Mind of Veedu

Yaron Brook is the Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and the host of the Yaron Brook show. Yaron promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, "Objectivism". I questioned Yaron on Ayn Rand, Communism, Capitalism, Conservatism, Nationalism and Identity, the Ethics of War & foreign policy and the environment.

My wife Mimzy and I speak to Jimmy Bangash from the Council of Ex Muslims and Free Hearts Free Minds about the relationship between Gay ex Muslims and Gay Muslims and their main disagreements. We also speak about the accusations levelled at Ex Muslims that we are furthering the white supremacist narrative by criticising Islam.

Harris Sultan is an Australian Ex Muslim from a Pakistani background, he is the author of the book "The Curse of God" available on Amazon.

He creates videos on YouTube and Facebook questioning Islam in English and Urdu. We spoke about our travels in Europe and the controversy we faced from our infamous Berlin Holocaust memorial picture.

Follow him on Twitter @TheHarrisSultan

Anya Leonard is the co-founder of Classical Wisdom Weekly and current Project Director. She has a M.A. in Sociology from University of Edinburgh and studied at St. John’s College with a double major in Philosophy and the History of Math of Science. She lives and writes from all over the world.

I speak to Anya about some popular Greek myths and figures such as Zeus, Hera, Achilles and Oedipus.

I speak to Cosmic Skeptic, an Atheist Youtuber and Oxford student interested in philosophy, Atheism and debate. We speak about our upcoming event on the 16th of August in London with other Atheist speakers, his thoughts on his debate with Mohammed Hijab and veganism!

Nun is a Somali Ex Muslim and the co host of the Waaq Nation podcast, a show which focuses on Somali issues from a fresh and interesting perspective. I speak to Nun about her journey out of Islam, the Somali experience, her podcast and much more!

Sohail Ahmed (Reason on Faith) is an Ahmadi Ex Muslim who recently went public with his Apostasy on his YouTube Channel Reason on Faith. He shares his story and we explore how Ahmadi Islam is similar to and different from mainstream Islam. We speak about a wide range of topics from belief in God, building communities outside religion and the nature of Muhammad's message.

Sarah Haider is the Executive Director of Ex Muslims of North America, she is an activist and writer. I spoke to Sarah about her work and experiences growing up in Texas. We compared Muslims in the US and EU and also spoke on the challenges of integration for Muslims.

Dr Arif Ahmed is a lecturer in Philosophy in Cambridge University and is an ex Muslim libertarian like myself. We discuss a range of interesting topics such as Atheism, Libertarianism, LGBT issues, free speech, Education, historical figures like Churchill, Muhammad Ali and the idea of having role models.

Nik AKA Heretical Gray is an Australian Ex Muslim who was raised in a Somali household as her mother converted to Islam and married a Somali Muslim. She delivers her unique perspective on being raised in a Somali Muslim household while being white. Nik is super clever funny and speaks about her challenges in the dating game and the state of the Ex Muslim community.