A Muslim Vegetarian? Social Media Celebrity, Shabaz Ali on Vegetarianism as a Muslim [English]

Shabaz Ali, a chemistry teacher from Blackburn, England has amassed such a hefty following with a simple format for his posts: anything on social media seen as ludicrously ostentatious and expensive trends are taken to task. The humorous and low-key way in which the challenge is presented is indeed its charm! I speak to the social media sensation about why he has adopted vegetarianism, as a Pakistani. 00:00 Trailer 01:52 Who is Shabaz Ali? 03:22 Why Shabaz decided to go vegetarian 06:51 Disconnect between our food and its source 09:04 Is eating dogs wrong? 10:47 Cowspiracy movie: effects of dehumanizing living beings 13:07 Amy's journey of leaving animal products 14:26 Biases of people towards eating different animals 15:37 Humane slaughter of animals 19:38 All religions reward non-violence 23:26 Does necessity justify killing animals? 24:35 Does veganism hurt people's livelihoods? 27:51 The reality of soy farming worldwide 29:04 Wrong perceptions of veganism 29:51 Shabaz's guilt for just being a vegetarian 33:46 We are empathetic by our very nature 37:36 Shabaz's new book: I'm rich, you are poor 42:10 Ending #Vegan #Vegetarian #Muslim