Mr. and Mrs. Friendly Exmuslim Podcast

Interview with Sadia Hameed on Identity Politics, The Regressive Left, Exmuslim Label, New Atheism The YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/BeUIxsBaP4M Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 0:52 Questioning Islam and leaving for the first time. 5:48 Eating pork for the first time. Is the ban on pork indoctrination or cultural conditioning? 11:1...

Episode 5 of The TWO ABDULLAHS where we are discussing jinns, possessions, spirits, devils, magic Donate to the show here Download presentation here Original YouTube link Here are the timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:10 Dawah man clip – a woman possessed by jinns through Facebook? 3:04 Genies superpowers and diet 5:30 Protection from Jinns. 7:50 Jinns in pre-Islamic Arabia. T...

I am interviewing a Taiwanese Muslim Convert who has left Islam. He is going to tell us how he became Muslim and eventually left it. The YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/ppvAh2BYq7Y Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 0:40 Why Abdul is sharing his story? Why is he doing it anonymously? 3:35 How Abdul found out about Islam? What drew him t...

Marie was raised in an evangelical household in Minnesota, USA. She began to have doubts at the age of 13 but didn’t pursue her doubts. She doubled down, again and again, to prove herself to god, resulting in her serving as an evangelical missionary in Mexico for two years with Youth With a Mission. After leaving Mexico, she began a gradual deconstruction and departure from her faith. Her li...

Interview with a former Islamic convert from the UK. The YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/sCDeoLioZ58 Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 0:42 Joseph’s background in the nominal Christian home in the UK and how he came across Islam – Being sold a sanitized version of Islam and Muhammad by cultural Muslims. 8:45 How an Imam tri...

Discussing with a 45 year old Pakistani anti-theist today who left Islam 2 years ago. The YouTube version f this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/xCXu3yOlvLo Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:11 Super Sufi’s background – How he alternated between being a very conservative Muslim and being a nominal Muslim. How he became Ultra conservative in the...

HEAVEN in Islam | LIVE CALL IN SHOW | The Two Abdullahs Episode 6 Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introduction 1:40 The appeals of paradise (materialistic offering in heaven) 6:34 A discussion on the 8 doors to heaven (A clip). 11:13 The different levels in paradise (economy vs Business class) 14:40 Description of women in paradise 25:54 Free will in Heaven VS in the real-...

​ Ghalib Kamal left Pakistan in 2017. He is going to share his reflections on the country of his birth and the troubles it is facing. His website: http://www.ghalibkamal.com/ YouTube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/_QiovQ7KvTk Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 2:05 Ghalib’s background and work – blogging in Urdu, online activism. 3...

Mufassil Islam wants to discuss with Exmuslims and I have agreed. We spoke many years ago when he interviewed me being an ex-Muslim. Now he is back to Islam. His Islam is very different, its a sort of reformist Quranism now The YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/84agc4wl_VU Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:22 Mufassil’s background – How he left Is...

I am going live with Lilith Liberated to discuss Islam and her story Her Twitter Her YouTube channel YouTube version for this podcast: https://youtu.be/JCKjAubdOUE Here are the timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions 0:35 Lilith’s religious background and how she became an atheist. 9:00 How would the concept of God be false given how common the stories are? 13:20 The history of God (...

Two Abdullahs Call-In Show Episode 4. Discuss Blasphemy, Apostasy and Threats with HARRIS SULTAN Slides can be downloaded here Donate to the show here Here are the timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions 2:30 Harris Sultan’s take and experience as an atheist. The two Abdullah’s experiences of being atheists. 16:00 Pakistan’s blasphemy law (a clip) 27:05 Apostasy – Th...

Apostasy in the Somali Community with Nuriya Benson and Khan. Their personal stories and journeys, is life better, and how the Somali community deals with apostasy. Their channel Waaq Nation The youtube version of this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/Lyg8v-j4UCE Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:01 What is “WAAQ nation” 3:06 New Nomad’s jo...

I am going to be discussing with my friend Frank Parmir of Muslims for Progressive Values on his attempt to establish an LGBT friendly mosque and how he sees god, the universe, religion, and truth from a perennial perspective. Follow Frank here on Facebook YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/bDxyu5hS26c Here are the timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:40 How Frank found...

Interview with a Moroccan ex-Muslim that is currently applying for asylum in Sweden after being attacked for his beliefs. Twitter His first video The YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/AimNuLPj8Kc Here are the timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions 0:50 Mohamed’s video regarding the asylum process in Sweden 2:00 Council of ex-Muslims of Morocco. 4:50 What made Mohamed...

Interview with former Islamic YouTuber Ahmed Sami. Ahmed is an Egyptian Ex-Muslim Deist (believes in God but not Allah) and criticizes religion now after a long period of promoting it. His channel is here YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/BAUtwK5iYsU Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 2:03 Ahmed’s background – learning about the word “atheist”, starting a channe...

20 academic references, 19 case studies/examples, 50+ ahadith/narrations, 4 papers positing Muhammad as an Epileptic. Was Muhammad actually crazy? Were his revelations a result of seizure or psychosis? How can a crazy man give birth to the Islamic civilization? Join Abdullah Gondal and Abdullah Sameer as they analyze Muhammad in light of Neuroscience. YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu...

Fay really poured out her heart in this live stream. Her story is really something else. What she has gone through to get to where she is now. She speaks well, and with courage and dignity, surviving quite a hell in her own family. In my opinion, this is probably the best interview on my channel to date YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/wWVHGHuuwAw Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 1:...

I’m joined by Apostate Prophet (AP) for a livestream to discuss our different approaches and agreements and disagreements. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/IYl_9PIaM6M Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 1:15 How did the Apostate Prophet end up being a “prophet”? 7:30 The different approaches to criticizing Islam – What approach is best to engage with Muslims? 17:55 Is Christia...

I am going to be discussing with Gayle Jordan, a former Southern Baptist who left the faith 12 years ago, became a lawyer, ran for Senate as an open atheist! She is the Executive Director of Recovering from Religion, and the co-founder of NaNoCon and Murfreesboro Freethinkers. She ran for state senate in rural Tennessee in 2016 and 2018 as an open atheist and faced a profoundly unconstitutional at...

We discuss the topic of Is Islam A Personality Cult. Convenient Revelations from Muhammad YouTube version for this podcast: https://youtu.be/eicehMF5kwM Timestamps for this podcast: 0:00 Introductions 6:00 Verses on obeying Muhammad – Why is God’s mercy contingent upon obeying a seventh-century fallible man? Is this truly from God or Muhammad just speaking? Using threats to scare the m...

I speak with the wonderful Jimmy Bangash on his experiences growing up gay in the Muslim community and the pain, self doubt and self hatred caused by Islamic beliefs. You can support Jimmy at http://freeheartsfreeminds.com YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/uYCG9wAxuaA Timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions 1:05 Jimmy’s background as a gay Muslim. 3:30 Memorizing the Q...

How he left Islam, became Christian, left Pakistan. How he fears for his safety even in China. YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/sdU3xZ9RO3Y Timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 How it all started for Stephen? What convinced him to join Christianity? 10:20 The story of Jesus pardoning the adulterous lady – Was it added later into the bible? Are Hudood punishments still applicable...

Discussing with Farhan Qureshi on Islam and Hinduism. Subscribe to Farhan at Youtube Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 1:13 Farhan’s background as a Muslim and how he ended up leaving Islam. Salafism and the differences between Salafism and Sunnism 9:00 Did Farhan look into Sufism or did he just bypass it to Salafism? 17:01 How dogma limits peoples’ potential in life. Is atheism a dogma?...

Abdullah Sameer speaks to a Pakistani Shia Exmuslim, Author and Doctor. You can find Ali at Twitter here YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/wKpGC9fxO0o Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 0:57 Ali’s background – How he managed to cope without a community after leaving Islam. Ali’s dad’s death and how he dealt with it. Dealing with death and grief as an atheist. 11...

I discuss with my friend Shariq, an Exmuslim, about leaving Islam and a host of related topics: leaving Islam, UK vs Indian Muslim communities, allowing exceptions for religious believers, Secularism, humanism, democracy, pluralism, Fighting dogmatic attitudes, Importance of humour, satire, breaking taboos, Muslim as identity; identity politics in general; Why I don’t like the term Islamopho...