Course curriculum

  • 1

    Intro

    • What Are Weekly Halaqas?
  • 2

    Halaqa 1: July 29th

    • Utilitarianism, Women's Education, al-Dajjal
  • 3

    Halaqa 2: August 5th

    • Utilitarianism, Freedom of Speech, Marital R-pe
  • 4

    Halaqa 3: August 12

    • Trolley Problem, Moral Theory, Climate Change
  • 5

    Halaqa 4: August 19 - Special Guest Paul Williams

    • The Authenticity of the Bible w/ Paul Williams
  • 6

    Halaqa 5: August 26

    • The Evils of Technology: An Introduction
  • 7

    Halaqa 6: September 1

    • Making Hijrah, Technology and Liberal Governance, Studying Islam Overseas
  • 8

    Halaqa 7: September 10

    • Effective Dawah Strategies
  • 9

    Halaqa 8: September 18

    • Recovering Liberal Muslims, Close Reading: Muslim Letter on Qawm Lut
  • 10

    Halaqa 9: September 24

    • Can Hijab Be Mandated in Islam? (Iranian Hijab Protest)
  • 11

    Halaqa 10: October 1

    • How Modernization Affects Marriage
  • 12

    Halaqa 11: October 9

    • Different Visions for Society and Order: Modernist vs. Islamic
  • 13

    Halaqa 12: October 15

    • Attraction and Suitability in Marriage
  • 14

    Halaqa 13: October 22

    • Nouman Ali Khan Pushing Feminism in Pakistan
  • 15

    Halaqa 14: October 29 - Special Guest Jake Brancatella

    • Do Not Say Three: The Logical Problem of the Trinity

    • Slides from the Presentation
  • 16

    Halaqa 15: November 5

    • Critique of Industrial Society: The Philosophy of Ted Kaczynski

  • 17

    Halaqa 16: November 12

    • Criticizing Rulers and the Modernist Madkhali Movement
  • 18

    Halaqa 17: December 3

    • Close Reading: 12 Feminist Objections to Islam
  • 19

    Halaqa 18: December 10

    • Criticizing the Ruler and Muslim Unity

    • Reaction to Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty (Atheists) Post Debate Commentary
  • 20

    Halaqa 19: December 24

    • Women Who Want to Leave the Home, Technology vs Islam, Response to Transgenderism
  • 21

    Halaqa 20: December 31

    • Close Reading: Criticizing Liberalism Is Now Considered Terrorism
  • 22

    Halaqa 21: January 7

    • Matt Walsh's Secular Traditionalism, Native American Religion
  • 23

    Halaqa 22: January 14

    • Imams Who Destroy Marriage with Bad Advice
  • 24

    Halaqa 23: January 22

    • Slavery in the Bible vs. Islam, Flat Earth, Studying Madhahib
  • 25

    Halaqa 24: January 28

    • Transhumanism: The Philosophy of Yuval Harari
  • 26

    Halaqa 25: February 4

    • Hamza Yusuf and the Religious Freedom Agenda Against Islam
  • 27

    Halaqa 26: February 18

    • Moral Foundations Theory, Man-Made Earthquakes
  • 28

    Halaqa 27: April 9

    • Islam vs. Cuckservatism
  • 29

    Halaqa 28: May 6

    • Reforming American Mosques and Hijab, Roots of Muslim Male Weakness
  • 30

    Halaqa 29: May 13

    • Mind Control Technology, Contingency Argument, Unmosqued Movement
  • 31

    Halaqa 30: May 20

    • Islamic vs. Western Imperialism: Are Muslims Hypocrites for Complaining About Western Colonialism?
  • 32

    Halaqa 31: May 27

    • Evolution Debate between Christian and Atheist
  • 33

    Halaqa 32: June 10

    • Avoiding a Hard Heart, Avoiding Arrogance
  • 34

    Halaqa 33: July 1

    • How to Debate Liberal Reform Academics
  • 35

    Halaqa 34: July 15

    • American Islam
  • 36

    Halaqa 35: July 22

    • Critical Marriage Advice: Know Your Role
  • 37

    Halaqa 36: July 29

    • Liberalism's Cultural Imperative
  • 38

    Halaqa 37: August 12

    • Should We Be Strict with Our Children?
  • 39

    Halaqa 38: September 9

    • LGBT Curricula in Muslim Schools
  • 40

    Halaqa 39: September 30

    • AI Girlfriends and the Collapse of the West
  • 41

    Halaqa 40: October 7

    • Palestine Attacks Israel, Women's Testimony and False Accusations
  • 42

    Halaqa 41: November 25

    • Media Double Standards: Muslim vs. Jewish Extremism
  • 43

    Halaqa 42: December 2

    • Slavery, Sophistry, Judaism, and Other Topics
  • 44

    Halaqa 43: December 16

    • What Does "Liberating Palestine" Mean to American Muslims?
  • 45

    Halaqa 44: December 30

    • Slavery in Islam and the Failure of Modern Apologetics
  • 46

    Halaqa 45: January 6

    • Immigration, Think Tanks, American Muslims
  • 47

    Halaqa 46: January 20

    • How to Debate Judaism and Israel
  • 48

    Halaqa 47: Feb 3

    • Reminder: Do Not Get Depressed about What's Happening
  • 49

    Halaqa 48: Feb 10

    • Refuting Adamic Exceptionalism (Attempt to Reconcile Islam and Evolution)
  • 50

    Halaqa 49: Feb 17

    • How Do You Teach Your Children How to Have Taqwa?
  • 51

    Halaqa 50: Mar 9

    • The Racial Dimensions of Atheism
  • 52

    Halaqa 51: Mar 16

    • America Will Soon Have No Muslims
  • 53

    Halaqa 52: Apr 20

    • Sunni-Shia Alliance vs. Israel
  • 54

    Halaqa 53: TBD

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