Comments on: Ep#78 – Asra Nomani – #MyMuslimReform

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Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:01:57 +0000

[…] interviewed Asra Nomani myself. She may be one of the most gentle and compassionate people I’ve ever spoken to. Asra has […]

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[…] When I spoke to Muslim reformer Asra Nomani she told me three of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence say that Muslims cannot have dogs as pets. […]

By: The Orlando Shooter’s Sexuality And Islamic Purity Hypocrisy | Godless Spellchecker's Blog

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:55:44 +0000

[…] Asra Nomani, a truly progressive Muslim refers to those pushing this purity test as ‘the honor brigade’. […]

By: Dianne Howell

Dianne Howell — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 01:27:56 +0000

I agree. It was a great discussion between two intelligent thoughtful people.

By: Dave from Oz

Dave from Oz — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:06:40 +0000

Yes, great podcast. Asra Nomani was an interesting and articulate choice of interviewee and I think your style of interviewing is very effective. I too find it worrying that someone like Donald Trump is being considered for president and may be elected in a fit of absent mindedness on the part of the electorate there. His comment about building a wall and getting Mexico to pay for it should have instantly disqualified him from being taken seriously, in my view.

By: thepuppies

thepuppies — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:34:55 +0000

After completing the holy trinity of bad podcasts (praise be to you in the name of the Leanne, Namazie, and the holy Aziz) I was contemplating turning in my headphones and joining Sam Harris in a cave somewhere for some quite reflection….and then this podcast dropped and filled my soul with hope and optimism. Good job Stephen…good job Asra!

By: Stephen Knight

Stephen Knight — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:52:28 +0000

I said I didn’t think he would be a good president because he lacks the intelligence, diplomacy and level-headedness required to be (in my opinion) a competent world leader. He demonstrates these shortcomings at almost every media appearance he makes. It’s cringe worthy. This isn’t ad hominem. These are very important qualities (he lacks) which are entirely relevant to his ability to be POTUS. Maybe he could learn to iron out these flaws after getting the job, I don’t know – but it’s a risky experiment to be supporting.

Thanks for the kind words!

By: Basheer

Basheer — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:36:09 +0000

Thank you very much for your response. I understand your concerns about Trump, which I admittedly shared prior to going beyond sound bytes and mainstream media. I do agree with the suggestion that American politics has an anti-intellectual slant, and that is very unfortunate. Thank goodness for the checks and balances in the US.

I believe you are also correct in stating that most of the anti-Trump narrative consists of ad-hominem attacks. However, despite my admiration for you and your intellect, your dislike towards him seems to be of a similar light.

In any case, thank you as always for your brilliant discussions and contributions.

By: Russell Burn

Russell Burn — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:37:50 +0000

Asra Nomani is the queen of calm, and your interview was positive and mutually respectful, a conversation between grown ups much appreciated. Part two of another hour could have been easily accommodated it appears, with interesting and informative discussion of these painful issues created by the dangerous manipulative deceitful aggressive extreme Islamist ambitions.

By: pilky

pilky — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:25:29 +0000

Asra sounds lovely, I wish there were more people like her.
My question after the interview is, how can a compassionate individual who is clearly progressive in her thinking still follow (or at least affiliate herself with) a religion created by a violent and repulsive man?

Regarding Trump. Whether he’s a buffoon, whether you agree with his policies or not, he’s the most important man in American politics today in my opinion.

I think he’s a plonker, but he’s raising issues that the rest are shying away from.

In our last election Farage was the one that masses of people demonised, but because of him we are now having a democratic referendum on our position in the EU.

However the vote goes in USA, I applaud Trump for breaking the ice on certain subjects, and for demonstrating just how many every day people are concerned about them.