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The extreme voices have the luxury of being extra blunt because they've already developed a fan base

These fan bases the both of them are so radically disconnected from each other

But they're both identifying as Muslim. They're both coming to our mosques. They're both

Unless we do something what's gonna happen?

Young Muslims today find themselves caught in the midst of a cultural war

One that is playing out in social and political spaces

Both online and offline in particular conversations around women's rights

masculinity sexuality and colonialism have become more polarized than ever before

These are just debates happening in Western society between the right and left

They're happening in real-time in Muslim communities

Leaving many young people confused as to how they should navigate their identities

Their faith and their understanding of the world at a time when most of these conversations take place online

Where does that leave the role of Islamic scholars who traditionally were the center of their communities?

Welcome to the big picture a show about the past the present and the future

My name is Muhammad Hassan and today we sit down with theologian speaker and scholar Dr.

Yes, Arkadi Dr

Arkadi is one of the foremost voices in the American Muslim community and spent years studying Arabic and Islam between Saudi Arabia and Yale

University where he completed his doctorate in theology

Online he has a strong and loyal following an offline

He travels the world speaking about the challenges faced by Muslims today and how to tackle them

He's also someone that isn't afraid of controversy and his views on gender

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