S04E06 - A Story About a Successful Deradicalization

(Este episodio especial está enteramente en inglés) (This episode is entirely in English with a brief intro in Spanish) Sohail Ahmed was born in London in the early 90s, his parents were from Pakistan and until he was 6 years old his family professed a pacific version of Islam. Then his parents were influenced by other families that began to connect to mosques lead by imams with more extremist interpretations of the Quran. That's how at a very young age he was taught to hate the infidels (kuffar) and he wished to become a martyr (a shahid). But by the age of 8 he also discovered he was attracted by kids of his same sex. He knew that homosexuality was punished by death but he couldn't leave his family and his faith and he didn't know how to deal with what he felt. Thus began the road to radicalization, which ultimately lead him to plan a terrorist act in his hometown that hopefully he did not execute. That incident together with his approachment to evolutionary theories and the acceptance of his sexual orientation turned his life upside down. We are so thankful for the opportunity to have a conversation with him and for all the mind blowing (and painful) experiences he shared. This was recorded on April 19th, 2024. ---- Sohail Ahmed nació en Londres a principios de los 90, sus padres eran de origen pakistani y hasta los 6 años su familia profesaba una versión pacífica del Islam. Luego sus padres fueron influenciados por otras familias que comenzaron a conectarse con mesquitas lideradas por imanes con interpretaciones más extremistas del Corán. Así fue como a una edad temprana le enseñaron a odiar a los infieles (kuffar) y deseó convertirse en un martir (shahid). A la edad de 8 también descubre que siente atracción por los varones. Sabía que la homosexualidad estaba penada con la muerte pero no podía dejar su familia y su fe y no sabía qué hacer con lo que sentía. Así comenzó el camino a la radicalización, el cual al final lo llevó a planear un atentado terrorista en su ciudad, el cual no llegó a ejecutar. Ese incidente junto con el acercamiento a las teorías de la evolución y la aceptación de su orientación sexual dieron vuelta su vida. Estamos muy agradecidos por tener la oportunidad de conversar con él y por que nos haya compartido tantas experiencias sorprendentes (y dolorosas). Este episodio fue grabado el 19 de Abril de 2024.

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