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News and views from the world of Islam, but not as you have heard it before. With Riazat Butt

The Guardian


    • Dec 18, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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    • 47 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Islamophonic

    Islamophonic: Review of the year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2009 38:39


    Islamophonic's review of the year, with Riazat Butt, Zahed Amanullah and David Shariatmadari

    Islamophonic: The hajj and Eid clubbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2009 25:58


    The perils of pilgrimmage, clubbing at Eid and a muslim power list. With Riazat Butt and David Shariatmadari

    Islamophonic | October 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009 19:34


    Religious affairs correspondent Riazat Butt goes on a fact-finding mission to Germany

    Islamophonic podcast: Ramadan and black muslims

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2009 26:06


    Riazat Butt has some dietary advice for Ramadan, and we discuss Britain's black muslims

    Islamophonic podcast: Converting to Islam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2009 28:07


    Riazat Butt visits Muslims in Wales, and talks about the process of converting to Islam

    Islamophonic podcast: A look at the impact of the conflict in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2009 25:38


    This month, Islamophonic teams up with the Sounds Jewish podcast to look at the impact the conflict in Gaza has had on British Jews and Muslims

    Islamophonic podcast: inside the PVE initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2008 22:33


    Riazat Butt travels to the Midlands to investigate the government's £86m fund to prevent violent extremism

    Islamophonic: Marriage contracts and tensions with Sikhs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2008 37:23


    Riazat Butt is joined by Sunny Hundal to discuss Muslim marriage contracts, the centre for social cohesion, and tensions between Muslims and Sikhs.

    Islamaphonic podcast: Turkish fashion and the Gulen movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2008 23:16


    Riazat Butt travels to Istanbul to look at the Gulen movement and check out the country's designer headscarves

    Islamophonic: The non-Muslim Muslims

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 34:48


    This month, we say hello to the British Muslims for Secular Democracy. We talk about Islamaglamour and we meet Muslims who aren't Muslims but are but no but yeah but no

    Islamophonic podcast: April 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 22:50


    Riazat Butt goes to Paris

    Islamophonic podcast: March 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2008 39:54


    Riazat Butt discusses mosques, muslim handbooks and surveys

    Islamophonic podcast: February 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2008 31:22


    Riazat Butt discuses the Muslim perspective on Shariagate, science, and re-writing the Hadith

    Islamophonic podcast: January 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2008 36:27


    Riazat Butt with Zia Sardar on Blogging the Qur'an, Hajj, Wahabism, and the foreign secretary, plus Jason Solomons on our sister-cast Sounds Jewish

    Islamophonic podcast: November 2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2007 29:17


    Riazat Butt with neo-cons, comedians, sufi mystics and basketballers

    Islamophonic: 12.10.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2007 27:13


    Riazat Butt on hojabis, cowboys and mosques

    Islamophonic: 06.09.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2007 23:47


    Islamophonic US special: Riazat Butt on jerky, punk, and the muslim American dream.

    Islamophonic: 30.08.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2007 29:44


    Riazat Butt talks on racism and homosexuality in the Muslim community.

    Islamophonic: 22.08.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2007 24:26


    Riazat Butt on Graffiti, Darfur, and Muslims in the army.

    Islamophonic: 15.08.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2007 20:54


    Riazat Butt talks to Omar Ali Khan about Lollywood,Irshad Ashraf shows us Karachi Uncovered, Lawrence Booth on Pakistani cricket and Neil Spencer has a Horoscope...

    Islamophonic: 08.08.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2007 26:21


    Riazat Butt asks Sarah Sheriff why the Muslim Women's Helpline was forced to hang up; and we investigate the support networks available to Muslims.

    Islamophonic: 01.08.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2007 23:26


    Riazat Butt talks to the creator of Islamic Rage Boy Hugh Pancuck about making fun of Muslims. Steve Bell talks about stereotypes and Waseem Mahmood tells us about his anti-terror pop song. In the studio is Faisal Hanjra from the Federation of Student Islamic Societies.

    Islamophonic: 04.07.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2007 20:53


    Riazat Butt on bomb plots, activism and extremism with Osama Saeed, City Circle and the Federation of Student Islamic Societies.

    Islamophonic: 28.06.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2007 21:48


    Riazat Butt on militant Muslims, ex-Muslims and happy Muslims with Zia Haider Rahman.

    Islamophonic: 20.06.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2007 22:20


    Riazat Butt looks at knighthoods, blogs and the MCB with Madeleine Bunting, Baba Ali and Sir Iqbal Sacranie.

    Islamophonic: 13.06.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2007 23:07


    Riazat Butt on faith, fanatics and foreign policy with Jonathan Freedland and Lord Ahmed.

    Islamophonic: 06.06.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2007 21:18


    Riazat Butt looks at Muslim boxing and we have fighting talk from Frank Warren, Brendan Ingle and John Rawling.

    Islamophonic: 31,05.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2007 19:05


    Riazat Butt reports on Muslims involvement in modern british literature with the help of Imran Ahmad and Mohson Hamid and Sarfraz Manzoor at the Hay literary festival.

    Islamophonic: 23.05.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2007 23:32


    Sarfraz Manzoor goes to Toronto to visit the Little Mosque Prairie sitcom set, samples halal chocolate, talks to Mohammad Asghar Plaid Cymyu's first Muslim Assembly Member, and we tour the British Library's exhibition Sacred, a collection of religious text from different faiths.

    Islamophonic: 16.05.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2007 24:22


    Sarfraz Manzoor takes a good hard look at Pakistan with the Guardian's Declan Walsh, female documentary maker Aliya Salahuddin and Fifi Harroon from Geo TV. Plus we visit Glasgow's Pakistani Film Festival.

    Islamophonic: 09.05.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2007 20:50


    Riazat Butt talks about radicalisation with Brooke Rogers from King's College London, and about sex with Luqman Ali and Brian Whitaker.

    Islamophonic: 02.05.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2007 25:28


    Riazat Butt looks at the way forward for Iraq with Taji Mustafa from Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, Ali Latif, from Iraqi Prospect, and The Guardian's Brian Whitaker.

    Islamophonic: 25.04.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2007 23:25


    Riazat Butt looks at Britain's shisha bar culture which faces extinction under the smoking ban, and she talks to Zahed Amanullah and Mohammed Imran about what other leisure activities are available for Muslims.

    Islamophonic: 18.04.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2007 24:25


    Riazat Butt celebrates the first anniversary of the Terrorism Act, and talks to Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei, Yahya Birt and Vikram Dodd about whether its makes us safer or less free.

    Islamophonic: 11.04.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2007 23:47


    Riazat Butt looks at halal holidays - pie in the sky or a walk in the park?

    Islamophonic: 05.04.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2007 25:04


    Sarfraz Manzoor asks why can't we all just get along. He looks at the history of Muslim, Christian and Jewish cooperation with author Zachary Karabell, and discusses current interfaith projects with Abdurahman Jafar. Can you stick it through the Islamophonic feed please?

    Islamophonic: 28.03.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2007 25:07


    Riazat Butt looks at Islamic finance. She talks to Junaid Bhatti, from the Islamic Bank of Britain, Ed Balls, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, Tony Levene, from the Guardian, and Sharia-sceptic Dr Mohammed Saleem.

    Islamophonic: 21.03.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2007 19:49


    Riazat Butt picks apart the rich tapestry of Muslim Britain in the first of an occasional series looking at the smorgasbord of schools of thought. This week - Shi'ism. Her guide is Dr Sajjad Rizvi from the School of Arab and Islamic Studies at Exeter University.

    Islamophonic: 14.03.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2007 18:24


    Riazat Butt thumbs through the pages of Muslim magazines to find out if they're a good read or money down the drain. Joining her are media pundit Sunny Hundall and writer Sarfraz Manzoor. We also have a press digest from Declan Walsh, our correspondent in Islamabad.

    Islamophonic: 07.03.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2007 21:58


    Riazat Butt pulls on some big navy knickers and an aertex shirt as she goes back to school with an education report. Joining her in the studio are guests Mohammed Mukadam, from the Association of Muslim Schools, and Terry Sanderson, from the National Secular Society.

    Islamophonic: 28.02.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2007 25:44


    Riazat Butt takes a journey through the Muslim musical landscape and spots some wheat among the chaff. Joining her in the studio are producer Navid Akhtar and Guardian Guide editor Malik Meer.

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    Islamophonic: 21.02.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2007 22:03


    Riazat Butt sets off on a quest to find out what the words radicalism, extremism and fundamentalism mean. Helping her is the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer and Yvonne Ridley.

    Islamophonic: 14.02.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2007 17:56


    Riazat on finding your Muslim match and speed dating in Soho.

    Islamophonic: 07.02.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2007 22:08


    Riazat Butt serves up a cocktail of alcohol and Islam with health and community worker Imam Haroon Rashid Patel. Joining her from Jerusalem is Rory McCarthy with a Palestinian press round-up.

    Islamophonic: 31.01.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2007 21:42


    Riazat Butt stops the press, swims for Britain and looks at why younger Muslims like Sharia law. Joining her are Arzu Merali, from the Islamic Human Rights Commission, the editor of Media Guardian Matt Wells, and our Pakistan correspondent Declan Walsh.

    Islamophonic: 24.01.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2007 16:57


    Riazat Butt grapples with extremism, eyebrows and naughty Moroccan journalists for the inaugural show. Joining her are guests Ian Black, the Guardian's new Middle East editor, and Ruhul Tarafder, a human rights campaigner.

    Islamophonic: 17.01.2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2007 0:34


    Islamophonic launches January 24 2007. Keep your ears peeled!

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