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On Human Belonging
by Shireen Qudosi
Exploring the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging radicalization, polarity, and extremism. Hosted by Shireen Qudosi. beyondpolarity.substack.com
Episodes
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Yawanawa Tribe's Song Rituals Expands Belonging in Faith
The following podcast is an excerpt reading from The Song of the Human Heart: Dawn of the Dark Feminine in Islam paired with audio recording from the Aniwa Gathering 2022, recorded and shared with permission from the Yawanawa tribe. Aniwa is an annual gathering of 40 indigenous leaders from…
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Finding Ourselves in a Lost Afghanistan
“It’s like a gut punch. It’s not just like we lost a war. We ran away. And we don’t run away from a fight. We don’t surrender….who in the world is ever going to trust us again?” — Ret. Army Colonel Sean Seibert NOTE: The audio is interrupted around the 5-10 minute mark for a few minutes. We think...
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Self-Polarization: From Inclusion To Allyship, A Look At How We Alienate [UNCUT]
“We’re so embedded in our own little perspectives. We’re so distracted by technology. We’re so consumed by our own needs for survival — whatever that looks like — that we are so self-polarizing, because the way we carry ourselves in the world is repellant to the people around us.” — Shireen…
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Boys and the Culture of Violence
Jeff Schoep is the former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States. In a one hour conversation, Schoep and Qudosi cover the rise of the Proud Boys and delve into the culture of violence that supports extreme polarity pivoting groups of people against each other. What can heal the...
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[UNCUT] Arno Michaelis on Fatherhood, Vulnerability and Shaping the Future
I speak with former extremist Arno Michaelis on how becoming a father pulled him out of extremism. The preventing/countering violent extremism sector often enough looks at the role of gender in extremism, but only through the lens of motherhood. When it discusses masculinity, the focus is on how...
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How Extremists Exploit Human Belonging
The Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) sectors long abandoned the conveyor belt theory -- that there is a straight pathway on which an individual becomes radicalized. However, when that story was discarded it wasn't replaced with anything that captured the...
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Fight Islamism to Defeat Jihadism: Storytelling as a Response to Ideological Challenges.
It's not everyday you get a person in counter-terrorism speaking up in support of Muslim Reformers. The two niches rarely every intersect, which is why I was delighted to connect with Liam Duffy in an hour-long conversation on jihadis and Islamists. We covered: - ISIS hopscotching from China and...
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Anti-Semitism During Coronavirus [UNCUT]
A conversation with former NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind on the types of anti-semitism we're seeing during the coronavirus pandemic.About Shireen Qudosi: Shireen Qudosi is a writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. She’s one of the leading North American Muslim Reformers. Her work has…
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Dalia Al-Aqidi on CAIR Push for Public Calls to Prayer
As Ramadan 2020 kicks off, so has the first controversy of the season. In Minneapolis Minnesota, CAIR backed a recently passed public ordinance allowing a 5 daily Muslim calls to prayer which start from sunrise and continue through sunset. Catch my conversation with Dalia Al-Aqidi, the woman...
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Forensic Psychologist Rachael Bell on Honor Killers and Other Extremists
Set to the backdrop of a warm Georgia summer night, we bring you an intimate conversation with forensic psychologist Rachel Bell. We cover: - Rachael's experience working in Rotterdam, offering therapy to Muslims extremists classified as "honor killers." What did she do to "test" them? - Genetic...
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Former Nazi Commander Jeff Schoep on Parallel Thresholds in Extremism
Jeff Schoep, former commander of the largest Nazi party in the United States, joins us for an hour-long conversation on his experience, deradicalization, and the parallels he sees between Islamists and neo-Nazis, along with the alarming trend toward extremism in American politics right now in a...
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Jesse Morton on the Jihadi Reaction to America's Toilet Paper Panic
Shireen Qudosi speaks with former Al-Qaeda propagandist Jesse Morton on: - The Jihadi response to America's panic over coronavirus - Divergent narratives between the East and the West - How extremists will use a global pandemic to demonize the enemy, and how this ties in with conspiracy theories...
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[UNCUT] Dov Hikind on Rashida Tlaib Blood Libel
Dov Hikind, former Democratic New York State Assemblyman, discusses his presence at Rutger's University, where he stood up in a room of 600 people and challenged Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's blood libel against the Jewish people. Hikind founded Americans Against Anti-Semitism to challenge the…
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Black ... Muslim ... American
I speak with Carl Jack, a former CAIR board member and a Black American convert to Islam. We cover his journey to Islam, the myth vs the reality, how we was treated by the Muslim community. Carl discusses his frustration with CAIR and their disregard for the legacy of African American civil…
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CLIP: [Brief] Terror Attack in Pensacola
Counter-terrorism analyst Oz Sultan reports on the Pensacola terror attack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.eradarkheart.com/subscribe
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CLIP: A Desire for the Other Person to Learn: Characteristics of Bridge Builders
Richmond Hill Police Chief Mitch Shores explores "What's the number one skill someone teaching other needs to have?" The most important characteristic someone has to have if they're going to teach or train someone else is: A desire for the other person to learn. If they don't have a desire for…
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What's Holding Back Secular Muslims?
One of the questions I always get asked during a live talk is, "Why aren't more Muslims speaking out?" In this short podcast, I pull from my own experience on factors that hold Muslims back from being more expressive and open about their secular beliefs. "We're going to have a hard time speaking...
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Winning Against Hate
I speak with long-time civil rights activist Jeffrey Imm, founder of R.E.A.L. on how to win local campaigns against hate. This week, grassroots efforts led to a win against deplatforming CAIR-Minnesota's partnership with law enforcement, along with having the Women's March to remove CAIR-San...
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Dalia Al-Aqidi on Ilhan Omar and the Muslim Brotherhood
Support more content like this: www.paypal.me/shireenqudosi Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosi This morning, I spoke with veteran journalist Dalia Al-Aqidi who is shadow-banned by Twitter for challenging Ilhan Omar to an interview. In the hour long chat, we get into: -...
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Muslim Women Discuss Ilhan Omar at Muslim Caucus
Muslim Reformer Shireen Qudosi speaks with Democratic activist and female imam Rabi'a Keeble on Ilhan Omar's latest Muslim Caucus Day controversy. Why did Ilhan Omar deflect from answering a straightforward question on a human rights issues in her district? Support my work:...
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[Uncut] How America’s Foreign Policy Shapes Islamic Critique
"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." - James Baldwin Conversation with Shireen Qudosi, David Slater and Adam Ahmed. David Slater is a...
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Veiled Bigotry
Muslim subculture analyst Adam Ahmed and I talk about how Muslims went from being a "minority" pre 9/11 to being "outsiders" seventeen years later. We have a candid conversation on what subtle racism and bigotry looks like, and what to look out for. This is a public episode. If you'd like to...
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Bacha Bazi: U.S. Army Vet Speaks Out on Child Rape Epidemic in Afghanistan
In the article published with The Nation, we learn that boys are often kidnapped from families too poor to do anything about it. They’re traded, sold and used as sex slaves. And as these boys grow into men, they’re at the fringe of society, with no education or training to fall back on. No family...
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Why Some Millennial Men Didn't Understand the Women's March.
I sit down with 17-year-old Zeeshan, a politically independent high school senior who didn't understand premise behind the Women's March -- all while his sister, a fierce feminist took to the March in full force. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or…
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Embracing the Ex-Muslims in Your Family
"Ideas don't have to be respected. Ideology doesn't have to be respected. Religion doesn't have to be respected. I respect people" "The point of being politically correct is to tell the truth, not to be an a*****e." "We're all Americans. We all want the same thing, but through different methods."...
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Abduction of Pakistan's Dissident Journalists
Shireen Qudosi chats with LUBPak Editor Ali Abbas Taj on the most recent abduction and persecution of four Pakistani activists and bloggers. Follow Shireen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShireenQudosi Follow Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliAbbasTaj Check out Ali Abbas' Book:...
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Exploring the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging radicalization, polarity, and extremism. Hosted by Shireen Qudosi.
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