*Content Warning: self harm, physical abuse* Anonymous YouTuber Apostate Aladdin shares his story of becoming a man in an environment that used fear to keep boys and girls and men and women separated. This intense fear that men need to be kept away so they don’t act on their uncontrollable desires, left him feeling scared, targeted, alone and shameful. Here we learn about purity culture through a different lens and how he was able to overcome his fear of interacting with women so he could create positive friendships and relationships.

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Live episodes together where we discuss the similarities and differences between Islam and Mormonism:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

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YouTube: @apostatealaddin
IG: @apostatealaddin
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• Why AA wears a mask and has a pseudonym
• Specifically AA's experience & not every Muslim's experience
• Apostate as a derogatory term
• What kind of interactions were allowed with the opposite sex
• A young AA getting in trouble for liking a girl
• TW: CA- What happened when AA was caught texting a girl
• Vague rules within the purity culture he experienced
• Even young boys weren't allowed certain places alone
• What these restrictions did to the minds of boys and men
• The nightmare of puberty
• What happened when AA realized masturbation was considered a sin
• The pilgrimage- feeling unworthy
• Was dating allowed?
• Does the hypersexualizaiton create odd turn ons?
• When did AA start pushing the boundaries?
• When did AA begin to have healthy interactions with women?
• What did AA find about Islam that he didn't resonate with?
• Did he convert his GF to being a Muslim?
• Where did AA land in his spirituality and relationships?

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*Content Warning: Many mentions of physical abuse & sexual abuse* Tricked into moving to Iraq at age 14, Ellaf was separated from her mother and forced into a chiId marriage by her father who felt she was too much of a burden to raise. Ellaf’s husband was even more controlling than her father and knew that he could get away with hurting her in many ways, because she was alone in an unfamiliar country and didn’t know the culture or the language. Forbidden to use birth control, she had 3 chiIdren before she was 21 years old and after years of suffering, courageously stood up to both her husband and father and got away. This is her story of perseverance and victory against all odds.

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IG @ellaf_altamimi

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*Content Warning: Domestic Violence, SA, CA* Determined to fight for the human rights of the oppressed, Yasmine Mohammed speaks out and shares her experiences with Islam extremism. Her mother forced her to marry a terrorist and it wasn’t until she fell pregnant with a daughter that made her realize she had to escape in order to secure her a better life. In search of freedom, she also found her voice and now she platforms countless other people who share their experiences.

Find and support Yasmine!

Her book: “Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam”
The Yasmine Mohammed Podcast
YouTube: @yasminemohammedxx
Non-Profit: Free Hearts Free Minds
Website: https://www.yasminemohammed.com/
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• Why is critiquing Islam is such a sensitive subject?
• What are some of the dangers of speaking out against Islam?
• Muslims vs the Islamic religion as a whole
• Yasmine on the current situation in Gaza
• TW: R*pe, SA- prisoners of war
• How does this relate to Islamic doctrine?
• The nuance of Islam vs Palestine
• Some of the good that has happened
• How Yasmine’s mother got more fundamentalist
• Forced to marry a member of Al-Qaeda
• What were some of the rules Yasmine had to follow as a chiId?
• TW: CA & SA- What was her stepfather like outside of his religious adherence?
• Did Yasmine ever fully believe in Islam?
• TW: DV& r*pe- Yasmine's first week of marriage
• How did racism effect Yasmine's ability to get help?
• Yasmine gets pregnant and has a daughter
• How University opened her mind
• What was the deconstruction process like for Yasmine?
• Creating your own values and morals after leaving a high demand religion
• How did Yasmine's daughter impact her drive to change their lives?

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