Why Juli Jalaluddin of Malaysia Left Islam 15 Years Ago

Juli was born in 1972 and grew up in Malaysia. She went to Colorado at 19 to study and grew more westernized. By her 20s to 30s she stopped praying, started drinking alcohol but still believed in God in general, albeit a kinder version. She started reading about other religions, becoming more agnostic, and then in 2005, after going for small pilgrimage in Mecca, she became an atheist. She has since left her country, married her American boyfriend, and currently living in Boston. Her husband is an ex-catholic atheist, and their lives are pretty much free from religion.

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0:00 Introductions
1:47 Juli’s religious background and what sparked her skepticism
7:46 Juli’s journey out of Islam and her encounter with other religions
14:44 How Juli’s home state which is under Islamic rule forced her and her family into conformity.
19:06 Juli’s journey to Meccah as an agnostic and how her experiences there further fueled her questioning of Islam.
25:50 Channel announcements.
26:36 Julie’s experiences in Meccah (continued)
32:50 How ultra-conservative / ultra-religious societies breed sexual frustrations and foster a system of sexual harassment
36:30 Islamic rituals borrowed from ancient Pagan cultures.
39:08 Julie’s thoughts on the Kaaba. Do people from other religions feel the same sense
44:04 Classsismand racism in Meccah during religious pilgrimages
48:00 Is Malay special rights similar to the apartheid system?
51:00 Malcolm X’s opinion and experience at the Hajj in Meccah
54:12 Did Muhammad teach racism?
55:27 Julie’s life after the trip to Mecca
56:28 Joining online communities for ex-Muslims and being doxxed and how Julie’s family responded to this incident.
1:09:05 How Julie cut off her family to give herself space to deal with her personal issues.
1:13:26 How Julie left Malaysia and moving to Norway.
1:15:02 The campaign to expose mutards in Malaysia.
1:16:38 Julie’s second instance of being doxxed by a tabloid reporter in Norway and the fallout it caused in her hometown.
1:23:50 How big is the underground ex-Muslim community in Malaysia?
1:25:44 The impact of the internet on making information and supportive community more readily available.
1:28:43 Would Juli envision herself setting up an organization to help ex-Muslims? The importance of community
1:36:20 Did Juli get any online threats?
1:42:43 Does Aceh practice Hudood?
1:43:56 How Abdullah and Juli came across each other
1:46:01 The impact of Islam on Malaysian politics and day-to-day life.
1:49:33 Final remarks