<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Islamic Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[i/acc.]]></description><link>https://islamic.press</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2VpW!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf1f5e90-fa43-4d67-9c73-785f5a2336a3_764x764.png</url><title>Islamic Press</title><link>https://islamic.press</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 23:24:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://islamic.press/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[omw]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[islamicpress@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[islamicpress@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Omar Waseem]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Omar Waseem]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[islamicpress@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[islamicpress@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Omar Waseem]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Hello World]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve optimized our way to irrelevance.]]></description><link>https://islamic.press/p/hello-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://islamic.press/p/hello-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Omar Waseem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2VpW!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf1f5e90-fa43-4d67-9c73-785f5a2336a3_764x764.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>We&#8217;ve optimized our way to irrelevance.<br></strong><br>Media today is AI slop, undisclosed sales funnels, or hidden agendas. I know this because I&#8217;ve built a large part of my career off of growing companies with exactly those tactics.  <br><br>In the past year, we&#8217;ve lived on the front line of the new wave of Muslim builders that is emerging. They&#8217;re serious. They&#8217;re talented. They&#8217;ve lived truths most will never hear of, let alone experience. And yet, there hasn&#8217;t been a true exploration of one important nuance - the fingerprints of faith on some of the most world-changing decisions made by our people&#8217;s greatest builders.</p><p><strong>IP</strong> exists for that.</p><p>We publish <strong>thought pieces, letters, and arguments</strong>. First-person, high-signal, sharply edited, and not AI generated.  IP was not created to report what happened, but rather as an attempt to impact what happens next.</p><p>Each generation must translate enduring truths into the language of its tools and markets. We&#8217;re doing that the only way we know how - <br><br>in public, from the ground up.<br><br>&#8212; Omar</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>