Palestine: What more can we do? (ft. Sheikh Jaffer Ladak & Sayed Ammar Kazmi) - Ep153

Salim is joined by Sheikh Jaffer Ladak and Sayed Ammar Kazmi on this week's podcast. They discuss current actions being taken such as protests and the BDS movement and importantly their effectiveness in making a difference to the situation in Gaza.

They also discuss the current political system and Salim poses the question as to whether modern mainstream politics is effectively broken?

Finally they explore what more people can do, from both an Islamic and legal perspective.

Reading recommendations: Sayed Ammar: The Politics of Denial by Nur Masalha (https://amzn.to/4ayaZcy) Palestine A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha (https://amzn.to/3NE5vTN) The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand (https://amzn.to/3tDgFkI) The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl (https://amzn.to/3veV6HP) Ten Years Hard Labour by Chris Williamson (https://amzn.to/41ER47x) Weaponising Anti-Semitism by Asa Winstanley (https://amzn.to/48ulJa0)

Sheikh Jaffer: Imam Ali and Political Leadership by Muhammadi Rayshahri (https://bit.ly/3tHzxz0) The Neglected Obligation by Ayatollah Khamenei (https://bit.ly/3twpAVe) Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore (https://amzn.to/3NEum9W) Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay (https://amzn.to/3RWO8jn)

P.S. Apologies for the delay in getting this up! We had some technical issues. Still hope to publish every 2 weeks moving forward inshallah!

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