Archive For The “HeadOnHistory” Category
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe holy book of Islam is the Qur’an but its history remains shrouded in mystery. What are the historical origins of the book and how did it develop. In this podcast we present the major theories about the origins of the Qur’an, from…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we trace the history of the hijab and religious garb. We start by examining the Qur’an on the subject, historicizing the verses and providing context. We then look at the broader tradition of veiling and headscarves in the near east…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSAfter summarizing the history in part 1, this episode focuses on how the concept of jihad was transformed in the modern world. We examine the major thinkers of the time period and how they defined jihad according to their historical experiences. We discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/S2HeadonHistoryEpisode01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe’re back for season 2 of Head on History and diving into the deep end. Building on the chronology established in last season, we are going to focus now on important themes in Islam and how they’ve been shaped by history. In our…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HHBonusEpCharlottesville.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this Head On History Special we move away from our season outline and discuss the current events of Charlottesville, Virgina. We use history to help explain how we got to this moment with Nazi’s and white supremacist marching in the streets. In…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our final episode of the season we talk about how Islam is shaped by the decline of the gunpowder empires and the coming of European colonialism. We talk about the rise of Wahhabism and its historical context, the emergence of pan-Islamism, Islamic…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our penultimate episode we discuss the Indo-Persian world and the establishment of the Mughal Dynasty. We talk about the particular expression of Islam that flourishes in South Asia and how it is shaped by the religions of the region. We explore the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode09.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we explore how Muslims experience the fall of the Caliphate and how in turn Islam is shaped by the historical circumstances. Building upon the scholarly Islam developed by the Seljuks, we talk about the fusion of internal spirituality in the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode focuses on the way Islam was shaped by the experience of the crusades. We talk about the historical development of the concept of “jihad” and how it was defined over time. Providing a brief overview of the major events of the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSLike all religions, Islam took several hundred years to develop its orthodoxy. This episode is dedicated to the history behind how sharia and orthodoxy developed in Islam. We discuss the historical circumstances from the political aspiration of the Abbasids to redefine the caliphate…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the end of the Umayyads with the Abbasid revolt, focusing not only on the major battles, but why the Abbasids were successful in overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate. We discuss how the caliphate changes over time and how…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode covers the schism betweeen Sunnism and Shi’ism, detailing how historical circumstances and experiences are overlaid with theological significance. Focusing on the experience of the Muslim community during the early fitnas we discuss how political movements about legitimacy and authority shape what…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSPicking up from the death Umar, this podcast explores the evolution of the divisive caliphate of Uthman and the rise of a more dynastic imperial structure. We discuss beginnings of sectarianism in Islam and how it is shaped by geo-political divisions that continue…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWith the death of Muhammad the nascent religious community faces its first major upheaval. In this podcast we explore how the community of believers fractured and how the question of leadership was dealt with. We take an in depth look at the Ridda…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSUnlike other religious figures of the ancient world, Muhammad is born in the full light of history. While there is little doubt he existed, what is known about his life is shrouded by time. This episode we focus on the birth, life, and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSTo understand the rise of Islam, you have to first understand its historical context. In the first official episode of Head On History, Ali talks about the international wars on the eve of Islam known as the Red Sea wars and their connection to…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/HeadOnHistoryEpisode0.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWelcome to a new podcast presented by Currently Nerdy and hosted by Ali A. Olomi. Head On History will consist of multiple seasons with ten episodes each covering a wide range of historical topics. As your host, I bring my background as a…
