{"podcast":{"title":"Blood Brothers","slug":"blood-brothers-3696412","podcast_index_feed_id":3696412,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/bloodbrothers/feed.xml","website_url":"https://bloodbrothers.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11495034/IMG_2071_mpgiiy.png","author":"5Pillars","episode_count":208,"summary":"Blood Brothers Podcast is the official podcast of 5Pillars News, hosted by journalist Dilly Hussain and his brother Aki Hussain. The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts and professionals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T14:17:51.561794+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blood-brothers-3696412"},"episode":{"title":"Dr Yakoob Ahmed | Sultan Abdulhamid II, Pan-Islam, Empire & Erdogan | BB #193","slug":"dr-yakoob-ahmed-sultan-abdulhamid-ii-pan-islam-empire-erdogan-bb-193","published_at":"2026-02-13T15:59:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blood-brothers-3696412/dr-yakoob-ahmed-sultan-abdulhamid-ii-pan-islam-empire-erdogan-bb-193","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blood-brothers-3696412","url":"https://bloodbrothers.podbean.com/e/dr-yakoob-ahmed-sultan-abdulhamid-ii-pan-islam-empire-history-bb-193/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ry56sew9y8bwsx4y/BB_193_Final6ou0o.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Ottoman historian, author and thinker, Dr. Yakoob Ahmed. Topics of discussion include: 'Pan-Islam' and 'Islamism' - problematic framings and language. Caliph Abdulhamid II's vision of Islamic unity in the Muslim world. The Muslim ummah's Islamic identity, belonging and destiny. Understanding history and politics with an Islamic lens. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, neo-Ottomanism and the Turkish Republic. Gaza genocide, the nation state, AI, and an emerging multipolar world. Is romanticism and nostalgia necessary for Islamic revival? Buy Dr. Yakoob Ahmed’s book ‘Why History Matters’: https://www.kubepublishing.com/products/why-history-matters SUPPORT MUSLIM FAMILIES: https://fundraise.hhugs.co.uk/bb1 FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HHUGS: https://hhugs.org.uk/ FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON: Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews Twitter: https://x.com/5Pillarsuk Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews","meta_description":"In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Ottoman historian, author and thinker, Dr. Yakoob Ahmed. Topics of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5810,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blood-brothers-3696412/episodes/dr-yakoob-ahmed-sultan-abdulhamid-ii-pan-islam-empire-erdogan-bb-193/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blood-brothers-3696412/dr-yakoob-ahmed-sultan-abdulhamid-ii-pan-islam-empire-erdogan-bb-193.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}