Run! Sharia is Coming!

In this episode, Faizan Syed speaks about his humorous book Run: Sharia Is Coming and why satire helps counter fear-driven misunderstandings of Sharia. Syed explains Sharia as everyday religious practice, prayer, fasting, charity, honoring parents, fully compatible with U.S. civil law and the First Amendment and describes how anti-Sharia bills shifted into “foreign law” bans. They discuss misinformation from “patio furniture experts,” political scare tactics, bots amplifying anti-Muslim narratives, and examples of shared values like family care and community. Syed highlights interest-free student loans, debt relief principles, women’s financial and marital rights in Islamic tradition, the growth of Yemeni coffeehouses as community spaces, and how “Allahu Akbar” simply means “God is great,” urging listeners to meet Muslim neighbors and support mosque open houses. 00:15 Why Sharia 01:40 Why Humor Works 02:57 What Sharia Really Means 05:32 Sharia at the Dinner Table 07:54 Patio Experts and Myths 12:50 Fear Politics and Bots 14:48 What America Can Learn 19:24 Churches Mosques and Community 22:02 Women Rights in Sharia 23:26 Halal Food and Coffeehouses 26:30 Allah Akbar Explained Faizan Syed's Socials: https://www.facebook.com/FaizanSyedPage https://www.youtube.com/@FaizanSyed https://www.instagram.com/faizan.s.syed/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@directorfaizansyed Daisy's Socials: Website: https://daisykhan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisykhan.nyc/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daisy.khan.56246/ X: https://x.com/DaisyKhan