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Murtaza Hussain joins to discuss the implications of the UAE-Israel alliance on the Muslim world.

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Murtaza Hussain joins The Thinking Muslim to examine the deepening relationship between the UAE and Israel and what it means for the wider Muslim world. From leaked documents revealing military cooperation and the role of Jeffrey Epstein in cultivating ties between Emirati and Israeli elites, to the UAE’s influence in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somaliland, we explore how this alliance is reshaping power across the Middle East and beyond. You can find Murtaza Hussain here: X: https://x.com/MazMHussain?s=20 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mazmhussain/ Substack: https://substack.com/@mazmhussain Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: WhatsApp…

People in this episode

Host: Muhammad Jalal

Guest: Murtaza Hussain

Topics covered

• UAE-Israel relations
• Middle East politics
• Muslim world
• military cooperation
• influence in Sudan
• Yemen
• Syria

Keywords

• UAE
• Israel
• alliance
• military cooperation
• Middle East
• Murtaza Hussain
• Muslim media

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Baitulmaal

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