Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mido and Baba are back! This time discussing democracy, America and the perspectives of Mido's generation. Recorded at The Usuli Institute shortly after the 2nd Annual Usuli In-Person Conference, October 17, 2025. This beloved series of Real Talk conversations between father and son began when Mido was 14 years old! Now, Mido is a junior in college.
Chapters
0:00 Opening
1:04 POV growing up in a dictatorship?
6:35 On destinies
9:04 Mido's generation on democracy
11:00 Fascist turn to a "Christian America"
13:55 Young people turning away from religion
16:15 Technology and AI
18:33 Is America different than other colonial empires?
22:13 The twist with the American Empire
24:20 Impact of genocide in Gaza
26:05 The Attack on Academia
29:15 Why the US is dominant
31:14 Is the US uniquely scary?
36:27 Racism
38:35 The danger of surrender and becoming a refugee
41:00 On people who stick their head in the sand
44:39 Resistance
55:00 How to rebuild?
1:01:00 Understanding History and the importance of education
For more Real Talk with Mido and Baba: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnuA5MsYIH_h3SjkQSJQiV7O5ZKe4PjFS
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🎥 Full list of our recorded khutbahs and their transcripts ~ bit.ly/usulikhutbahs
📰 The full list of articles referenced in this Khutbah can be found at usulinews.org
Mido and Baba are back! This time discussing democracy, America and the perspectives of Mido's generation. Recorded at The Usuli Institute shortly after the 2nd Annual Usuli In-Person Conference, October 17, 2025. This beloved series of Real Talk conversations between father and son began when Mido was 14 years old! Now, Mido is a junior in college.
Chapters
0:00 Opening
1:04 POV growing up in a dictatorship?
6:35 On destinies
9:04 Mido's generation on democracy
11:00 Fascist turn to a "Christian America"
13:55 Young people turning away from religion
16:15 Technology and AI
18:33 Is America different than other colonial empires?
22:13 The twist with the American Empire
24:20 Impact of genocide in Gaza
26:05 The Attack on Academia
29:15 Why the US is dominant
31:14 Is the US uniquely scary?
36:27 Racism
38:35 The danger of surrender and becoming a refugee
41:00 On people who stick their head in the sand
44:39 Resistance
55:00 How to rebuild?
1:01:00 Understanding History and the importance of education
For more Real Talk with Mido and Baba: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnuA5MsYIH_h3SjkQSJQiV7O5ZKe4PjFS
Instagram ~ @usuliinstitute
Twitter ~ @usuliinstitute
Facebook ~ facebook.com/usuliinstitute
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER (scroll to the bottom)
usuli.org
📚 Usuli Press - Check out our publications on the current state of the Muslim world
The Prophet's Pulpit Trilogy ~ amzn.to/40PBtnt
The Palestine Sermons ~ amzn.to/3AOxXiu
Substack ~ substack.com/@theprophetspulpit
~ Spotify & Supercast ~
https://usuli.supercast.com!
🎥 Full list of our recorded khutbahs and their transcripts ~ bit.ly/usulikhutbahs
📰 The full list of articles referenced in this Khutbah can be found at usulinews.org
