Genocide must come at a political cost. In the long road to justice, let’s make this election count. We owe this to the beleaguered people of Gaza. We owe this to ourselves.

This week on The Thinking Muslim podcast, I answer viewer's questions. I discuss Gaza programming, the US elections, and the genesis of the podcast with Dr Yakoob Ahmed, our guest host.

An interview with the wonderful Ahmed Paul Keeler on how modernity has destroyed childhood.

An extraordinary discussion on the US elections and how the Gaza vote may decide the outcome.

We talk to Sami Hamdi about Israel’s attack on Lebanon, Iran’s response, Hezbollah and Syria, Saudi’s normalisation and Erdoğan’s failure to address Gaza.

Tareq al-Suwaidan returns to discuss the thorny topic of whether the Sunni-Shia schism can ever be resolved. We have a candid conversation about theology and geopolitics and the problem with sectarian thinking.

Ottoman historian Yakoob Ahmed tells me why Muslims are doing history wrong and how Gaza has transformed how he sees his role as a historian.

I speak to Dr Tareq al-Suwaidan on whether the ummah has failed the people of Gaza and how we need a renewal of thought and action.

Matt Kennard explains why we have to resist the US empire and its hegemonic order.

I interviewed once again Harris Irfan on looking at how to look after your money in the West. We look at Islamic models of economics and finance as an answer to contemporary banking.

Sami Hamdi returns to discuss US decline, multipolarity, what Gaza symbolises, elections in the US and UK and how we acquire an active mindset.

Dr Azzam Tamimi analyses the evolving crisis in Gaza.

I discussed the current events and the brutal crackdown on student protests in Bangladesh with Dilly Hussain.

I spoke to the translator of the Qur'an, Professor Abdul Haleem, about how this majestic book attaches to one's life. He talks of his love and attention to the Qur'an and his brilliant translation.

An interview with election data guru Riaz Hasan on how to interpret the UK general election results, successes, challenges, and how to move forward.

Dr Ayo Khalil addresses the thorny subject of why many UK university Islamic societies are apolitical and have remained sedate on Gaza. A necessary conversation.

A brilliant conversation with the scholar of Seerah, Dr Fadhl Hasan, looking at the political strategy of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). An in-depth and challenging conversation.

This remarkable British Palestinian, Leanne Mohamad, is looking to unseat Labour’s rising star in Ilford North. It is the most important election campaign in the country.

A searching interview with Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee looking at why he stepped down in Bethnal Green as an election candidate and what this election means for Muslims in the UK.

An extraordinary and timely interview with Peter Oborne. We talk about Gaza, Starmer's complicity, how fear of Muslims will be utilised this election, and the independent movement. He tells me Britain owes a debt to Muslim civic engagement.