The Ansari Podcast

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Amal Kassir, 2 Muslim Americans, discuss Amals personal experience growing as a Muslim, Syrian, white American. Her experience being raised a Muslim in this country, how her mother converted, how she found God(Allah), she felt she had no purpose even after success, she questioned Gods will and existence, her struggle with faith and Islam. The moment she turned to God(Allah), and why she started wearing the hijab. They discuss Sadness and its necessity, her transition in public speaking, the story behind the Syrian crisis,  Bashar Al-Assad, her personal loss of family members in the war, how her family died in Syria, and Syrian peoples attitude towards God(Allah). They discuss peoples perceptions of God(Allah) and how it is so limited in scope. God(Allah) isn't always love, God is the full spectrum, there is so much beauty and imagery of God beyond what the general narrative is. And the more you learn about Islam the nicer and more loving you become.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Dr. Sahar Khamis, 2 Muslim Americans, discuss how the internet has both united and disunited Muslims, the world needs more intellectual maturity, the Muslim middle ground is no where to be found online, silent majority of Muslims need to speak up, moderate Muslims don't feel like getting in online dialogues, Muslims not longer get information from scholars but from fools. They discuss the western medias anti-muslim rhetoric and how the media capitalizes on what bleeds. They discuss alot of Muslim parents wanting their children to become doctors and engineers, without room for entering creative and influential fields. Muslims should do what they're passionate about and put their mind to it. If Muslims want change, then they need to be an activist in every relationship and communication they have. Normal Muslim workers can have an impact. Lead by example as a Muslim and leave your Muslim bubble, accept others and others will accept you.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary, Ozzi, and Japheth. 3 bestfriends discuss Ozzi's recent conversion to Islam from Catholicism, why he made the change to Islam, what he loves about Islam, his relationship with God, being grateful to God, God speaking to us, peoples egos stopping them from the truth, Muslims would not be Muslims if they werent born into it. Mahmoud doubts he'd find Islam on his own, difficult to admit everything about your life is a lie. Harsh environment for converts, Noticeable changes in his life since Islam and becoming muslim. Ozzi struggling with Depression and Anxiety before Islam. They discuss more about the journey towards God, religion and Islam. And how the journey to God is like any other Journey, knowledge and learning must be involved. Praying to God for guidance, God not having a gender, peoples hatred towards Islam. The Quran and Bible experiment, what Ozzis experience like being Muslim, not eating pork, people ignorance towards muslims and islam. Discuss Black Magic, Jinn, and their personal experiences with it. What magic does to you, how black magicians gain money and power. Japheth gives direct first hand stories on Black magic, its effect on a persons environment, the deal with the devil. They speak on what the Quran has to say about Black magic, how black magic can be used to destroy your marriage or life. Our reality is as cool as Tv shows and movies. And how culture works. Ozzi speaks on why he converted to islam starting at minute 45* Before that we speak on Black Magic and Social Norms. 

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Muhammed Ali, 2 Muslim Americans, discuss how Islam will answer the ethical questions of the future, involving things happening now like sex robots, robots who claim to be Muslim, Robots that gain sentience, what is sentience? Dubai releasing an artificial fatua service, what sentience would do to the God argument. What knowledge is and what wisdom is. What consciousness is, if it is ethical to aid in suicide, whether animals are as intelligent as humans, what it means to be human. What intelligence means, the paradoxical issues in Islam, how brilliant Islamic scholars are, Muslim intention and can you change your past intention. Schrodingers cats, the moses story, our existence not being necessary without God, you cant prove somethings non-existence, atheism isnt a new phenomenon, imagining a world of complete randomness, and the fear and worship of science. Muhammeds post on facebook about family structures, tearing down the Patriarchy, everything being a social construct, no one being allowed to disagree, scholarly articles being abused for the liberal agenda. People using academic jargon as a weapon. Academics not living in the real world, academic circles becoming more biased, agrarian societies, and family life. Islams view on women, there being sexism within Muslims, people becoming extreme in ideological thought online. The bad effects of the internet on Muslims. Why Europe is freaking out and fears the population of Muslims increasing. The stereotypes against Islam and Muslims, Muslims not willing to admit cultures and religious defeat. The focus of Muslim scholars on modern day issues, Muslim worlds problem is poor political governance. Muslim scholars are Brilliant, smoking weed and drinking being fun, moral issues in our society, people putting up christmas trees, saving Muslim women movement, William Hastings trying to change islam, Europeans keep trying to change Islam as they themselves change their values every decade.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary talks about Ramadan and the mentality Mahmoud enters Ramadan with, he talks about Eid, he talks about Kyrie becoming Muslim. He talks about Stephen Jackson becoming Muslim, and Muslim celebrities, and what Islam means to Mahmoud personally and his mentality on God and religion.   #ramadan #kyrie #muslim #Islam  #stephenjackson #God #Allah #kyrieirving

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Joshua Salaam, 2 Muslim Americans, discuss the relationship between immigrant Muslims and African American Muslims in the United States. They discuss how racism is a global phenomenon, Adam being a black man, Satan being the originator of racism, how Prophet Muhammed PBUH dealt with racial issues, if there is a way to integrate now, the trauma behind having slave ancestry, and the diversity of Prophet Muhammed PBUH life. Discuss the history behind the popular band Native Deen, the origin of the band, what Native Deen really means, what inspired their songs lyrics and message, the relationship the band has and how it came about, the issues the band has had in the past, and an update on Native Deen today. Discuss whether he personally feels empowered by Islam as a black man. Dr. Joshua speaks on his love for those who seek God, not to be turned off by religious communities, finding Islam to be clear, what Muslim means to him, the Quran being empowering, the term son of God for Jesus and what it means. Our relationship as Muslims with Jews, Christians and other minority groups, and Muslims needing to face hatred with love no matter how hard it is. Americas hypocrisy, and the individuals duty as a Muslim

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and his boys Qadir and Max, discuss whether God really exists, how you can find God through science, philosophy and other disciplines. Their views on religion and Christianity, their personal experience with religion and God. What it takes to make it in heaven, whether you have to be a Muslim or not. The origin of purgatory and the Catholic Pope. The crusades and radical ideologies in every religion and in everything in life. Where Atheism originates from, if religion causes war, the big bang, the universe expanding, multiverses, multi-dimensions, religion giving people answers. How did we end in this life? They discuss whether a person can have good morals without the backing of religion to guide you. The nature of humanity whether bad or good, how the soul operates, whether altruism is real, and can if you are who you are based off your environment. Whether your born good or bad, and naturally pulled towards self interest. Whether we have freewill or determinism, and what religion is all about.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Bayadir, 2 Muslim Americans discuss speak on her experience as a black Muslim in America, racism and Islamophobia, how one should treat those who hate them and their faith and race. Whether a person should be kind or agressive in the face of hatred. Bayadirs experience being a minority and the Islamophobic scenarios shes been in. Bayadir opens up about her relationship with her Avoiding restrictive eating disorder, she explains what eating disorders are and what they mean. How she dealt with her eating disorder, and how it is a constant battle. She explains the love hate relationship between them, and her struggle with fasting Ramadan. And they talk about the importance of therapy and removing the stigmas around it. They also discuss Baydirs poem after she recites it and the meaning behind it. They discuss womens expectation to cook and clean and how she almost lost her self in the process of a relationship. They discuss how women lose themselves after marriage, and slightly touch on the medical treatment inequality for black people.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary, Qadir and Karim, 3 Muslim Americans, discuss the understanding in America that you're either religious or believe in Science, how the Quran mentions the Big Bang, how God in the Quran commands you to question, how the universe is expanding, how the solar system and gravity work. The squad talks on multiple scientific miracles in the Quran. And their own personal journeys have been growing up as Muslims in the United states and the lessons they have learned along the way. They open up about their own experiences and thoughts, as well as what they think life means and what its all about.

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Jennah Khafeed, 2 Muslim Americans, discuss dealing with who they are as American Muslims and their Identity crisis. They slightly discuss the N-word and black relations in America. They dig deep into Jennahs own personal journey and they speak about Halima Aden and her experience in the modeling industry, the struggle of wearing the hijab as Muslim woman in America, the journey of the hijab and the recommended mentality to have with it. Experience of taking off the hijab and the mental and emotional struggle behind it. A discussion about Jennahs own personal journey and growth away from and with the Hijab. She speaks about being Muslim in highschool vs College, her decision to take off the hijab and what went on in her mind as she made the decision. Her experience committing common sins while being a Hijabi. People talking behind her back for taking off the Hijab, and the emotional and mental struggles that came taking off the Hijab. Hijabis being viewed as perfect, and she had to find what hijab meant to her.