So a bit of a practice episode, many of you asked for my thoughts on the recent "controversial" Charlie Hebdo editorial, so here you go! https://charliehebdo.fr/en/edito/how-did-we-end-up-here/I mention Teju Cole's article too, you can read that here: https://roarmag.org/2016/04/04/charlie-hebdo-teju-cole/?utm_content=buffer0b841&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferI know, i know... no bells and whistles, no intro, no music. Perhaps not the best sound quality. I'll get there. :) (And yes haha i know it ends abruptly, not sure what happened there).Would love to hear your thoughts via Twitter, come say hi @nicemangos You can support the podcast via Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/nicemangosRead My Chacha is Gay here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/imaansheikh/pakistans-first-childrens-book-on-lgbtq#.frdkAM5LmYou can also support by getting a copy of My Chacha is Gay here: chachaisgay.com

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It's been quite a wild ride to have this episode of Polite Conversations returned to me. It was returned butchered, with some really nasty messages about me, inserted into it. Some random ads were placed in as well. So, the quality/flow of sound is not great at some parts, but bear with us. Just being able to release this once endangered episode is quite a big deal. Just like Jesus, Polite Conversations is resurrected this Easter Sunday. :) After what I've been through, it *is* a miracle! :P Join me and Ali Rizvi as we discuss ball-gags, burqas, going commando in Mecca, and much more! Sorry for the choppy-ness....had to erase the sabotages as well as unnecessary ex-cohost bits. Do let us know what you thought of our chat on Twitter - you can find me @nicemangos and Ali @aliamjadrizvi You can support this podcast by sharing it like mad! And by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/nicemangosYoutube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHzqk6Dl7zEiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/polite-conversations/id1086199663To all those who pitched in to save this content, thank you!

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Conner Habib is a writer, lecturer, and sex worker advocate.He has appeared in nearly 200 adult scenes and is the Vice President of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, which works to improve the experiences, safety, and health of porn performers. He gives talks about sexuality, sex&culture, and pornography around the world ----However , we didn't talk much about that :P He joined us to discuss his views on atheism and Dawkins, etc. We had a pretty great Polite Conversation, even though we started off in a twitter hate battle. :) It's nice when productive conversation happens even when people with opposing views are involved. You can find conner on Twitter @connerhabib , me (Eiynah) @nicemangos and my co host Paul @PaulSating .Special thanks to biologists : @DrVarsovian @HerebeNabila @godFreeWorld @toxicpath

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In this Episode we chat with the excellent Aliyah Saleem. Ex-Muslim activist, and co-founder of http://faithtofaithless.com/ . We talk to her about being seduced by the extremist ideology of Islamic school Al Huda, bizarre notions of women's empowerment within this school. It's also the same institute that Tashfeen Malik, the San Bernardino shooter attended. We discussed hijabs, and niqabs...the struggle of taking off the hijab when it's been a part of your life for so long. You can watch Aliyah's wonderful video on 'removing the hijab' for women who are thinking about it, questioning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11D6Xddz_j4you can connect with her on Twitter @Ali_Jones89 , with me Eiynah @nicemangos and Paul @PaulSating

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We kick off our the first episode of our show with activist Maryam Namazie. Yes, it's *that* episode that got us banned from YouTube twice.

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YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBve1K6u2X8&feature=youtu.beBooks Columnist John Semley (@johnsemley3000) from Canadian paper The Globe & Mail joins us to discuss his review of Charb's posthumous book called Open Letter. Do check out his controversial piece here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/review-charlie-hebdo-editor-charbs-open-letter-is-problematic/article28050654/We evidently have very differing viewpoints on this. Enjoy! And pardon the heavy breathing, promise we weren't jogging while recording this interview...my headset mic is clearly way too sensitive. (-Eiynah)

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