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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

088 – Recovering from Trauma with Saudi Ex-Muslim Ghada

I am discussing with Ghada, a Saudi Ex-Muslim about her experiences and trauma leaving Islam Here is the YouTube version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/Nnx6yp3B4tg Here are the time-stamps for the interview: 0:00 Introductions1:50 Ghada’s background - the problem of repeated cousin marriage in her family, her engagement to a Shia guy8:52 Issues that Ghada and her family faced as Shias in Saudi Arabia13:15 Ghada’s childhood, a quick overview of her parents and how they influenced Ghada gr...

Apr 26, 2021

087 – The Scandals of Aisha | The Two Abdullahs Show

We are going to be discussing the drama surrounding Hazrat Aisha, the child bride of Muhammad. Follow Alex at https://twitter.com/alxvndrv95?s=09 Follow Gondal at https://twitter.com/xgondalx Follow Abdullah Sameer at https://twitter.com/abdullahadam Here is the YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/U8CAVlk8scQ The time stamps for the podcast: 0:00 Introductions5:08 Who was Aisha?6:45 How Muhammad decided to marry Aisha - A dream come true? (Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukra hadith).10:22...

Apr 04, 2021

086 – Interview with Exmuslim Amina from Denmark

Amina Sardar is a former Muslim who started doubting Islam after the Mohammed Drawing Crisis in Denmark and this lead to her investigation of Muhammad and her eventual apostasy Had a great healthy discussion about immigration, radicalization, Hizbut Tahrir, Moderate Muslims, Muslims in Canada vs. Denmark, Islamophobia, Victim Narrative, Discriminating against Muslims, and more. Enjoy! Her YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Mg7qWwR5dWI3groLtttwg YouTube version of this interview: https:/...

Apr 04, 2021

085 – THE TWO ABDULLAHS’ RETURN

Return of the two Abdullahs! Find the YouTube version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/l-E957ZYd0I Here are the time stamps for various slides we discussed and the calls we took on this podcast: 0:00 Introductions.2:20 A quick refresher of the previous show: The circus of Islam.3:09 Heart surgery with zam zam sanitizer - The story of Muhammad’s heart being cut out and cleansed with zam zam water.6:50 Vision of heaven and hell. Genies that eat dung and bones.10:15 Why make fun of Islamic te...

Feb 22, 2021

084 – Interview with New Middle Eastern Ex-Muslim Hafiz Mikhail

I am interviewing Mikhail Alexandrov (pen name). He is an ex-Muslim, native Arabic speaker who has memorized the Quran. He came to Canada at the age of 19 to become an engineer, did 6 years of school, bachelors and Masters degrees, and now works in an energy research company. YouTube version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/c-_eYcEeDh8 Here are the time stamps for the interview: 0:00 Introductions.4:38 Mikhail’s upbringing, his religious background in Saudi Arabia, an anecdote of encounter...

Feb 14, 2021

082 – Interview with Pakistani Agnostic @bay yaqeen ​

​ @bay yaqeen is an Agnostic Muslim, originally from Pakistan, now living in USA. Been a Sunni Muslim for 40 years now an Agnostic Muslim. Married with 3 kids 8 10 and 13 discussing topics of religion and philosophy. especially Islam and the struggle of people who have doubts about their religion. Subscribe to Bay Yaqeen's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/bayyaqeen YouTube version of this interview: https://youtu.be/aTytOtR7VIk Here are the time stamps for the interview: 0:00 Intr...

Jan 24, 2021

081 – Interview with Arab Ex-Muslim Alaadin

Alaadin is a former Sunni who lived most of his life in Saudi Arabia. Went from being an enthusiastic, devout Muslim to helping ex-Muslims deal with leaving Islam. YouTube version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/gqS8XmwQMBw His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUvpcW30kyMJGIgI4LtmkQ IG: https://www.instagram.com/apostatealaddin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApostateAladdin Here are the time stamps for our conversation: 0:00 Introductions and announcements.1:40 What does the name...

Jan 19, 2021

080 – Interview with Former Mormon Debbie!

Debbie, an Australian ex-Mormon was a faithful, practicing Mormon for 30 years. She left about 12 years ago. now an atheist. In terms of worldview she now considers herself a humanist and finds a lot of value in secular Buddhism Find Debbie on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@huminous YouTube version of this episode: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juQkS32SaKA Here are the time-stamps for this interview: 0:00 Introductions.1:40 Debbie’s background as a Mormon - how she joined the church.3:50 Wha...

Jan 12, 2021

079 – Personal Update!

In this podcast I discuss the recent events regarding my main YouTube channel as well as my NEW channel that I will be using going forward. Here is my NEW YouTube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCruM3lAiL70HM9seRwPSS4A YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dqe6E3lDU7o Here are the timestamps: 0:38 Introductions1:00 Update on using other social media platforms- TikTok.2:15 News about the new channel, the hate strike, and why the main channel was flagged for promoting "hate speech".6:20...

Jan 06, 2021

078 – Interview With Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Jennifer on Women In Religion, Psychedelics and Healing 🍄

Jennifer was a Jehovah's Witness for over 20 years and is speaking out against the organization after leaving. Her focus is on women’s experiences and healing after leaving high control patriarchal religion. We will be discussing psychedelics as well. Jennifer's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_1xV-4FIypF-9cMqC9-Zw Jennifer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/notyourvessel YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/q45UBEgeKLA

Dec 21, 2020

077 – Interview with Ex-Fundamentalist Christian Tim

Tim is originally from Seattle, Washington, where he was raised in poverty in the very conservative and extremist Independent Fundamental Baptist sect of protestant Christianity. Due to the fundamentalist sect he had no formal education at all, and was almost entirely self-taught. He left home and the religion at the age of 17, and worked to educate himself, and obtained his GED secondary school qualifications, joined the Navy and later obtained his BA in International Affairs and Political Scie...

Dec 13, 2020

072 – Interview with Pashtun Exmuslim Sophia

I'm interviewing Sophia, a young Exmuslim woman from a conservative Deobandi/Salafi background who left Islam and escaped due to life threatening circumstances as a result of apostasy. Her blog: https://sufiazadi.wordpress.com/ Her Twitter: https://twitter.com/amethystlyy My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abdullahsameer My Support page: http://abdullahsameer.com/support Join my private mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/030e65c63dc2/new-signup-page

Oct 18, 2020

071 – Circus of Islam

Discussing the hilarious and ridiculous things you find in Islam. Donate at http://abdullahsameer.com/the-two-abdullahs-call-in-show/ YouTube version https://youtu.be/FnwBQsG-hSA

Oct 17, 2020

070 – Exmuslim Drama

Coming back to the scene after my channel strike, responding to Muslims accusing me of supporting violence, and then Intro and John Original: https://youtu.be/BND6bV8LHPkSupport the show: https://abdullahsameer.com/support

Oct 14, 2020

068 – Apostasy of The Urdu Free Thinker

Origin Story of The Urdu Free Thinker. His journey in and out of Islam. Twitter: https://twitter.com/UrduFreeThinkerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2hyJAnD-xSqabcQicNwAFwSupport Page: http://abdullahsameer.com/blog/support

Sep 26, 2020

065 – Should Exmuslims Criticize Hinduism or Stick to Islam?

A discussion with ex-Muslim Hindu YouTuber @Farhan Qureshi , ex-Muslim YouTuber @IntrovertedSmiles , Mukunda of Meru Media (Hindu) to discuss bashing of Hinduism and was it appropriate. Youtube version Support the podcast Bookmarks 0:00 Introductions.1:02 Abdullah's understanding of Hinduism.4:10 Farhan's recap of the sexy kali controversy.5:05 Mukunda's recap of the controversy- is it free speech vs religion? Should you comment on issues if not well informed?7:38 Farhan's take on the controvers...

Sep 14, 2020

063 – Interview with Exmuslim John DelVento Part 2

I interviewed John for the second time now. We spoke on a wide range of topics including Christianity vs Islam, his journey to Pakistan, bashing religion, the positive parts of Islam vs the negative parts, the bad things America has done, banning hijab, bigotry against Muslims, the Islamic golden age, Sufism, and the Hindutva who have been attacking us on Twitter online. Youtube version Part 1 was Episode 59 (on Youtube as well) Support the show

Sep 04, 2020

061 – Muslim Diversity, History, and Academics with Khalil Andani

Khalil Andani is an academic in the field of Islamic Studies. He holds prior degrees in Mathematics and Accounting and has a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School. Currently he is an advanced PhD Candidate in Islamic studies at Harvard and specializes in Quranic Studies, the intellectual history of Islamic Philosophy, and Ismailism. I have invited him here to have a discussion about the academic study of Islam, the history of the Quran, and the internal diversity of I...

Jul 25, 2020

060 – Khalil’s journey from Islam

Khalil is the son of two Islamic converts. He is an African-American that left Islam about a decade ago. He's had quite the journey, spent some years in Saudi as a teenager and even spent time studying Arabic in Medinah. He's been quiet about his story thus far and this is the first time he's coming on camera to speak about his journey and reflect on the movement. His story is really interesting and he shares some apt reflections on Islam. Youtube version

Jul 25, 2020
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