Islam: Pull and Peril - Stephanie Tessier & Muhammad Syed

[@EvilUSEmpire]

I left Islam at my early 20s and I am the luckiest man alive, It is so much better to live without fear of imaginary Psychopathic God, I live my life with moral standards that we all can agree on,

[@ishmaelabraham4884]

We all cannot agree on gay rights, porn and sexual revolution.

[@ishmaelabraham4884]

She had a failed marriage so she is naturally biased against Islam.

[@EvilUSEmpire]

Ishmael Abraham, Everybody has biased view, If you are Muslim you are biased to support your believes, But the truth is truth, regardless if we accept it or try to lie to ourselves.

[@ishmaelabraham4884]

I try on daily basis to overcome my bias. I was born in Pakistan but I follow Egyptian, Yemeni and Moroccan schools instead. I also like pious westerners like Isaac Newton, George Boole and Soren Kierkegaard.

[@EvilUSEmpire]

Ishmael Abraham It is not up to you or me to decide if someone else because of their sexual orientation have right to exist or not. It is your personal choice if you want to watch porn or not, But what we as human in modern society agree is it is not your business to tell us how to live our lives according to your religious believes, So if you have hard time understanding what is your business and what is not your business then you should go back where they live their lives according to sharia law and you can fit in that society just fine and continue their barbaric practices and try to dominate the world by killing people who dont agree with you and rape captive woman and make bastard child who would think just like you. Thats how Islam always been and will be.

[@jason0998]

I left Islam a couple years ago, never been happier! I realized how much trauma it has caused me though.

[@melissacontero4613]

What made you leave from islam.

[@raindrops1942]

Good for you. Welcome to sanity.

[@r.m.k.1974]

you left islam because you understood nothing

[@MelaninMagdalene]

You are free to leave, just as I am free to revert.

[@bsridhar3806]

I have had the pleasure of being friends with several Muslims. They have been kind, generous and loving as long as you do not differ with them on their religious beliefs. They are just mental slaves, lacking the guts to question the inconsistencies and atrocities in Islam. Islam enslaves the human rationale. My heart goes out to you. I want anyone who has romantic notions about marrying Muslim men to be careful because Stepahnie's experience is more a rule than and exception. All the best wishes to you Stephanie.

[@abdelhamza229]

B Sridhat All what those mental slaves want is to be free to be in this world. The right you are willing from your bottom heart to deny to them. Fundamentalism begins when people think they have got the truth under their sleeves , so how can you be sure you have become like those mental slaves? A slave of some sort of ambiguous truth about how man is the only god known in this earth. His power of thinking among all other creatures as to alter his surrounding nature is a mere coincidence that cannot make him responsible in front of The One who made him so different and so unique.

[@rational0]

@Abdul Hamza No you are wrong. Mental slaves are not free. They are not even wanting freedom for themselves, and not for others (non muslims/infidels) either. No one is talking of men being gods. You assume too much. And you assume there is god and then go on and on about his "powers" and how he made man blah blah. Let go of your vain pride and ego and realize theat neither you nor species of man is that special or 'unique' (ants are just as unique, so are hydra or dogs or amoebae...all effect the universe and change the their environment [positively and negatively]) . So your "he" does not exist, never did, never could, and his powers are NA (not applicable) . Now be secure in this knowledge, as you seem to know not, and believe wrongly in allah. Be a moral good human and do not transgress on others, do not violate other's rights of mental autonomy, independence of thought and opinion, free speech , right of passage, right to dress attractively or sexy, and right to free information... Say no to hijab (modesty culture) , work with good civilized people to ban cruel halal slaughter, work hard to abolish islam that is fundamentalist and a death cult (has death for apostasy and blasphemy, has too much absurd superstitions, is very harmful and pernicious on so many ways to humans mostly bad for muslims) And relevant to the post- women are often incited and entrapped by muslim men so they can convert them as converting non muslims gets them credits with allah as per islam. That is part of jihad and conversion by deceit , taking advantage of women and spreading by attacking the womb, not by convincing / logics. So rightly all non muslim women should insist now that any muslim man should leave islam to prove his love for her.

[@abdelhamza229]

Rational Dude: First of all I was talking about Muslims right to exist in this world , not about their freedom. Freedom is an ambiguous word people use to express a fictf sensation , for no one in this world is really free, even those in power. Secondly. A rational like you must at least admit facts that cannot be altered, so when you talk about how other species are also unique and how they affect nature, you are far from being rational, you have no decent intellectual honesty to admit ants, hydra, dogs..... Can never acheive what man has done. Allah(swt) does not order me to transgress others, nor violate their rights, nor anything you have said. So your information about Islam are false and cannot enable you to have a good judgement on it. Islam is far from being fundamentalist, :"We made a Moderate nation to be witnesses upon people". "Work for your afterlife as if you are going to die tomorrow, and work for your life as if you are going to live forever". "The best of choices is the moderate one". So Islam is against any form of fundamentalism. Funny when you talk about the experience of this wife here as if it the case in all experiences of this kind, when I have witnessed totally different experiences like hers, when the Muslim husband has nothing to do with Islam , while his converted wife is more devoted to Islam . Rationality is far from fundamentalism, which cannot have a room for others in this world. Islam has a place for you as an atheist while you have no room for a Muslim like me in your world. Does it sound rational to you?

[@abdelhamza229]

Rational Dude I appreciate the fact you are trying to make the world a better place without some divine fictitious doctrines that have caused so much misery thought out the ages. But for me it is a crucial choice to make , and my rationality, even if you cannot Believe I have any of it, makes me more and more a believer. I cannot imagine myself being a product of some evolution that had occured on some an old primate that resulted from a coincidental big bang of some old material uninexplicable existence. I cannot admit your reasoning about the uniqueness of other species when man is the only one capable of transforming nature to something else.Never other species have the ability to take man captive to be studied as men do with those species. No species have dominated this world like men have done. Will you still dodge admitting my point here? Your information about Islam is just what you have learnt from some haters . Even historical facts are not with you when you claim Islam is to eradicate any other religion. Check out about the Jews who had been chased from Europe during the inquisition of 1492 along with the defeated Muslims of Andalousia; they just find refuge in Muslim countries which welcomed them for more than 500 years until the Sionists took them to the promised land. So why those Muslims of 500 yrs ago did not just kill them and rape their wives and daughters and take their possessions, in stead of giving them lands and even high jobs which many Muslims dreamed to have? These Jews were welcomed all along north Africa until Palestine and beyond? So this fact is enough to disapprove the claims of those who made you think Islam is to eradicate you for you are different. Or are you going to assume that those early Muslims did not know their religion very well as these apostates claim here? As far as I know Islam is not a material thing that can be eradicated, Islam is in the minds and hearts of Muslims , so how you can never eradicate it without harming those ? I can agree with you in terms of reforming Islam within itself, for it is rather practiced quite wrongly in many regions , but eradicating it would be a sort of a blind move that would cause only clashes and more clashes. What if I tell you that you are the weapon of those imperialist of the west who you loath a lot, when you try to eradicate Islam ? What if I tell you that Islam is now fighted by Christians, Jews, atheists , even hindous when you think of your atheism as being persecuted by these powers, I just feel the same about Islam . So why don't we respect each other 's choices without belittling one another way of thinking nor way of life, For what it matters for me is the right to be a Muslim without being considered as a terrorist nor a brainwashed stupid blind who believe in fiction.

[@rational0]

"i can not admit ... i can not imagine" :- does not sound rational to me, more like a closed off mind. A rational mind should be able to regard all theories and arguments in an unbiased manner, and evaluate the evidence and logics that support or oppose the claim. Have you seen a sperm under a microscope, and a human egg? Have you seen a fertilized zygote and then the embryo? Can you imagine yourself a product of the sperm and egg? And then slowly transforming into a fetus which grows organs and limbs and becomes a human later which is you? Why can you not imagine humans species evolved from other species? The evidence is overwhelming. So what stops you from accepting the truth? Again your point of humans dominating is more islamic talk of domination etc. Ego and arrogance. Plants (mostly marine plants) have influenced the environment making the oxygen that all animals including man breath today , more influence than man and his pollution. Would you not agree? Or stick you will to your vain arrogant stand "We are special... born in HIS image ... blah blah". islam is an idea (set of ideas), it can be irradiated, like many other ideas that went out before. How we go about doing it is the test for humanity. Do you irradicate by hate anger violence, by genocide like islamics / mohammad did of so many other faiths ( he tried). Or is there a better way , like free speech and free information and independence of thought as a birth right to children so they are not brainwashed by misguided parents and misleading lying mullas? Or do we replace the set of bad harmful ideas with better ones and let people ([young] muslims) choose? You know, if kids get equal exposure to all religions and ideas , almost all tend to reject islam as it is the most absurd and evil to basic common sense. islam only thrives on your evils like your ego, your tribal cultural pride and defense of your culture and identity especially as the west keeps poking the muslims with occasional provocations.

[@kikianasahmad2328]

You people are doing very good work for our people, the ex-Muslims. Keep it up.

[@sarahy2440]

Thank u ex muslim . u guys are a live saver with your amazing lectures at colleges . love watching your videos. Very detailed comparison btw west and east. how personal freedom and choice to leave brutal religion is a need to your health like breathing oxygen and hydrating your body.

[@hinduhistory1407]

Where you from??

[@kabirsingh1682]

Hindu History in sabko Hindu banate hain😂😂😂😂

[@kaloarepo288]

The Islamic conquests of the Indian subcontinent witnessed some of the greatest atrocities and genocides in human history.These things should be talked about a lot more.

[@rupeshvislawath]

+hatessmug, I agree. Hindus are indeed punching bag for World Muslims, Indian Muslims, Indian Media, Bollywood......

[@mahtazdin]

Liberal in America has no idea. How dangerous islam is.

[@ajdz8258]

And note how Muslim community and friends gave up on her right on the spot and only her non Muslim friends who stick by her and provided help support and love

[@joaopedrocaetano4507]

Stephanie is a superb public speaker. She needn't worry. :) She's extremely welcome to continue telling her story and sharing her perspective and her knowledge. She studied for a long time, so she's a treasure trove of insight that I would be very interested in listening to. I look forward to the times when we dive deep into some specific topics and she's there to add her perspective. She's very welcome to attend any conference or give a talk whenever she feels comfortable. I also welcome her expression of her emotions. It helps humanize these issues way beyond the abstract level and really drives home the impact this is actually having when the cameras aren't rolling and you've left the conference and/or the support group. At the end of the day, this is very much about helping people process their emotions, and Stephanie's capacity to stick with it and doing it so publicly is a brave and beautiful thing. There are no wrong feelings and one should be there to witness them and to empathize. It is good that these talks are shared. They might now find their way to people who might not have come across these points of view in the past. Near the end, Stephanie says she hopes her daughters are just such people. It is a heartbreaking piece of her story, but also deeply poignant, and ultimately, I think, hopeful. It's precisely because she's speaking out that she increases the odds, not necessarily that her daughters will come across this video directly, but that having these stories spread out might allow for a more open contemplation of these differing perspectives, and that can only be good for her daughters in the long run. The potential is there for good things to happen precisely because good, thoughtful people have chosen to help other good people share their stories. That is an amazing and unprecedented thing. And Stephanie is playing a part in that. She should feel extremely proud, no matter how isolated she may feel at times in this conversation. No matter how hard living through these experiences was (is), and no matter how hard retelling it all to strangers may be, talking about it is an amazingly good thing and I'm very glad I know her story and that hundreds, if not thousands of others can be witnesses of her experiences too. No matter how small the crowds in these rooms may appear to be, there are hundreds and thousands of us who are still listening and accompanying all these wonderful, brave people. Please don't feel discouraged. EVER! This is only going to grow. I wish Stephanie and her daughters the best that is possible.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

Stephanie is a wonderful speaker, and has a wonderful personality. I do not know why she was over obsessed with body image. It does not matter as much as the contents of her intellect - and her emotional intelligence. And she has loads there. I hope that she finds a new relationship - and because she is free and poerful in her heart, the possibility of this increases substantially. I think she is the type of woman, that many respectful kind hearted men will find attractive. Best of luck to you Stephanie, on your personal journey to the great truth in your heart. And I hope you have a powerful supportive relationship soon that will match what potential you want from life.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

I have watched the entire discussion. Stephanie was very impressive, and put in a powerful performance. I hope that some day her daughters will live in a secular, post-Islamic Libya where women will be able to do as they please without the controlling cult that has destroyed that country.

Consider the petition to remove CNN from airports . As long as there is Islam, there will be no peace. There is no such thing as secular Islam...unless muslims are willing to admit, that Quran is wrong

[@ishmaelabraham4884]

I am an orthodox Muslim and I agree with her that both extremes of sexual revolution and anti-sexual negativity are not the solution.

[@amiraelmaleh3394]

ex muslim from morocco here! i was amazed by your story stephanie. i hope you can reunite with your children

[@DADA_._]

You must know Hicham nostik lol

[@sarahsnowe]

The first Muslim I ever met--in my second year of university in the seventies--knew almost nothing about Islam. When I asked her what kind of Muslim she was (Sunni, Shiite, etc.) she said Islam is a united religion, i.e. no sects. I told her to go to the library and check it out for herself (and also the brutal internecine warfare among the competing sects). She did so and returned shocked and mad as hell, having realized that her parents had told her a crock. It's the same with well-meaning non-Muslims who bleat that Islam is an egalitarian religion of peace. They don't know what they're talking about. I tell them to read the Qur'an and the hadith (which they haven't done, of course) and then we can discuss it. Most of them don't, preferring to parrot the kneejerk regressive-left b.s. they're immersed in, but the few that have checked it out are appalled. Islam is as Islam does, and it's an intellectually preposterous and morally reprehensible worldview. I feel very sorry for the poor kids born into this tyrannical, brainwarping crap who can't even leave for fear of ostracism, physical violence, or death. I do know this: those of us who have educated ourselves about this miserable repression need to speak out and keep speaking out, regardless of the brainwashed Muslims and their enablers who try to silence us and represent us as "racist"--being apparently unable or handily unwilling to distinguish between so-called race and culture.

[@ElectricQualia]

Hilary Knight belief is one hell of a drug

[@almostafa4725]

What a load of crap, you don’t have a clue about Islam

[@MelaninMagdalene]

@@almostafa4725 ..and that is ok. If you’re Muslim, set your intent on being a better Muslim. If not, disregard

[@Cristina6537]

I have heard this same sad story of this mother over and over by different mothers who have lost their children because they no longer believe in Islam!

[@princessmoana3705]

This lovely French Canadian lady stefanie, the beautiful curly hair lady from Saudi, the elegant red head from Lebanon and the gorgeous lady from Pakistan are my favourite speakers from EXMNA!!!

[@ivfchic3316]

Stephanie, my heart goes out to you. I cannot imagine the pain you are going through not being with your girls. Islam or not, this is not right. Thank you so much for sharing your story and I hope you see your daughters very soon

[@maryanosman1685]

I wish she gets to see her children again.

[@henryisotrope2917]

She’s a great public speaker. Please involve her more in EXMNA!

[@mrshoney2624]

Please take the time to watch this video Before you decide to convert to Islam. This lady lost her children because she left Islam. It's a very sad story.

[@esprit-critique]

The theme of this conference should be « one hundred reasons not to convert to islam »!!! This video should be seen by all women! A very important testimony!

[@SR-hu7qr]

Her testimony is a lesson to others who want to convert to Islam, first study it before you decide,Not first convert, and after that study, don't go in to it blindly.I feel very sorry for this women,specialy her separation from children.Suprised this Lady believe he loved her.Sad

[@mrshoney2624]

Yes I totally agree with you study Koran first by your self don't let a iman or a scholar teach you as they hide what they don't want you to see.

[@rammantravadi3980]

Muhammad, great respect to you. Every religion has issues, some maybe more. But what you are doing is leading an important change.

[@jacobsladder827]

I pray that Stephanie's two daughters will soon find their freedom. I believe she made a tough but wise decision. "What rights, other than "reverence" do mothers have in Islam?" A good question that deserves an honest answer.

[@michaeldowning1533]

If I was a Muslim, I would be knocking on your door. You are all fabulous, clear and easy to understand.

[@GreeeenT]

"there's a price to pay when leaving islam always" true dat 💔. I really hope you're reunited with your daughters soon, you're very brave and strong

[@ElectricQualia]

She is stupid, that's what she is, she ruined her life and the lives of her daughters by buying into this romanticized liberal non-sense "religion of peace" .... She is a colossal idiot, and she shouldn't blame anyone but her self and her own stupidity, cry me a fucking river...

[@stephanietessier106]

@@ElectricQualia you are a disgusting human being. If you even qualify as one. I really hope you don’t have kids.

[@MelaninMagdalene]

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[@quamrulsiddiqui4225]

Religion/Faith it is so difficult to ignore that after getting some irrational propositions into the Quran still I can not say I am not a Muslim. Those who succeed to remove this heavy duty load from their heads they are really courageous people.

[@outofbluepills]

quamrul siddiqui, huh?

[@princessmoana3705]

Thank you guys for your work, love from Australia ❤️

[@eiloen]

Great presentation, glad I made it and met you guys. You rock. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@benbisley]

Superb presentation. When I read the quran (taking the suras in chronological order) it became clear to me that the prophet was weaving together prior myths and inventing new ones for his own purposes.

[@kutu3029]

wow...this ladies story is very sad. God help her, I hope she reunites with her children.

[@ellenyepiphaino5560]

If Stephanie Tessier’s daughters have found this video of your mother, please be careful what you’re typing on your laptops, etc. If your dad put a spying device on your grandpa’s computer, he will likely do that to yours, too, in order to monitor your activity.

[@wakeuptoreality5359]

Stephanie, thanks for sharing your amazing story, I hope this helps more converts to analyze their current situation

[@sivirgo]

I just hope that she can be reunited with her children

[@ammarsaleh9120]

You are a brave woman! Thank you got sharing this! An ex-Muslim here too! 🖐️

[@xfghkhjfsejid]

Wish you all the best Steph. Your stories will hopefully help soften hearts and change attitudes.

[@jonjosenna5581]

Very bright and brave, lady. Impressed by her being able to tell that story, without breaking down emotionally; which would be understandable. Hope you are reunited with your daughters.

[@chetan_naik]

I never knew an ex-muslim story could be this interesting. Feel very sorry that you lost custody of your children.

[@stephanietessier106]

I have custody actually. But the father illegally retains them where Canadian law has no basis.

[@aline8576]

@@stephanietessier106 I’m sorry that you can’t be with your children it makes me so angry that Islam causes things like this to happen do you have any advice for someone like me who needs to look like they are practicing Islam? I was raised as a Muslim and after coming out to myself and my non-muslim friends as a member of the lgbtq+ community I did some research about queer Muslims and that lead me to channels like this one and I left Islam but my parents would disown me if I told them so I have to look like I read Quran I don’t have to cover my hair but I don’t get to wear shorter dresses or shorts. how did you deal with making it seem like you were a practicing Muslim while being depressed and knowing that the religion is harmful? thank you so much for sharing your story it reminds me that I’m not alone

[@123kkambiz]

Her story can be a good real movie for Hollywood . Thank you for uploading this great video.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Matter of fact there was a film entitled "Not without My Daughter" that was produced years ago,that covered similar territory, but it could NEVER be made today. Given the Hebdo massacre, the Rushdie affair, etc., the MSM and Hollywood are terrified of Islam.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

No. Her story is real. And it is a story of human triumph. Unfortunately, Harveywood has not produced a story like that in years. Maybe an independent film producer can run with the her experience ?

[@ishmaelabraham4884]

Hollywood should make a movie about Merwa Sherbini and Abeer Qasim Al-Janabi too.

[@mahtazdin]

Yes we need to make movie so people wake up

[@ladis5090]

Segregation of women from men will not solve any problem; teaching men/women to keep their mind clean will.

[@almostafa4725]

Or you can do both

[@Muka-Lap]

IM EX Muslim From Indonesian....God bless you

[@cocoxo3424]

We want more of her. She's very informative

[@ajdz8258]

So brave of Stephanie to speak out really outrageous and upsetting what her husband did to her but sadly it happens often with Muslims married to non Muslims

[@mahtazdin]

Yes. It does. :( 50% of the time. You take big risk marrying Muslim. Cuz the man or woman maybe be normal when you first meet. But as they get older. They get deeper into practice islam. And they change. Is sad cuz if only he could see that he can still be Muslim. But you have not right to change your mind you have the right to give your daughters a choose. Wish there was a middle ground.

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

Islam IS SICKENING! It is the biggest cult in the world. Horrible. I hope it will soon vanish! Thank God this people opened their eyes!

[@carmenismyname]

Thank Ratio and logic you mean. And these people didn’t open her eyes. They were already opened bcs she used her brain

[@marthawood2]

Stephanie, you are brave, May the Eternal One protect you and others who have left the Muslim.

[@waelben2000]

Lol this is funny because this video has 18k views. The Arabic translated one is probably over 500k and there are multiple ones not only one. You guys are doing an amazing job. Love and respect.

[@waelben2000]

@@austin426512 it's circulating on FB.. a few not only one.

[@waelben2000]

@@austin426512 I couldn't find it.. the title had nothing to do with the content, but with the right title, I found this among another 3. This has the highest views in this title category. When I come across it again, I'll post it here. This one has 24k. facebook.com/996961130369628/videos/1848435335222199/

[@msmorningstar2116]

@@waelben2000 I'm surprised fb hasn't taken it down.

[@LeutherGreengager-ip1uw]

Lovely, cultured panel. Educated and articilate. ❤️

[@Nadd108]

Incredible story, this deserves a movie !! What a horrible Libyan man.

[@outofbluepills]

Nadeem Ahmed, there already is a movie of almost this exact story, "Not Without My Daughter," starring Sally Field.

[@claymore345]

this really made me cry. my heart goes out to her.

[@chetan_naik]

Your 5 year old daughter that pointed out the misogyny will surely come out of Islam.

[@stuarthastie6374]

Chetan Naik we can hope her daughter will come out. But it may be wishful thinking. She was a rebellious 5year old. The indoctrination by family is likely to be comprehensive . Especially considering the state of education in a war zone in a failed state.

[@custardthecat5763]

5 minutes research would show anyone what that religion is all about. I think she was hasty and wasted many years before getting out. It didn't need to happen.

[@sfyr]

5 minutes! Sigh.. The same could be said of Atheism/Christianity/etc. Confirmation bias is the most effective way to go on living a lie.

[@sfyr]

Ch2149 In order to be a fair judge, you can not have biases, toward or against. You need to listen to both sides of an issue to form an intelligent opinion. Here's the other side: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4vQk6alpLmaedk

[@sfyr]

T Singh: There's always two sides of a story, just because someone tells you one thing doesn't make it always the true version. Be fair and listen to the other side: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4vQk6alpLmaedk

[@sfyr]

T Singh: So it's ok for you to stoop so low, but not ok for Muslims?! Sigh.. Objectivity is essential to an accurate evaluation, but unfortunately being objective isn't easy. Again, be fair and listen to the other side: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4vQk6alpLmaedk

[@talvindersingh3143]

sfyr ok point taken .

[@wouiddydez2552]

This reminds me the story of a Iranian muslim (Rastagarpour) married to a Vietnamese girl. They were divorce. One day he went to her place to take their boy out and spent some time with him. This was their arrangement. But that day, he left with the boy and never came back. He took the kid to Iran without telling his ex-wife. The woman was devastated but she couldn't do anything.

[@peps7274]

I am a French citizen living in Turkey for more than ten years now, and the guy at the end asks a very good question. When we dont know Islam, it's difficult to have a sound opinion about this religion, cause as Westerners, we are not confortable criticizing it basedon sound understanding and knowledge. Still, to have a Christian background helps a lot, cause actually, the part of Islam which is not compatible with Western life style is actually pretty much the same as the similar part in Christianism, and a simple way to build our own opinion is to look the difference between the Islamic principles and Muslim practice on key topics like equity gender, LGBT recognition and rights, abortion rights, Darwin/evolution, contraception, right for women to divorce, right for women to have sex outside of marriage, use of condoms in order to stop AIDS diffusion, right to critize or caricature God... I mean any one who wonders about Islam should just pick up one of these topics, and read reference books or internet pages or videos in order to learn and compare Islamic principles and Islamic practices. Then, you will understand that principles are one thing and practices are an other. While a lot of Muslims have a life style compatible with Western world, many of them also have very conservative rules which we can challenge without being accused of being racist. It's a bit of work, but while speaking for myself, I can say that I am now able to say exactly what I can accept or not from Islam just like for Catholism...

[@waelben2000]

you guys are amazing. stephanie regardless of how much your kids are brainwashed one day they will surely realize what happened. slip them one of the new arabic videos about atheism. You have the amazing Sherif Gaber or Hamed Abd Elsamad. These two get a lot of views and they speak arabic, so they literally break everything apart in pieces.Even Sami Eldeeb is fantastic too. there is a wave of enlightenment advocates in arabic now. they are all new but they are fixing a lot of the damage.

[@ajdz8258]

Hope she will get the chance to have her children back

[@NubianNarrator]

This woman is a true hero.

[@samarontruesomali2215]

I’m somali muslims leaving in the uk If one of muslims friends, family or wife found out I will be in trouble for the rest of my life

[@icekitty400]

Samaron Truesomali It's a shame that the British government don't do anything for the people in its country that leave islam. They seemed hell bent on hate speech laws but practically turn a blind eye to apostates that are being targeted by muslim communities.

[@mohammadosoly1575]

Keep up the good work guys

[@lorrainericardo8680]

Islam has a long history , and is a bloody trail,

[@freefromreligion8090]

Excellent video! Stéphanie is great! I usually not watch long videos. I watched the first 33 minutes and I'll continue soon. Watch from 25:00 the reasons Stéphanie left Islam. She realized that this religion doesn't make sense, mostly for women!!!

[@lizzylass4805]

this woman is brilliant.

[@icekitty400]

God bless you Stephanie. Your a strong and beautiful woman, I hope you will one day see your children again. Thankyou for your story and experiences. Love from the UK 💓

[@roberteriksen6434]

This got real dark real fast O.o

[@kyre11-v6t]

I don't know what's going on, I just turned 18, since my starting teens I've always questioned it. Sometimes I'm feeling islam is great. Sometimes I see islam for the problem it is. I don't know what to do😔😔

[@ExMuslimsOrg]

Spend some time studying. Read the seerah's (Ibn Ishaq, Tabari) and Hadith. Look up the fiqh rulings on issues you are concerned about etc. It's all pretty obvious if you spend the time looking through it with an open mind.

[@srnp0007]

*MU54B* :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKnSqYOXpbWrjs0

[@kyre11-v6t]

Savan Othman but theirs so many faults with his religion?

[@samboyyy7821]

What I would suggest is watch videos from speakers corner e.g. "EFDawah", "All Truth Revealed" etc. channels. If you live in UK, go to speakers corner. Other than that, research. May ALLAH (swt) guide you.

[@kyre11-v6t]

Usama Ali that is what I'm doing, everything is pointing to religion being messed up, there may be positives, but they are also negatives. What I've realised is that no matter the proof you show a Muslim, he/she will always deny the evidence you bring up. Just saying that Muhammad was not perfect will make you have a target in your back😶

[@radarada7954]

I don't have any Islam background or Islamic experience, but listening to Stephanie, I can't keep my tears. What a sad story. I wish her and her kids to reunite as soon as possible. It's one of the cruelest act ever done by holding her children away from her.

[@anonymousdogooder1845]

Heartbreaking. Very sorry for all you went through.

[@udaysheorey1490]

Lots of ex-muslims, "pundits" and talk-shows discuss and describe the evils and contradictions of islam, but no one provides a practical solution how these can be removed. Some courageous muslim individuals whisper that the root cause of strife throughout the world is the koran and the hadiths, but no one appears to have spelt out how to get the hateful and violence-inciting parts expunged. This is the only way that will enable islam to coexist with people throughout the world and to live in peace and harmony. Any practical workable suggestions?

[@jemts5586]

Providing community for those who criticise and/or leave Islam in is a part of the solution. People need to talk about all this for things to change, but if they're afraid for their lives, how can basic discussion happen? If discussion or deconversion can't even happen, how can changes be planned and implemented?

[@udaysheorey1490]

S. S. Here's a reasoned (and thus necessarily a somewhat lengthy) response to your encouraging response. 1. I have been following the views of Imam Tawhidi and many other "muslim progressives" or "muslim scholars" (that in itself is a contradiction, an oxymoron!), Indian muslim pragmatics (eg. Tarek Fatah, Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed, Wali Rehmani, etc), apostates and non-muslims who discuss threadbare and point out inconsistencies in the koran (eg. Robert Spencer, David Woods, etc). 2. Except for the apostates, I have found no one who crosses the line of saying that the only way islam can be made acceptable to the rest of the (non-muslim) world is for the hateful and violence-inciting parts to be expunged from the koran and hadiths. That is, the people who still profess that they are "muslims" stop short of crossing the line, that "where even angels fear to tread"! 3. "Muslims believe that quran is the unchangeable word of god...". This is like the famous saying of Nietzsche (German philosopher): a visit to a lunatic asylum to see the inmates fervently praying does not convince me of the presence of God. Nothing man-made is can ever be "non-negotiable". 4. ‎Countries (Iran,N.Korea) can be made to consider giving up their nuke programme if a sufficiently strong and sustained financial sanction is applied. This should give us inspiration that the koran can (and must) be edited. 5. ‎This task can NOT be left to muslims. It would be like entrusting the task of rewriting the criminal jurisprudence system (of democratic countries) to co-conspirators and aiders & abetter of looters, rapists, murderers, ... 6. ‎In any case, there is nothing sacrosanct about the koran. Please evaluate the history of how and why the koran was put together and subsequently made more violent (thru "abrogation" and editing).

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

The movie ‘ not without my daughter’ has to be mandatory for everyone in the west!!! Would have saved her much suffering...

[@lindanicholson5620]

# READ THE BOOK, that the movie is based on, for an even more powerful revelation!!

[@msmorningstar2116]

@@lindanicholson5620 I bought that book. Her daughter wrote a book also after she became an adult. Last I heard, both mother and adult daughter were still in hiding.

[@sumar392]

May God show you the way, the truth and the life.

[@chetan_naik]

Zeeara Don't rely on God, find the right path yourself.

[@sumar392]

And what is the right path?

[@jemts5586]

@@sumar392 Skepticism and an open mind?

[@sumar392]

JemTS, And how has skepticism and open mind helped you to come to the right path of truth?

[@jemts5586]

@@sumar392 It made me realise that religion is not the ultimate truth it claims to be, but is man-made and imperfect. That's a good start. If you can notice when things are flawed or biased, then you can do a better job analysing information and making decisions. I don't know that there is such a thing as "a path of truth." If there is, I doubt or would be in human religion.

[@gideondavid30]

In the Middle East, men have the power. In Canada, women have the power. Sucks she didn't stay in Canada.

[@annegreengables6367]

Her husband was so smart and cunning that he would have taken them away somehow.

[@mikkosaarinen9001]

This is so important.

[@vkrgfan]

A parent can love his/her child in a very delusional way. ~~ Sam Harris I can't believe that Stephanie still has so much faith in her husband after he told them that he would rather they are raped and killed here than going back to Canada. As a mother, I would not be able to sleep at night knowing that he is so reckless and suicidal with his thoughts and my children are there and I'm unable to see them. That's what trauma bonding looks like when a victim defends abusive practices. Abuse doesn't have to be physical, more often than not it's emotional and psychological abuse.

[@NikolajLRasmussen]

Absolutely awesome, Stephanie. You are such an inspiring person! So sorry to hear about your struggle and your fight to provide the best for your children. Also agree with Mohammad regarding the demonisation by the right and the fetishation by the left, and I say that as a very staunch leftist.

[@sarahsnowe]

Absolutely. Well said. The regressive left has much to answer for (and I too speak as a left-winger). In refusing to acknowledge the very real repression and violence demonstrated by Islam, they just give ammunition to the right. We're seeing the fallout now in Europe. Not pretty.

[@louiset3438]

She looks like Nigella Lawson (not important, just an observation) I wish her well, brave woman ...

[@teawithsu]

Thank you all! ❤

[@superatheist9821]

Wish you be with your girls and happy and peaceful life. 😇🙏

[@superatheist9821]

Video time 6:40 , thank you for understanding and coming back to humanity. Love from human.

[@superatheist9821]

With Miss Stafanie experience about Islam, is it not good point to ask people to learn first about Islam and Quran. And after understanding what is written in Quran, then allowed to call herself or himself Muslim?

[@ajdz8258]

And it's amazing how she stays unbiased clearly she understood Islam well enough and the end she talks about Muslims hypocrisy and mental gymnastics so ridiculous

[@gemstone123]

So sad.. I hope she gets her kids back❤

[@spacecase7566]

Stephanie. My heart ached listening to your story. Your story reflects what my muslim friends experienced getting shipped away from Canada into Saudi/Iran and stripped of all of their rights. I hope your children will be reunited with you soon. When you say your husband was a good man... I feel as though you were still blinded by the entire experience when you say this. Perhaps he was a good man but he played you using sharia/Islam. You are such a strong person.

[@thejupiter1744]

The only truly safe way to leave Islam is to enter the witness protection program.

[@alixmordant489]

Good talk. (I love her dress, so pretty!)

[@delhijyotidelhijyoti]

Such a 😣 painful story.. i hope and wish you get your kids back.

[@MirzaSarkar]

This is a heart breaking story.

[@Hai-t9e]

I am listening

[@glengurung8812]

I admire there bravery..God bless..Nepal stands with you..

[@Mpostana]

Very strong woman 👏🏿

[@AviZvi]

You two were excellent. Thank you for your honesty and bravery. Best wishes.

[@hebrew80]

The 2021 year start of Nailing Islam. Islam is on air, thousands are knowing the comedy inside the Quran daily.

[@Opinionsarefree]

Keep up the great work

[@lorrainericardo8680]

if people leave their catholic church , it's because they don't understand it , and they don't even bother checking it out more and read the bible ,, the bible is known as the book of life and truths ,, and it's true ,, when I was younger , and was not practicing my catholic faith ,, I thought of joining other churches , but then I thought , before I do that , I'll check out my own church , and just started from the beginning , I returned to the church and mass, and confession , so I could receive Holy Communion , because I felt drawn back to it , then I started reading the bible and also started saying the rosary , and prayed to God to shown me the truth of things and to let nothing evil deceive me ,, I felt something very strange that was happening to me ,, I felt like I returned home ,, Now I'm sixty eight yrs old , and I would not even dream of leaving my church because it is so rich with so many spiritual gifts ,,even if many priest fall, they are human , just like we are , and they do struggle , but their calling is very high and more is expected of them , and so I'm asking all you people , if you feel lost , please return to God through your catholic church ,, , or at least Christian roots ,, please come back to your Heavenly Father , He is waiting for you to return to Him ,, before you are truly lost , God is Merciful even to the sinner , which we all are ,

[@msmorningstar2116]

I ❤ being Catholic, it's such a beautiful religion. So blessed~~

[@phoneacian]

She left her faith for a cult and then joined another cult atheism.

[@jafaar6202]

Please from someone who grew up in iraq...MUSLIM society...don't become a MUSLIM but if you insist. Then read the Quran and a Islam more then two time ...but please from the bottom of my heart don't become MUSLIM.....I know it's look like iam taking your freedom of choice 😔😔😔

[@elizabethdsouza6062]

Dear Stephanie I am happy for you now that you're out of the shitpit.I will pray that your children come back to you one day.Believe they will come back to you.My older sisters are trapped in this filth too,one is almost out.I understand your pain. God bless you dear

[@cocoxo3424]

Everybody should know about the sex slaves thing. Its just NOT right! Ppl should know the truth.. Please keep speaking up. No wonder why is is are raping women. Im so angry

[@aline8576]

This is going to make me cry I might be in a similar situation as an ex-muslim woman if I don’t get out of my family situation they could make me marry a man seeing her being somewhat okay and be able to share her story and live through this makes me think that even if i end up in this situation I will get through it and there will be a community for me and people that will help me but unlike her I will make sure to give away my eggs if I do have to marry a man that I don’t want to marry I can’t imagine not getting to see my children i won’t have children that are born into this religion i will let my children choose the way they want to live their life and if they choose Islam that will be their own choice and not a choice made for them

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watched all of it 1:36:08

[@rassulzamel6876]

Thanks guys

[@robertbenoliel1453]

Allah is muhammad and muhammad is Allah ...................

[@darmikisten6129]

Great job

[@lorrainericardo8680]

when we are young , we are so naïve and gullible , and when we see someone that we like , we feel imprinted by them , so we think we fall in love with them , but it's not love , it's lust and whatever else , we are impressed by the other

[@stephanietessier106]

I was already converted before I met him, FYI. I have deep sexual trauma, that’s what made me see Islam as a positive thing.

[@gabrielh2505]

There was a movie like this.

[@outofbluepills]

"Not Without My Daughter," starring Sally Field.

[@msmorningstar2116]

The book Not Without My Daughter gives more details than the movie. The daughter of that story wrote a book also.

[@tttan1843]

Looking at her situation, seems there is no solution except a miracle. I believe in miracle as a follower of Christ, I pray that the lady heart will touch by Christ. Give Jesus a shot. God will find a way when there seems to be no way. Pray hard that her ex husband will encounter Jesus.

[@wouiddydez2552]

wow.. I was thinking the same thing. I just sent her an email about that.

[@agator9419]

Brave woman that was nothing but the Lord who kept the hedge of protection over her. The Lord Jesus Christ is Grace and Mercy and love, may God protect and keep these Ex Muslims safe.

[@wakeuptoreality5359]

What? The Lord? Jesus? She is an atheist now. I don't believe she has any appreciation of any religion

[@lindanicholson5620]

@@wakeuptoreality5359 # While there is Breath/Life; There IS Hope that She will Come to know, Love & Worship the ONE TRUE GOD/Yahweh & Believe in The Lord JESUS CHRIST/Yeshua Hamashiach/Messiah....Who Died for her Sins, & Rose Again. REPENT of SIN & Believe IN The LORD JESUS CHRIST for ETERNAL LIFE. # JESUS IS RETURNING SOON!

[@transformoktav4481]

LoL, I bet you not even watch full video.

[@JN-bq9wu]

I am happy there r videos made of ex muslims bc there r still alots of muslims following islam and whoever left is big deal for media but they cannot make a video ofex christian bc no christian is actualy following their own religion.so for me as amuslim its positive to see and whatever points they pull as excuse to leavestudy them deep according to islam end compare them what other religion said about same things(not what other society said as religion is being discussed here) and every time i find islam better than all and feel proud to be a Muslim

[@ketanindia2914]

Ohh god such a pain full experience....stunned this women's husband is bastered

[@izzyreneau5702]

But why did people convert into Islam due to these reasons (as in they were doubting Christianity or something) , why didn’t they convert into Hinduism or Buddhism or any other religion more peaceful other than Islam?

[@wouiddydez2552]

Islam recruits aggressively.

[@joehammedjoestar5985]

@@wouiddydez2552 correct

[@misssubliminal5192]

It is worth mentioning, I would like to remind the you that the Qur’an forbids any dealing with prisoners except by granting them freedom or exchanging prisoners during wars for self-defense.