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Mr. and Mrs. Friendly Exmuslim Podcast

Abdullah Sameerfriendlyexmuslim.com
A critical look at Islam from your friendly neighbourhood exmuslim. Interviews with former believers (of all religions). Discussions on the good and bad parts of religious ideology.
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Episodes

137 – Interview with Danny Burmawy of Project Ex, Former Muslim, Christian, Author, Middle Eastern Analyst

Danny Burmawy holds a Master of Theological Studies and is the author of The God of My Grandmother. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Project Ex, an organization focused on countering Islamic extremism and dismantling ideological falsehoods. A former Muslim turned Christian, Danny is a rising voice in foreign policy and national security, with expertise in Middle Eastern affairs, radicalization, and global terrorism. He has led NGOs across the U.S. and the Middle East and provided training and c...

May 16, 2025

134 – Responding to Muslim Mum Defending Mohammad Hijab

A gross scandal is unfolding in Britain. The British Dawa man and a Muslim scholar, Mohammed Hijab, has been accused by a Muslim woman of sexually and psychologically abusing and controlling her in the name of Misyar marriage, which is permissible in Islam. The wife in this kind of marriage gives up some rights typical of a traditional Islamic marriage. This essentially grants permission to Muslim men to sexually abuse Muslim women for the sole purpose of sexual gratification. However, the issue...

Apr 14, 20251 hr 50 min

133 – Interview with Somali Australian Exmuslim Author and Poet Magan Magan

Magan Magan was born in Yemen in 1987. At the age of four, after living in Malta for several years, he and his family migrated to Australia. He was awarded a Hot Desk Fellowship at The Wheeler Centre and was co-editor of anthologies Growing Up African In Australia and Australian Poetry Anthology. Magan is the author of From Grains to Gold and the host of the Inner Self Rising Podcast, a show for free thinkers focused on self-development and living authentically. Follow him on Twitter: https://x....

Apr 14, 20251 hr 31 min

130 – Former Quranist Leave Islam

Pakistani Exmuslim Tariq Elhaad discuses his journey, the trip to Umrah that changed everything, his divorce and how Islam was used against him and how he went from Sunni Islam to Quranism to Atheism.

Aug 12, 20232 hr 41 min

128 – Iran’s Morality police and #Mahsa_Amin

I'm speaking to Ash, an Iranian blogger, translator, and podcaster who works on philosophy, translating banned books and politics of the MENA region on the protests that have swept across Iran. People are protesting the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Morality Police for removing the hijab. Please tune in and listen to this insightful conversation. Ash's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3S... Ash's other channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7oQ... Ash's blog, etc: https...

Oct 11, 20221 hr 4 min

129 – Taqiyah of Farid Responds Part 2

In today's episode Gondal and I continued with our response to @Farid Responds. Youtube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/eEKf_s2Y8GY Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions. 2:10 Debunking Lie #16 - Pretending to respond? Hiding slides. 9:30 The game of miracles - discrepancy between the Quran and the hadith on the frequency of miracles. 17:00 Sam Harris’s take on the game of miracles in Christianity. 21:03 The game of miracles (continued) - Farid believes in other miracles in the hadith, so why...

Jul 31, 20222 hr 38 min

127 -Is Islamic Finance a Scam?

I was interviewed by a Harvard student on the topic of Islamic finance and why I think it's a scam. I hope you will enjoy listening in. Gaurav's IG: https://www.instagram.com/gauravtee/ YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/VsKEhsPQMoI

Jul 19, 2022

126 – The Taqiyya of Farid Responds – Part 1 ft. Abdullah Gondal

In this episode, the two Abdullahs are back together to review Farid's response to our "Epileptic Prophet" series. We decided to respond because Farid was manipulating our videos by editing them to create the impression that we were ill-informed on the topic and that we were misleading our audience. Abdullah Gondal and I took our time to go through Farid's claims and pointed out how he was manipulating our videos. We showed how he was editing out explanations, twisting our words, and outright ly...

Jul 18, 2022

125 – Debunking Yasir Qadhi and Hamza Yusuf on the age of Aisha

In this episode, I went into detail debunking Yasir Qadhi and Hamza Yusuf's apologetics on the age of Aisha. Both of these men are highly regarded sheikhs in the Muslim community and their arguments are usually used by Muslims. Although both Hamza Yusuf and Yasir Qadhi agreed that in the present-day child marriages are harmful and must be banned, they both found twisted and contorted ways to excuse Aisha's marriage to Muhammad. They argued that child marriages were the norm back then although th...

Jul 11, 2022

123 – Interview with Ex-muslim Hassan of Arabic Translated Memes

I am going to be speaking to the man behind Arabic Translated Memes (https://exmuslimmemes.com/). Hassan and I will also discuss his journey out of Islam, his work as an Ex-Muslim, as well as battling censorship of his work on various online social media platforms. I am inviting you to take a listen to this insightful conversation! Connect with him on IG: https://www.instagram.com/arabic_translatedmemes/ YouTube version of this podcast:https://youtu.be/x8QPZ8M5Duc

Jun 27, 2022

122 – Apostate Prophet Banned From Twitter Over Nupur Sharma Tweet

In today's podcast, I discuss recent events in India and the controversy that resulted in Apostate Prophet being banned from Twitter. I also take calls from the audience. It was such a lively and interesting show and I invite you to listen in. YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/1X4HwNT4Q7w

Jun 12, 2022

121 – Moral and Scientific Issues in the Quran and Hadith with  @Critical Faculty

In this episode, I was joined by @Critical Faculty to discuss his path out of Islam. We kicked off the podcast by discussing Critical Faculty’s religious background and how he ended up in Islam. We also talked about how his family molded his views and philosophy when it comes to religion. Critical Faculty and I then delved into the paradox of free will in Islam. We talked about how free will and the main Islamic God narrative are incompatible yet some Muslim apologists and scholars still find a ...

May 15, 2022

120 – Is Islam True? Questioning Ex-Muslim Abdullah Sameer @Friendly Exmuslim

In this episode, I joined @MythVisionPodcast on his channel to take calls from Muslim callers. This was a very lively and respectful discussion and we explored different topics. Some of the topics include Free will VS determinism, Pagan and Christian influences on Islam, as well as the topic of Apostasy and apostasy laws. On the topic of Apostasy, we explored the origins of the law, the various hadith, and interpretations from respected scholars. We also took calls from two Muslims who approach ...

Jan 03, 2022
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