Podcast
Blood Brothers
Hosted by 5Pillars · EN
Blood Brothers Podcast is the official podcast of 5Pillars News hosted by journalist Dilly Hussain.
The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts, influencers and professionals.
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Episodes
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Sh. Abdullah Oduro | Prophetic Masculinity, Chastity, Intimacy & Boundaries | BB #211
1w ago01:25:19Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent American Muslim scholar and men's marriage coach, Shaykh Abdullah Oduro. Topics of discussion include: Quickfire Q&A on the fiqh of Muslim marriages. What is 'Prophetic masculinity' and what are its foundations? How does Prophetic masculinity deal with modern challenges facing Muslim marriages? Carrying out due diligence on a woman's chastity before marriage. Marital intimacy, love language and porn addiction. Setting boundaries with your wife as early and clearly as possible. The importance of managing anger, and communicating clearly and respectfully. Quickfire Q&A on 'controversial' hadith relating to women. FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Jamaal Richards | Windrush, Jamaica, Messy Marriages & Domestic Abuse | BB #210
3w ago01:09:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British Muslim film producer and matchmaker, Jamaal Richards. Topics of discussion include: Growing up in the Windrush generation and memories of Jamaica. Christianity in Caribbean culture and in Jamaal's family. Muslim matchmaking and catering for black Muslim reverts. Domestic abuse, manipulative behaviour and messy marriages. Jamaal's book 'Abdul Wakeel and the Great Race' and the use of AI. Buy 'Abdul Wakeel and the Great Race' via: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abdul-Wakeel-Great-Jamaal-Richards/dp/B0GHJHT9M4 FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Alen Bašić | Ottoman History, Islam in the Balkan & The Bosnian Genocide | BB #209
3w ago01:22:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with Ottoman historian, content creator and the social media manager of 5Pillars, Alen Bašić. Topics of discussion include: Joining 5Pillars and Alen's first year at the organisation. Difference between working with Roshan Salih and Dilly Hussain. Ottoman history and Islam in Balkans. How did the Bosniak people embrace Islam? Devshirme, The Janissaries and Ottoman Jews. Former Yugoslavia and the Bosnian war. Serb and Croat mythologising and dehumanising Bosniak Muslims. The role of media in manufacturing consent for war and genocide. FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Sh. Mustafa Briggs | African Islamic History, Nigeria & The Maliki School | BB #208
Jul 1101:21:59Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British African scholar, author and historian, Shaykh Mustafa Briggs. Topics of discussion include: The overlooked and forgotten Islamic history of black Africa. Africa before colonialism and transatlantic slave trade. King Mansa Musa and the Mali Empire. Usman Dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate. Sufism in Africa, 'Islamism' and Islamic revival. Marxism, socialism and pan-Africanism. How did the Maliki madhab come to African (including quick-fire fiqh Q&A) You can buy Shaykh Briggs' book 'Beyond Bilal - Black History in Islam' via: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Bilal-Black-History-Islam/dp/B09RVDYCXL FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Aliyah Umm Raiyaan | Revert Struggles, Anti-Black Racism & Gender Wars | BB #207
Jul 401:36:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning CEO of Solace UK, Aliyah Umm Raiyaan. Topics of discussion include: Aliyah's early years as a new Muslim activist with Hizb ut-Tahrir. A racist Islamophobic step-father and the breakdown of her relationship with her mother. The struggles of Muslim converts and Solace UK's origin story. Vulnerability of new Muslim/Muslim convert sisters in finding spouses. Intra-Muslim and anti-black racism among South Asian Muslims. Honest Tea Talk and online gender wars. Is there a need for Muslim women in dawah, debates and polemics? FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Subboor Ahmad | Women in Dawah, Dawah Without A State & Latin America | BB #206
Jun 1201:44:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British Muslim debater, thinker, writer, and the CEO of the Islamic Education & Research Academy (IERA), Subboor Ahmad. Topics of discussion include: IERA's dawah activities after two major organisational realignments. Dawah in Africa (Malawi) and Latin America (Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela). Latin American approach to God, truth and religion. Dawah in the absence of a state or civilisation. Women in dawah and debates: A necessity or fitna? Confidence in dawah and debates against bad faith interlocutors. Muslim unity and putting differences aside for a loftier goal. FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Imran Hussein | Understanding Aliens, UFOs, Jinn, AI & Transhumanism | BB #205
Jun 601:39:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with author, thinker and senior researcher at the Sapience Institute, Imran Hussein. Topics of discussion include: Understanding aliens and UFOs. Pentagon disclosures and congressional hearings on UFO/UAP sightings. Alien form, UFO intelligence and the jinn. The jinn hypothesis: points of contact and similarities. Jinn possession, attachment and misguidance. The occult, AI and the dawn of transhumanism. DOWNLOAD Sapience Institute's book Aliens, UFOs and the Jinn hypothesis: https://www.sapienceinstitute.org/the-jinn-hypothesis/ FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Josh aka 'The Saviour' | Britain’s Far-Right, Palestine Solidarity & Zionism | BB #204
May 201:18:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the viral British content creator and influencer, Josh aka 'Stairway to Freedom'. Topics of discussion include: Josh's journey into content creation and later vox pops. Post-October 7, 2023 growth and shift towards pro-Palestine content. Experiences of Muslims at pro-Palestine protests. Experiences of the British far-right at anti-immigration protests. Rise of the far-right: Reform, Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson. Does Britain have an immigration or “Islamic takeover” problem? Is Britain heading towards a religious or racial conflict? Epstein files, Musk, Trump, and the UAE. FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur | Hindutva, Zionism & The Occupation of Kashmir | BB #203
Apr 2401:38:09Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain spoke with the prominent British Kashmiri liberation advocate, Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur. Topics of discussion include: What is the current situation in Indian occupied Kashmir? The ethnic and religious displacement of Kashmiri Muslims. The Hindutva-Zionist nexus, and Modi and Netanyahu’s "civilisational" alliance. The similarities between Greater Israel and Akhand Bharat (Greater India). Why has India successfully concealed all this from the international community without receiving the backlash that Israel has? Why does Palestine and Arab causes dominate the Ummah’s conscious? The significance of Bangladesh’s 2024 revolution. What tangible and proactive actions can Muslims in the West take for Kashmir? FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
Transcribe →Dr Calum Miller | Christianity in the UK, Secularism & Social Conservatism | BB #202
Apr 1901:40:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the British Christian ethicist, philosopher and medical doctor, Dr. Calum Miller. Topics of discussion include: Is Britain a Christian country in terms of its laws, values and institutions? How scripturally or theologically normative is the current wave of “Christian nationalism”? The Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the separation of church and state. Do Christians have an equivalent of Sharia law? Quick fire questions on Islamic vs Christian positions and beliefs. The Muslim–Green Party alliance. Is it “unholy” or hypocritical? What other political options do Muslims have? FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews
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