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Further Reading 1. ⁠Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality⁠ 2. ⁠Islam and Judaism: Religious Attitudes and Identity in the Medinan Era⁠

In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (01:35) Recap of Part 1 (02:25) The fall of Granada and displacement of Muslim and Jews (06:52) Why Christendom had antisemitic tendencies (14:54) Christian Europe's antisemitism trickles into Ottoman lands (18:44) Dönmeh - followers of Sabbatai Zevi (25:08) Popular associations between Kabbalah, Jewry and Freemasonry (26:47) Response of Arabs and the Jewish diaspora to Israel's creation (29:30) Modern antisemitic tropes by Muslims (33:04) Islam-friendly Anti-Zionism Rabbis (36:59) Summing it all up (40:32) Conclusion

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Further Reading 1. Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality 2. Islam and Judaism: Religious Attitudes and Identity in the Medinan Era

In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (02:15) References to Jews in the Quran (06:41) Where is the term "Yahud" derived from? (09:13) Brief sketch of early Jewish history (15:06) Jews and Muslims in the Prophet's city (24:17) Jews as dhimmis in the Rashidun Caliphate (32:55) Jewish presence in the Hijaz (36:32) Jews and Jizya under the Umayyads (40:03) Jews in positions of power - rule or exception? (45:45) La Convivencia - myth or fact? (50:33) Jews under the Ottoman Millet system (53:08) Conclusion

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (02:10) What is "Ontology"? (27:35) What is "Epistemology"? (46:40) The fallacy of the "Islamic Golden Period" (59:40) Muslims need to change how they view their history (01:12:10) Conclusion