How Big Tech Feeds Israel’s War Machine | Ibtihal Aboussad

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim podcast, we are joined by Ibtihal Aboussad to discuss Microsoft’s complicity in the Gaza genocide. We talk about the viral action she took against the company and her decision to place the Ummah and justice above her career. You can find Ibtihal Aboussad here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hal.ib.ti/ Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thinking-muslim/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmuslimpodcast Find Muhammad Jalal here: X: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/ Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Timestamps 0:00 - New Show! Hats Off 1:25 - Introduction 4:00 - Change from Inside Microsoft? 5:25 - Microsoft Management 6:50 - How problematic is Microsoft Azure 8:37 - Donate to Baitulmaal 9:36 - Mass Surveillance of Palestinians 12:20 - Evidence of IOF Microsoft usage 13:18 - Microsoft’s Complicity 14:57 - Other tech companies 16:25 - Subscribe - NEW dubbed channels! 17:06 - Why disrupt Mustafa? 19:21 - Ethical career responsibilities 21:11 - How Transparent is Microsoft? 22:44 - Future careers in tech 25:48 - Alternatives 27:04 - Boycott Microsoft? 28:48 - Motivation for Action 30:46 - Losing a Job 33:57 - Ibtihal’s experience of losing job 35:46 - Subscribe to the Thinking Youth 36:27 - No Azure for Apartheid 27:45 - GEMs Summit 41:20 - Objectives 42:39 - Advice to software engineers 47:16 - Side Hustle for the Ummah