The IBW has convened again for another exciting discussion, this time shifting our focus to Pride and gender. I’m paywalling for a bit, but will release to the public eventually. If you want to listen now, though, subscribe!
But wait! What is the IBW?
WHAT:
To understand the IBW, you must first understand the context: Weird things are happening in the brown world. Old alliances are breaking….new, strange ones are taking shape. The former lines fell around religion: ex-Muslim vs. Muslim. But the new ones are responding to the broader shift in our politics, and might be better understood as woke browns vs. based browns.
The IBW is essentially a discussion group—four very different commentators from Muslim backgrounds, who meet to discuss the cultural issues of the day, and please note (because you really need to announce these things now that playfulness is dead) the name is a joke.
WHO:
Host:
Razib Khan, population geneticist. Substack: Unsupervised Learning
Panelists:
Myself
Shadi Hamid: Senior Fellow at Brookings. Writes on his personal Substack and can also be found at Wisdom of Crowds.
Murtaza Hussain: Reporter at the Intercept, also writes on personal Substack.
Missed the first episode?
You might have, because I didn’t upload directly on this Substack. I’ve got it up now, you can find it here.
What do you guys think? What should the IBW discuss next?
The Intellectual Brown Web Discusses #Pride, Islam, and Gender