{"id":156,"date":"2020-07-20T09:39:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abdullahsameer.com\/podcast\/?p=156"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:10:02","slug":"029-live-with-apostate-prophet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/029-live-with-apostate-prophet\/","title":{"rendered":"029 &#8211; Live with Apostate Prophet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m joined by Apostate Prophet (AP) for a livestream to discuss our different approaches and agreements and disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube version: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IYl_9PIaM6M\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IYl_9PIaM6M<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timestamps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00 Introductions<br>1:15 How did the Apostate Prophet end up being a &#8220;prophet&#8221;?<br>7:30 The different approaches to criticizing Islam &#8211; What approach is best to engage with Muslims?<br>17:55 Is Christianity better than Islam? The need to &#8220;liberalize Islam&#8221;. The changing religious landscape in Turkey.<br>21:55 The ex-Muslim label and normalizing dissent. The social pressure\/compulsion applied to Muslims.<br>26:16 Is modern Islam the same as the Islam of Mohammad? What is true Islam? Criticizing Islam that the people are practicing.<br>29:15 Slavery and the apologetics around it. How ISIS and Boko Haram brought back slavery and exposed the hypocrisy of Muslims. The letter to Bagdad.<br>44:06 How terrorism made Abdullah feel when he was a Muslim. The cognitive dissonance that Muslims suffer in this regard.<br>48:50 Can the international community simulate the pressure campaign they applied to Brunei and apply it to other Islamic states to make them abandon some of their harsh laws?<br>51:15 More Muslims are hostile towards Kafirs because of religious teachings. How similar are the responses between Muslims and the political far-right? Is there a real threat from right-wing extremism?<br>1:04:20 Will Muslims fast this year and will this affect their immune systems and make them susceptible to Coronavirus infections?<br>1:05:50 Right-wing extremism in the US VS Islam &#8211; Is it a smokescreen to shield the criticism of Islam?<br>1:09:20 Advice on how to scrutinize the beliefs of Judaism.<br>1:11:01 Abdullah\u2019s response to Apostate Prophet&#8217;s view on rights wing extremism<br>1:12:53 What would it take for Abdullah and Apostate prophet to convert to Islam?<br>1:19:25 Final remarks<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_346\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-156-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3\">http:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=156-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.abdullahsameer.com\/episodes\/029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"029-Live_with_Apostate_Prophet.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyexmuslim.com\/podcast\/list\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m joined by Apostate Prophet (AP) for a livestream to discuss our different approaches and agreements and disagreements. 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