Ep 42 – Dr. Azzam Tamimi (Author & Scholar on Political Islam, Hamas & Western Misreadings)

In Episode 42 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan engage in a compelling conversation with Dr. Azzam Tamimi, a Palestinian academic, political theorist, and author based in the UK, to examine the intellectual foundations of political Islam, the framing of Islamic resistance movements, and the struggle for Palestinian liberation.Dr. Tamimi is the former director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought and the author of Hamas: Unwritten Chapters, Islam and Secularism in the Middle East, and a biography of Rachid Ghannouchi. Through his academic work and public commentary, he has challenged dominant Western narratives about Islamism and offered critical decolonial readings of political Islam. His perspective bridges scholarly rigor with on-the-ground political insight.In this episode, Dr. Tamimi explores how the West misreads Islamic movements, and underscores the importance of understanding resistance through the lens of decolonization. He also reflects on his personal journey to Islam and the political consciousness it shaped.Dr. Azzam’s Work: 📘 Hamas: Unwritten Chapters→ https://www.amazon.com/Hamas-Unwritten-Chapters-Azzam-Tamimi/dp/185065834X 📘 Islam and Secularism in the Middle East→ https://www.amazon.com/Islam-Secularism-Middle-Azzam-Tamimi/dp/0814782612 📘 Rachid Ghannouchi: A Democrat Within Islamism→https://www.amazon.com/Rachid-Ghannouchi-Democrat-Islamism-Religion/dp/0195140001🎧 My Journey to Islam YouTube Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLci-TEpAYR2486Ug6d_Mcj2RAlb2TgEL-Dr. Azzam's Social Media: X (Twitter) → https://x.com/AzzamTamimi Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/AzzamSTamimi Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/azzam_s_tamimi/ #TheEnlightenmentPodcast #AzzamTamimi #PoliticalIslam #Hamas #MuslimBrotherhood #PalestinianLiberation #IslamAndPolitics #DecolonizePalestine #ResistanceVoices #MiddleEastPolitics #Islamism #IslamAndSecularism #RachidGhannouchi #IslamicThought #JusticeForPalestine