About this episode
Author of A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot' s Fight to Save His Faith, Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D. is a former Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy, Founder and President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), and Co-Founder of the Muslim Reform Movement. A first generation American Muslim, Dr. Jasser's parents fled the oppressive Baath regime of Syria in the mid-1960s for American freedom. A devout Muslim, he and his family have strong ties to the American Muslim community having helped lead mosques in Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia and Arizona. He is also co-Director, with me, of the CLARITy Coalition- a global coalition with the goal of defending the west from Islamists who are intent on undermining and dismantling liberal democracy. He the Join me and Zuhdi to discuss the ongoing chaos in Syria- what is next now that the brutal Assad regime has been toppled? Will Syrians finally be free from famine, torture, and war? Or will jihadis fill the power vacuum with yet another terrorist regime? What does this mean for Russia, Iran, Israel and the rest of the region and the world?