The Mad Mamluks

Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir talk about The Study Quran book, errors of Perennialism, inter muslim attitudes in the west and muslims participating in elections. Dr. Shadee Elmasry was born and raised in New Jersey and studied in the Muslim world in Fez, Hadramawt, Cairo, Makka, and Madina. He completed a Masters from The George Washington University in comparative religion, then a PhD from the University of London, SOAS on "Da'wa in the Works of Imam al-Haddad." Dr. Shadee has his own podcast called the Safina Society Podcast. Now available on iTunes. https://www.safinasociety.org/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-safina-society-podcast/id1173266688

This week's episode is two parts. The first half is covering Salman sharing his experiences in getting accepted into a top tier undergraduate institution. The second half (33rd minute mark) is about applying management and business strategy principles to Muslim organizations and sharing some of his life hacks. Salman Razzaque is a Senior Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, a leading global management consulting firm. Salman is a Chicagoland native who attended Stanford University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Biology. He volunteers for Ma'ruf Chicago in his spare time.

Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir talk to Omar Usman about interracial marriages, Muslim Matters, evolution of modern Social Media and John C. Maxwell's leadership program. Omar Usman is one of the founders of the popular blog MuslimMatters. Host of Debt Free Muslims Podcast and Qalam Institute. http://ibnabeeomar.com/ Twitter: @ibnabeeomar #FiqhOfSocialMedia #KhateebWorkshop thru @qalaminstitute http://usmanconsulting.com Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/OmarUsman

Mahin, SIM and Murtaza talk with Sh. Joe Bradford about how Trump won the election and how Muslim Americans move forward. Joe Bradford is an American scholar of Islam, Author, instructor, entrepreneur, and ethical investments advisor. He regularly lectures on topics such as Islamic law, legal theory, financial ethics, and thought. Get your Islamic Will made in 3 easy steps at https://www.mywassiyah.com His books: Simple Zakat Guide Qaddumi's Elementary Hanbali Primer A Primer on Jumu'ah www.joebradford.net @JoeBradfordNet https://www.facebook.com/Bradford.Joe

Sh. Amir, SIM and Mahin talk to Sh. Yasir Qadhi about The Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation, The Fiqh Council, taking principled stances and making Pilgrimage to Al Aqsa. www.TheMadMamluks.com TheMadMamluks@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheMadMamluks Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/themadmamluks

Happy Haramoween! On this week's episode, Sh. Amir, Mahin and SIM sit with Chaplain Abdul Malik Ryan about Halloween, share a Jinn story, talk about CIOGC award to Rabia Chaudry, the All Male Scholar picture, Sex Education and other Social Media drama.

Mahin, SIM and Sh. Amir sit down with Mark Crain Director of Dream of Detroit. Dream of Detroit is a Muslim-led initiative that's combining community organizing with strategic housing and land development to build a healthy community and empower marginalized neighborhoods. Founded by two allied organizations, Detroit-based NeighborlyNeeds, Inc. and the suburban-based Indus Community Action Network (iCAN), Dream of Detroit exemplifies the spirit of intra-community cooperation that powers the Michigan Muslim community. @dreamofdetroit http://dreamofdetroit.org/

Shaykh Amir, Mahin and Murtaza sit down with Shaykh Ubaydullah Evans at his beautiful home in Chicago and discuss the Madhab of Malik, the infamous Playboy article, his sense of syle/fashion and what he thinks of the social media craze. Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM's first Scholar-in-Residence and now Executive Director. He converted to Islam while in high school. Upon conversion, Ustadh Ubaydullah began studying some of the foundational books of Islam under the private tutelage of local scholars while simultaneously pursuing a degree in journalism from Columbia. Since then he has studied at Chicagoland's Institute of Islamic Education (IIE), in Tarim, Yemen, and Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he is the first African-American to graduate from its Shari'a program. Ustadh Ubaydullah also instructs with the Ta'leef Collective and the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) at times. https://www.alimprogram.org

Mahin, Sh. Amir and SIM talk with Joe Bradford about a multitude of issues such as American Fiqh, Home Financing, Madhabs, Music, Halal Meat, White Converts, Islamic wills. Joe Bradford is an American scholar of Islam, Author, instructor, entrepreneur, and ethical investments advisor. He regularly lectures on topics such as Islamic law, legal theory, financial ethics, and thought. Get your Islamic Will made in 3 easy steps at https://www.mywassiyah.com His books: Simple Zakat Guide Qaddumi's Elementary Hanbali Primer A Primer on Jumu'ah www.joebradford.net @JoeBradfordNet https://www.facebook.com/Bradford.Joe

Mujahid Fletcher runs a Houston based nonprofit called Islam In Spanish that produces a Web site, Podcast, YouTube Channel, DVDs and a radio program designed to educate the small but growing number of Latino Muslims. Fletcher sees the organization as a tool to counteract some of the misconceptions about Islam that he initially encountered among his own friends @IslamInSpanish http://www.islaminspanish.org/ https://www.facebook.com/IslamEnSpanish https://www.youtube.com/user/IslamInSpanishTV Broadcast from ISNA 2016