How Supporting a Terror Organization Became Trendy: EP 01 with Asra Nomani, Author and Activist

HumanityPOV

Feb 4 2024 • 1 hr 21 mins

In the wake of the worst terror attack waged on Jewish people since the Holocaust, the world has witnessed a shocking response from many in the western world.

How did so many young people come to justify inhumane acts against civilians as some type of resistance?

Today's guest is Asra Nomani: author, activist, feminist, and co-founder of the Muslim Reform movement, explains this situation.

A Muslim herself, Asra has become one of the leading voices speaking out against the expansion of Islamic extremism.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

  • Asra's long time friendship with colleague Daniel Pearl, who was executed in 2002 by terrorists, and how this tragedy propelled Asra into a lifelong pursuit of the dismantling dangerous ideologies.


  • Asra's  journey reconciling her cultural background with her desire for personal freedom.


  • Who is behind expansion of radical terrorist ideologies?
    • Asra has traced this in detail, in her book, "Woke Army: The Red-Green Alliance That Is Destroying America's Freedom."
  • Asra's pilgrimages to Israel and the West Bank, debunking myths about the region with first hand experience
  • The universal struggle for equality faced by women and girls in various cultures.


  • How to find clarity, hope, and take action in the name of human freedom.


Links:

Asra's Book: Woke Army

Asra's Organization: Clarity Coalition

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