Debating Truth with Jan

#029: White Muslim reverts on creating European Islamic identity @Islam4europeans

Had a great chat with Rob from @Islam4europeans about the challenges of being a European revert and how can reverts create their local Islamic identities, without sacrificing their own culture, language, and history.

#028: How existential crisis & philosophy led Ferdaus to accept Islam? (Singapore Muslim Revert@Shaherald)

Ferdaus is a Chinese Muslim Revert who lives in Singapore with his family. He reverted to Islam 8 years ago and I had a great time chatting with him about his story and all the troubles that come with embracing Islam as a new revert.

Christian & Muslim revert have a friendly chat about God, Islam, Atheism & Metaverse (with Luke Caverns)

I had a great chat with Luke Caverns who is a fellow YouTuber about religion, God, and his understanding of Christianity. We mostly talked about Islam as well as atheism so I hope you'll enjoy our friendly discussion :)

#027: Christian & Muslim revert have a friendly chat about God, Islam, Atheism & Metaverse (with Luke Caverns)

I had a great chat with Luke Caverns who is a fellow YouTuber about religion, God, and his understanding of Christianity. We mostly talked about Islam as well as atheism so I hope you'll enjoy our friendly discussion :)

#26: Muslim Reverts on Practicing Islam in Workplace (alcohol,handshakes, praying.. w. @Think Revert​)

I had a great chat with Mark from @Think Revert about the challenges of being a Muslim in today's workplace. We talked about free mixing, teambuilding activities, handshakes, making your prayers on time, alcohol, Riba or even working at haram industries. 

#025: When to move to a Muslim country? (Make Hijrah ft. Omar Sherrer)

How do you decide when is the right time for you to make Hijrah and move to a Muslim country? I've interviewed one of the founders of the "Make Hijrah" website Omar Sherrer about this topic from a revert perspective, so hopefully, you'll enjoy our discussion.

#024: Dr Laurence Brown talks how to become a Muslim and follow Islam (ex Atheists)

Dr Laurence Brown is a retired Air Force officer, the medical director and chief ophthalmologist of a major eye center in the Middle East, an ordained interfaith minister, and the author of four books of comparative religion and three novels.

#023: Apostasy in Islam Explained (ft. @The Muslim Skeptic - Daniel Haqiqatjou)

#022: Are most Europeans hidden alcoholics? Alcohol addiction explained (with Dr. Rainer Spanagel)

Dr. Rainer Spanagel is a professor of psychopharmacology at the Central Institute of Mental Health (Mannheim) of Heidelberg University, where he is director of the Institute of Psychopharmacology. The institute’s work centers on the animal experimental and translational research of alcohol and drug addiction. Dr. Spanagel also studies how addictive behavior can occur with other psychiatric disorders, specifically anxiety, depression, and ADHD, as well as conducting research on social exclusi...

#021: Is the Bible & Christianity True? (ft. @Blogging Theology)​

Is the Bible & Christianity True? (ft. @Blogging Theology)​

#020: Contingency & Necessary Being Arguments Explained [P2: Philosophy Series w. Abdul]

This is a second episode of the new starting a new "Philosophy Series" where I'll dive deeper into philosophical arguments with my guests. This time we're going to go over the contingency argument for a necessary being together with Abdul who's a panelist on the @Thought Adventure Podcast !

#019: Why Dutch Anti-Islam Politician Became a Muslim? (Joram van Klavaren interview)

This is a podcast interview with Joram van Klavaren who is a Dutch politician and from 2010 until 2014 he was a member of the Dutch parliament for the anti-Islamic political party "Freedom Party".

#018: Kalam Cosmological Argument Explained [P1: Philosophy Series w. @The Muslim Metaphysician]

I'm starting a new "Logic Series" where I'll dive deeper into philosophical arguments. The first guest is @The Muslim Metaphysician who will break down the Kalam Cosmological Argument for us.

#017: Afghanistan: Shocking truth behind Taliban's return to power (interview w. Afghan from Slovakia)

Interview with an Afghan Slovak about the truth behind the Taliban's return to power. Timestamps: 00:00 Jawid's background and how he ended up in Slovakia in 1987 04:19 What was the situation in Afghanistan in the 1970-80s? 07:37 What was the reason for the military coup and Russian invasion in1970s? 11:00 What was the political system in Afghanistan in the 1980s? 12:25 How many ethnics groups live in Afghanistan? 15:36 How did the religious resistance towards the Russian occupation begin? 1...

#016: Who is a good Muslim? (Aanghel talks MMA, psychedelics​, and learning about Islam)

Anghel from The3Muslims returns to talk about Islam and his life as a new convert.

#015: How to do effective Dawah in the West (ft. Zeshan from The Ummah Times)

How to do effective Dawah in the West with Zeeshan from The Ummah Times.

#014: History of Islam in Bosnia & Future of Islam in Europe (Dr. Stef Keris)

Recently I spoke with an author and a historian Dr. Stef Keris, about the history of Islam in Bosnia. We'll also touch on the future of Islam in Europe and Slovakia as well.

#013: Islamic Finance Explained - Wisdom behind Prohibition of Riba (interest) w. Almir Colan

I had the big privilege to interview Almir Colan, who's a Director of the Australian Centre for Islamic Finance (AUSCIF) and CEO at Olive Investments. I believe that today's podcast episode is the most important one for the Muslim and non-Muslim communities because we're going to dive deep into Islamic finance. Some of the topics that we discuss include: what is Riba (interest) and why is it prohibited in Islam, how does Islamic bank issue a mortgage or a loan, why did the global financial c...

#012: Living in Palestine (interview w. Fadya Risheq)

Recently I had a chance to chat with Fadya Risheq who's a Palestinian currently living in the US and she's also a member of American Muslims for Palestine in Texas. We talked about a daily struggle for Palestinians who live under the Israeli occupation. Hope you'll enjoy the interview.

#011: The Biggest Challenges for Muslims Today w. @Gabriel Al Romaani

I had a chance to chat with Gabriel Al Romani about the biggest challenges that new Muslims and born Muslims face in today's modern world.

#010: Islamic Sharia basics for new Muslims: Fiqh,Fatwa,Tafsir,Madrasa,Madhhab (w. Hamza The Historian)

I recently interviewed Hamza the Historian who's an American convert to Islam who's a Ph.D. student at the Islamic University of Minnesota. He also holds an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago. We discussed topics such as sharia, fiqh, Islamic history, madhab schools, and much more which is super useful for any new revert like myself.

#009: The secret history of Islam in Europe. Was Islam "spread by the sword"? (Dr. Stef Keris)

Recently I spoke with an author and a historian Dr. Stef Keris, about the history of Islam - mainly its spread across the world, with the focus on Europe. Was Islam "spread by the sword"? Did Muslims convert forcefully people in different countries to Islam? How did non-Muslims live under Muslim rule in today's Spain? What about Muslims living in the West today? For further info about Dr Stef’s work and project visit stefkeris.com. His specialist full-day workshop about being a Muslim in the...

#008: Aanghel talks about Atheism, Islam & Marriage (new Muslim interview)

Aanghel returns! After a few months, Aanghel stopped by again to talk about atheism, his journey through Ramadan, psychedelics, Islam, how to look for a wife, and much more.

#007: Brave New World - Problems with Atheism, Morality & Science (The Muslim Skeptic​​ interview)

I recently spoke with Daniel from Muslim Sceptic about the issues that come from embracing atheism as a worldview in connection to the recent TV show Brave New World and the question of morality. We also talked about science, evolution, and the future of YouTube debates.

#006: Why we need to shut down Pornhub (interview w. Haley McNamara)

I had the pleasure to interview Haley McNamara, Director at the National Centre for Sexual Exploitation which is responsible for bringing the issue of Pornhub and child pornography into the public eye and getting over ten million videos for unverified users removed. Pornhub is removing all videos uploaded to its site by unverified users, millions of videos in total, as part of a crackdown on user-uploaded content after Visa and Mastercard suspended service.

#005: Islam in the West & the Role of Reverts (ft. Yusuf Ponders)

How do you practice Islam in a non-muslim country? What's the role of reverts in Dawah in the West? Should you study philosophy to reach enlightenment?

#004: Islam vs Modernity & Liberalism (Muslim Sceptic Interview)

This is a full interview with Daniel who runs the "Muslim Sceptic" YouTube channel as well as the Alasna Institute about Islam, Modernism, Liberalism, and much more.

#003: From Prison to Converting his Family to Islam (Talib from Hameed Family)

Recently I interviewed Talib from the Hameed Family YouTube Channel. His story to embracing Islam is really interesting and today we're going to discuss his upbringing, criminal lifestyle, Christian background, prison, suicide attempt, and Islam. One of my favorite interviews so far :)

#002: Who is Allah? (Interview w. Imam Karim AbuZaid)

Imam Karim AbuZaid is the President of the Colorado Muslims Community Center and today we're going to chat about the topic, that is very dear to my heart which is "Who is Allah?".

#001: Why Aanghel Converted to Islam and Became a Muslim?

Aanghel is a famous YouTuber who recently converted to Islam, so I had him on the show to talk about all there is in the universe and beyond.