Zara Kay: The Defense of Women in the Islamic World

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Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 28 May 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Zara Kay is an ex-Muslim activist with first-hand perspective and strong opinions about Islam. She joined me for a candid conversation about Muslims, feminism, "Islamophobia," the Left, and the important work we must do to fight the fundamentalists.

Follow Zara on Twitter at @zarakayk
Faithless Hijabi is at https://www.facebook.com/faithlesshijabi
VIDEO of this discussion is at https://youtu.be/7Bfs-H1fx2c

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0:42.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by Seth Anders.
0:52.0	Today's broadcast is a conversation with ex-Muslim activist Zara K.
0:58.0	The conversation originated via a Skype video discussion.
1:02.0	There is a video link in the description box.
1:05.0	We had a not great connection.
1:08.0	Beyond that, though, I'm really glad to have her as part of the show.
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