weather differences between Florida and Texas; as you may recall he has relocated there to become the head Imam. And while he is pretty much hurricane free (which is more than we can say for B.C.) he is dealing with a new type of weather – hail storms!

What can’t be overlooked is that fact that there is hail in Texas, and hurricanes hitting Virginia… all the while people are saying that Global Warming isn’t real. But isn’t it?

The storms are getting bigger, lasting longer, and are more frequent; there is a large amount of the scientific community that says it’s real, and we are reaching a point of no return as far as the damage goes.

But what does Islam say about this? Are we allowed to listen to the scientific community?

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

Do you have questions for the Imam or thoughts on the show?

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Raw Islam 61: The End of Season 1 – Farewell From Florida

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This week on the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar– a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast, the team wraps up what they are lovingly calling season 1.This week on the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar– a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast, the team wraps up what they are lovingly calling season 1.

The Imam is getting ready to take a new position as a mosque, quite literally, across the country, and B.C. has some upcoming travel to places where the internet does not reach and adding to all that it will soon be Eid Al Adha…our team gets ready to put a wrap on season 1.

Imam Azhar reflects on his schooling and the dua that he made upon graduating, which was simply that he would like to go where he is needed. Growing up he was blessed to have access to scholars, and he understood that not everyone in the world has that.

It was with the dua that he found himself in Florida where he was became the Imam at a mosque in the Tampa area.

And while his blessings were many while working there, the time has come for him to on to other opportunities. And here he announces that he will be taking a position as the Imam as the Islamic Association of Collin County Mosque in Plano, TX, or the IACC.

This episode gets a little emotional as the team, and the live audience shares their good buys and gets ready to take some time off.

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

Do you have questions for the Imam or thoughts on the show?

Drop us an email at rawislam@vennnetwork.org

 

 

 

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Raw Islam 60: Are You Entitled to Have Opinions?

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This week on the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar– a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast, the Imam asks if we are entitled to our voice and our opinions?This week on the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar– a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast, the Imam asks if we are entitled to our voice and our opinions?

Imam Azhar lays out four questions about personal opinions. The first question is simply if we are allowed to have them. And the answer – no big surprise – is that we are all allowed to have our opinions and our thoughts, no one should disagree with that that statement.

The second question is what helps you formulate those opinions?

Our opinions are often built around some kind of personal doctrine. Be it religion, or life experience, or education, or worst of all – they could come from ignorance.

In these times, with everything that is going on in the United States, Muslims are being pushed to give their opinions on topics like immigration, abortion, and LGBTQ rights.

The third question is simply – are we obligated to give to give voice to our opinions? If you have an opinion, does that mean that you have to share it? (Have you been on Twitter?) Or have we reached a point where we are too afraid to share our opinions for fear that we might scare or offend someone?

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

Do you have questions for the Imam or thoughts on the show?

Drop us an email at rawislam@vennnetwork.org

 

 

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Raw Islam 59: How Much Do You Really Rely on God?

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Raw Islam 59: How Much Do You Really Rely on God?This week on the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar– a 2017 Podcast Award nominated podcast, we ask how much do you really rely on God?

In the last few weeks we have seen people harm themselves and other at the Kaaba, and another try to set it on fire. In America there were protests across the nation, about 750 of them, for kids that are being torn away from their parents at the borders. And even in Boise, Idaho a man went on a rampage stabbing refugees, killing a three year old boy.

But what Imam Azhar wants us to know is that we reply on God, as the Quran (and the Bible) tell us to. And when a tragedy strikes, the most common thing you hear people say is “God help me.”

Imam Azhar reminds us that the birds leave the nest in the morning to search for food, and God provides it for them. He provides so much that the birds have enough to bring home to the baby birds. And if a bird can have that level of faith, why can’t we?

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

And introducing the new Venn Network t-shirt, which you can own by heading over to Amazon.com. When you buy one of these shirts you help, not only support the network, but you also help support the hosts. The Venn Network is growing, and it is only with support from listeners – like you – that we can reach those in need of hearing our message!

Do you have questions for the Imam or thoughts on the show?

Drop us an email at rawislam@vennnetwork.org