Can Muslims Survive the Liberal Inquisition? with Imam Tom Facchine

Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Member: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Many Muslims living in the West have become aware that the ideas of tolerance, individualism, liberal multiculturalism and freedom of religion – all liberal notions — have their limits when it comes to our community. A series of tensions, from depictions of the Messenger (saw) in offensive cartoons and the teaching of sexual practices at odds with our faith in schools, has brought into focus how there remains an incompatibility between the ever-increasing demands of the liberal state and the Muslim community. To help us understand these tensions, Imam Tom Facchine, an imam and convert to Islam helps us understand the liberal state. He finished his BA in Political Science and was granted the opportunity to study at the Islamic University of Madinah from 2015-2020, where he obtained his BA from the Faculty of Shariah. Imam Tom is the Research Director of Islam and Society at the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. He is also a resident scholar and imam of Utica Masjid (New York state). As always, you can comment your thoughts below. Find us on: Twitter:   / thinking_muslim   Facebook:   / the-thinking-muslim-podcast-105790781361490   Instagram:   / thinkingmuslimpodcast   Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim Host:   / jalalayn   Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com #TheThinkingMuslimPodcast The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 99 00:00 Opening clip 00:32 Introduction 02:04 Tensions felt in Muslim communities in the US 05:33 Why are Muslims a unique target? 08:19 Why is Islam hard to secularise? 12:15 There is nothing neutral about Liberalism 15:50 The sanctity of worldly desires 17:28 The liberal pretence of tolerance 21:11 What should be the extent of compromise? 26:41 Why is the American liberal experiment more successful? 29:50 Democrats, Republicans and Liberalism 35:44 Is the US constitution a liberal one? 39:39 Confronting liberal norms in every day life 45:15 Role of Muslim leadership 46:26 Why are other communities more susceptible to secularisation 53:05 How can Muslims contribute to the counter-discourse? 55:45 Responding to modernist Muslims 59:42 Work with Yaqeen Institute 1:00:00 A lack of taking Liberalism head on 1:04:12 Can we be Muslims under a liberal state? 1:05:25 We have tools to our advantage