#411 – Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & Islam
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🗓️ 2 February 2024
⏱️ 151 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(10:18) - Oct 7
(19:14) - Palestinian diaspora
(23:29) - Wael Al-Dahdouh
(38:21) - Violence
(1:01:59) - Biden and Trump
(1:15:11) - Ceasefire march
(1:25:24) - Benjamin Netanyahu
(1:32:26) - Houthi rebel attacks
(1:34:03) - Hostages
(1:40:23) - MLK Jr and Malcolm X
(1:53:04) - Palestinian refugees
(2:02:14) - Muhammad and Jesus
(2:13:07) - Al-Aqsa Mosque
(2:22:04) - Ramadan
(2:26:57) - Hope for the future
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Imam Dr Omar Suleman, his second time on the podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | He is a Palestinian American, a Muslim scholar, a civil rights leader, president of the Yakin Institute for Islamic Research, and is one of the most |
| 0:16.4 | influential Muslims in the world. |
| 0:19.1 | Our previous conversation was focused on Islam. |
| 0:22.2 | This time, the focus was on Islam. This time the focus was on Gaza and Palestine. |
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