She mentioned we will put you behind bars, inshallah and we will hang you inshallah and that's where I was taken aback

for a split second I thought okay someone's acknowledging that I'm Jewish. That's a good thing. But then the realization came on that this is not a good thing. This is bad. Things are not going to end. They locked the door to their house and called my parents.

They said you have to wait here until they come, until we can investigate this matter.

We have a wild episode for you. William was born and raised in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

After rejecting Islam for Judaism,

he fled for his life to seek asylum in the United States.

He now writes and speaks about the dangers of extreme Islamism and importance of religious freedom.

This is a wild journey that you've never heard before. And also in this episode you'll hear from our sponsors

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This is William's journey to finding America, Judaism, and Ashm.

Here we go.

I'm Yaku Langer and you're listening to Inspiration Or the Nation.

Thank you so much William for coming here.

Originally your name was Reza.

Reza. Okay. And you grew up in Iran as a Muslim.

Could you tell us about your childhood?

I was born and raised in Tehran, Iran as you mentioned,

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