Dogma Disrupted
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How do you know that what you believe is Islamically sound? Every belief and opinion is rooted in one particular worldview or another.
Join Imam Tom Facchine as he dives deep into conversation with a subject expert each week to unravel the worldviews we live by, break the chains of the ideologies we unassumingly subscribe to, and re-center the Islamic worldview to address the most contentious issues of today.
Episodes
18 episodes of Dogma Disrupted
The Lies About Palestine
· 1 hr 5 min · Season 1 · Episode 17
With a mounting death toll of over 1500 lives, we are yet again witnessing the oppression of Palestinians unfold before our very eyes. While the the media buzzes with news articles, think pieces, and commentary, there is much being lost on…
"You're a deviant", with Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy
· 1 hr · Season 1 · Episode 16
The Struggle for a United Community | Dogma Disrupted w/ Imam Tom Facchine Is disunity a significant threat in our communities? Where do we draw the line between excusable and inexcusable differences? Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy joins Imam Tom…
What The Mental Health Industry Gets Wrong, with Dr. Zohair Abdul Rahman
· 1 hr 5 min · Season 1 · Episode 15
Mental health has become a widely discussed and emphasized subject, particularly in the last five years. While mental health services are a critical component to healthcare, the mental health industry operates on multiple underlying dogmas…
The Coalition Fighting Radical Gender Ideology in Schools
· 1 hr 2 min · Season 1 · Episode 14
With the introduction of radical gender ideology material in schools as early as elementary, parents are growing more concerned about their children’s education. What’s more concerning are rules that no longer allow parents to opt their…
Why Shirk Is the Greatest Evil, with Dr. Zohair Abdul Rahman
· 1 hr 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 13
Shirk (idolatry) is widely known as the greatest sin a person can commit. What makes it worse than murder, oppression, and destruction? It ultimately leads back to the connection between faith and morality. Imam Tom Facchine invites Dr.…
Prove God Exists: Atheism and the Crisis of Faith, with Dr. Nazir Khan
· 1 hr 1 min · Season 1 · Episode 12
How do we know that God exists? Why do we need faith to be good people? Imam Tom Facchine invites Dr. Nazir Khan to break down the arguments for atheism and address the most fundamental questions about the Divine, religion, and faith.
Islamic Knowledge in a Secular Age, w/ Dr. Usaama al-Azami
· 1 hr 41 min · Season 1 · Episode 11
Sign up for the Dogma Disrupted companion email! https://yqn.io/dogma-email Secularism postures itself as a neutral body, but it’s anything but. Its commitments on how religion can enter the public sphere influence the way we think about…
Secularizing the Muslim Mind, with Daniyah Hannini
· 58 min · Season 1 · Episode 10
What do we lose when Islam is privatized and reduced to a personal matter? Daniyah Hannini joins Imam Tom Facchine to explore the profound consequences of secularization as it reshapes the Muslim mind, redefines Islamic identity, and…
The Truth About Separating Church and State, with Dr. Zara Khan
· 1 hr · Season 1 · Episode 9
Secularism portrays itself as a neutral worldview that allowed for open exchange of ideas and way of life outside the laws of the Church. In reality, it has reconfigured the way we think about and experience the world. Imam Tom Facchine…
Living with Same-Sex Attraction as a Muslim, with Waheed Jensen
· 1 hr 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 8
Are sexual desires an essential part of who we are? No matter how the world shifts, Islam is clear about not allowing our desires to define us. So what then about feeling same sex attraction? Doesn't that automatically mean that someone is…
Students and Parents Stand Up to LGBTQ Pressure, with Ahmad Saleem
· 1 hr 15 min · Season 1 · Episode 7
What religious rights are students entitled to in schools? It’s one thing to be able to opt out of a single class that doesn’t align with Islamic morality, but how can students and parents successfully navigate an environment where LGBTQ…
Political Rights, Activism & the LGBTQ Issue, with Mobeen Vaid
· 2 hr 11 min · Season 1 · Episode 6
Should we ally with the Left or the Right? On one hand, the Liberal party has appealed to Muslim rights as a minority group, while the Conservative party aligns with our moral values. Muslim political involvement is a fairly recent trend…
Sexuality, Love, and Morality, with Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui
· 2 hr 2 min · Season 1 · Episode 5
Islam follows an objective morality defined by God that we must follow and protect no matter how the societies around us change. One of the most difficult topics to discuss that directly challenges this is the fairly new paradigm of…
Tawheed as a Worldview, with Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy
· 1 hr 30 min · Season 1 · Episode 4
Why were we created and where are we going? Any level of pondering over our existence ultimately leads to the question of believing in a higher power. In Islam, tawheed, believing in the oneness of God, can not only inform our moral…
Human Rights and Wrongs, with Dr. Zara Khan
· 1 hr 6 min · Season 1 · Episode 3
Human rights may seem like an obvious thing to advocate for. After all, we are all human and want the best for ourselves and others. But where does our notion of rights really come from? Who is the “human” of human rights? Imam Tom…
The Need for Orthodoxy, with Sh. Tahir Wyatt
· 1 hr 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 2
What is Islamic orthodoxy and why do we need it? Who gets to decide what is orthodox and how do we reconcile differences of opinion? Join our host Imam Tom Facchine and special guest Dr. Tahir Wyatt in unpacking Islamic orthodoxy, its…
Dedicated to the Truth, with Dr. Ovamir Anjum
· 1 hr 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 1
Ethics involve moral principles or what is deemed right or wrong behavior. Who decides what is ethical in our modern world? What can Islamic ethics teach us about what we know, how we conduct ourselves, and the knowledge we produce? Join…
New! Dogma Disrupted with Imam Tom Facchine
· 1 min · Season 1
How do you know that what you believe is Islamically sound? Every belief and opinion is rooted in one particular worldview or another. Sometimes these worldviews are so ingrained in our society that they are difficult to detect, let alone…
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Tom Facchine
Imam Tom Facchine is the Research Director of Islam and Society at the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. He is also an instructor at Legacy International Online High School, where he teaches Tafseer and Islamic History. He holds a BA in Political Science from Vassar College (2011) and studied in Madinah from 2015-2020, where he obtained a BA from the Faculty of Shariah at the Islamic University. His work largely focuses on Islamic Political thought and deconstructing contemporary ideologies.
FAQ
What is Dogma Disrupted about?
How do you know that what you believe is Islamically sound? Every belief and opinion is rooted in one particular worldview or another.
Who hosts Dogma Disrupted?
Dogma Disrupted is hosted by Tom Facchine.
Where can I listen to Dogma Disrupted?
Dogma Disrupted is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Every episode also plays from this page on yaqeeninstitute.org.
How many episodes of Dogma Disrupted are there?
Dogma Disrupted has 18 episodes. The most recent, "The Lies About Palestine", was released on October 17, 2023.
Is there a video version of Dogma Disrupted?
Yes. This page links to a video version of Dogma Disrupted under "Watch it".
