In Good Faith

I sat down with Naz Shah, Member of Parliament for Bradford West, on 5th March 2026 - the day her shocking and powerful autobiography was released.
Entitled “Honoured: Survival, Strength and My Path to Politics”, it’s a truly remarkable story that focuses on Naz’s immensely difficult childhood - one marred by poverty, violence, forced marriage and a lack of formal education - and her subsequent journey as a campaigner and politician, which all began with an arduous journey to pursue justice for her imprisoned mother who had experienced extreme levels of abuse over many years.
We can all learn lessons from Naz’s resilience, her inspiring faith and love for God, as well as her unflinching commitment to public service.

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(0:00) Trailer
(1:38) The book’s origin story
(12:20) Cover and title
(19:01) How Naz’s faith has evolved
(33:59) The night before Naz’s first election
(39:01) An excerpt on trusting God
(42:04) Honouring Naz’s mum
(53:47) How to be faithful as a politician
(59:38) Refraining from being judgemental
(1:07:55) Healing, compassion & forgiveness
(1:21:11) Politics & life in Bradford
(1:35:13) National politics and future ambitions

The Public Forum was launched on 12th February 2026. It’s the in-person strand of the In Good Faith podcast. This episode contains the panel’s responses to the final audience questions.

The Public Forum was launched on 12th February 2026. It’s the in-person strand of the In Good Faith podcast. This episode contains the panel’s responses to the second audience question.

I launched The Public Forum on 12th February 2026. It’s the in-person strand of the In Good Faith podcast. This episode contains the panel’s responses to the first audience question.

(00:00) Introductions
(04:02) The question
(05:04) Zara Mohammed
(08:28) Omar Salha
(12:46) Saleha Bukhari
(18:03) Audience contributions
(23:14) Zia Salik
(28:53) My thoughts
(30:38) Sohail Hanif

I came across a couple of Saad Yacoob's Substack articles in 2025, and knew straight away that I had to get him onto the show. When I then learned that his PhD was centred on the famous Muhammad Iqbal - after whom I was named - I was even more keen to do so.
Our paths crossed unexpectedly in Doha and we sat down for an impromptu chat. Saad didn't disappoint. This was easily one of my favourite conversations of In Good Faith so far. In it, Saad puts forward a powerful and beautifully articulated rallying call for us all.

Saad's academic bio.
Saad's Instagram.
Saad's Substack.

(00:00) Confrontation & confidence
(06:29) Critique of legal tradition
(15:18) Internal vs universal relevance
(21:52) Critique of mysticism & modernity
(36:15) Reviving the spirit of faith
(39:17) Salvific anxiety & material flourishing
(46:20) How to overcome collective depression
(56:10) Colonial mentality of the colonised
(1:06:11) Identity, individualism & community
(1:14:08) Becoming standard bearers
(1:24:42) Closing couplet & reflections