MAʿNĀ Podcast

Dette er den 3. episode af MA'NĀ Podcast, på dansk, hvor Amin Al-Jaderi interviewer Professor Garbi Schmidt fra Roskilde Universitet (RUC) om Indvandringens historie i Danmark fra perioden 1500-tallet op til i dag. I denne episode præsenterer professor Garbi Schmidt en historisk gennemgang af indvandring og religion i Danmark fra 1500-tallet til i dag. Samtalen belyser, hvordan Danmark altid har været formet af bevægelser udefra, og hvordan begreber som ghettoen oprindeligt blev brugt til at kontrollere religiøse minoriteter som jøderne. Schmidt forklarer, hvordan fokus har flyttet sig fra religiøs anderledeshed til statistiske kategorier, og hvordan nutidens debat om islam og integration trækker tråde tilbage til fortidens spændinger. Gennem eksempler på jødisk og østeuropæisk indvandring understreges det, at danskheden løbende er blevet forhandlet i mødet med det fremmede. Afslutningsvis opfordres der til at bruge historien som spejl for at forstå de nuværende globale konflikter og demografiske udfordringer. 00:00 – Introduktion til Garbi Schmidt og dansk indvandringshistorie00:50 – Danmark som et land bygget på indvandring 01:40 – Nationalstaten vs. historisk bevægelighed uden pas 02:25 – Fra religionshistorie til forskning i Nørrebros forhistorie 03:10 – Ghettobegrebets rødder og jødisk kontrol i 1500-tallet 04:30 – Kontrol med jøder i 1692 og planen for et jødisk kvarter 05:45 – Ghettoen som geografisk kontrolinstans for "anderledeshed" 06:30 – 1900-tallets slum i Borgergade og de russiske jøder 07:50 – Religionsmarkøren som det ultimative tegn på forskel 09:10 – Handelsjøder og synagoger i danske kystbyer 10:25 – Jødernes Frihedsbrev (1814) og vedblivende restriktioner 11:40 – Kongens brug af minoriteter: Fra hollændere til handelsfolk 13:10 – Flugten fra pogromer og revolution i Rusland (1900-1912) 14:20 – Netværkets betydning for indvandring før og nu 15:30 – M.A. Goldschmidt og romanen om bindestregsidentitet 17:00 – Grundloven (1849) og kampen om religionsfrihed 18:15 – Goldschmidt vs. Grundtvig: At være "en gæst iblandt os" 19:40 – Borgerbegrebet vs. det folkelige fællesskab 20:30 – Mormon-missionen (1851) og voldelig modstand i Aalborg 22:00 – Gæstearbejdere i 60'erne: Behov for hænder i industrien 23:30 – Modstand fra fagbevægelsen: Fra "ropolakker" til 1970'erne 25:15 – Integrationens mange definitioner 26:40 – Skiftet i 1980: Fra indvandrer til "muslim" 28:10 – Moske-vandalisme og fjendebilledet omkring islam 29:30 – Statistik og MENAPT: Religionens genkomst som kategori 31:00 – Nuancer vs. politiske kategorier i debatten 32:15 – Historiske paralleller vi ofte overser i nutiden 33:40 – DNA-test og vores forbindelse til den store verden 34:50 – Bekymring for det stigende globale konfliktniveau 36:10 – Frygten for "den store udskiftning" og konspirationer 37:45 – Statistiske modeller vs. en uforudsigelig virkelighed 39:00 – Det demografiske paradoks: Behovet for indvandring 40:40 – Gatekeeping og forhandlingen om dansk identitet 42:15 – Sproglig homogenisering og AI's indflydelse 43:40 – Kategoriseringens farer og øget polarisering 45:20 – Dialogens vigtighed: Samtalen med Kristian Thulesen Dahl 46:45 – Budskabet: Brug historien til at forstå nutiden 47:50 – Anbefalinger: Litteratur om jødisk historie og ghettoer   Language: Dansk Host: Amin Al-Jaderi Guest(s): Professor in Global Studies at RUC, Garbi Schmidt    

This is the second episode of MA’NĀ Podcast in English Mohammad Al-Mosawi sits down with a leading Professor of Formal Philosophy and Logic: Vincent Hendricks. Together, they unpack the logic of “infostorms,” the viral life of memes, and how social media platforms increasingly resemble automated casinos, ecosystems that inflate and deflate attention bubbles while trapping us inside personalized information bubbles.  The episode probes how, in an age of informational overload, attention has become a form of compensation. The discussion also explores memes not merely as entertainment, but as condensations of collective knowledge. Against this backdrop, they reflect on “main character syndrome” as more than a psychological quirk: as a contemporary form of personal metaphysics, where individuals construct their own center of reality, narrative, and cosmic significance.   Language: English   Host: Mohammad Al-Mosawi   Guest(s): Professor of Formal Philosophy and Logic: Vincent F. Hendricks 00:20 – Meet Vincent F. Hendricks 01:30 – What Is Philosophy, Really? 03:20 – Thinking with Logic 07:10 – The Brain Runs Scripts 09:40 – AI & Lazy Thinking 12:00 – Layers of Consciousness 14:50 – Metacognition & Awareness 16:10 – Social Media vs Autonomy 19:00 – What Is Knowledge? 21:00 – Bullshit vs Truth 24:30 – Logic in Conversation 28:00 – Why Memes Go Viral 31:00 – Emotion Drives Sharing 32:30 – The Casino Brain (Dopamine) 34:00 – Doomscrolling Psychology 37:20 – The Attention Economy 40:00 – Attention = Consciousness 41:40 – Information Overload 42:30 – Meme Logic & Common Knowledge 46:30 – “It Is What It Is” (Tautologies) 52:00 – Science vs Reality Models 56:00 – Main Character Syndrome 59:00 – Bubbles & Attention Markets 01:03:00 – Ego vs Reality 01:06:30 – What Is Truly Necessary? 01:08:00 – Epistemic Humility (Socrates)

00:20 – Meet Vincent F. Hendricks 01:30 – What Is Philosophy, Really? 03:20 – Thinking with Logic 07:10 – The Brain Runs Scripts 09:40 – AI & Lazy Thinking 12:00 – Layers of Consciousness 14:50 – Metacognition & Awareness 16:10 – Social Media vs Autonomy 19:00 – What Is Knowledge? 21:00 – Bullshit vs Truth 24:30 – Logic in Conversation 28:00 – Why Memes Go Viral 31:00 – Emotion Drives Sharing 32:30 – The Casino Brain (Dopamine) 34:00 – Doomscrolling Psychology 37:20 – The Attention Economy 40:00 – Attention = Consciousness 41:40 – Information Overload 42:30 – Meme Logic & Common Knowledge 46:30 – “It Is What It Is” (Tautologies) 52:00 – Science vs Reality Models 56:00 – Main Character Syndrome 59:00 – Bubbles & Attention Markets 01:03:00 – Ego vs Reality 01:06:30 – What Is Truly Necessary? 01:08:00 – Epistemic Humility (Socrates) This is the second episode of MA’NĀ Podcast in English Mohammad Al-Mosawi sits down with a leading Professor of Formal Philosophy and Logic: Vincent Hendricks. Together, they unpack the logic of “infostorms,” the viral life of memes, and how social media platforms increasingly resemble automated casinos, ecosystems that inflate and deflate attention bubbles while trapping us inside personalized information bubbles.  The episode probes how, in an age of informational overload, attention has become a form of compensation. The discussion also explores memes not merely as entertainment, but as condensations of collective knowledge. Against this backdrop, they reflect on “main character syndrome” as more than a psychological quirk: as a contemporary form of personal metaphysics, where individuals construct their own center of reality, narrative, and cosmic significance.   Language: English   Host: Mohammad Al-Mosawi   Guest(s): Professor of Formal Philosophy and Logic: Vincent F. Hendricks

This is the first episode of MA’NĀ Podcast in Arabic where Dr. Saer El-Jaichi engages Dr. Abdullah Sabih in a discussion about the relationship between religion and politics, focusing on secularism's historical roots in Christianity and its implications in the Arab world. The conversation explores the complexities of secularism, its interpretation in Western contexts, and the challenges faced in applying secular principles within Arab societies. The dialogue also touches on the concept of an Islamic state and the ongoing debates surrounding modernity and political authority in the region.   Host: Saer El-Jaichi   Guest(s): Abdallah Sabih    Language: Arabic العربية    هذه هي الحلقة الأولى من بودكاست MAʿNĀ باللغة العربية، حيث يُجري الدكتور ثائر الجشي حوارًا مع الدكتور عبد الله صبيح حول العلاقة بين الدين والسياسة، مع التركيز على الجذور المسيحية للعلمانية وتداعياتها في العالم العربي. يتناول النقاش تعقيدات مفهوم العلمانية، وكيفية فهمها في السياق الغربي، والتحديات التي تواجه تطبيق مبادئها داخل المجتمعات العربية. كما يتطرق الحوار إلى مفهوم الدولة الإسلامية والجدل المستمر حول الحداثة والسلطة السياسية في المنطقة العربية.

This Workshop delves into sufism and their newest order (Tariqa) in Algeria & beyond. Hosting: June Dahy, Sofiane Zedadka, Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen, Alessandro Gori, Saer El-Jaichi & Amin Al-Jaderi. At the University of Copenhagen (2025).  Language: Arabic العربية