Being Woke #3: Confronting Injustice




SWISSCAST with Suhaib Webb show

Summary: Confronting injustice is a topic that continues to come up amongst Muslims, especially after the Arab Spring, recent changes in Turkey and Malaysia as well as the disasters of pseudo jihadist groups Some contend that politics and religion don’t mix; communities should wait until God gives them a way out, while others believe that violence against anyone justifies establishing “their” political order that is based on justice Resting in the middle are the masses; the vital center who feel compelled by their nature to stand for truth, by being cautious how because of loyalty to religion. What do to? In tomorrow’s podcast I address some of those concerns as well as standing for justice as a historical backdrop to Islam, is there a difference between legitimate confrontation of injustice and sedition and how do we contextualize classical religious concerns with contemporary demands and much more If you haven’t listened to the first two episodes of Being Woke, I encourage you to do so You can find my podcast: SwissCast on apple podcast, the google store, and Spotify. If you don’t have any of those, you can listen at suhaibwebb.com