EP100: The Birth of Islam 🕋 With Tom Holland

Watch the video version of this conversation (for patrons): https://www.patreon.com/posts/2Fexploring-with-26598316  Tom Holland is a historian and author of the bestselling book, In the Shadow of the Sword, which charts the origins and early history of Islam based on recent scholarship. His documentary, Islam: The Untold Story, was both eye-opening and controversial, making Holland the target of numerous death threats. Another documentary, ISIS: The Origins of Violence, was acclaimed for exploring daring questions about the roots of ISIS's ideology of violence in Islamic scriptures. We talk about the latest on the historical records that give us clues to how Islam arose, in a riveting and eye-opening conversation. Check it out. 🤗 Secular Jihadists is listened to by many in the Islamic world. We want to reach out to more people in these countries. Once we reach 500 patrons, we can afford translations of our shows to Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Malay… Help us get there: https://www.patreon.com/SJME       🎁 For those of you who would rather support our work on places other than Patreon, we now have a SubscribeStar account for the Secular Jihadists: https://www.subscribestar.com/secular-jihadists  ❤️ You can also support us on PayPal: http://bit.ly/2SMC9nB     👋 We now have online meetings with patrons! Schedule a meeting with us by following the instructions here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/20864027        🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A?sub_confirmation=1    🎧 Listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app: https://www.secularjihadists.com/podcasts       Check out Secular Jihadists on - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecularJihadists/        - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecularJihadist/          - Website: https://www.secularjihadists.com/       The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME             Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app. And please leave us a review 😀 LINKS: Tom Holland's book, "In the Shadow of the Sword": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IEGKMA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1  "Islam: The Untold Story": https://vimeo.com/79051482  "ISIS: The Origins of Violence": https://www.channel4.com/programmes/isis-the-origins-of-violence  Dan Gibson's documentary, "The Sacred City": https://youtu.be/qOnGvzVceVo  Follow Tom Holland on Twitter: @holland_tom