Ranked #1
EP.3--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment II (Christianity, Zoroastrianism)
EP.3--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment II (Christianity, Zoroastrianism)
This episode of the World of Islam continues looking into the world in which the religion of Islam would eventually dev... Read more
11 Sep 2011
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20mins
Ranked #2
EP.16--Culture: Cheb Hasni and the Birth and Death of Love Rai
EP.16--Culture: Cheb Hasni and the Birth and Death of Love Rai
This episode presents some of the major Rai singers of the 1990's. We encounter Cheb Mami, Cheb Sahraoui, Chebba Fadela,... Read more
19 Oct 2012
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43mins
Ranked #3
EP.15--Culture: Cheb Khaled and the Transformation of Rai Music
EP.15--Culture: Cheb Khaled and the Transformation of Rai Music
We continue looking at Rai Music. This episode presents the career of Khaled Hadj Brahim as emblematic in the way Pop-Ra... Read more
14 Oct 2012
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39mins
Ranked #4
EP.5--Religion: Approaching Muhammad (Challenges; Sources: Qur'an, Hadith, Sira)
EP.5--Religion: Approaching Muhammad (Challenges; Sources: Qur'an, Hadith, Sira)
In this episode of the World of Islam, we continue our survey of the history of Islamic thought, by looking at some of t... Read more
27 Sep 2011
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28mins
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Ranked #5
EP.4--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment III (Arabia)
EP.4--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment III (Arabia)
This episode of the World of Islam provides a short introduction to Arabia on the eve of the movement of Muhammad. Among... Read more
19 Sep 2011
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21mins
Ranked #6
EP.22--History: Abu Bakr, Umar, and the Arab Conquests
EP.22--History: Abu Bakr, Umar, and the Arab Conquests
After Muhammad's death in 632 CE, the question of the leadership of the community will prove to be a serious challenge f... Read more
8 Aug 2013
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20mins
Ranked #7
EP.30--Religion: Early Theological Debates in Islam
EP.30--Religion: Early Theological Debates in Islam
This episode starts introducing some early theological debates within Islam. What can these debates tell us about early ... Read more
21 Dec 2013
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15mins
Ranked #8
EP.26--History: The First Radicals of Islam?
EP.26--History: The First Radicals of Islam?
This episode discusses what could be described with some reservations as the first sectarian group to rise within Islam.... Read more
30 Sep 2013
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12mins
Ranked #9
Ep.51-Al-Farabi and his Philosophy
Ep.51-Al-Farabi and his Philosophy
Al-Farabi (d.950) was one of the most important philosophers of the world of early Islam. This episode briefly introduce... Read more
28 Jul 2015
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10mins
Ranked #10
EP.6--Religion: Sira I "Muhammad in Mecca"
EP.6--Religion: Sira I "Muhammad in Mecca"
This episode of the podcast presents a summary of what the traditional sira tells us about Muhammad's life in Mecca, inc... Read more
11 Oct 2011
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25mins
Ranked #11
EP.34--Religion: Introduction to Islamic Law
EP.34--Religion: Introduction to Islamic Law
What is Sharia? What is Fiqh? Is there a relation between law and theology?
3 Mar 2014
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10mins
Ranked #12
EP.32--Religion: The Created Qur'an
EP.32--Religion: The Created Qur'an
Today, we take a brief look at the important theological debate in early Islam over whether the Qur'an was created in hi... Read more
22 Jan 2014
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17mins
Ranked #13
EP.31--Religion: Leadership, Faith, and Free Will
EP.31--Religion: Leadership, Faith, and Free Will
This episode elaborates on three early theological debates in early Islam, namely the leadership of the religious commun... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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18mins
Ranked #14
EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts
EP.49-Philosophy in Early Islamic Contexts
This episode discusses the interaction with Greek philosophy in the early Islamic period. We encounter Plotinus, Neoplat... Read more
12 Jun 2015
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7mins
Ranked #15
EP.8--Religion: Controversial Elements in the Sira of Muhammad
EP.8--Religion: Controversial Elements in the Sira of Muhammad
Episode 8 of the World of Islam Podcast takes a look at some seemingly controversial elements contained in the Sira lite... Read more
26 Dec 2011
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27mins
Ranked #16
EP.35--Religion: Law in Early Islam
EP.35--Religion: Law in Early Islam
This episode introduces the early frames of Islamic lawbefore its more sophisticated stages. We discuss, among other thi... Read more
21 Mar 2014
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12mins
Ranked #17
EP.39--Religion: Hadith and Sunna
EP.39--Religion: Hadith and Sunna
Hadith reports attributing sayings and actions to Muhammad came to play a major role in the shaping of the religion of I... Read more
7 Jun 2014
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12mins
Ranked #18
EP.43--Religion: Jihad, War, and Peace
EP.43--Religion: Jihad, War, and Peace
What exactly is Jihad? This episode discusses the traditional doctrine of Jihad that Muslim Jurists developed and takes ... Read more
6 Sep 2014
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22mins
Ranked #19
EP.27--History: Husayn, Ibn al-Zubayr, and the Second Civil War
EP.27--History: Husayn, Ibn al-Zubayr, and the Second Civil War
This episode highlights another round of internal strife within the early community (680-692). Umayyad rule is challenge... Read more
22 Oct 2013
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8mins
Ranked #20
EP.48--Religion: The Sufi Worldview
EP.48--Religion: The Sufi Worldview
Today's episode seeks to present a general picture of the Sufi worldview. Some of the questions we briefly deal with inc... Read more
3 Feb 2015
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12mins
