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  • After a preliminary discussion about the many similarities between Islam and Mormonism, tonight we go into further detail with @apostatealaddin who grew up in the purity culture of Islam within Saudi Arabia. Join us as we compare and contrast the rest of the list.  

    Click here to watch pt. 1

    Click here to watch pt. 2

    Click here to watch pt. 3 (this episode)

    You can watch his full interview here

    Find Apostate Aladdin

    YouTube:  @ApostateAladdin  

    IG: @apostatealaddin 

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  • After an incredible conversation with @apostatealaddin about the purity culture he grew up in within Islam in Saudi Arabia, we realized there were many similarities between Islam and Mormonism.  Join us today as we compare and contrast a full list.  

    Make sure to stay on after our livestream has ended to be automatically directed to Apostate Aladdin's channel, where we will finish the conversation.

    Click here to watch this interview (pt 1)

    You can watch his full interview here

    Find Apostate Aladdin

    YouTube:  @ApostateAladdin  

    IG: @apostatealaddin 

    LinkTree https://linktr.ee/ApostateAladdin 

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  • ​ @ApostateAladdin  grew up in Saudi Arabia which is a Muslim majority country with strict laws originating from Islam. After going abroad to college, he recognized his learned racism, bigotry and bias was a direct reflection of the religion he was raised in. A deep dive into the theology, history and hadiths made him question everything, including his own ethics.  He details how research and deep critical thinking led him to leave Islam behind, and what the consequences are of speaking out on his YouTube channel. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Watch his previous episodes here:

    Ex-Muslim Opens Up About Sex and Islam in Saudi Arabia | The Story of  @ApostateAladdin 

    An Ex-Mormon & Ex-Muslim Compare Notes ft.  @ApostateAladdin 

    https://www.youtube.com/live/g0xEu2cacEo?si=TwWZtNPOLVeOZuA9

    An Ex-Mormon & Ex-Muslim Compare ALL Notes ft.  @ApostateAladdin 

    Find Apostate Aladdin on Social!

    YouTube  @ApostateAladdin  

    IG: @apostatealaddin 

    LinkTree https://linktr.ee/ApostateAladdin 

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    00:04:34 Apostate Aladdin's life growing up in Saudi Arabia

    00:07:03 How Apostate Aladdin's experiences with non Muslims deviated from what the Quran teaches

    00:09:25 Islam: A religion of peace or a religion of violence

    00:10:54 How a lack of context surrounding the Quran can lead to Islamic extremism

    00:12:43 How beginning to question Islam impacted Apostate Aladdin

    00:15:11 Other aspects of the Quran that led Apostate Aladdin to question Islam

    00:17:27 When living a strict religious lifestyle doesn't provide answers to questions and doubts

    00:21:32 Breaking core doctrine as step in the deconstruction process

    00:24:50 Overcorrection after leaving and managing emotions effectively

    00:27:41 The importance of having emotional outlets and having a community

    00:31:40 Have empathy for those disparaging you 

    00:33:18 The role of labels and identity when leaving a high demand religion

    00:36:49 When the status of someone's personal beliefs is a bigger deal to others than it is to them

    00:37:59 Realities of speaking out against Islam and the very real threats that people face

    00:42:44 What the justifications are for extreme laws regarding those who leave Islam or speak out about it

    00:44:52 How the idea of a perfect Islamic practice can cause harm to others

    00:47:09 The importance of nuance and different sects in the discussion of Islam

    00:49:44 How Islam is growing so quickly and is on track to surpass Christianity in numbers

    00:52:41 How identity and taking your time to find your identity after leaving Islam is important

    00:54:07 How Apostate Aladdin chose his name

    00:54:57 Advice for those who are leaving a high demand religion
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  • Following up her incredible initial interview, today we are joined again by  @InfidelNoodle  .  We discuss her research on youth Islamic radicalization and the internet, and how high control groups appeal to young people.

    Raised in a strict Muslim community in Australia, YouTuber Infidel Noodle led a double life for 5 years before making the big decision to leave her parents’ home before marriage. This meant she would be cut off from her family due to disobedience and not fulfilling her role as a woman. When she posted on TikTok about her heartache being ostracized, her video went viral and she decided to remain vocal about the struggles exMuslims face. However, for the safety of her loved ones and herself, she wears a mask to remain anonymous.

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Watch her initial interview here here

    Find her on Social!

    YT:  https://www.youtube.com/@InfidelNoodle

    IG: @infidel.noodle 

    Resource for those leaving Islam and need help:  https://www.freeheartsfreeminds.com/

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  • Raised in a strict Muslim community in Australia, YouTuber Infidel Noodle led a double life for 5 years before making the big decision to leave her parents’ home before marriage. This meant she would be cut off from her family due to disobedience and not fulfilling her role as a woman. When she posted on TikTok about her heartache being ostracized, her video went viral and she decided to remain vocal about the struggles exMuslims face. However, for the safety of her loved ones and herself, she wears a mask to remain anonymous.

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Find her on Social!

    YT:  https://www.youtube.com/@InfidelNoodle

    IG: @infidel.noodle 

    Resource for those leaving Islam and need help:  https://www.freeheartsfreeminds.com/

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    Venmo @sheliseann

    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 

    **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**

    00:03:02 Why Infidel Noodle wears a mask

    00:03:59 Reactions Noodle has received for speaking out on her channel

    00:06:35 What it was like for IN growing up in South Africa

    00:07:39 Life in New Zealand

    00:10:12 The changes a young IN experienced once her parents introduced fundamentalist Islam into her life

    00:11:42 How the modesty requirements increased

    00:14:52 The changes IN experienced when she moved to Australia

    00:18:10 Did IN push back on the strict rules with her parents?

    00:20:42 Studying the scripture is what made IN want to leave Islam

    00:26:13 Infidel Noodle would hide her "regular" clothes in the car

    00:29:18 Finally, after 5 years, IN told her boyfriend about her double life

    00:29:58 The tense time IN got spotted outside wearing shorts

    00:31:50 At 20, IN decided she didn't want to live her double life anymore

    00:33:56 The falling out Infidel Noodle had with her parents

    00:38:54 IN planed her escape

    00:41:10 Leaving the community behind

    00:43:19 Infidel Noodle posts to TikTok and goes viral

    00:47:34 How IN's siblings responded to her leaving Islam

    00:52:13 The de*th threats IN gets

    00:56:28 What made Infidel Noodle start a YouTube channel to speak out further?

    00:58:54 Is IN worried about people finding out her identity?

    01:00:31 The consequences of leaving Islam

    01:03:48 What brings Infidel Noodle joy now?

    01:05:24 linda, listen

    01:07:41 Why Aisha goes by "Infidel Noodle"


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  • Zara Kay went viral when she was wrongfully arrested and detained for seemingly no reason. She tweeted that she needed help and since becoming an Australian citizen, she got the consulate involved. It appears that the Tanzanian, Islamic cult she grew up in, was unhappy with her outspoken (contradictory to teachings) opinions on social media and seems to have paid the Tanzanian police to arrest her while visiting home during the pandemic in 2020. No formal charges were made after ransacking her home and detaining her for hours. Soon after her release, personal information and messages were leaked to the public, her family and her received multiple death threats. She now runs The Faithless Hijabi where she provides support for ex Muslims. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Find Zara on social media: 

    IG: @zarakayk  

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ZaraKayk (The Untethered Mind)

    Website:  https://www.faithlesshijabi.org/

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    00:02:45 Zara's Strict Upbringing in Tanzania

    00:06:45 Zara's Desire for More in Life

    00:09:58 Strict Rules of Zara's Childhood

    00:14:24 Hijab Wearing Practices in Zara's Community

    00:15:54 The Influence of Islamic Culture in Tanzania

    00:26:51 Zara's father changes his mind last minute about her moving out

    00:28:57 Zara's New Experiences as a College Student

    00:31:44 How Zara felt like breaking former rules 

    00:34:31 Learning about s*x from magazines

    00:38:44 Zara's terrifying jump out of the comfort zone

    00:41:07 Zara's face to face confrontation with a gay man

    00:42:44 Zara Begins Receiving Threats for Speaking Up on Social Media

    00:48:58 Why Tanzania police unexpectedly arrested Zara

    00:53:42 Zara's experience with the corrupt police of Tanzania

    00:57:34 CW:  Attempted SA in Tanzanian Jail

    01:00:48 Zara escaped charges but couldn't leave the country

    01:02:54 Zara's family got de@th threats after leaked messages

    01:06:44 Tanzanian cult leaders are HOW rich?!

    01:09:11 What is the "Faithless Hijabi?"

    01:14:40 Precautions Zara Takes for Her Safety

    01:16:06 How Zara is doing now

    01:18:15 Linda, Listen


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  • Joining us today to follow up her incredible interview is South Asian ExMuslim, Haram Doodles.  In one of her first public appearances unmasked, she recounted what it was like growing up with a life of restriction and fear from her parents, her culture, and God-- and why and how she ultimately left Islam.  Today she addresses the controversial topic:  Islamophobia.   

    Speaking out on social media as an artist and ExMuslim Atheist, her art is a collection of haram (forbidden) doodles that advocate in solidarity with other courageous ExMuslims who’ve left Islam as a protest of Islam's strict restrictions.  Her hopes are to spread the word about Ex-Muslim Awareness Month this December. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Watch her initial interview here

    Find Haram Doodles:

    Twitter: https://x.com/HaramDoodles

    IG: @haramdoodles  

    Official website: https://haramdoodles.com

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  • One of her first public appearances unmasked, South Asian ExMuslim, Haram Doodles, recounts what it was like growing up with a life of restriction and fear from her parents, her culture, and God.  She reveals the details of why and how she ultimately left Islam.  Speaking out now on social media as an artist and ExMuslim Atheist, her art is a collection of haram (forbidden) doodles that advocate in solidarity with other courageous ExMuslims who’ve left Islam as a protest of Islam's strict restrictions.  She tells her story to spread the word about Ex-Muslim Awareness Month this December. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Find Haram Doodles:

    Twitter: https://x.com/HaramDoodles

    IG: @haramdoodles  

    Official website: https://haramdoodles.com

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    **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**

    00:03:26 Haram's life growing up as a child to immigrant parents and a Muslim

    00:06:21 Planting seeds of doubt with the dinosaurs

    00:08:38 Haram's teen years living with cognitive dissonance and finding ways to grow socially

    00:10:58 What pun*shments looked like for Haram growing up

    00:11:53 Haram's anxiety about doing the wrong thing and the pressure to answer to a higher power

    00:14:27 How learning about other religions gave Haram some perspective on the world

    00:16:24 The differences between how men and women are treated in Islam

    00:20:45 What the Quran says about women and how Haram felt about it before and after college

    00:23:47 How purity culture and modesty rules in Islam are viewed as protection for women

    00:27:47 Haram's experience with facing marriage early, how college allowed her to put it off, and the rules she faced around going to school

    00:30:23 Religious reasoning for young women and girls getting married

    00:33:31 Studying the Quran in college from a professor who was also a Muslim

    00:38:01 How women inflict gender roles onto themselves under the influence of Islam

    00:40:37 How did Haram's mother feel about her role as a Muslim woman

    00:43:22 Shaming others for not practicing Islam

    00:43:46 Figuring out what is means to be an American Muslim

    00:44:07 Figuring out what is means to be an American Muslim

    00:46:07 The lack of support and shaming from Haram's family for not following a Muslim lifestyle

    00:48:12 The difficulties of a lack of individuality for Muslim women

    00:49:29 TW: Su*cidal ideation

    00:51:51 How Haram met her husband and why she started Haram Doodles

    00:57:39 What Haram Doodles has done for Haram and her followers

    01:00:08 How Haram's drawings can help activate a person's critical thinking in a softer way

    01:03:03 Finding bravery in her work as an artist

    01:05:01 Haram's moment of freedom in Norway

    01:11:54 Truly listening and seeing ex-Muslims for who they are and not for their choice to leave Islam and ex-Muslim awareness month

    01:14:22 How Haram is doing now

    01:16:22 Taking back power over your own body

    01:19:38 Linda, listen


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  • Joining us today to follow up her initial interview is Sara Glass.  Sara vulnerably shares in great detail about what it was like navigating s*x, pregnancy, chiIdbirth and postpartum as a Hasidic Ultra Orthodox woman who was also gay. 

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    Watch her initial full interview here

    Find Sara on social media:

    Website: https://www.drsaraglass.com

    Book: “Kissing Girls on Shabbat” 

    IG: @drsaraglass 

    LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/drsaraglass

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  • Sara Glass knew she kept falling in love with women, but that didn’t matter. She knew her place as an Ultra Orthodox woman. She was placed into an arranged marriage to a man shortly after graduating high school and she painfully left her girlfriend behind. Sara vulnerably shares in great detail about what it was like navigating s*x, pregnancy, chiIdbirth and postpartum as a Hasidic woman who was also gay. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Find Sara!

    Website: https://www.drsaraglass.com

    Book: “Kissing Girls on Shabbat” 

    IG: @drsaraglass 

    LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/drsaraglass

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    00:03:56 Growing up in a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn and falling in love with other girls as a teen

    00:05:57 Sara grapples with who she has been taught God is, Jewish law, and her actions

    00:07:32 Keeping an open heart and connecting to the story with your own struggles 

    00:08:27 How marriage classes surprised Sara and the emphasis on the holiness of consummation

    00:12:20 How a lack of s*x education led to confusion and an invasion of privacy from the Rabbi

    00:18:52 What Sara's first pregnancy was like and her complicated feelings afterwards  TW: m*scarriage

    00:22:06 The differences between m*scarrying a girl fetus and a boy fetus

    00:23:40 Sara's husband takes the rules even further

    00:25:49 What it was like giving birth without her husband in a secular hospital as a Hasidic Jewish woman

    00:27:22 What the rules for birth control were in Sara's community

    00:30:44 Gender roles in the Hasidic community and how the community is built around them

    00:34:16 Mental health in this Hasidic community and Sara's fight for higher education

    00:39:21 More rules around giving birth

    00:42:48 What does Sara wish the medical staff would have done differently?

    00:45:36 Sara's experience in college learning about the LGBTQ+ community

    00:48:49 How Sara's social work classes applied to her own life TW: Marital r*pe

    00:50:56 Rules for men around s*x

    00:52:52 Divorce in the Hasidic community and the conditions Sara had to agree to to be granted one

    00:56:20 Sara finally feels like she's in her own body

    00:59:42 Sara expands her horizons in the secular world before remarrying

    01:05:28 What did the Rabbis say about the LGBTQ+ community and men vs women

    01:07:36 Sara finally decides to live an authentic life

    01:12:20 What it means to leave a Hasidic community and the difficulties Sara faced

    01:13:07 What Sara's relationship with her family is like today

    01:14:31 What Sara's chosen community looks like now

    01:17:26 Future writing endeavors


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  • Anyone can get sucked into a cult or be manipulated by an enthusiastic leader with bad intentions. Harvard graduate Joelle Tamraz, was young, enthusiastic and a perfect target for this specific yoga guru. Seeking enlightenment, purpose and peace, she came across a man who swept her off her feet and used spiritual manipulation to eventually exploit her and her family out of thousands of dollars. In this follow up episode we will discuss how exactly he got people to believe he had special powers and the ways in which he sucked them into his financial exploitations.

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    Watch her previous episode here

    IG: @joelletamraz 

    X / LinkedIn / TikTok: @joelletamraz

    FB: www.facebook.com/joelletamraz1/

    Book: The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga: A Memoir

    Website: https://joelletamraz.com/

    YouTube: @elevatingvoices

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  • Join us live as Charlotte Medlock, former devout follower and right-hand employee to the infamous Guru Jagat, breaks down the various manipulation tactics implemented by the "Guru" in her rise and abrupt death.  From sleep deprivation, to spiraling out of her sense of identity, we discuss how Kundalini Yoga was turned into a modern New Age cult.  

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    Watch our original interview Charlotte:  How Narcissistic Yoga Guru Jagat Exploited Her Followers

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    TikTok: @charlotte.medlock

    Instagram: @charlottesface

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  • The new MAX documentary “Breath of Fire” exposes a dark side of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini yoga. Today we are joined by Dr. Jules, who was featured in the doc, for a follow up to her initial C2C interview. What does it truly mean to wake up out of the “yoga matrix” after 8 years and find some sort of normalcy in life?

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    Full length interview with Jules

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  • Searching for community and a higher purpose in life, Dr. Jules Hartley found herself in a Kundalini Yoga class which promised a life of prosperity. All she had to do was follow the prescribed lifestyle, wear a turban, practice yoga and meditation at 4am every day, follow a specific diet and cleanses and essentially worship the late Yogi Bhajan.  It would take 8 years before she realized it none of the claims were true, her life was falling apart, and she was essentially in a cult. Watch her in the new documentary “Breath of Fire” airing October 23rd on MAX.

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    IG: @jtotheules 

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    00:03:53 What led Dr. Jules to seek yoga and meditation

    00:11:21 Dr. Jules' chiIdhood and religious background

    00:16:23 Dr. Jules goes to her Kundalini yoga class 

    00:17:46 True Kundalini yoga vs Kundalini yoga in LA

    00:21:08 How this style of Kundalini yoga came to be

    00:30:10 How Yogi Bhajan's teachings were manipulative and controlling

    00:33:12 Yogi Bhajan's teachings get passed down to the next generation of teachers and across the globe

    00:38:47 How the culture of LA and Yogi Bhajan's version of  Kundalini yoga created the perfect storm

    00:44:43 How the ab*se of Yogi Bhajan is enmeshed with his style of Kundalini yoga

    00:50:18 The expectation of women being with other women in the teachings and White Tantric Yoga

    00:55:03 Sikhism and Guru Jagat

    00:55:58 Hari Jiwan and his wife begin teaching classes

    01:01:02 Hari Jiwan's inner circle

    01:04:09 Dr. Jules' mental wellbeing after 8 years in the cult and what made her finally leave

    01:16:13 How Dr. Jules got to be where she is today

    01:23:37 How her naturopathic education aided her deconstruction and understanding of what she went through
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  • Breaking News - Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Sentenced to Prison.  Today we are joined by ex cult member, Kendra Lee Bryan, who has been following the case closely and will walk us through all of the sentencing updates. 

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    For more information, watch these videos:

    Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Sentenced to Prison w/ Lauren Mathias

    Sentencing Hearing | Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Sentenced

    Judge Locks Up YouTube Mom Ruby Franke After She Begs for Forgiveness

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  • 8 Passengers’ Ruby Franke pleads guilty to her charges with a plea agreement.  Kendra Lee Bryan of [Cult]ure Shock joins us to discuss the details of the plea deal, and reveal harrowing details of what Ruby’s family endured. Kendra, a fellow cult survivor, is a valuable asset to C2C.  She has come upon some hard times, and we'd like to support her by helping her find a job (unethically laid off), and throwing her some donations in the meantime.

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    venmo:  @thekendrab

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    https://www.youtube.com/@KendraLeeBryan.  

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  • Kendra Lee Bryan has been following the case closely and will walk us through all of the updates since our last livestream. 

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  • Fingers have been pointed and blame shifted from the alleged perpetrators Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt in court. Are we really surprised? However, more and more people are coming forward to attest to the awful treatment Ruby and Jodi have both inflicted on others aside from Ruby's own. Joined by Kendra Bryan, we will discuss some of the new updates in the case.

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  • Breaking news with Mormon mommy blogger Ruby Franke who was arrested for extreme CA. Join me, Andrew Gold and Kendra Bryan to discuss the details of the arrest. 

    Click here for the 1st part on YouTube on Andrew Gold's Channel before moving over here. 

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  • Join us to further discuss the awful book "To Train Up a Child". As a follow up to our episode together, we will answer your questions!

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    Watch her episode first here

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