The Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast: Recent Episodes
James Rayment
Join us for conversations about worldview, Christianity, Islam, politics and nearly everything else.
On this episode of the Al-Ma'idah initiative we talk to Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian from Gaza who has lost over 29 relatives since October 7th. He shares about his hopes for his people and the difficulty of working for peace in a tribalistic world.
On this episode, I speak to Khalid Mustafa from Idlib Syria, about the beginning of the Syrian revolution, why his family had to leave, the fall of Assad and his hopes for the future of Syria.
On this episode of Christ and Caliphate, we start to discuss the Syrian Rebel take over of Aleppo and the future of Syria and the Asad regime
On the second episode of the Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast, we talk to Musa about the The upcoming Presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.We talk about the dynamics of immigration in America and our reactions to democrat social policy. We discuss the policies and the personalities in the 2024 election.
On this episode of the Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast, we talk to Musa about the The upcoming Presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.How should Muslims vote this election? We discuss the policies and the personalities in the 2024 election.
On this episode of the Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast, we talk about the Bible and how Christians understand it, how a person can learn about it.
On this episode of the Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast, we talk to Musa about the Qur'an and how Muslims understand it, how a person can learn about it. This weeks episode will be followed by an episode about the Bible.
On this episode of the Al-Ma'idah initiative we talk to Dr. Abullrahman Bin Nooh, a Saudi GP who spent his youngest years in America, then lived in Saudi Arabia from the age of twelve. We discuss the ways the West misunderstands Saudi, the historic problems in Saudi, the ways Saudi culture has grown, areas it still needs to grow in and what the future looks like for the country.
On this episode of Christ and Caliphate we discuss whether or not a Christian should visit Saudi Arabia if they have concerns about Saudi Arabia's history and human rights record.
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss what's currently going on at American universities in light of the ongoing situation in Gaza and how the teachings of Jesus effect the way we think about changing the world.
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss what's currently going on at American universities in light of the ongoing situation in Gaza and how Christians should think about all of this
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss the much discussed 'red heifer prophecy' what Jews and Muslims believe about this, what the original texts actually say and how Christians should think about all of this
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss the recent terror attack on Russia by ISIS K, what the motivation for this was and how Christians should approach the world in dark times.
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss the Shamima Begum and the UK Governments response to her and discuss how Christians should react to people like Shamima and those like her.
Join us as we continue our conversation with Sufi Imam: Jamal Rahman, who is a Sufi minister and writer on interfaith relations and Sufi practice. On this episode we talk about the Sufi perspective on Satan and demons and much more! Find out more about Jamal here: http://www.jamalrahman.com/
On this Al-Ma'idah Academy we take a look at the Islamic and Christian narratives of the life of Jesus from the authentic sources. What is the same? What is different?
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate as we discuss the upcoming election in Pakistan, Imran Khan, the military establishment and why Christians should be paying attention.
Everything seems to be going wrong in the Middle East right now, so after several weeks of chaos we take some time to anyalyze the different factions, the worldviews at play and think about how Christians should enter into a world that seems to be losing its mind.
On this episode we read an analyze Bin Laden's letter from 2008 from a Christian worldview perspective.
Join us for this episode of Christ and Caliphate to discuss the similarities of living in Rome as a Jew during Jesus life and being a Palestinian today in Gaza.
Join us as we talk with Mohamad Jamous, a Palestinian Peacemaker from the West Bank, we talk about the future, the danger he faces from Jewish Settlers and Muslim extremists. We discuss what actual hope for peace and the future in the region looks like.
Join us in this aftershow to talk about personalized understanding of Hijabs and terrorism
Join us as we talk with local Muslim writer Irum Godil about the importance of every day Muslims speaking and writing about what they believe
Join us for this weeks episode on the Murder of Tiba al-Ali at the hands of her Iraqi father
Have you watched this British-made drama about Muhammad's daughter Fatima and son in law Ali?Tune into Christ and Caliphate to hear our review!
Join us as we review Netflix's Mo by Mo Amer. If you listened to our Ramy review you have to tune in for this!
Join us as we discuss the death of Nahel and police brutality in France for this episode of Christ and Caliphate.
Join us in the Aftershow of this episode to talk about the dehumanization of the Taliban, and how to live away from Afghanistan guilt free
Join us to catch up with former Nobel prize nominee, Zhala Sarmast to talk about life after Afghanistan and how Afghans can live away from home.
On this episode we all watched Ramy Season 2 on HULU and have gathered to share our personal reactions and provide Christian worldview analysis of the themes in season 2.
On this episode of Christ and Caliphate we talk about the controversy around the Qatar world cup and think through how the average Christian football fan should approach events like this with a Christian worldview.
On this episode we all watched Ramy Season 1 on HULU and have gathered to share our personal reactions and provide Christian worldview analysis of the themes in season 1.
On this episode of Christ and Caliphate we discuss the death of Ayman Al Zawahiri and how Christians should reflect on a man who's life represented both brilliance and evil.
On this episode of Christ and Caliphate we talk to Saghar Erica Kasraie about the killing ot Mahsa Amini and the protests against the Iranian regime, followed by a discussion of what Christians should think about the idea of morality police?
On this episode Lord Aybars and James review Ashraf Ghani's book: Fixing failed states from a Christian Worldview perspective.
Join us in this episode as we talk with Zhala Sarmast about her first-hand experience of being trapped in Kabul, living under the Taliban and escaping Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul.
Join us in this episode as we talk about Lebanon, its history, and its future with Mona, author and PHD student at the University of Washington
Join us in this episode as we talk about Lebanon, its history, and its future with Mona, author and PHD student at the University of Washington
Join us for this week's episode as a US military veteran who served in Afghanistan reacts to Taliban takeover
On this episode I talk to Afghani civil rights activist Aziz Khpalwak about the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan after the American withdrawal
We continue our conversation with Pastor Aaron Gray of Sound City Bible church and Imam Mohamad Joban of MAPS (The Muslim Association of the Puget Sound)
We discuss what it means to serve as a leader in both faith traditions and ask some questions examining the similarities of religious leadership in Christianity and Islam.
If you would like to go to church with Pastor Aaron you can check out: https://www.soundcitybiblechurch.com/
If you would like to visit Imam Mohamad Joban, you can check out: https://www.mapsredmond.org/
On this episode James Rayment talks to Pastor Aaron Gray of Sound City Bible church and Imam Mohamad Joban of MAPS (The Muslim Association of the Puget Sound)
We discuss what it means to serve as a leader in both faith traditions and ask some questions examining the similarities of religious leadership in Christianity and Islam.
If you would like to go to church with Pastor Aaron you can check out: https://www.soundcitybiblechurch.com/
If you would like to visit Imam Mohamad Joban, you can check out: https://www.mapsredmond.org/
We continue our conversation with James Rayment and Sheikh Abdullahi Jaranow talk about the difference between dietary laws in Islam and Christianity. Why do Christians eat pork? Should we all be vegetarians? Find out this and more on Pork Wars!
On this episode James Rayment and Sheikh Abdullahi Jaranow talk about the difference between dietary laws in Islam and Christianity. Why do Christians eat pork? Should we all be vegetarians? Find out this and more on Pork Wars!
On this episode I talk to Sheikh Umair about Tawhid and the Trinity. Join us as we discuss theological topics like Monotheism in Islam and Christianity.
On this episode I talk to Sheikh Umair about Tawhid and the Trinity. Join us as we discuss theological topics like Monotheism in Islam and Christianity.
On this episode I talk to Hisham Farjallah about the End Times in Islam and Christianity. Join us as we ask questions about life, death, the return of Jesus, and judgement day.
I continue talking to a veteran of Christian persecution, who has been arrested, tortured and almost assassinated for his faith, about when it's appropriate for Christians to disobey the government and what he thinks of the 2020 Covid lockdowns in light of his experience.
Join us as we continue our conversation with Imam Abduallahi Jaranow about the nature of the afterlife.
On this episode of season 2, I talk to Imam Abdullahi Jaranow about the concept of the afterlife in Islam and Christianity. Join us as we discuss the meaning of hell, heaven, eternity, and more!
We continue our conversation with Imam Fuad Mohamed about how the Bible describes Jesus
On the second part of our season 2 premiere, we talk about Jesus with an Imam, following our previous episode where we talk about Muhammad.
On our first episode of our two part season 2 premiere I talk to Imam Fuad about Muhammad this week and Jesus next week
On the second part of our season finale, we continue to explore Tania's story of escaping from Syria and how she left Islamic extremism behind her.
This one is longer than our usual 45 minute format. It's interesting tho. deal with it.
On the first part of our conversation with Tania Joya we talk about how she became an Islamic extremist and married a man who would become one of the highest ranking members of ISIS.
On this episode I talk to Iraqi American Artist Hiba Jameel about how she finds peace, when there is so much going wrong in the world and how she uses her art to contribute peoples well-being, in Iraq and beyond.
On this episode we talk about the tragic explosion in Beirut and the resulting fallout in the country.
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On this episode I talk to Hisham Farajallah, from Hebron about the story of Abraham and some of the differences between the Chritian and the Muslim view.
In this weeks episode I talk to Qais Ghanem, a Retired Yemeni Neurologist and published novelist about his latest book, Democracy, Deity and Death about four Arab friends who meet regularly in a coffee show to discuss the worlds most pressing issues.
Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Deity-Death-Qais-Ghanem/dp/1528915674
On this episode I talk to Shino Gabow on his experience of growing up without a father in Somalia and how knowing God as father transforms the ways we relate to our families.
In this episode I talk to Ayanle Abdikarim about the history of Somalia, the current condition of the country and what the future of Somalia and Africa as a whole could look like
On this episode I talk to podcaster and Seattlite Ahlaan Ibraahim about the benefits and challenges of growing up as a Somali woman in Seattle.
Check out her Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disturbing-your-peace/id1520817340?fbclid=IwAR0qHdYfqa_HX4JJrTUCV9lJ52F-y-Ca2EFBgZdSZneSTFgK0gjUYgSIBVA
On this episode I talk to Amani, a Syrian Muslim who immigrated to the US and became a member of the US Military police. You can follow her on TikTok: vm.tiktok.com/KQw466 and Instagram: Malak Angel Beauty
In this episode I talk to Vishal Mangalwadi about the history of revolutions and what Christians should think of them, in light of the talk of revolution in light of the George Floyd protests.
In this episode my friend Chate and I have a conversation about the Bible and race relations in light of the unlawful killing of George Floyd and how we as Christians should seek to bring understanding. We also talk about Star Wars and Dragon Ball Z to a point that some of you will be frustrated.
This week we talk to Director Vonne Patiag and Actress Jessica Phoebe Hanna about their hit Australian comedy series about Muslim women living in Sydney.
Watch the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4oxvxQbSdw
On this episode I talk to a Christian ER/ ICU Nurse and a Muslim Epidemiologist about what it's like to work in the middle of a pandemic and how their faith effects their approach to handling the current crisis.
On this episode I get to talk to Lesley Hazleton, a well known author, having written many books and specifically 'The First Muslim' a biography of Muhammad and 'After the Prophet' a book on the Sunni Shia Divide.
On this episode I talk to Ash Faraj a podcast host an entrepreneur about growing as a leader, the unique challenges faced by Arab entrepreneurs and what makes a successful leader. Find Ash's content here: executalks.com/
We revisit the relationship between the Chinese state and the Uighur people with Bill Clark, a scholar who has lives with the Uighur's and is an expert on their culture.
On this weeks episode, I talk to an Israeli Scientist about the history of Israel, the complications of the conflict and the future for Israeli's and Palestinians.
On this episode I talk to Bengisu Cicek about the mass detention of the Uighur people in China.
On this episode I talked to Zhala Sarmast, an Afghan Woman was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. We talk about growing up in Afghanistan, the current situation and what the future holds for the country.
On this episode I talk to Ahmad Wafai about how you go about figuring out the difference between eternal religious truths and cultural expressions from a Christian and Muslim perspective.
We talk to Iranian American activist and inadvertent YouTube Celebrity Saghar Erica Kasraie about her origin story, the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the current situation in Iran and how we can work for the good of the Iranian people.
On this episode I talk to Sheron Deroc, a Filipino Film Director about his movie "Women of the Weeping River" from TBA studios and we talk about relations between Christians and Muslims in Mindanao, in the Philippines.
More info at: https://www.tba.ph/
This week I have Shaykh Umair Ahmed on the show to have a conversation about how Christians and Muslims approach their source materials differently.
On this episode I talk to my friend Andrew Sullivan about his recent trip to Syria, what has happened in the country and what the future holds.
Check out his stuff here: https://www.facebook.com/The-Adventure-Life-2262093810739981/ and here: https://theadventurelife.co.uk/about/
On this episode, I sat down with Omar Ramadan to talk about a range of issues, especially how religion interacts with the collective and the individual.
We talk to Mike, who used to work for the state department about the US involvement in Iraq and the realities on the ground of why the Iraqi state is failing to serve its people.
On this week we talk about the parallels between modern Iraq and and Judea in the time of Jesus.
How do you have hope when the world around you collapses, tune in to find out the Bible's answer!
This week we talk to Dan Gibson, who has lived in the Middle Easter for more than two decades about how faith and archaeology intersect with Islam and Christianity.
Is the Bible accurate? Can we prove Muhammad existed?
Join us as we talk about these and a range of other issues.
Find Dan's movie and research
https://www.youtube.com/user/canbooks
This week we talk about the mass protests in Iraq, the corruption of the government and what can be done for the countries future.
On this episode I am joined by Tasnim Idriss from the Islam and Liberty network to talk about what has happened in her home nation of Tunisia and the challenges of those fighting for freedom of expression across the Muslim world.
On this episode we talk to Pastor Mansour Khajepour and Shohrat from Turkmenistan about the persecutions they have faced and how people facing persecutions can take courage from the examples and teachings of Jesus.
Tune into this week's episode as we follow the life of a courageous young woman who found herself fighting illness and disease all while beginning a life here in Seattle.
Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/MahalHomoud
On this episode we talk to Yasmin Luqman about the current war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Today we talk to the Kurdish American journalist and advocate Diliman Abdulkader: https://twitter.com/d_abdulkader
We have a conversation about Kurdistan, Self determination and US Foreign policy
We talk about Colonialism, Arab Nation States and how we make the world a better place.
This week I have a conversation with Hiba Jameel about a wide range of topics, ranging, art, culture, Iraq, surviving and thriving in a new culture and what it all means.
To find Hiba's art you can visit her Website: https://www.hibajameel.com/ or follow: Hibajartstudio on Instagram.
On this episode we talk about what's currently going on in Saudi and Iran and what that means for the world.
On this episode I talk to Noor about a range of issues from understanding your own faith clearly, interacting with different worldviews and what kind of world we can build together.
On this episode I talk to Jawad Kahki, the director of the Iman Center in Kirkland Washington about the story of Ashura, the memorial of a historic massacre and what it means today.
This week we talk about when it's right and wrong for people to use force to solve problems and how religious views effect our interaction with communism and capitalism.
Today James and Ahmed talk about a range of issues like Leadership, slavery, political correctness and much more.
This Week we talk to Aylar from Turkmenistan about culture, worldview, power and freedom of expression.
On this episode of The Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast: we talk to world renowned philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi about the current crisis in Kashmir and how Christians living in oppressive regimes can work towards blessing their nations and transforming them into great nations.
You can find his latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Changed-Everything-Amazing/dp/8186701249/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
On this episode of The Al-Ma'idah Initiative Podcast: we talk to world renowned philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi about the current crisis in Kashmir and how Christians living in oppressive regimes can work towards blessing their nations and transforming them into great nations.
You can find his latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Changed-Everything-Amazing/dp/8186701249/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
On this episode we talk about different views of the nature of God, Iraq and a range of other topics.
On our first episode we talk with Jacob about what it means to be Human and how we are made right with God, as well as movies, the internet and a range of subjects.