109. Now What In Afghanistan Middle East Expert with Zhudi Jasser MD

16/12/2021 39 min Episodio 108
109. Now What In Afghanistan Middle East Expert with Zhudi Jasser MD

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M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., is the son of Syrian immigrants who fled Ba’athist oppression in 1966. Dr. Jasser is a physician, a former U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, and President and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) a Phoenix-based counter-Islamism think tank founded in 2003. He is also a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM) and a former Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) appointed by the U.S. Senate from 2012-2016. Zuhdi is an internationally recognized expert on Islamism (political Islam). He is widely published in the field, featured in many top-tier media, and regularly testifies to the U.S. Congress on the Islamist global threat and our domestic and foreign strategy. Zuhdi is the author of the book “A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save his Faith” (S&S). He hosts the weekly podcast, Reform This! on the Blaze Radio. (Find him on Twitter: @DrZuhdiJasser) __________________________ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Teaser 0:47 Intro to the Show 3:56 Current Events In Afghanistan 7:15 How Hard Will It Be To Recruit Locals Again? 9:15 Commercial 13:14 How Many Americans Are Left Behind? 16:00 What Terrorist Groups Exist Currently In Afghanistan? 24:20 The Future of Afghanistan 33:35 The Future for American Foreign Policy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.