Tasnime Akunjee On Defending Terrorists, Shamima Begum Case, Gaza, Politics and more...(EP.034)

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Join Kazi Shafiqur Rahman as he speaks with criminal lawyer Tasnime Akunjee as he opens up about his career in law, the famous Shamima Begum case, his decision to stand as an independent MP, the failure of our government in Gaza and more...🚀
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[@alnomanin]

One of the most articulated Bengalis I’ve come across. Just sensational! And well done brother Kazi.

[@kazishafiqur]

He certainly is and love his voice!!!

[@abdulazad549]

Such a shame, the presenter is diabolical. Dosnt know his guests, questions are sooo dumb.

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you

[@SimonDefra]

@@abdulazad549setup you your own podcast, Einstein we’ll see how you do 😂

[@TextBookPuncher1]

@@kazishafiqurI like your set up bhaisaab u will always get haters

[@mohammedjehad1299]

Tasnime is a great man and a great lawyer if there's someway we could all get behind him and push him through into parliament would be a great day for mankind

[@kazishafiqur]

Inshallah I am supporting him.

[@mohammedshajjad3803]

What a wonderful man , speak his mind , I slaute this gentleman , my background is a Bangladeshi one , I am so proud of him , I wish we had more criminal lawyers like him , he speak so well , lovely Human being ,

[@inaayathoque1998]

criminal lawyers 🤣

[@WABI95]

This is the best episode yet! Very insightful and eye opening and the speaker explained things really well!

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you 🙏

[@be_loved831]

Just a comment please don't be offended: Using 'pissed off' isn't appropriate in an interview, plus it felt as though you didn't do any research on the shamima case, your question need to be constructed properly, I think Tasnime was excellent, jzk for doing these but small tweeks will make it much better In'sha'Allah

[@kazishafiqur]

I do interviews intentionally not knowing as I want to know from guests and this is what works for me. Alhamdulillah. I am not trying to be Andrew Marr or Piers Morgan. I am not a trained journalist or a presenter nor do I want to be. I want to have conversations with my guests that I find interesting and on the way share those conversations with others who might be benefited. Inshallah. So I think your expectations are that I should be a certain way, however I am OK with saying I am not a pro and that’s not what this show is about, yes of course I will improve on my style and delivery and questioning but ultimately I prefer not knowing until the guest says it. This keeps it interesting and intriguing.

[@KKhaledLive]

If you’re not trained as journalist or presenter, this means you need to do extra homework bai, so that you know the right questions to ask. Your response to the brother comment is very shallow sorry and shows that your approach is very lazy. I honestly want your Chanel to grow bai. But few times you struggle to construct the sentences properly which means you didn’t prepare. Reading your comment now, I can understand why you struggle. All the best.

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you for your kind feedback. Inshallah naturally we will improve. My goal is to improve 1% every episode. So yes it will take time however it will get there eventually. Wsalam

[@hoffington]

First of all thank you for having Tasnime Akunjee on I didn't know about him before this, really well spoken and very intelligent but I can't say the same about Kazi Shafiqur. You were asking really stupid questions something a child would say. The whole shamima part looked like you didn't even care, remember that the other girls that went with her are dead. When the guest spoke about shamima's child dying you had a smirk on your face and you just moved onto the next question. Asking stupid questions about if he was media trained, what's that have to do with the case? You didn't even end the shamima part by asking what is going on now with the case. Like alot of comments have said do your homework before you have a guest. It's embarrassing having a highly educated guest on and your saying "that's next level!" and "pissed off" also laughing for no reason especially on a serious topic.

[@shamsham1227]

Had the honour to meet and speak to him few weeks ago. Such a humble brother. Sad he has now stepped down from trying to become an MP but maybe there's wisdom and blessing in it. Politics at this level of dirty. It wl take so much might to get through such role. May Allah preserve him and honour him. Maybe one day he can return and even become the priminster. Huge dream but you never know 😅.

[@kazishafiqur]

We should dream big. ❤️

[@ashybashy3111]

Technique getting better and better ! Well done bro 👊🏽

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you bro! I’m feeling more and more confident. Keep them positive comments coming 😊

[@rex86uk]

What a man! Well spoken and articulate definitely would vote for him

[@suzimonkey345]

An MP’s job is to represent their constituents. If they are failing you, vote for another. STOP voting for political parties. Vote for the individual who you believe will represent you & your family & your community best.

[@suzimonkey345]

I would like to see everyone vote!

[@kazishafiqur]

I believe we’ll see a massive trend of independent mp’s in the next general election

[@Mogsy.57]

Voting for independent mps could let in radical Islamists. Lawyers lie to cover up the truth

[@suzimonkey345]

Law & legal politics! His life must have been very interesting & fun! Fascinating! …Going into local politics…😮 That MUST be a duty call! 😂 Seriously, good luck to him! He seems like a nice & compassionate man (for a lawyer! 😊).

[@kazishafiqur]

He’s very well composed for sure and a 1 hr chat ended up being 1:30 mins! 😀

[@maryamali3347]

I'm surprised by the recommendation from the KZbin algorithm for this particular video featuring Tasnime Akunjee. Despite usually finding him interesting, I'm disappointed with the interview, finding both the content and the interviewer's questions uninteresting.

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

Agreed

[@Abulk115]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, MashaAllah! It undoubtedly stands out as one of the best episodes to date. The guest showcased remarkable expertise in their field, delivering insightful content throughout. Well done K.S.R bhai for the excellent delivery! Looking forward to more enriching episodes like this one.

[@kazishafiqur]

Jazakhallah! We’re trying to level up with each episode and give you guys the biggest and best guests. Keep supporting

[@mohammed1numan19]

The best podcast to date! This man Tasnime Akunjee is a legend! May Allah bless him!

[@kazishafiqur]

Jazakallah and Ameen! We need to support him.

[@THEKOSTOVLIVING]

Loool when kazi goes wowww

[@nahidaaktar6758]

Speaker is great!! Interviewer do your homework, thoroughly prepare, and engage with candidates effectively.

[@kazishafiqur]

Mashallah he certainly is. Would you kindly share the timestamp of the flaws you have identified in my communication.

[@shohidali5749]

We need more young bengali like Tas. Very well spoken and you can see the brother has class. 1h:12min Tas brother shut down the presenter. 3 🇵🇸

[@peacenow6618]

جزاک اللہ خیرا

[@clarejones2421]

Absolutely loved this Great conversation with an amazing guest which flowed

[@AnasKhan-dg7lb]

If you're from Tower Hamlets get Rushnara out! Vote Akunjee!!!

[@zer0875]

This guy is brilliant! MashAllah

[@mohammedalam309]

Allah Huma Barik brother Kazi keep it up 🎉

[@kazishafiqur]

Jazakhallah brother! Your support means a lot to me. I hope you’ll share this around with your friends and family

[@sabrinacoolest]

Masha Allah we need more thinkers like him in our community

[@kazishafiqur]

Definitely.

[@km99999]

He will make an good m.p. vote 🗳 ☑ for him .!

[@kazishafiqur]

Inshallah.

[@mazz2001]

Excellent Podcast 👌

[@kazishafiqur]

Thanks for listening and please do share.

[@user-ty4io3jv6u]

Amazing podcast

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate your support. I hope you’ll share this with your friends and family

[@imranm737]

This is the perfect calibre of guests, please keep this direction going! great to hear these Bengali voices from our own community with professionalism and grace having their say

[@kazishafiqur]

Alhamdulillah.

[@rahelm9820]

Wow....I think this is the best podcast you've done so far. Pod has a very good flow to it.

[@kazishafiqur]

Alhamdulillah always trying to improve.

[@hodanabdulkadir9019]

Amezing episode this brother first time I encounter his interview by blood brothers episode and when I was him now I knew is going to be another fantastic episode one thing I used asked my self was why the surrounding Muslims country did not help the Palestine like the the brother explained it makes sense they all afraid well said tasnime

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you and please do subscribe if you have not already, and share with as many people as possible.

[@MisterTtheVoice]

An interesting guest. Worthy of becoming our MP. Interviewer needs to improve.

[@kazishafiqur]

Of course. None of us are perfect however we only learn by trying and practicing.

[@peacenow6618]

May Allah Accept your works, and make it a means of acceptance and Guidance for the Ummah!

[@rayahmed843]

I would definitely vote for him if I lived in Bethnal Green or Stepney but nevertheless minister akunjee I shall inshallah bump into you in the parliament

[@abuasraf5273]

What a good Podcast.. well done to the presenter and gust. Very interesting and inciting.. a view into a world otherwise hidden and only represented by media propaganda

[@123sumom]

Amazing thanks

[@kazishafiqur]

Most welcome 😊

[@victorianorman-id1oe]

Really interesting episode and interesting man. Excellent interview well done KSR.

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you so much 😊

[@rashadalim]

Great guest

[@kazishafiqur]

Indeed and we are blessed.

[@shireenbegum9262]

Very nicely explained by the guest

[@kazishafiqur]

Definitely and I learnt a lot myself from the guest.

[@shireenbegum9262]

Same

[@kamrulg2]

Great podcast! I think some research on your guests will help articulate your questions better. This way you can say what you have researched about them and ask them to elaborate or tell you more

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you 🙏 and appreciate your support and feedback.

[@AK-xj2di]

Jabed is a pk, they have the downgrade mentally towards Bangladeshis, he wouldn't have done what he did, if Samima Begum was a Pakistani.

[@079Rahul]

Very good questions Kazi bhai. This was a great watch

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you so much.

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

Why u lying. Questions were stupid

[@hoffington]

It's was like a child asking questions... Totally embarrassing

[@SRTV2022]

Good pod bro 👏🏼

[@kazishafiqur]

Jazakallah

[@MisterTtheVoice]

Favourite car? An unnecessary question for this particular guest, in my opinion. The guest's response was probably what I would have said, had I been interviewed.

[@kazishafiqur]

I guess I can ask any questions that I find interesting as this is the purpose of my podcast. I want to know guests better as well as their work. We are not wanting to be BBC.

[@laughteralways4717]

1:03:14👏👏

[@user-ty4io3jv6u]

Just know BUDDIES is the best food spot go support

[@kazishafiqur]

Facts haha if you haven’t tried the naga wings then what are you doing!?

[@Kotakoyle]

#Voteakunjee

[@kazishafiqur]

Let’s get this trending!

[@AK-xj2di]

You kept on interrupting the guest & overtalking him, when he mentioned Rosanara ali & Mr Breg, what is wrong with you lol.

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

Last 7min is absolutely ridiculous almost offensive to the guest. Fix up

[@WalkthroughCentral10]

Another excellent video. They just keep getting better. Try getting Hamza Choudhury Bengali footballer! Keep up the good work.

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you 🙏 definitely will reach out!

[@mohammed1numan19]

Correction! He is Shamima begums FAMILY lawyer.

[@kazishafiqur]

Ok 👍

[@alimehtar4889]

22:00 to 30:00 mins 👍🏻

[@raalaa121]

An eye opening interview

[@kazishafiqur]

It’ll be interesting to see whether the community support him in the elections

[@suzimonkey345]

I find him a very pleasant & intelligent man. He interviews well, I think. I haven’t heard his policies yet…

[@suzimonkey345]

I hate it when lawyers are judged by their clients! He has dedicated his life to defending British basic principles of law!

[@rayahmed843]

The quick fire question I personally don’t think it’s appropriate but hey who am i

[@GokuBlack-sn5dr]

salam please try to bring on Lutfur Rahman

[@kazishafiqur]

We are trying every week but they keep declining

[@Snippets635]

@@kazishafiqurhow about some of his cabinet members? A lot of them have inspiring growth and journeys… As for the mayor himself, he probably just a bit mindful about public interviews knowing how he has been perceived and vilified… I’m sure one day he will come on once this volatile situation calms down I.e. what’s happening in the Middle East, gender wars etc.

[@ZubairGhanchi-wp2um]

​@@kazishafiqurlutfur to busy robbing government 😂😂

[@kemchy3838]

My room mate in madrasah was called Zubair Ghanchi​@@ZubairGhanchi-wp2um

[@muhith16]

Great Guest, wrong podcast channel. Should have been DOAC

[@kazishafiqur]

I do hope the Guest is featured on DOAC. I can at least say I have been the first. Alhamdulillah.

[@NB-dq2zk]

Can you add time stamps to these please?

[@kazishafiqur]

I am sure over time we will improve the watching experience.

[@Veganstan]

Stop interrupting and speaking over your guests

[@user-lq8ke5yd6o]

Asalamu Alaikum plz get mahee sasa on for part 2!!!

[@kazishafiqur]

Wa’alaykumassalam! We’re working on it 😉

[@user-lq8ke5yd6o]

@@kazishafiqur BarakAllahu feek kazi bhai

[@rayahmed843]

What will she bring if she was aloud to come back

[@shoebpatel8419]

Love the answer regarding he's greatest fear..

[@kazishafiqur]

Alhamdulillah

[@rayahmed843]

You should of asked is she is a threat to the country

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

You are way out your depth with the guest. Very silly simple questions even a child would ask.

[@kazishafiqur]

Certainly. I am a child to a mother for sure. Like you are too. 🙏

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

My point exactly, a childish answer​@@kazishafiqur

[@ARM1886]

When bengali people say they speak bangali you expect them to speak like Tasnim, not - yeah but yeah, no, but yeah, English

[@kalamuddin4253]

Sajid javid just wanted to be on the good books of the right wings

[@kazishafiqur]

Unfortunately it seems to have backfired and he was used and abused, just like Rishi Sunak is.

[@samkev5246]

I thought Akunjee was an Indian name. My neighbours are Akunjees and they are Indians/East Africans

[@kazishafiqur]

This man is definitely Bangali. 😀

[@goldenbrown3283]

All Bengalis and Pakistanis all originate from India and hindu heritage . They were forced to convert to islam under mughal rule but kept their Hindu names and traditions !!!. They also kept their Hindu castle names as well . This is why Arabs call them " Hindi" !!!.

[@samkev5246]

​@@goldenbrown3283 there were no forced conversions.. people converted out of their natural inclination to follow monotheism, alot of Hindus followed Christianity and Islam due to their persecuted status under Hindu kingdoms.. that's why they became Muslims and Christians

[@be_loved831]

Stakeholders???

[@kazishafiqur]

A person / organisation with an interest or concern in something, especially a business. So yes I can say stakeholders.

[@suzimonkey345]

Has no person (born in the UK, with parents born in the UK) ever had their citizenship taken away? 😮 Where can I find a list of all the individuals who have had their British citizenship stripped? (I’ve tried searching but I can’t find a list…)

[@kazishafiqur]

Good question! Not sure if this has ever happened before.

[@sabrinacoolest]

What his X handle again?

[@kazishafiqur]

x.com/mohammedakunjee?s=21&t=0I3s5BrJ0jwaER-qUJhO_g

[@ghulamespositohaydar3530]

interviewer out of his depth here. poor questions

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you

[@flashmygash7612]

I trust you could do a better job? Why don't you host a podcast yourself and invite those guests for a chat?

[@abdulali4231]

asalamu alykum good job to both brother. please dont take on board too much negative comment from these nin suppering brothers who support you by criticism. if they were sincere they would have found a private means of communication or construted their own advice with out being a dick

[@user-lo9jy6ih6l]

Thought the brother was pakistani

[@kazishafiqur]

He is from Khulna so not a sylheti unfortunately 😂

[@Malachibhai]

The Epstein bar was mad

[@sameurrahman-kr3wb]

Bro you seem like a child compared to him😂😂😂

[@kazishafiqur]

You are absolutely right. I agree with you.

[@flashmygash7612]

Perhaps provide constructive criticism to help the brother rather than slate him?

[@nazmulmiah6058]

Kazi unfortunately you were out of your depth intellectually here. Akunjee incredibly eloquent.

[@kazishafiqur]

I agree with you.

[@flashmygash7612]

Nazmul Miah, a cliche name, could you do a better job yourself?

[@poisonedchalice]

Did he he tell you he left his Bangladeshi wife for a blonde Lithuanian, and doesn’t even bother his three kids anymore…

[@kazishafiqur]

How is that relevant? That was never part of our discussion and if someone kept his personal life private then why should we try to expose it? We only discuss matters that are already in public domain.

[@kalamuddin4253]

O shit

[@borisjohnson5891]

That's his personal choice European girls are much loving and caring much more sexier then stateless worm like shamima begum or anyone with similar profile

[@j86485]

Smart man

[@HaroonKhan-gr9kb]

This brother is very well articulated Ma'Sha'Allah

[@mattdavis5453]

The interview is brilliant, it’s just the sudden laughter from the interviewer on such serious topics discussed make the interview odd to watch. The guest would be a great mp!

[@lilytas1]

Could you get councillor wahid of aspire I would like to know why he went to the protest against Rushanara Ali and said he wasn't there to condemn...if you don't condemn actions and non actions as people in responsible positions how are you going to move forward

[@lilytas1]

This was a good podcast. A step up from the Mahi clown interview

[@kazishafiqur]

Thank you so much

[@Rashrash1234]

Why is Mahi a clown? 🤣

[@kazishafiqur]

I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

[@Rashrash1234]

@@kazishafiqur lol I used to go to Berner club fora in the 90s. Your dad used to teach me arabic! 😁

[@AliXxx-cb3we]

Humble brother, Very interesting realy enjoyed this one, Allahummah barik lahu.