‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform
On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.”
“The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s rights is just mind-boggling … They think people are not going to notice … their silence on supporting their actual allies, which are the women in the streets of Iran,” says Jasser.
We discuss the current protests in Iran, the role America should play in the Middle East, and the curious alliance between far-left ideologues and illiberal Islamists—what Dr. Jasser calls, “the red-green axis.”…