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Life and culture: Author of "Why I am not a Muslim" and "The Origins of the Koran" speaks

In this May 2021 interview, Dr. Brubaker asks well-known author Ibn Warraq about his life and experiences. Warraq shares reflections upon a wide range of topics, including his own departure from Islam as a young man, and the development of his thought on matters of political philosophy over the years, which have been shaped by his life experiences and reading. 00:00 Introducion 02:26 Channel update 03:27 Interview start 04:26 Ibn Warraq's general summary of his life and writings 07:39 A crisis of identity 09:07 On writing "Why I am not a Muslim" 10:55 On family and subsequent books 12:05 September 11 14:01 On his interests beyond the Islam-related topics 15:35 Next steps 17:00 The "clash of civilizations," cancel culture, political correctness, etc. 18:36 The role of honor and shame 21:55 Ibn Warraq's developing views about secularism, secular humanism, and Christianity 23:21 "What becomes really important is truth" 24:17 The importance of unquestioned premises, and the importance of free inquiry 25:44 Reflections on the (American) political left and right 27:14 On slavery and abolition as an example of the West's capacity for self-criticism 30:22 Similar with the rights of women and sexual minorities in the West 31:08 The power of words, the importance of the Declaration of Independence, and the danger of allowing self-criticism turn into its opposite: self-hatred