Episode 31: Islam and Identity Beyond Belief | With Ali Rizvi

About this episode

A conversation with Ali Rizvi about faith, identity, and the challenges of criticizing religion.

A thoughtful conversation with Ali Rizvi, author of The Atheist Muslim, on faith, identity, secularism, and the challenges of criticizing religion without dehumanizing people.

People in this episode

Guest: Ali Rizvi

Topics covered

• Islam
• identity
• secularism
• faith
• criticism of religion

Keywords

• Islam
• identity
• secularism
• Ali Rizvi
• The Atheist Muslim
• criticism of religion
• dehumanization

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Atheist Muslim

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