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://youtu.be/PZnjLmaoXrM Here are the time stamps for the interview: 0:00 Introductions. 1:00 Amina’s upbringing – growing up with an ultra-conservative father. 4:36 Why is it Amina’s parents treated her differently from her brothers? 6:15 Amina’s family background/roots. 7:50 Amina’s arranged marriage. The excessive control that fathers have over their daughters’ marriages 13:44 The incident of prophet Muhammad’s cartoons in Denmark. 15:57 Learning about Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha and how Amina reacted to this news. 21:11 Taking a deep dive into Islamic teachings and seeking the truth. Joining politics and how the Muslim community started harassing Amina and her family. 26:03 Leaving Islam and coming out. 28:25 Reading comments from the chat. 29:14 Continuation of Amina’s coming out story. 32:33 Why Amina thinks there are no moderate Muslims. 36:20 Why is it Muslims never take time to ask ex-Muslims why they left Islam instead of shunning them? 39:27 The cost of leaving Islam. 41:20 Using an open mind and outsider perspective to study Islam. 43:11 Is there any form of democracy in Islam? The problem of Islamic platforms being insular. 48:18 Is Denmark a Christian country or a secular country? What does moderate Muslim mean? 52:00 We should support Muslims who are trying to secularize Islam. The fighting between moderate Muslims and extremist Muslims. 59:03 Some sections of the Muslim community using democracy and the democratic system to push their religion. Using Islamaphobia to push a victim mentality in the Muslim community. 1:11:10 Abdullah’s response to the issue of Taqqiya. Muslims getting into western politics and participating in the democratic process. Discrimination and victim mentality 1:54:20 Danish people’s response to the immigration situation. The ISIS brides and deradicalization process. 2:22:10 Final remarks and link to Amina’s channel.