Polite Conversations

(This Episode was recorded before the inauguration) Join me and Dan Savage for an honest conversation about the Left's response to minorities within minorities like ex muslims, even muslims who are critical of things like homophobia, misogyny within their religion.It's a tough spot, but we've got to start discussing this fellow liberals! We also chat about the glorification of hijab, Milo, germophobia, golden showers & much more! Dan is a personal hero of mine. It was such an honour to speak with him. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it here https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

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Join me and Saudi Activist Moudhi (@Moudhi90) as we talk about life in Saudi Arabia. She studied Sharia Law, so she has some pretty shocking insights about the Saudi legal system. I mean, I knew it was bad, but its still shocking to hear it all the same. I grew up as an expat in a Western compound in Saudi.....always segregated from locals...so even though Ive had the occasional short conversation with Saudis, this was my first *ever* proper, in depth conversation. It's interesting to compare notes with an actual Saudi because our experiences differ so greatly. Moudhi is a very brave and inspiring woman. She first caught my attention when I saw her in a CNN clip:https://twitter.com/CNN/status/821076687458799616----if you enjoy this show please consider supporting it via Patreon. It is entirely funded by you, the audience. And with your help I can do so much more: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

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Join me and Irshad for a wonderful conversation, where we both nudge and challenge each other. Despite some pretty fundamental differences (belief vs. disbelief), Irshad has always been an inspiration to me. She is someone I admire a great deal, even if we don't always agree. In her compassion and open mindedness towards others with differing viewpoints she sets an excellent example on how we can build bridges. Her warmth towards and solidarity with Ex Muslims is something we desperately need more of!Coming from an atheist perspective, I still realise that not everyone can be realistically expected to abandon belief and religion... for that reason, I think supporting genuine, honest reformists is incredibly important. We need people both leading the way outside the framework of religion and also those carving out a more modern path within that framework. Through these combined methods we can begin to chip away at fundamentalism and orthodoxy.Irshad's books are available here: https://www.amazon.ca/Irshad-Manji-Books/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A916520%2Cp_27%3AIrshad%20ManjiWe mention a clip from Irshad's wedding : https://www.facebook.com/pg/irshadmanji/videos/?ref=page_internal Find out more about the Moral Courage Project here: http://moralcourage.com/

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Written, sang, created, coordinated & produced by godless heathens. Tis the season, Sing along now:On the first day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…An apostate in a free country! On the 2nd day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…2 nice mangos and an apostate in a free country! On the 3rd day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 4th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 5th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 6th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 7th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 8th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…8 deconversions7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country! On the 9th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…9 freethinkers8 deconversions7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country!On the 10th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…10 immodest women9 freethinkers8 deconversions7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country!On the 11th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…11 abandoned burqas10 immodest women9 freethinkers8 deconversions7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country!On the 12th day of Haraam-mas, Shaitaan gave to me…12 fatwas crumbling11 abandoned burqas10 immodest women9 freethinkers8 deconversions7 sinners sinning 6 blasphemous cartoons,5 Co-ock rings4 strips of bacon3 wine bottles2 nice mangosand an apostate in a free country!-----Written by: EiynahProduced by: Dylan Beck https://soundcloud.com/levitatingSingers: Ali Rizvi, www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445Maryam Namazie, www.maryamnamazie.comSarah Haider, www.exmna.orgFaisal Al Mutar www.faisalalmutar.com& Eiynah soundcloud.com/politeconversations(Last minute, something came up and one of our singers felt it best not to identify himself in the interest of safety. As is often the case with ex-muslim matters. This is for all the apostates who can't speak openly <3)Happy Haraam-mas!----you can support my work via https://www.patreon.com/nicemangosand follow me on twitter @nicemangos

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A conversation with a non offending pedophile. A very difficult subject to navigate through, possibly one of the hardest conversations i’ve ever had. So many mixed feelings.

Here are some of the articles referenced:

My original email interview with other non-offending pedophile: http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/2015/11/interview-with-non-offending-pedophile.html?zx=7bb7c36dd4b927c4

Admittedly, i think i have made some steps forward from when i first emailed back and forth with the other non-offender. It certainly didn’t help that he (and his friends who approached me on twitter) didn’t feel much guilt or that he made creepy comments. In contrast to this episode, where my interviewee recognized it as an issue, and did not try to rationalize it. I think that helped me change my attitude quite a bit. I used to not be able to believe that there were pedophiles who truly didn’t want to act out on their desires. But I’m definitely starting to change my mind. We do need to create a distinction for those who want to “manage” their condition, vs. those who go out and commit horrible crimes.

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I mentioned a bad experience from my childhood:

http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/2012/06/i-am-broken-doll.html

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Kat Von D non-pology

https://www.facebook.com/katvond/posts/10155445610990454:0

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Dunkelfeld website (English) https://www.dont-offend.org/

How Germany treats pedophiles before they offend: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/16/how-germany-treats-paedophiles-before-they-offend

"Although Dunkelfeld has come in for criticism for focusing on the potential abusers rather than the abused, it has been supported by victims’ groups in Germany and elsewhere. The family of April Jones, the five-year-old Welsh girl who was murdered by Mark Bridger in 2012, have appealed for help for paedophiles who seek it."

“If someone says to the doctor: ‘I have these feelings, can I have help?’ it would be better to try to help them before they ruin someone else’s family,” Coral Jones said this year.”

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I mentioned an article by Robert T. Muller:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/talking-about-trauma/201603/non-offending-pedophiles-suffer-isolation

"Robert T. Muller, Ph.D., C.Psych. completed his clinical fellowship at Harvard, was on faculty at the University of Massachussetts, and is currently Professor of Clinical Psychology at York University”

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Study finds pedophiles brains wired to find children attractive: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/23/study-finds-pedophiles-brains-wired-to-find-children-attractive.html

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Here's my chat with British Journalist and Author Nick Cohen.Nick is really such a gem of a person. Consistent and principled in calling out bad ideas on all sides...like almost no one else. A much needed sensible voice in today's political climate. Join us to discuss issues on the left and right, how politics has shifted, how there's a crisis coming in conservatism and much more...Do check out his books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whats-Left-Liberals-Lost-Their-ebook/dp/B00ZODU16G/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Cant-Read-This-Book-ebook/dp/B005UEXHC4/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1481162569&sr=1-2&keywords=nick+cohen

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Dear listeners, My apologies for the delayed release. This past week I have lost a childhood friend as well as a close relative. So I've been traveling, and things have been up in the air for a while. Robert has tweeted about this as some sort of plot to edit him to look bad... I can assure you that the content is pretty much unedited. I usually obsessively remove umms and Ahs.. but i even let most of those be for this episode. I may have taken out some dead air or repeated words, but thats about it. I hope you enjoy! Here are some links discussed in the episode: Robert's take on Reza Aslan (where he refers to Reza as 'Islamic Supremacist boy': https://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/09/national-iranian-american-council-confirmed-as-front-group-for-irans-islamic-regime" Reza Aslan exposed: National Iranian American Council confirmed as front group for Iran’s bloody Islamic regime"--Robert casting further suspicion on Maajid: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/muslim-reformist-maajid-nawaz-declares-support-for-muslim-brotherhood-linked-congressman-keith-ellison"Muslim reformist Maajid Nawaz declares support for Muslim Brotherhood-linked Congressman Keith Ellison”--US bloggers banned from entering UK http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23064355--EDL isn't as Benign and non-racist as its defenders make it out to be - Here's a clip of Tommy standing with someone shouting "send the black cunts home" and not really objecting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schEGyZ8K-Q--Article by Cathy Young: "In Pam Geller's world everybody Jihads" http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/10/in-pam-geller-s-world-everybody-jihads.html--Homoeconomicus blog piece on Robert Spencer's Srebrenica genocide denial rebuttal: https://homoeconomicusnet.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/robert-spencer-responds-on-srebrenica/a comment on this piece shows the pg numbers Robert has not cited in his case against the word 'genocide' " SuadaNovember 5, 2013 at 12:44 pmSpencer response shows his acedemic dishonesty and lack of professional integrety. In addition to your points (as you say, he goes far beyond simply qestioning the usage of the term ‘genocide’), Spencer cites Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal article by Katherine G. Southwick. However, he doesn’t mention what Southwick really says (pp. 193-194);‘In the spring of 1995, the Bosnian Serbs planned to attack Srebrenica definitively. Radovan Karadzić, President of Republika Srpska, issued a directive to the VRS forces to “complete the physical separation of Srebrenica from Zepa as soon as possible, preventing even communication between individuals in the two enclaves. By planned and well-thought out combat operations, create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival or life for the inhabitants of Srebrenica.” This was an order to ethnically cleanse Srebrenica. "---Robert Spencer - Is Obama a Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH3mFX2-tFI

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DISCLAIMER: This is an old episode, my views on Sam Harris and his politics have changed quite a bit since this conversation...partially because of how telling this convo was. For more recent views on Sam check out my recent episodes on him, or my miniseries #WokingUp-----Last Friday, I had the pleasure of speaking with Sam Harris! We had an excellent, robust discussion on a variety of topics. We didn’t necessarily agree on everything, but even in disagreement Sam is an absolute pleasure to speak with. I admire his integrity, intellectual honesty and willingness to engage in difficult conversations. ***Below are some links to references we made in the conversation: Open Letter to Sam http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/2016/01/open-letter-to-sam-harris.htmlOpen Letter to Ben Affleck http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/10/25/comment/an-open-letter-to-ben-affleck/My Chacha (uncle) is Gay - children’s book https://www.buzzfeed.com/imaansheikh/pakistans-first-childrens-book-on-lgbtqPegida objects to Kinder using faces of black and Middle Eastern children on its chocolate wrappershttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/25/pegida-objects-to-kinder-using-faces-of-black-and-middle-eastern/Photograph of Germany’s Pegida leader styled as Adolf Hitler goes viralhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/21/pegida-leader-styled-adolf-hitler-lutz-bachmann-german-islamist-terrorists-facebookCensus That revealed a troubling future - Douglas Murray http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/4868/fullMy fellow atheists, it’s time we admitted that religion has some points in its favour - Douglas Murrayhttp://www.spectator.co.uk/2013/02/call-off-the-faith-wars/Douglas Murray - Was Enoch Powell Right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxnSPgdGW4sWhat are we to do about Islam? Speech by Douglas Murray at the Pim Fortuyn Memorial Conference 2006 http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/1712 chat with Tommy Robinson http://www.gspellchecker.com/2014/10/ep34-eiynah-tommy-robinson/ https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/05/04/thousands-of-parents-keep-kids-home-from-school-in-sex-ed-protest.htmlThousands of parents kept their children home from school on Monday in protest of the Ontario government’s new sex-ed curriculum.My interview on CBC radio: Speaking up for unheard Muslim and ex-Muslim voices: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/the180/unheard-muslim-voices-banning-dangerous-dogs-and-a-plea-for-plain-language-1.3393360/speaking-up-for-unheard-muslim-and-ex-muslim-voices-1.3394359A heartbreaking and important film by Deeyah Khan about the grave dangers of cultural relativismBanaz : A love Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VepuyvhHYdMConvo W Maryam: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/1-maryam-namazieConvo with John Semley: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/episode-4-john-semley-is-charlie-hebdo-racistiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/polite-conversations/id1086199663?mt=2If you'd like to support the show, you can do so via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

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For this episode, the co founder of The Satanic Temple returns to the show for a discussion about offensive halloween costumes, cultural appropriation, whether pumpkins have anything to do with white privilege...Satanic cultural identity, conspiracy theory culture in america vs. muslim world (even though, sadly, anti semitic conspiracy theories are common place among muslims i haven't come across an 'infowars' type conspiracy *culture*....)Anyhoo, 'tis my absolute favourite time of the year! Hope you enjoy this episode.If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting via patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangosLinks:Dreadlocks on campus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/31/can-a-white-guy-have-dreadlocks-this-puzzling-viral-video-wades-into-the-politics-of-black-hair/Trump can't quote bible verse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qbt0LHmvETrump botches bible verse at christian school : http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-made-such-an-embarrassing-mistake-about-the-bible-it-did-this-all-day/Perilous Whiteness of Pumpkins paper: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2373566X.2015.1099421Milo in native american costume: http://www.inquisitr.com/2972423/breitbarts-milo-yiannopoulos-to-flame-yale-university-cultural-appropriation-debate-by-speaking-in-full-native-american-costume/University of Florida statement: http://gatortimes.ufl.edu/2016/10/10/halloween-costume-choices-4/

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[Sorry for all the sound effects. Michael's neighbours were drilling and hammering, I was recording in my basement for the first (and last) time..where it turns out the mic picks up the sound of water going through the pipes] ****Here's my chat with Michael Sherlock - activist, atheist, author. We delved into some pretty interesting conversations....about 'befriending' bigots...jihadists..islamists...kkk members...people on the far right. Where do we draw the line on who we can and can't consider a 'friend'?We talk in some depth about BLM, Milo, Tommy Robinson, touch on Michael's stepping down from Vive Charlie (far-rightish leaning "atheist" magazine)...we discuss his views on Maryam Namazie, who's kind of become a controversial figure among many atheists. Enjoy! Show notes and references:BLM: http://www.dailywire.com/news/4729/toronto-black-lives-matter-co-founder-allah-give-harry-khachatrian#modalhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pride-parade-toronto-1.3662823Tommy Robinson:When Tommy met Mo (Documentary)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGLuEhAkpaISexist, body shaming tweet to Maryam: https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/696437489289031684Tweet about deporting:https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/693900260318564352White Rights RT: https://twitter.com/NiceMangos/status/656201528517218304White Genocide (seems the tweet has now been deleted) https://twitter.com/sunny_hundal/status/734686108437643264"Throwing Quilliam under the bus: "I used Quilliam, Quilliam used me"https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/673603729942290433article: Robinson claims Quilliam paid him to quit EDL http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html?1449244376&Tommy Jailed for Fraud:http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-25862838False Passport:http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-20935502["Lennon (Tommy) was jailed for assault in 2005 and also has convictions for drugs offences and public order offences, the court heard.]Link to GS Podcast: http://www.gspellchecker.com/2014/10/ep34-eiynah-tommy-robinson/Paul Weston (Co leader of Pegida UK [Tommy's current group]) on preventing white genocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsjc5CVujrMVive Charlie:Michael steps down: https://twitter.com/sherlockmichael/status/705021513062227968Joe tweets denigrating, sexist cartoon of Maryam: https://twitter.com/JihadistJoe/status/704760002569830400 A post I wrote about Jihadist Joe/Vive Charlie last year : http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/2015/08/jihadist-joe-vive-charlie-islam.html?zx=a544e790af22efa0---Aasia Bibi case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Bibi_blasphemy_case-----------Michael's Crowdfunding page for his research https://www.gofundme.com/2sebg944 --------Please consider supporting this podcast via patreon.com/nicemangos

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