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Blood Brothers Podcast is the official podcast of 5Pillars News hosted by journalist Dilly Hussain. The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts, influencers and professionals.
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1 hr 44 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the viral Muslim debater, writer and YouTuber, Mohammed Hijab.
Topics of discussion include:
- Hijab’s Schedule 7 case, seized devices, attempted informant recruitment and timing after the Piers Morgan debate.
- Wider implications of Hijab’s case on other public Muslim figures beyond his immediate circle?
- Potentially compromising private information and Hijab’s cryptic tweet about if he ever betrayed the Ummah and Islam in the future.
- British/Western Muslim strategy: Government subversion, political leverage, mobilisation, The Muslim Vote, think tanks, protecting rights and independent Muslim media.
- Theology and geopolitics: Sunni identity, sectarianism and perspectives on Iran, Israel and the US.
- Women in dawah: The Itchahi controversy, male backlash, gender boundaries and the need for female du’at.
- Tarbiya in dawah: Lack of discipline, personal conduct and Hijab’s responsibility for the state of online dawah.
Nov 7, 2026
Nov 7, 2026
55 min
In this week’s episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the viral Muslim YouTuber, influencer and da’ee, Ali Dawah.
Topics of discussion include:
- Update on Ali’s deteriorating eye condition and the prospect of eventually losing his sight.
- The current state of Muslims in the social media and online landscape.
- The “Dawah Bros” label, its roots, and an honest reflection on giving nasiha to Muslim women.
- Ali’s tone, language, demeanour and framing when engaging Muslim women, including lessons learnt and past regrets.
- Is experiencing personal trauma a justification for changing or distorting Islam?
- Secret marriages and the ethics of marrying without informing one’s existing wife.
- Clickbait, ragebait and online Muslim gender wars. Is Ali bringing Muslim women closer to Islam or pushing them away?
- Enjoining good and forbidding evil online, including the boundaries, red lines and responsibilities of giving public reminders.
Nov 1, 2026
Nov 1, 2026
1 hr 46 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Muslim scholar, theologian and thinker, Shaykh Dr. Haitham Al-Haddad.
Topics of discussion:
- Reflections on Shaykh Haitham’s recent visit to South Africa, and the progress, challenges and priorities of Muslim communities there.
- The state of the Ummah: Lack of vision, poor leadership and inadequate education.
- Understanding the causes of the Ummah’s decline, and the comprehensive nature of Sharia in addressing new realities until the Day of Judgement.
- Does Islam seek political power and authority? If so, why, and how can this be achieved in 2026?
- Can Islamic civilisation flourish without an Islamic superpower?
- The Khilafah, modern nation-states and Islamic revivalist movements.
- Why Islam must not become a cult, but remain accessible to everyone.
Oct 25, 2026
Oct 25, 2026
2 hr 6 sec
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar, thinker and author, Shaykh Asrar Rashid.
Topics of discussion include:
- Shaykh Asrar Rashid’s pursuit of the controversial Sufi figure known as “Chuff Chuff Pir”, and his engagement with Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran, concerning his controversial theological positions.
- Predictions made in The Intellectual Intifada about Pakistan, the military establishment and its influence on the country and wider region.
- The ongoing conflict in Yemen, the Houthis and the geopolitical implications of the Mecca Pact involving Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
- The Houthis’ role in Yemen, their political and religious positions, and the legitimate grievances of Yemeni Sunnis against them.
- The distinction between Bani Israel (the Children of Israel) and the Yahud (Jews) from a Qur’anic perspective.
- The virtues, blessings and prophetic glad tidings concerning Yemen and Syria.
- Islamic end-times prophecies, including Al-Malhama (the great battle), future alliances and confrontations with the Romans.
- The prophetic narrations concerning the black flags of Khorasan and Ghazwat al-Hind.
- Hadith rejectionism, the principles of hadith authentication and a critical examination of Shaykh al-Albani’s methodology of authenticating and grading hadith.
Oct 18, 2026
Oct 18, 2026
1 hr 37 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with prominent British Muslim activist, lecturer and hostage negotiator Dr Anas Altikriti of The Cordoba Foundation.
Topics of discussion include:
- The UAE's alleged hiring of an assassin to spy on Dr Altikriti and his family. What happened, and how did the case unfold?
- Were the UK Government and security services aware of the alleged plot? If not, should the UAE be held to account?
- Why does the UAE target Muslims in the West, particularly in Britain?
- Is the UAE's war on the Muslim Brotherhood and so-called "radical Islam" actually a war on Islam and Muslims? The Arab Spring and its aftermath.
- Arab and Muslim unity, and Israel's alleged agenda to fragment the region along sectarian and ethnic lines.
- The UAE's activities across Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Sudan and Somaliland.
- The growing rivalry between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in Yemen and beyond.
- The US war on Iran and Donald Trump's increasingly authoritarian and fascistic policies.
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Sep 10, 2026
Sep 10, 2026
1 hr 27 min
In the first official Blood Brothers Podcast collaboration between 5Pillars and One Nation Media, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent South African political commentator and thinker, Pieter Kriel.
Topics of discussion include:
- Nelson Mandela’s legacy and the broken promises of post-apartheid South Africa.
- The rise of xenophobia and Afrophobia in South Africa in light of the March and March movement.
- South Africa’s political landscape: ANC, Democratic Alliance, Jacob Zuma’s MK Party and Gayton McKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance.
- AfriForum, Afrikaner identity and the politics of minority interests.
Pieter Kriel’s Pan-Africanism and how it shapes his politics and worldview. - Israel’s alleged influence in South Africa’s political turmoil, particularly the rise of anti-migrant sentiment.
- The place of religion and morality in politics and society.
- Israeli apartheid and what a future Palestinian state could look like.
Sep 5, 2026
Sep 5, 2026
53 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with viral American-Egyptian debater and streamer Itachi.
Topics of discussion include:
- Itachi’s first experience of London and Speakers’ Corner.
- Itcahi's early influences and growing up watching Ahmed Deedat.
- Why Itachi focuses on biblical contradictions rather than the Trinity or textual preservation.
- Expanding into debates on atheism, liberalism and feminism.
- The decline of Christianity in the West.
- Managing virality, attention and sincerity, as well as her family’s reaction.
- Criticism of Itachi’s combative debating style and her thoughts on marriage in the future.
Aug 29, 2026
Aug 29, 2026
41 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the viral Niqabi debater and Muslim polemicist, Korra The Taymi.
Topics of discussion include:
- What did Korra make of Speakers’ Corner?
- Why is Aisha’s (ra) marriage to the Prophet (saw) weaponised against Muslims?
- Managing virality very quickly and at a young age.
- How did Korra get into debates and polemics, and are there particular scholars she learns from or consults?
- Why has Christianity become Korra’s main area of focus?
- Korra’s recent response to the TikTok “Pink Cherry Islam” phenomenon.
- Muslim women in dawah and an antagonising posture.
- Given Korra’s Sudanese heritage, what are her thoughts on the situation in Sudan?
Aug 2, 2026
Aug 2, 2026
1 hr 25 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent American Muslim scholar and men's marriage coach, Shaykh Abdullah Oduro.
Topics of discussion include:
- Quickfire Q&A on the fiqh of Muslim marriages.
- What is 'Prophetic masculinity' and what are its foundations?
- How does Prophetic masculinity deal with modern challenges facing Muslim marriages?
- Carrying out due diligence on a woman's chastity before marriage.
- Marital intimacy, love language and porn addiction.
- Setting boundaries with your wife as early and clearly as possible.
- The importance of managing anger, and communicating clearly and respectfully.
- Quickfire Q&A on 'controversial' hadith relating to women.
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
1 hr 9 min
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British Muslim film producer and matchmaker, Jamaal Richards.
Topics of discussion include:
- Growing up in the Windrush generation and memories of Jamaica.
- Christianity in Caribbean culture and in Jamaal's family.
- Muslim matchmaking and catering for black Muslim reverts.
- Domestic abuse, manipulative behaviour and messy marriages.
- Jamaal's book 'Abdul Wakeel and the Great Race' and the use of AI.
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