Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment

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Throughout history, freethinkers have outraged the religious with their wacky ideas about the virtues of free speech, reason, and, of course, eating babies. Now, God is dying—and it's time to dispose of his remains. From the pits of Hell, Satan sends two puppets of the imperialist West and the Zionist Jews against God, Islam, and tiny kittens to bring you their propaganda and conspire for a new world order. This is Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment—with Ali Rizvi and Armin Navabi.

EP69: Muhammad: The Man. The Message. The Mystery.

Sep 28, 2018

There are some things we know about Muhammad—but what's more interesting is what we don't know. The earliest surviving biography of Muhammad, by ibn Hisham, is from over 200 years after his death. That biography is based on an earlier biography by Ibn Ishaq which did not survive to the present day except in fragments,...

EP68: Ex-Muslims Expelled from Starbucks—and More

Sep 26, 2018

In this episode, we discuss Armin’s recent visit to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) with Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA), where he and a few other ex-Muslims were asked to leave a Starbucks at the Hilton simply for wearing t-shirts saying things like, “I’m an ex-Muslim. Ask me why.” We also...

EP67: A Young Woman's Escape from Saudi Arabia

Sep 18, 2018

We speak to Salwa, a young Saudi woman who made her escape from Saudi Arabia at great risk. Now she is a refugee in Canada, a vocal atheist, and her social media posts documenting simple, daily life for a free woman in Canada have drawn tens of thousands of followers from her home country. In this episode, she is joined...

EP66: Ask Us Anything: Armin & Ali Answer Your Questions

Sep 13, 2018

In this AMA episode, we talk about engaging with Muslims, Imam Tawhidi, the difference between Sam Harris's and Robert Spencer's approaches to criticizing Islam, the significance of the Arab Spring looking back now, Hindu nationalism, Faith Goldy's mayoral run, Trump's approach to Israel/Palestine, Sunni-Shia...