Eshaan Akbar on Islam, Tolerance and Identity

It's season 2 | episode 2 and we hope you enjoy this fascinating conversation with former banker turned comedian Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar). In this episode we discuss him growing up practicing Islam, his insight and perspective on Islam as a former follower, identity politics and more.

0:31 Liberal Islam
33:12 Religion of Peace
49:52 Illiberal Identity Politics

Eshaan's show, Prophet Like It's Hot, is on at Soho Theatre 11-13 Feb: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/eshaan-akbar-prophet-like-its-hot/

http://www.eshaanakbar.com/

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