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The Emancipated CitizenEpisode 31: Islam and Identity Beyond Belief | With Ali RizviEpisode 31 of The Emancipated Citizen Podcast features a wide-ranging conversation between Zac Alrayyis and Ben Snow and Ali Rizvi, author of The Atheist Muslim and former co-host of Secular Jihadists.
In this episode, we talk with Ali about Muslim identity beyond belief, the difference between faith, culture, and politics, and the challenges faced by Muslims and ex-Muslims navigating public discourse in a polarized world. We explore how criticism of religion can coexist with respect for people, how liberal societies often struggle to hold that distinction, and why conversations around Islam are so frequently distorted by both bigotry...
2026-02-101h 21
Ink vs Algorithm: The Writers' PodAli Rizvi Celebrates His Atheist Muslim AnniversaryThis episode of The Writers' Pod drops you right into the mix: ideology, apostasy, 9/11, the collapse of the New Atheist movement, and the cultural schizophrenia of post-Trump America — all through the lived experience of Ali A. Rizvi, author of The Atheist Muslim and one of the few writers who actually paid the personal price for blasphemy in the 2010s.Over a sprawling, brutally candid and uproariously funny conversation, Ali and host Mookie Spitz trace the decade-long arc of Ali’s book: from its birth in the shadow of ISIS and the Charlie Hebdo killings to its strange after...
2025-11-152h 41
Sounding BoardThe Art of Naatkhwani - Ustad Sibte Jafar ZaidiUstad Sibte Jafar Zaidi (1957-2013) was a college professor and proponent of Islamic sound arts in South Asia. The essay featured in this episode comprises of two continuous sections from Zaidi's 1995 monograph, "Ṣautī ‘Ulūm-o Funūn-e Islāmī" (The Sciences and Arts of Sound in Islam). The sections delve into the historical background of poetry written in honour of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and the various genera of musical and literary traditions associated with it. Zaidi's essay is a rare, early introduction to the technical and literary aspects of Urdu naatkhwani, and gestures towards various lines of inquiry within this rich...
2025-09-2607 min
Bald and BloviatingTwo-State Solution? Now?! A Jew & a Muslim DebateJewish agnostic Chicagoan Mookie Spitz and Muslim agnostic Canadian Ali A. Rizvi — who grew up bouncing between Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Pakistan — dive headlong into one of the planet’s most radioactive debates: the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.It’s a showdown years in the making. Normally aligned on nearly everything, from atheism to trashing fundamentalists of all stripes, this time they find themselves on diametrically opposite sides. Ali argues that the Middle East’s tectonic shifts — from Iran’s battered proxies and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 opening, to a new generation of Palestinians crushed by war and ready...
2025-07-101h 45
Jaffari Community CentreWeaponizing Water: From Ṣiffīn to Gaza - Maulana Syed Muhammad RizviFriday Juma KhutbaMay 2nd, 2025- Israel is using starvation as a weapon against Palestinians by blocking food, fuel, and medicine from entering Gaza for two months.- This act violates international humanitarian laws, which Israel has repeatedly breached without facing consequences.- France, Germany, and the UK condemned the blockade, calling it “intolerable” and rejecting the use of aid as political leverage against Hamas.- The World Food Programme reports over 116,000 tonnes of food—sufficient for one million people for four months—are blocked at access points.- A humanitarian aid ship was attacked by drones in international waters.- During R...
2025-05-0222 min
After Maghrib 🌙Sahih Bukhari left him OUT! (ft. Sayed Mohammed Ali Rizvi)In this powerful After Maghrib episode, Sayed Mohammed Ali Rizvi reflects on the life and legacy of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq — the revered teacher of the founders of the four Sunni madhabs: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali. Despite his vast influence, why is Imam al-Sadiq nearly absent from Sunni hadith collections like Sahih Bukhari? Was it fear of Shi’a association? Discover the forgotten impact of his teachings on Islamic thought and the stark contrast between famous history and the real truth. A moving tribute to a giant of knowledge who still shapes minds, yet rarely gets his due.
2025-04-241h 07
Bald and BloviatingBlame Canada... and Ali RizviMookie Spitz turns the tables on Ali Rizvi, and invites the Canadian podcaster, tweeter, and author onto his own show. They dive into the swirling chaos of modern masculinity, media madness, and midlife musings -- from praising Mick Jagger as the bisexual apex predator of rock, to wondering WTF happened to dude-bro billionaires including Musk and Zuckerberg. Along the way, they toast and roast Trump, break up with Bill Maher and Neil Degrasse Tyson, and BBQ behind-the-scenes deer steaks from Rizvi’s Joe Rogan experience. Toss in Nietzsche, Carl Jung, and a dash of geopolitical drama with some existential dr...
2025-04-181h 36Jaffari Community CentreThe Divine Bond Between Imam ‘Ali (AS) and the Ka‘bah - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
- Imam ‘Ali, titled "Amīrul Mu’minīn," is loved by true believers, as affirmed in Sunni and Shia sources.
- He was born in the Ka‘bah, lived near Masjid al-Nabi, and was martyred in Masjid Kufa, linking him to Islam's holiest sites.
- His miraculous birth in the Ka‘bah is widely documented and mutawātir.
- Efforts to diminish his status included fabrications, but his unique virtues remain undeniable.
- The Ka‘bah symbolizes purity, and Imam ‘Ali represents spiritual infallibility.
- Imam ‘Ali helped purify the Ka‘bah of idols, emphasizing his divine role alongside the Proph...
2025-01-1344 min
Success Behind The NumbersThe Keller Williams Playbook: Building a Business from the Ground Up #11In Episode 11 of The Success Behind The Numbers, I’m joined by Mohammed-Ali “Mo” Rizvi, a dynamic real estate innovator redefining success in the industry. 🎙️💡 From his unique perspective on client relationships to his passion for leveraging technology in real estate, Mo’s journey is one of resilience, creativity, and forward-thinking strategies.In this episode, Mo dives into the art of relationship-building, staying ahead in a competitive market, and his vision for the future of real estate. We also explore how he balances his roles as a real estate leader and a visionary thinker, sharing insights that inspire both new...
2025-01-0849 minJaffari Community CentreImāmat as a Divine Concept; Insights from the Qur'an - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
- Focusing on the concept of Imāmat in the Qur’ān, specifically referencing Prophet Ibrāhim (a).
- Ibrāhim's exemplary status is highlighted, as he was promised Imāmat by Allah, indicating its significance.
- Three key conclusions are drawn from this verse: Imāmat is superior to prophethood, it's solely Allah's prerogative, and it's only for the ma‘ṣūm (sinless).
- The role of divinely appointed Imams is explained, emphasizing their guidance and exemplification of good deeds.
- Drawing parallels between Prophet Ibrāhim and Imam ‘Ali, both known for their rejection of idol worship.
- Imam ‘Ali's clos...
2024-04-0234 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE09 | Can Machines Master Creativity? George Carlin's Daughter Sues Over Fake AI SpecialKelly Carlin — daughter of the legendary late comedian George Carlin — joins me to talk about her lawsuit against the creators of a fake AI-generated "special" of her dad, the future of AI and human creativity, "manufactured humanity," what her father might have thought about the world today, and the experience of making the HBO Max documentary "George Carlin's American Dream" with Judd Apatow. Watch Kelly's previous conversation with me, "Humor, Healing, and Hanging On," here: https://www.youtube.com/live/FuXiPTbR...Get Kelly's memoir, "A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George," here: https://www.amaz...
2024-03-2651 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE08 | Mark Zuckerberg Is Right About Social Media & Mental HealthMark Zuckerberg outraged Senators and parents in a Judicial Committee hearing by claiming that there is "no causal link" between social media and mental health.The Senators also made Mark Zuckerberg apologize to the families of children who died or ended their lives because of experiences on social media.Here's the problem: Mark Zuckerberg is right. And this hearing is just another case of lawmakers and parents shifting the blame for their own failure onto others. Who should really be apologizing?Let's break it down and dig in.Resources mentioned in...
2024-03-2626 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE06 | A Gaza War Survivor Tells Her StoryIn this episode, I speak to May Salam from Gaza. Although she was able to leave, her family is still trapped in the war, living in a tent on a street in Southern Gaza after their home was leveled by Israeli bombing. Her brother is badly injured, with no access to medical treatment. May has had no contact with her family for three weeks. You will hear May tell her story as she has seen and experienced it. We talk about what it was like growing up in Gaza, life under Hamas, surviving Israel's bombing, the blockade, l...
2024-03-2658 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE07 | Vishnu Vaka: The Indian Comedian Taking America by StormVishnu Vaka is KILLING it. His clips have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. Russell Peters (a fan) has taken him on tour. Bill Burr has shared his bits online. He has gotten "passed" at New York's elite Comedy Cellar, one of the world's toughest clubs to get into. If you're one of the few people who haven't heard Vishnu yet, trust me—you soon will.Vishnu came to the U.S. as a teenager, but kept his Indian accent because he loves it. He faces stereotypes about Indians in America head-on and uses his uniquely smart co...
2024-03-2654 min
Sukoon - A NASIMCO PodcastLive at the Muslim Group of USA and Canada's 39th Annual Conference - Sayyed Hassan Ali RizviJoin us for a special conversation with our host, Farhana Kassamali, and our guest, Sayyed Hassan Ali Rizvi, live at the Muslim Group of USA and Canada's 39th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Sayyed Hassan Ali Rizvi was born & raised in NJ. He attended Rutgers College, NJ and graduated in 2007, with his BA in Political Science and his minor in Computer ScienceWhile in college, he focused his studies on politics and religion in the Middle East and the Islamic World. He studied subjects such as Islamic Jurisprudence, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Democracy & Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran, American Foreign P...
2024-02-2439 min
Jaffari Community CentreThe Timeless Legacy of Ali: Unifier of Faiths and Pillar of Wisdom - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Birth anniversary wishes for ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, the brother of the Great Prophet, husband of Lady of Light, and father of the Chiefs of the youths of Paradise.
- Talking about ‘Ali is a unifying factor among Sunnis, Shi‘as, and Sufis.
- ‘Ali is considered the Walī-ul-Awliyā’ (Supreme Spiritual Master) and has endured attempts to tarnish his image for over sixty years.
- Comparison of leaders in Sunni, Shi‘a, and Sufi groups reveals ‘Ali as the common figure, emphasizing his unifying role.
- ‘Ali is the first Imam for Shi‘as, the most learned of rightly guided ca...
2024-01-2542 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE05 | Ask an Israeli, Ask a PalestinianThe whole world is talking about Israel and Palestine — but what do people on the ground there really think?In this episode, I speak with Corey Gil-Shuster, who joins me from Tel Aviv, Israel. Corey has spent more than a decade taking a camcorder (and translators as needed) into the cities and towns in the West Bank and in Israel, asking questions to ordinary people on the street sent to him from those on the other side. He records their answers and posts them unedited to his channel.The results are often surprising and eye-opening. Wi...
2024-01-131h 24
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE04 | Christian Nationalism: The Biggest Threat to America?Is Christian Nationalism the biggest threat to America today? James Carville, political guru and strategist who got Bill Clinton elected president twice, thinks it’s "more dangerous than Al-Qaeda." Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said the separation of church and state is a “misnomer.” Congresswoman Lauren Boebert thinks it’s “junk.” And the US Supreme Court itself is insidiously inching towards their premise.With MAGA evangelicals more enthusiastic than ever about the Second Coming of Donald Trump, it’s time to talk about why 2024 could be one of the most defining years in America’s hist...
2024-01-131h 15
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE03 | Did a Jewish Author and Muslim Illustrator Just Write the Best Christmas Book of the Year?It isn't just a Christmas book — it's a raucous, fun, biting statement on our world at the end of 2023. Christmas Mubarak!Author Mookie Spitz (American Jew) and illustrator and artist Rusty Yunusoff (Russian Muslim) talk about their fantastic new book about Santa Claus (North Pole Christian).But that's not all there is to it. Listen and find out.Get Super Santa here: https://www.amazon.com/Super-Santa-Rise/dp/B0CH25G4DJWatch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to Unlicensed Therapist on YouTube and hit the notification bell to be...
2024-01-131h 06
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE02 | Comedy in the Age of D.E.I.After a killer first episode (thanks to all who watched/listened/shared), we’re on to Episode 2 of Unlicensed Therapist, featuring one of my favorite rising standup comedians, Noor Kidwai. You may have seen Noor in one of his viral Instagram sketches with fellow comics Andrew Oporto and Edworld Kim, all of who perform standup together on their Diversity Hires comedy tour — one of the funniest and most brilliant comedy shows in Toronto right now.I speak to Noor about everything comedy, particularly his biting and hilarious take (as a person of color) on many of the inan...
2023-12-1456 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviE01 | The Jew and the MuslimMookie Spitz is the Jewish-American son of Hungarian Holocaust survivors.I was born to a Pakistani Muslim family and grew up in Saudi Arabia.In North America, we're friends. Elsewhere, we may not have been.In the inaugural episode of Unlicensed Therapist, we'll do more than just talk to each other: we will listen.Join us as we get into how our backgrounds shaped our views on the Israel-Palestine conflict, the current war between Netanyahu and Hamas, and whether peace can provide justice.Further reading:Mookie Spitz on...
2023-12-031h 39
Top Docs: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers”The Accused: Damned or Devoted?” with Mohammed (”Mo”) Ali NaqviA young woman who gets into an argument over a drinking glass. A student who is suspended from his university for calling out its exorbitant fees. An activist who runs afoul of the government. All–and many more–are accused of violating Pakistan’s blasphemy laws: some of the strictest on the planet, featuring death as their ultimate punishment.
But the director of “The Accused: Damned or Devoted?” Mohammed (“Mo”) Ali Naqvi not only tells these individual stories but charts the rise of the cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi and his TLP party who use the furtherance of the...
2023-07-2832 min
AI to ROI (fka Metrics that Measure Up)Evolving from Excel for SaaS Financial and Metrics Reporting - with Ali Rizvi Founder and CEO, TrueRevExcel is the #1 tool B2B SaaS companies use for many financial tasks, including calculating SaaS metrics to surface insights for operating decisions and investor updates.Ali started his career in tech as an auditor at Ernst and Young, with a priority focus on revenue recognition and reporting. While auditing a top tier B2B SaaS company, he was provided multiple spreadsheets with thousands of rows of data, and it even required almost 10 minutes to just open the Excel file, and almost 6 months to complete the audit. The primary challenge, finding all of the data required for...
2023-05-2428 min
AI to ROI (fka Metrics that Measure Up)Evolving from Excel for SaaS Financial and Metrics Reporting - with Ali Rizvi Founder and CEO, TrueRevExcel is the #1 tool B2B SaaS companies use for many financial tasks, including calculating SaaS metrics to surface insights for operating decisions and investor updates.Ali started his career in tech as an auditor at Ernst and Young, with a priority focus on revenue recognition and reporting. While auditing a top tier B2B SaaS company, he was provided multiple spreadsheets with thousands of rows of data, and it even required almost 10 minutes to just open the Excel file, and almost 6 months to complete the audit. The primary challenge, finding all of the data required for...
2023-05-1128 min
Connecting Dots with Usama#51 Ali Hasnain Rizvi | CTO | ID-Ware | DEWelcome to Connecting Dots!
As our dependence on technology grows, so does our vulnerability to cyber attacks. Therefore, businesses today are devoting an increasing amount of resources to detecting and preventing cybercrime; hence, resulting in an increasing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals. To reflect more about this booming field, we have today, Ali Hasnain Rizvi, CTO of ID Ware - identity and access management provider, based in Germany.
In this episode, Ali shares with us his transition from Pakistan to Germany, where the language, culture, norms, and expectations were very different from back home. Despite t...
2023-05-0536 min
Kernel DeFi Podcast4: Incentivizing Health via DeFi with Ali Rizvi, Billions Health + HashSpace Co-Founder & Kernel KB5 FellowIn today's episode we speak with Kernel KB5 fellow & Billions Health / HashSpace co-founder Ali Rizvi. Ali talks about how to use DeFi yields to incentivize walking and healthy behaviors, how PlayFi can be applied to many industries like healthcare, and self-sovereignty of data is so important in the healthcare industry to empower consumers.
The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.
Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time...
2022-07-1139 min
Muslims4peace PodcastEP 107 Maulana Ali Raza Rizvi: Belief in the Books of AllahMaulana Ali Raza Rizvi: Belief in the Books of Allah
2022-04-1301 min
100 Days 100 Clips ChallengeDAY 56: What Made Zubayr Go Against Imam Ali? | Sayed Muhammad RizviParents do not influence their children for life. Sometimes, as children grow into adults, they start exercising influence over their parents. One key example of such reverse upbringing is in the life of Zubayr Ibn Awwam, who was a staunch supporter of Imam Ali. Yet, he came to fight him in the Battle of Jamal.Listen to Sayed Muhammad Rizvi as he shares the story of Zubayr Ibn Awwam and the reason he went astray.This Podcast is a part of the #100Days100ClipsChallenge.To watch this on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RsrwjXDd_Qw...
2022-01-2008 min
Monthly ReflectionsShia Genocide - Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi, Medina Talebi [5/5]Shia genocide is real. It is the name for generational oppression issued by worldly powers against the lovers of Ahlulbayt. How do we become the solution to this transnational suffering? Join Sayed Ali Raza, sis. Medina and myself to find out.
2021-12-171h 06
Crossing Faiths62: Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptionsJohn and Matt discuss: Is it actually possible to be both a Muslim and an atheist? Plus: Should Christians use religious exemptions to avoid the COVID vaccine?
CHAPTERS:
00:00:18 Opening Chat
00:04:30 Atheism Article Intro
00:05:00 Atheism VS Agnosticism
00:07:00 An Atheist Muslim would be like a unicorn.
00:08:00 Exception: No God but God
00:09:30 Nihilism
00:10:30 Reza Aslan (Continued)
00:12:00 Ali A. Rizvi and a clarification of terms
00:14:00 The inverted perspective of doomsday cults
00:16:00 Mu'tazila
00:20:00 Hitchins and the bias toward Western religions
00:22:00 Non-practicing Muslims
00:25:30 Atheist Muslims: Conclusions
00:30:00 Religious exemptions for...
2021-11-0143 min
Thunder Nerds⚖️ Digital Ethics, Rights & Responsibilities with Ali Rizvi
In this episode, we talk with Ali Rizvi, Vice President of Product Management at Star2Star, a Sangoma company. We discuss digital ethics, rights & responsibilities of technology companies such as Facebook. There are many aspects to how these entities influence our political climate and unnaturally distort social behavior. Some of the social media algorithms are presented to make our lives better, but do they? Are these types of technologies a fundamental threat to the whole of humanity, or just misunderstood?
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2021-10-101h 05
Mr. and Mrs. Friendly Exmuslim Podcast106 – EPILEPTIC PROPHET PART 2 WITH ABDULLAH GONDAL AND DR ALI RIZVIThis episode is the second installment in the series ‘The Epileptic Prophet’ in which we discuss Muhammad’s neurological condition and possible epilepsy. We were joined by Dr. Ali A. Rizvi to help us with his take on this topic based on his experience as a medical doctor specializing in pathology.
We kicked off the discussion by giving a quick recap of the first episode in this series. We then move moved on to talk about Muhammad’s postictal psychosis symptoms while he was receiving revelation. We then compared the descriptions of Muhammad’s condition in the Islamic literature to the symptom...
2021-10-0500 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviKelly Carlin: Humor, Healing, and Hanging OnKelly Carlin is the only daughter of legendary comedian George Carlin and author of "A Carlin Home Companion." Kelly is an inspirational public speaker, a writer of books and screenplays, radio host, podcaster, and a declared asker of big questions, with a graduate degree in Jungian psychology and a refreshingly unique perspective on life and living. In this episode, we talk about personal healing in these pandemic times, secular spirituality, the role of comedy in the age of wokeness, her life as the daughter of a complex comedic icon, and her powerful new coaching initiative, Women on the Verge...
2021-10-031h 01
Standwithdignity: Hussain PodcastEp 03 Who is Imam Hussain by Maulana Ali Raza RizviMaulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi is a great scholar and Aalim-e-Deen. He was raised in Birmingham, UK. His intial religious education began in Birmingham. Then he moved to Qum for higher education. He has spoken around the world in more than 30 countries. He studied in Hoza-e-Qum of Iran for several years and graduated in 1998 with dual Masters in Islamic Studies and Arabic. He has written and translated several books in English. Some of those are: Kitab al-Tawhid by Shaykh Saduq (the Book of Divine Unity), Introduction to Islam, Islamic Laws.
2021-08-2702 min
Your Choice Our FightEP76: Kicked Off the Plane Because My Toddler Wouldn't Wear a Mask-Getting tased on the boardwalk for vaping: is this what the anti-vape zealots want? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/14/ocean-city-police-vaping-video-boardwalk/ -Jon Stewart brings us real comedy on the Lab Leak Hypothesis and Stephen Colbert crumbles INTERVIEW: Ali Rizvi (@MCrizvi) -The CDC's mask policy for 2-year-olds has real consequences. Ali Rizvi knows, because he was kicked off a flight when his toddler couldn't keep his mask on -Are we basing this on science or theater? -Do any people in public health have kids and understand that toddlers don't...
2021-06-1747 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. Rizvi10 Essential Tips for Newly Divorced Dads — With Elena Locker-TorresGoing through a divorce is always difficult and complicated, no matter what your circumstances. And when there are children involved, it can be even more fraught and heartbreaking. If you are a divorced dad who is fortunate enough to have shared or full custody of your child(ren), you might be surprised at the lack of resources available to help you navigate your new life as a single father. My guest today is trying to help change that.Elena Locker-Torres is a licensed master social worker and family counselor who works with divorced parents—especially fathers—and thei...
2021-05-281h 27
Owais's Podcast#1 Event Management in Pakistan | Ali RizviEpisode 1 of Not so Famous Podcast Chat Show. Ali Rizvi is CEO of Event Management Company and running his business successfully since last 3 years. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way!CONNECT WITH OWAIS✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oseowais✩ Instagram NSF - https://www.instagram.com/notsofamousshow✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/oseowais✩ Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/oseowaispage✩ Facebook Profile- https://www.facebook.com/osyowais#Podcast...
2021-05-1033 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviPhysician Suicides Are Up. Why?Suicide is an occupational hazard for physicians. It is the only cause of death that occurs with more frequency in physicians than non-physicians, at double the rate of the general population. For perspective, 400 physicians take their own lives every year in the US — that's more than one doctor a day. And a survey by the Canadian Medical Association showed that 1 in 3 physicians screened positive for symptoms of depression last year and at least 8% thought about killing themselves during the same time. Recent data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation. What is going on? Dr. Anwar Khokhar is...
2021-05-081h 11
Samjho with Syed Imon RizviWijdani Baad-e-Bahari - A tribute to Ali Wijdanمحترم علی وجدان صاحب کی نئی کتاب میں اس حقیر کو بھی اپنے خیالات پیش کرنے کا کہا گیا تھا، خود ان کی گزارش تھی لہذا اس احقر نے کچھ خیالات پیش کیے اور ان کی زندگی پرایک مختصر نظر ڈالی تھی، ان ہی الفاظ کو آواز کا جامہ پہنا کر آپ کے سامنے پیش کررہا ہوں۔
2021-03-3009 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviIncitement to Violence & Trump's Twitter BanSocial media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have banned the sitting President of the United States for directly inciting the unprecedented violent attack on the Capitol by his supporters on January 6. Filmmaker Jay Shapiro joined me to talk about censorship, free speech, the role of media in a post-Trump world, and a lot more — with a perspective you may not have heard before. This episode was recorded just before Trump was impeached, but as you'll see, we assumed it anyway.Watch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to Unlicensed Therapist on YouTube and hit the notification be...
2021-01-141h 34
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviThe Former Fox News Christian: With Seth AndrewsSeth Andrews was a fundamentalist Christian radio host for ten years. Today he is a secular humanist and atheist activist based in Oklahoma. He is the author of the excellent book, "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian" — more relevant than ever today — and joins me to talk about a lot of things that have been on both our minds: his first-hand insights into the mind of the Christian pro-Trump Fox News viewer; how to achieve unity and common purpose after the deep divisions, racism, and bigotry of the last four years; the future of secular liberalism as it stan...
2020-11-181h 08
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviIs Trumpism Dead? (Live from Four Seasons Total Landscaping)It's OVER. Strategist Mookie Spitz and filmmaker Jay Shapiro join me again to talk about what happened. Yes, Trump lost. But he got 71 million votes. No, there was no voter fraud. But SCOTUS is 6-3 conservative. Trump's gone—but is Trumpism dead? And did he take pollsters down with him? Is it incumbent upon liberals now to reconcile with and reach out to Trump supporters? We talk about all of this and more in our autopsy episode of the 2020 election.Watch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to Unlicensed Therapist on YouTube and hit the notification be...
2020-11-102h 00
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviTrump vs. Biden: Are You Confident—or Terrified?Are you confident Biden will win on November 3? Or are you terrified that it's 2016 all over again? Mookie Spitz — a strategist who consulted for the Andrew Yang campaign — thinks Trump will win. Jay Shapiro — filmmaker and director of "Islam and the Future of Tolerance" — is confident that Trump will lose. Both join me in this episode to duke it out. Let's do this!Watch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to Unlicensed Therapist on YouTube and hit the notification bell to be informed of new episodesFollow Unlicensed Therapist on Instagram: @UnlicensedTherapistPodcastFollow Unlicens...
2020-11-031h 33
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviWhy Trump Won—And Why He's About to Lose: With Filmmaker Jay ShapiroWith two weeks left to go before the election, Democrats are more anxious than ever about a repeat of 2016, despite polling and fundraising numbers that are dramatically more favorable to Joe Biden than Donald Trump. My friend Jay Shapiro—the extraordinarily talented director and producer behind documentaries like Islam and the Future of Tolerance and Opposite Field—joins me to talk about why 2020 will not be a repeat of 2016. Jay is also host of the philosophy podcast, Dilemma.Follow Jay on Twitter: @Jay_ShapiroDiscussed in this episode: Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's Battle of the...
2020-10-201h 52
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviCan Trump Still Win? With Strategist Mookie SpitzAfter his exposed tax returns, his first debate with Biden, and his diagnosis and hospitalization with COVID a month before the election, conventional wisdom would say that Donald Trump is on the trajectory to almost certain defeat. But 4 weeks is still a long time in US politics, and Mookie Spitz makes a persuasive case for why Trump STILL has a good shot — and why we should be cautious about polls. We'll talk about the state of the race now, and why (or whether) Trump can still pull this off.Watch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to...
2020-10-062h 06
What's Really Good with Nathan Allebach#25 Navigating the Worlds of Islam and Skepticism with Ali RizviAli Rizvi is a Pakistani-born Canadian medical science communicator, writer for Huffington Post, Co-Host of the Secular Jihadists Podcast, and author of the book "The Atheist Muslim." In our conversation we covered some of his upbringing, his journey from Islam to atheism, broader cultural conversations on secularism, social change, the "intellectual dark web," and much more. Enjoy!
Follow Ali on Twitter at @aliamjadrizvi
2020-09-281h 39
Jaffari Community CentreBeirut Explosion & Mismanagement; Ali: Guide or Friend? - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Acknowledging the tragic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, and the countless killed, injured, and displaced
- Reviewing initial news which mentions gross mismanagement that led to the accident at the port
- Linking this to the common theme of mismanagement and corruption across many Muslim nations, and the severe impacts it has
- The need for all people to circle back to the teachings of the Prophet, and his example of leadership
- Following the footsteps of his successor, Ali, and his exemplary leadership for the people
- The...
2020-08-0608 min
Jaffari Community CentreKitāb ‘Ali: What is it?; How did it Pass Imam to Imam? - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Two Imams are popularly known as the 'two truthful ones', referring to the 5th and 6th Imams
- Discussing the Shi'a preference of seeking only the most authentic and direct links to the Prophet
- While others go through companions, we find connections through the Ahlul Bayt
- They inherited oral narrations, as well as written documents from their ancestors
- One documentwith Imam Muhammad al-Baqir was the "Kitab 'Ali", which he had shown to some of his companions
- Narrating from Zurarah bin A'yun, who was shown...
2020-07-2835 min
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviWill Trump Win Again? With Strategist Mookie SpitzCan Trump win again? Talking to strategist Mookie Spitz has seriously shaken me out of my complacency. Spitz is a marketing and PR strategy maestro who specializes in healthcare, non-profits, and politics. He is also a writer, rock guitar player (who can seriously SHRED), and was fired by Presidential candidate Andrew Yang (a story you'll definitely want to hear). We talked about the election, the polls, the pandemic, and got into the weeds on what Dems have to do to get it right this time. Spitz is my go-to guy when I want to cut through the noise and...
2020-07-232h 09
Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviWorking Out At Home: With Armin NavabiYou're lazy. You have little motivation. You don't want to go to the gym. And you're stuck at home in these COVID-19 times. But you want to be healthy and look good. Is that even possible? Armin Navabi — the controversial Iranian-Canadian atheist activist whose organization, Atheist Republic, has over 2 million followers and counting — describes himself as all of those things, but has also gotten totally jacked these last few months while the rest of us piled on the pounds. What's more, he did it with minimal to no equipment. No gym membership required. What you may not know about Armi...
2020-07-142h 16Jaffari Community Centre10 Qualities to Complement Intellect; How to Define 'Aql - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- After Imam Ali and Imam Jafar as-Sadiq, the 8th Imam Ali Ridha had the most scholarly interactions, especially through travels
- His qualities were visible to people the more they interacted with him, especially through his scholarly debates and question/answers
- One of his hadith which talk about the signs of a wise person, and how the intellect is not complete without 10 specific qualities
- What is intellect?
- The two categories of aql, how they're defined, and what their qualities are
- Going through the 10 qualities...
2020-07-1023 minUnlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviCoronavirus, #BlackLivesMatter & the 2020 US Election: With Habib Fanny, MDThe subtitle says it all: "A Journey from Ivory Coast to America, from African to Black, and from Undocumented to Doctor." Habib Fanny is a US physician who grew up in the Ivory Coast. He is both an American African and an African-American. He was raised Muslim and is now an atheist. He is an outsider and an insider. He is a prolific writer, with almost 100,000 followers on Quora, where he is known for having fascinating perspectives on a range of issues, often supplemented with lots of charts and data. I was wondering who I could talk to about...
2020-07-061h 50Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviWhy Ex-Muslims Should Speak Up About #BlackLivesMatter: With Maryam NamazieThe murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed have sparked passionate conversations within many marginalized communities about how insidious systems of oppression can be, especially in this day and age. I'm speak with Maryam Namazie — the British-Iranian secularist and human rights activist often credited for making the ex-Muslim movement the global phenomenon it is today — about systemic racism, parallels between Islamic and White supremacy, showing solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter protesters, and her own personal experience being beaten by the NYPD and thrown in jail during a peaceful protest in the early 1990s.Links discussed:Washington Post...
2020-06-182h 02Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviIntelligence and Success: With Anwar Khokhar, MDBack in medical school, Anwar and I used to have a lot of conversations about what success means, what intelligence means, and how much of a role intelligence plays in success. I eventually left clinical medicine to go into medical communications and writing. Anwar is still a practicing internist, and also an aspiring fiction writer and a member of Mensa. We go back and talk about how we defined success for ourselves back then, how (or whether) comprehensive intelligence can be assessed beyond just IQ, what we've learned in the decades since, and, well, the meaning of life.
2020-06-161h 49
uMentor Talk ShowDr. Syed Ali Raza Rizvi - Vascular Surgeon (June 13, 2020)After Dr. Rizvi completed a BS in Information Systems (ISE) at Stony Brook University he worked at the Wall Street office of Citigroup for a brief period. He then pursued an opportunity to serve others and completed a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. There, he developed a passion to work with and within the health care system and culminated his degree with a thesis to develop methodologies for patients to obtain access to quality care. During this time, he also worked at a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractual think tank, ANSER...
2020-06-1332 minUnlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviThe Power of Online Activism: With Pakistani Atheist Harris SultanHarris Sultan is a Pakistani-Australian atheist activist and author of "The Curse of God: Why I Left Islam." His YouTube channel, Pakistani Mulhid, promotes atheism and secularism in Urdu, the language spoken in Pakistan. With tens of thousands of subscribers and an even wider audience, he is able to reach countless atheists in one of the world's largest Muslim countries—in their language—with a message that would land him in jail or worse if he did it on the ground. While "armchair experts" and "slacktivists" were disparaged in the past, we're now seeing how internet connections and YouTube chan...
2020-06-072h 31Unlicensed Therapist | Ali A. RizviOn Death and Dying: With Simi Rahman, MDDr. Rahman is a California pediatrician and dear friend of almost three decades. We went to medical school together. We’ll talk, among other things, about our personal and professional experiences with something that is on the minds of many in these COVID times: death. Join in and send us your questions.Watch the video version of this episode: Subscribe to Unlicensed Therapist on YouTube and hit the notification bell to be informed of new episodesFollow Unlicensed Therapist on Instagram: @UnlicensedTherapistPodcastFollow Unlicensed Therapist on FacebookFollow Unlicensed Therapist on TikTok
2020-06-042h 05
Ask BoneteacherRank 50k to 5k in NEET-PG With 8 Months of Prep!In this Episode We talk with Dr Zohaib, a Star soccer Player. We talk about his journey from a 50k Rank to less than 5k in NEET-PG. We also talk about differences between Professional & Entrance exams, YouTube Motivation & Game of thrones.He shares his Study Strategy of integrating subjects, and how it helped him even though he made mistakes. We talk about New NEET-PG Questions.He also shares what you should take away from watching topper interviews.Join the banter and find out why a Medicine guy took up Or...
2020-05-1928 minJaffari Community CentreWhat is Laylatul Qadr?; Do We Control Our Sustenance? - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- What is Laylatul Qadr?
- What is Islam's view on sustenance of a person? Is it guaranteed, is there a maximum level?
- The importance of Qadr nights, and the multiplied rewards of these nights
- Is Laylatul Qadr a one time event, or a perpetual one?
- Narrating Imam Ali's conversation with Harith al-Hamdani
- Which of the 3 nights is Laylatul Qadr?
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2020-05-1717 minJaffari Community Centre4 | The Qur'an without the Ahlul Bayt | Ali's Relationship with the Qur'an - Maulana Syed M RizviMP3:
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21st Ramadhan 1441 (22nd Night Laylatul Qadr)
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: May 15th, 2020
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2020-05-1528 minJaffari Community Centre15/ Rasulullah & Ali's Self Isolation - Spiritual Check-Up Series - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Related to the lecture series on Imam Ali (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWrxSBgXI99a5ayLbMoMF-ly8TmCZddE)
- Talking about the period of self-isolation implemented by Imam Ali, after the death of the Prophet
- Other examples in history of figures going into isolation such as Prophet Musa or the Prophet in Mount Hira
- Ali's integral role during the first revelation of the Qur'an
- Ali's own narration of witnessing the revelation, as described in sermon 192 of Nahjul Balagha
- Ali's work during his isolation at...
2020-05-1505 minJaffari Community Centre3 | Symbiosis Between Ali & the Qur'an | Ali's Relationship with the Qur'an - Maulana Syed M RizviMP3:
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20th Ramadhan 1441 (21st Night Laylatul Qadr)
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: May 14th, 2020
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2020-05-1531 minJaffari Community Centre2 | Inseparability of the Thaqalayn | Ali's Relationship with the Qur'an - Maulana Syed M RizviMP3:
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19th Ramadhan 1441 (20th Night Laylatul Qadr)
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: May 13th, 2020
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2020-05-1325 minJaffari Community Centre1 | Ali's Self-Imposed Isolation | Ali's Relationship with the Qur'an - Maulana Syed Muhammad RizviMP3:
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18th Ramadhan 1441 (19th Night Laylatul Qadr)
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: May 12th, 2020
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2020-05-1329 minJaffari Community Centre1/ The Virus of Misinformation on Social Media - Spiritual Check-Up Series - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Discussing how this world is filled with test and trials, such as COVID-19
- People are anxious to get information on coronavirus, and are believing and forwarding everything they receive as a result
- Stressing the importance of verifying what you receive, especially before you pass it on to others
- Discussing recent examples such as the story of a cure via a hair strand found in the Qur'an, or the false story of Ayatullah Sistani spending 2 nights in the shrine of Imam Ali
- Media outlets selectively quoting ulema t...
2020-03-2406 minJaffari Community CentreThe Justice that Died with Ali; Ali as an Extension of the Qur'an - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Universality of Ali
- For every milestone of Islam, Ali was the other side of the coin, through various examples discussed in the lecture
- The multiple parallels between the Qur'an and Ali
- Quoting various non-Muslim authors, and their praise for Ali after studying his life
- Discussing Ali as a symbol of universal justice
- Peace is a common wish of all people, however it is only the end result of justice
- Narrating Ali's view on government and it's effectiveness as a tool...
2020-03-1734 minJaffari Community CentreNew Delhi Riot Violence; Coronavirus & the Media - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- The capital of the world’s largest democracy is going through turmoil.
- BJP, the ruling party, was again defeated in the recent election in Delhi and expressed its anger by targeting the peaceful people who were protesting against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA)
- A leader of BJP publicly challenged the police to remove the protesters from Shaheen Bagh in three days otherwise they will do it themselves.
- The police just listened and didn’t do anything to fight the hate speech.
- Within hours, Hindu mobs started gather...
2020-02-2821 minJaffari Community CentreSpiritual Ups & Downs; Taking Advantage of the Rajab Month - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Approaching the month of Rajab, the beginning of the 'spiritual season'
- In Islam, “space” and “time” are not all equal in importance: some are more sacred than others
- Examples of areas that would be considered more sacred, and times that are more important than others
- Similarly, not all months are the same. Discussing 4 months of importance
- The spiritual state of the heart isn't always consistent either
- Narration of Imam Ali discussing this concept
- Various narrations regarding the importance of Rajab
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2020-02-2127 minJaffari Community CentreFighting Coronavirus; Hygiene in Islam & History - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- The global chaotic reaction to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, originating in China
- These are the moments where we need to look at the Islamic guidance about food and drink, and also the simple rules governing the hygiene in our daily lives
- In the last two decades, many schools have instituted the policy where the students are asked to wash their had four to five times a day. This has had an impact in deducing absenteeism. Discussing a study in the US reflecting this
- For a Muslim, even if...
2020-02-0723 minCrossing Faiths23: Does the Quran allow a Muslim to be a friend with a Christian?Matt and John scramble to remember what to talk about. Topics end up including:
Does the Quran allow a Muslim to be a friend with a Christian or a Jew?
What is the "Q" document?
Who wrote the first Gospel? (chronologically)
What is the proper etiquette for buying lobsters en masse? And would a Muslim eat it anyway?
Book review: What does Matt think about Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi?
Support Crossing FaithsLinks:Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer on faith, climate change and who goes to heaven - Religion News ServiceThe Atheist Muslim...
2020-02-0646 minJaffari Community CentreThe Innovations of Salafi Islam; Protecting the Honor of Ali - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Touching upon the Wahhabi accusation of Shi'as exaggerating the status of ‘Ali and Fāṭima, while, on the other hand, we see them degrading their status. And they project themselves as those who represent the original Islam, Salafis.
- Example of the name of Ali, how it was a common practice for the Ahle Sunnah to use radhi ullahu anhu for companions, but karam ullahu wajhu for Ali, reflecting his special status, that he never worshipped idols
- Today, Salafis openly discourage this and 'a.s.' for Ali, insisting on equal treatment of all s...
2020-02-0320 min
Pak-Cord: a Pakistani Podcast#46 - Ex-Muslim (Part 2, Ali Rizvi)This episode is Part 2 of our 2-part series with Ali Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington D.C., U.S. (born in Pakistan) In the last episode (#45) Ali told us about how his search for identity lead him to atheism. In this episode, we ask him for specific questions to understand his mindset - questions like how did he explain this to his family and friends? What if Islam was the right religion? Where do you get your morality from, if you don't have a religion? Disclaimer - this episode may not be suitable for the e...
2020-01-271h 09Jaffari Community CentreRohingya Genocide in Myanmar; Aung San Suu's Inaction in Office - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- 17 judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) voted unanimously to order Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
- ICJ has asked Myanmar to report back within four months on how it was implementing the ruling.
- Representing the Myanmar government at the court was Aung San Suu Kyi who defended her government and described the violence as an “internal armed conflict” triggered by Rohingya militant attacks on government security posts. She argued that there was no mass murder, rape or arson.
- When Aung San...
2020-01-2418 min
Pak-Cord: a Pakistani Podcast#45 - Lost Muslim Identity (Part 1, Ali Rizvi)This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series discussion with Ali I. Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington DC, U.S, but born in Pakistan. Ali is a documentary filmmaker and video journalist - he also was one of the few journalists who worked on the Panama Papers story. Ali is also an open Ex-muslim and Atheist, originally born as a Shia Muslim. In this first part of the series, we talk to Ali about his life story, and how he became the person he is today. He especially discusses how 9/11 impacted everyday Muslims and Pakistanis like him, e...
2020-01-1948 minJaffari Community CentreViolence in Modern Muslim History; Shi'a Fighters Against ISIS - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Remembering the shuhadā’ of Iraq who protected the shrines of Ahlul Bayt and also remembering those who died in the Tehran air disaster flight to Kiev on their ziyarat trip to those shrines
- Discussing violence in Modern Muslim History
- Finding the roots causing this violence
- Muslims had theological disagreements since the early days, however they were confined to discussion, debate, and literature
- The Khawarij was the first group who used violence for their ideals
- They had rebelled against Imam ‘Ali (a). ‘Ali had warned them...
2020-01-1031 min
Hank n HunchoWhy tf would you get falafelWe stroll down memory lane with a hella mysterious man in the shadows Ali the Tech guy, we discuss the philosophical being, the depths of defacation, the dimensions we have yet to break thru, and the social equality and why it’s dope.
2019-12-163h 01Jaffari Community CentreDissecting the Power of Ṣalawāt; How God Honors the Prophet - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Celebration of the founder of our faith, the father of Fāṭimah, the grandfather of Ḥasanayn, the brother of ‘Ali, the best of all the prophets and that is why Almighty Allãh decided to send him as the last one!
- Position of the Prophet in this world
- Human beings are placed at the top of the pyramid of creation
- What is the status of angels?
- The superiority of man over angels as demonstrated during the creation of Adam
- The various great prophets, leading...
2019-12-0643 minJaffari Community CentreCivil Strife in Iraq; Voice of Ay. Sistani; Corruption in Government - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi- Summarizing a visit to Iraq, and the turmoil taking place there
- All 3 capitals of Shi'a power are seeing unrest: Beirut, Baghdad, Tehran
- THis is not a coincidence, but it cannot entirely be attributed to foreign instigation
- The problem of corruption, unemployment and lack of efficient and regular services is a reality which cannot be denied. Saddam was removed 15 years ago!
- The situation in Iraq has reached to a precarious point where the Grand Ayatullah Sayyid ‘Ali Sistani again made a stand. He did not ask the pr...
2019-12-0622 min
AwokenWord#012: Ali A. Rizvi - "Of Myth & Legends"Anuj sits down with Ali Rizvi back in the AwokenWord studio. Ali is an author, speaker, and musician who grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan before moving to the US, and eventually Canada at the age of 24. Rizvi has been writing extensively about secularism in the Muslim world for several years, contributing to The Huffington Post, Quillette and major media outlets like CNN. Rizvi is also a medical communications professional and a trained physician and oncologic pathologist.
Ali's book The Athiest Muslim has been widely read, translated and acclaimed as an important book in a...
2019-07-252h 10
uMentor Talk ShowSaiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi - Islamic Seminary Student, Teacher, and Preacher (June 1, 2019)While in college, Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi focused his studies on politics and religion in the Middle East and the Islamic World. He studied subjects such as Islamic Jurisprudence, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Democracy & Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran, American Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, Terrorism in International Relations, Israeli Politics, and Islam, Democracy, & Violence in the Islamic World. Saiyid Hasan began his formal Islamic studies in 2010 at the Imam Ali (as) Seminary in Orlando, FL and graduated in 2012.
Saiyid Hasan has been continuing his Islamic education in the holy city of Qum for past 5 years. He is focusing on a wide variety of...
2019-06-0232 min
Med School MooseInterview with Ali RizviI sit down with Ali Rizvi, a fourth-year medical student at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ali will be starting his Internal Medicine Residency at Ohio Valley Medical Center in June 2019.
2019-04-1907 min
Dangerous SpeechEp 5: Ali RizviI speak with Ali Rizvi about the difficulties in talking about Islam and topics associated with it such as the hijab.
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2019-03-0657 min
Secular Jihadists for a Muslim EnlightenmentEP74: The Khashoggi Killing: Saudi Arabia, Blasphemy, and MoreWatch the video version of this show: https://youtu.be/TeTLt8OJGFA Ex-Muslims Armin and Ali discuss the Khashoggi killing. Ali speaks about what it was like growing up in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Armin talks about Iran, and they answer your questions on blasphemy, Yemen, "taqiyyah" accusations, Linda Sarsour and the Women's March, and a variety of other topics. Check it out! Listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app: http://secularjihadists.com This episode is one of our live public Q&A sessions. Here you can find dates...
2018-11-121h 56
Atheists Talk Radio ShowThe Atheist MuslimSunday March 4th, 2018 Author, podcaster, and activist Ali A. Rizvi joins us to discuss his book "The Atheist Muslim, A Journey from Religion to Reason". Ali A. Rizvi is a writer, activist, public speaker, and physician. Ali grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as part of a progressive Muslim family, before he moved permanently to Canada in his twenties. As a physician, he trained in pathology (with fellowship in oncologic pathology) at SUNY Buffalo and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and also holds a master of science degree in biochemistry from McMaster University. To...
2018-03-0434 minAtheists Talk Radio ShowThe Atheist MuslimSunday March 4th, 2018 Author, podcaster, and activist Ali A. Rizvi joins us to discuss his book "The Atheist Muslim, A Journey from Religion to Reason". Ali A. Rizvi is a writer, activist, public speaker, and physician. Ali grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as part of a progressive Muslim family, before he moved permanently to Canada in his twenties. As a physician, he trained in pathology (with fellowship in oncologic pathology) at SUNY Buffalo and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and also holds a master of science degree in biochemistry from McMaster University. To...
2018-03-0434 min
See Something Say SomethingEpisode 20: In Conclusion...Colonialism! Hip-hop! Appropriation! It’s a bit of all of the above in this episode. Ahmed talks to Mona Haydar about the video for her song Hijabi, what it means for a Syrian-American to rap, and dealing with microaggressions. Then, Ahmed plays a game of “Did the English Steal This Word From Your People?” with real-life meme, college freshman, and artist of bitterness Kiren Rizvi. Follow Mona @mona_haydar Follow Kiren @gothistani Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads Watch Mona's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOX9O_kVPeo Learn why Kiren is so bitter...
2017-04-1344 min
Polite ConversationsEpisode 26 - Life in Saudi w/Ali Rizvi "The Atheist Muslim"Join me and my good friend Ali Rizvi for a conversation about Life in Saudi Arabia. Ali and I share a very similar geographical background. We both grew up as Pakistani expats in Saudi in fairly liberal Muslim families. It’s always fun to compare notes…We discuss his early years in school, how snowflakes are secret code for The Star of David :P , we talk about the differences between the Shia experience and the Sunni one & reminisce about Betamax, Ramadan TV shows like Full House, Small Wonder, Punky Brewster. The ex-muslim community has grown, and with that comes some diff...
2017-02-171h 30
I Doubt It Podcast#BONUS – “Ali Rizvi – Author of The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason.”Jesse and Brittany talk to Ali Rizvi, author of ‘The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason’ about challenging religious bigotry and religious oppression, Islam’s reformation and how to reform the religion, and remaining an activist in spite of negative responses. Support Ali! Buy his book on Amazon: The Atheist Muslim – A Journey from Religion...
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2016-12-2447 minI Doubt It Podcast#BONUS – “Ali Rizvi – Author of The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason.”Jesse and Brittany talk to Ali Rizvi, author of ‘The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason’ about challenging religious bigotry and religious oppression, Islam’s reformation and how to reform the religion, and remaining an activist in spite of negative responses. Support Ali! Buy his book on Amazon: The Atheist Muslim – A Journey from Religion...
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2016-12-2447 min
Friendly Atheist PodcastEp. 137 - Ali A. Rizvi, Author of The Atheist MuslimAli A. Rizvi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and musician who resides in Toronto. He's the author of a new book called The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason.
Ali lived in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as part of a progressive Muslim family, before he moved permanently to Canada in his twenties. He is a trained physician and a vocal advocate for secularism, science, and reform, particularly in the Muslim community.
We spoke about whether someone can be culturally Muslim, whether there's something uniquely problematic with the doctrine of Islam, and what people like Reza Aslan get...
2016-11-2736 min
Point of InquiryAli Rizvi: Islam and Identity for an Atheist Muslim Religions have always gone through transitions over time. Not only do the faiths themselves evolve, but the role they play in day-to-day life adapts to fit the needs of a given culture. As the youngest Abrahamic religion on the market, all eyes are on Islam, as a debate rages as to whether there is any chance of reform or secularization within a religion that is so deeply woven into the fabric of the Muslim world. Ali Rizvi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and author of the new book Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason. Rizvi i...
2016-07-1850 minPoint of InquiryAli Rizvi: Islam and Identity for an Atheist Muslim Religions have always gone through transitions over time. Not only do the faiths themselves evolve, but the role they play in day-to-day life adapts to fit the needs of a given culture. As the youngest Abrahamic religion on the market, all eyes are on Islam, as a debate rages as to whether there is any chance of reform or secularization within a religion that is so deeply woven into the fabric of the Muslim world. Ali Rizvi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and author of the new book Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason. Rizvi i...
2016-07-1850 min
Polite ConversationsPC Panel Discussion 1 : Haramadan Edition ft. Ali Rizvi, Faisal Al MutarJoin me, Ali Rizvi, and Faisal Al Mutar for a fun and *polite* conversation. We discuss the Ex-Muslim/Muslim identity, the necessity of labels, Ramadan of course, US presidential candidates, Justin Timberlake and much much more. :DFollow Ali Rizvi @aliamjadrizvi & look out for his new book, The Atheist MuslimFollow Faisal @faisalalmutar & check out his work at www.faisalalmutar.comRSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:206732011/sounds.rssSupport the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-07-011h 42
Polite ConversationsEpisode 5 - Ali Rizvi: The Hostage EpisodeIt'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...
2016-03-2758 min
The Legion of ReasonEpisode 161 – The Atheist Muslim, Ali A. RizviIn this, the 161st episode join Christine and me, the Supreme Irreverend Doctor Randy Tyson, in welcoming Dr. Ali Rizvi to our humble periodical. Ali is Pakistan-born Canadian physician/writer residing in Toronto who grew up in a number of locales, including Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as part of a progressive Muslim family. Ali’s writings […]
2016-03-2500 min
播主练习生anchor#608 - Ali RizviAli Rizvi is a writer, musician, physician, currently working on his first book, The Atheist Muslim.
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2015-02-052h 26
TheThinkingAtheistIn the Wake of Charlie HebdoOn January 7, 2015, two masked gunmen killed 12 people, 11 of whom worked for the French satirical newspaper, "Charlie Hebdo," a publication with a reputation for lampooning Islam and its prophet.Terror alerts remain high, and in the wake of the killings, Charlie Hebdo remained defiant, publishing a caricature of Muhammad on its very next issue. Millions of copies immediately sold.Soon after, Pope Francis declared his condemnation of the attack and hi support for free speech, but also declared that "you cannot insult people's faith."The debate rages on. Did these attackers truly represent the religion of...
2015-01-231h 55
Humanists Take on the WorldEpisode 69 – Islamic Reformation with Ali RizviIn this episode we are joined by Ali Rizvi, a writer, musician, and physician who is an ex-Muslim of Pakistani birth. We discuss his background and vision for the future of the Islamic world, among other things.
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2014-11-201h 21
Humanists Take on the WorldEpisode 69 – Islamic Reformation with Ali RizviIn this episode we are joined by Ali Rizvi, a writer, musician, and physician who is an ex-Muslim of Pakistani birth. We discuss his background and vision for the future of the Islamic world, among other things.TwitterHuffington PostDead ShyreSupport the show
2014-11-201h 21
The Exponential You with Nida Kazmi002: Redefining concept of masculinity, why circumcision should not be practiced & being an Atheist Muslim with Ali A. RizviAli A. Rizvi; a doctor, medical communications professional and Huffington post writer; discusses
What is the most lacking thing in our society?
How the concept of masculinity is being redefined in the 21st century, and why this is important for men,
Why circumcision should not be practiced on boys,
Why people hold on to ideologies,
Why he calls himself an Atheist Muslim,
Being a voice for Ex Muslims, the consequences of leaving Islam and why he’s not a fan of religion,
Expression of sexuality & Sex as a means of connecting and not just defining a relationship and
How he's ok...
2014-09-1400 min