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Our mission is to inspire Muslims to build things that empower the ummah.
How Islamic Psychology Heals Your Mind and Soul (By Dr. Rothman)
Dr Abdallah Rothman is the Head of Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College and Executive Director of the International Association of Islamic Psychology.
An American convert and licensed counsellor, he spent over 15 years as a practising therapist before writing one of the first academic models of Islamic psychology.
He went on to serve as Principal of Cambridge Muslim College, founded Dar al-Shifaa, and now trains the next generation of Muslim therapists from the UAE.
In this episode, he breaks down what Muslims get wrong about their own minds, how the Prophet ﷺ dealt with anxiety and sadness, and the daily practices that actually change your heart.
Find out more:
https://www.cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk/aer
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00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - The Part of You That Forgets Where It Came From
07:44 - The Verse People Hide Behind to Avoid Studying the Soul
17:30 - Doing Everything Right and Still Feeling the Constriction
20:06 - The Year the Prophet Spent in Sadness
24:24 - Why Psychology Books Put a Severed Head on the Cover
26:38 - The Five Minutes Before Prayer That Change It
28:13 - Why He Refuses to Call It Mental Health
33:54 - Don't Wait Until You're Out of Options
44:11 - The Part of Istikhara Almost Nobody Means
47:48 - Why He Thinks Superintelligence Is the Wrong Goal
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20 Oct 2026
The Reason Behind the Fall of Muslim Ummah | Dr Wajid Akhter
Dr Wajid Akhter is the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, the largest umbrella body for Muslims in the UK.
A practising doctor born and raised in Britain, he founded Charity Week and the Islamic History Channel, and was a founding member of the British Islamic Medical Association.
He was elected to lead the MCB in January 2025 and re-elected for a second term in July 2026, running on a plan he calls Vision 2050.
In this episode, he breaks down why so many Muslim organisations duplicate each other, what that fragmentation actually costs, and why he thinks we should be building institutions instead of personal brands.
Find out more:
https://mcb.org.uk/
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00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - One Street in Leicester With Eight Mosques
06:54 - Seven Hospitals in One Year, From Student Collections
10:54 - The Advice He Got on Day One at MCB, and Why He Ignored It
15:14 - The Red Phone and the Medical Student Who Did Too Little
17:24 - Michael Jordan, or the Man Who Owns the Club
26:12 - What If Disney Ran Your Mosque?
28:32 - The Words That Kept Britain Fighting
34:41 - The Muslim Nobody Talks About Who Built Everything
36:26 - The Best Answer to Islamophobia Isn't a Better Argument
44:37 - A Million Fried Chicken Shops, Not One KFC
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5 Oct 2026
Israel is Scared Of This Muslim Smartly Exposing Their Evil Crimes
Yusuf Omar is a journalist and co-founder of Seen TV, building the world’s most immersive storytelling company. Creating a more empathetic world by helping people share their lived experiences.
Born to South African parents, he has been a foreign correspondent carrying nothing but a phone since 2010, later becoming CNN's senior social media reporter on Snapchat and mobile editor at the Hindustan Times.
He was recently detained at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv), deported, and banned from entry for up to ten years. He is now taking the case to court.
In this episode, he breaks down what happened in detention, why he thinks Muslims have failed at media, and the fund he wants to leave behind for independent journalism.
Find out more:
https://www.instagram.com/yusufomar/
https://www.seen.tv/
https://x.com/YusufOmarSA
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00:00 - Introduction
03:48 - The Watermelon Question
05:36 - 18 Hours in Interrogation
12:33 - Why He Thinks Muslims Have Failed at Media
14:01 - What America Actually Gave the World
17:25 - Boarding the Flotilla With a Six-Week-Old at Home
21:59 - Why the Ummah Won't Fund Media
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