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What podcasts say about Islam
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What experts have said about Islam
3 statements · 1 positive · 2 negative
Islam spread primarily through organization, motivation, military power, social ties, and possibly favorable weather.
“the organization, the motivation, the military spirit, the family and social connections, and maybe, although we don't know, something about the weather in Saudi Arabia during Muhammad's lifetime. Those rather than theological beliefs I see as the reason behind Islam's spread.”
Open the episode · #2549 - Jared DiamondListen at 25:41
Political Islam is an inherent feature of Islam, according to Saad.
“So political Islam and Islamism is an indelible inherent feature of Islam. Much of Islam is Islamism.”
Open the episode · #2497 - Gad SaadListen at 33:41
Saad assesses Islam as a violently expansionist ideology.
“It is a violently expansionist ideology.”
Open the episode · #2497 - Gad SaadListen at 1:24:51
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