046 – Interview with Sadia Hameed on Identity Politics, The Regressive Left, Exmuslim Label, New Atheism

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 Introductions0:52 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?11:18 Going back to Islam for marriage purposes.15:40 Leaving Islam the second time after researching the life of a Muslim woman and her role as a "good Muslim wife".18:10 Problems with the wife-beating verse23:03 The Gloucestershire sisters organization and their work.29:19 Breaking off the engagement and going to University33:50 Abdullah's experience of leaving Islam.38:25How family dynamics complicate the journey of questioning and leaving Islam.38:20 Sadia's anecdote on discussing the reformation of Islam.39:50 Is reporting family members just intimidation or intended to actually have family members punished?44:56 Parallels between leaving fundamentalist Christianity and leaving Islam.47:53 No outsiders program and the protests surrounding it53:13 Religious morality VS Secular morality.56:18 Subjective interpretation of the Quran and problems associated with this kind of interpretation.58:49 Toxicity of the antagonism between Islam and "kafars' principles (science, the west and all other non-muslims)1:06:10 The importance of challenging harmful ideas and ideologies wherever they pop up.1:08:12 Break and appreciating channel supporters.1:09:31 A critique of issues in the ex-Muslims community (Discussing tattoos and community policing among ex-Muslims)1:16:25 Importance of criticizing people from the ex-Muslim community, free speech, and cancel culture.1:24:29 Appealing to purity (Not being Muslim enough or ex-Muslim enough)1:27:00 Internet feuds and edgy activism.1:29:40 Conditioning support on political beliefs.1:31:35 Short break, Sadia's social media details.1:32:48 A discussion on the ex-Muslim label and how it is impacting the movement.1:45:05 Sadia's final remarks1:45:27 Abdullah's final remarks