Islam without Compromise with Moazzam Begg

The War on Terror, a US-led strategy that saw deadly interventions in the Muslim world, has transformed a generation of Muslims. Some, like my guest today, unwittingly got caught up in this mindless campaign and 21 years after the events of 9/11, we still feel the aftereffects of programmes that placed every Muslim in categories, moderate or extreme, good and bad, loyal or disloyal.

Moazzam Begg, a former Guantanamo detainee upon his release, has been a tireless campaigner for the truth, exposing its lies and deceits. In the process, he and his organisation CAGE international have tactically contacted non-Muslim sympathisers and wider Human Rights organisations. But I asked him about the risks involved in this strategy. Many a time, Muslims that receive such support are forced to compromise. The left wants Islam to change and come with various social positions we find problematic. The right often possesses a chauvinism that calls upon Muslims to accept a secondary role in society. We ask Moazzam to conceptualise how he navigates these binaries.

We also ask Moazzam to update us on the current state of the war on terror. Is it over as a US state policy, and if so, what does this mean for us?

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 82

0:00 - 0:33 - Highlights
0:33 - 1:58 - Introduction
1:59 - 3:59 - Have things improved for you
4:00 - 5:07 - What grounds do they keep stopping you
5:08 - 8:28 - How has CAGE nurtured support form Non Muslims
8:29 - 9:26 - Muslim countries being used for War on Terror
9:26 - 12:41 - Aafia Siddiqui
12:41 - 15:42 - What are the Red Lines when dealing with Non Muslim sympathisers
15:43 - 18:18 - The Left and their Anti Imperialist stance
18:19 - 20:30 - Muslim countries blocking Uyghur debate. Why they fear China
20:31 - 23:33 - Some say any form of alliance with Non Muslims means a sell out
23:34 - 26:21 - How do you deal with the views of the left on social issues like Gender, Marriage etc
26:22 - 28:29 - How do you navigate the Left and the Right
28:30 - 30:56 - Should people have a good Islamic background first
30:57 - 33:18 - Are the terms we use loaded Equality, Rights, Freedom
33:19 - 36:31 - How much effort does CAGE put into education especially those influenced by the left
36:32 - 38:42 - Muslim University Societies
38:43 - 41:28 - Is US War on Terror now over because of new focus on China and Russia
41:29 - 45:46 - Afghanistan retreat and the Taliban
45:47 - 50:06 - How can we focus our attention on the Uyghur issue
50:07 - 52:48 - Turkey what sort of support do they offer to the Uyghur issue
52:49 - 55:57 - CAGE is non government org how do you see its role in comparison to State actors
55:58 - 57:30 - CAGE rebranded to CAGE International
57:31 - 1:00:33 - Is Britain relatively speaking a better safer place for Muslims
1:00:34 - 1:01:45 - Labour Party
1:01:46 - 1:02:57 - Second stage of War on Terror
1:02:57 - 1:06:30 - India CAGE Response
1:06:31 - 1:07:40 - What motivates you