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Theres a growing movement in Europe and North America to reconsider where the future of Muslim communities lie. In recent years, a host of security and social concerns have brought to question just how much Muslims can maintain their commitments to Islam and leave peacefully in a society that constantly looks for opportunities to marginalise Islamic practice. The Liberal state is intent on secularising and liberalising Muslims. This has led to a call for Hijra, or migration away from the west and back to the Muslim world.

Thomas Abdul Qadir is the former president of the Majlis of Istanbul Muslims, an organisation that caters for foreign Muslims living in istanbul. They organise talks and activities to foster a community. He has a masters in civilisational studies from Ibn Haldun University – and is currently pursuing traditional Islamic education.

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 100

0:00 - 2:05 Introduction
2:05 - 8:27 Migrant life in Turkey
8:28 - 14:04 Migrant demographics in Turkey
14:05 - 15:46 Why Turkey?
15:47 - 21:29 Secular and conservative diversity in Turkey
21:30 - 23:18 Scale of Muslims migrating to Turkey
23:19 - 27:57 Reasons for Muslims to leave the West
27:58 - 33:22 Muslim Political Shift in the West
33:23 - 39:19 Personal decision to make Hijra
39:20 - 43:42 Tradition of Migration in Islam
43:43 - 44:33 Collective freedoms in the West
44:34 - 51:46 Trade-offs of living in the Muslim World
51:47 - 59:38 Nationalist and Political environment in Turkey
59:39 - 1:03:22 Secularization in Turkey
1:03:23 - 1:06:27 Advantages of Embracing Muslim Migration
1:06:38 - 1:10:23 Turkey as a good destination for Islamic knowledge
1:10:24 - 1:12:50 Reconnecting with the Ummah through globalization