Utopia or Dystopia? The Truth About Jewish-Muslim History

About this episode

The episode discusses the complex history of Jewish-Muslim relations with Professor Marc David Baer.

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks to Marc David Baer, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, about his new book Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations. Marc discusses: The recent stabbing in Golders Green, North London The myth of utopian co-existence and the counter-myth of total antagonism The earliest encounters of Jews and Muslims in Arabia The Qur'an's mixed messaging about Jews The reality of Sharia dhimmitude laws Jewish-Muslim relations in the Khazar Kingdom, in Al-Andalus, and in the Ottoman Empire Colonialism and the rupture of Jewish-Muslim relations Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Jewish-Muslim solidarity today Join the Conflicted Community here: ⁠⁠⁠https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm⁠⁠⁠ Find Marc on X: https://x.com/MarcDavidBaer1 Find Conflicted on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠ And Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠ And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod⁠⁠⁠ And YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sdlF1mY5t4⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠ Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas

Guest: Marc David Baer

Topics covered

• Jewish-Muslim relations
• history
• colonialism
• antisemitism
• Islamophobia
• Sharia laws
• co-existence

Keywords

• Jewish-Muslim history
• utopia
• dystopia
• antisemitism
• Islamophobia
• Sharia
• colonialism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London School of Economics

Books & works: Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations

Places: Golders Green, North London, Khazar Kingdom, Al-Andalus, Ottoman Empire

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