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In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC Professor John Esposito — one of the world’s foremost scholars on political Islam — unpacks 120 years of modern Islamic movements.
From Afghani and Abdu’s 19th-century reformist vision, through Hassan al-Banna and Maududi’s activism, to Sayyid Qutb’s radical turn, we trace the intellectual and political forces that shaped the Muslim world.
We explore the Iranian Revolution, the Afghan war, democratic Islamists, authoritarian crackdowns, and how the West’s perceptions of Islamism were forged. This is a masterclass in the history, ideas, and global impact of political Islam.
UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim
Chapters
0:00 – Intro & episode setup
2:33 – Esposito’s unlikely journey
5:41 – Immersion in Muslim scholarship
10:14 – Plan: 120 years’ history