Canada: University cancels speech by ex-Muslim-turned-atheist in light of New Zealand terror attack

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This overreaction is as disquieting as it is ridiculous. Armin Navabi doesn’t call for any violence and doesn’t sanction the New Zealand attacks. What Mount Royal University is saying here is that any criticism of Islam at all could lead to violence, and therefore must be shut down. That means that any opposition to jihad mass murder, and any opposition to Sharia oppression of women, gays, and others, and any opposition to Islamic Jew-hatred and misogyny, must be shut down. The New Zealand attack is being used to further the longstanding Islamic goal of imposing sharia blasphemy laws upon the West.

“MRU cancels speech by ex-Muslim-turned-atheist in light of New Zealand terror attack,” CBC News, March 21, 2019 (thanks to Vikram):

An ex-Muslim who is now an atheist and secular activist says Mount Royal University is overreacting by canceling his talk that was planned on campus for Thursday.

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Armin Navabi, who lives in British Columbia, was being brought in by the Atheist Society of Calgary to share his journey and discuss the reasons he doesn’t believe the Islamic faith can be reformed.

But now he says he’s disappointed he won’t get a chance to engage in some passionate discussions with staff and students, including those who still practice Islam, because of MRU’s last-minute decision.

“What do they want? Do you want to have less conversation? Isn’t less conversation exactly what leads to people having extreme radical positions,” said Navabi,

“I mean the less words exchanged between us, the more fists and bullets are going to exchange between people. Having more conversations is exactly what you need in the face of some tragedy like this.”

The Atheist Society of Calgary says it was hoping to provide a safe space for open communication and a chance for people to learn more about atheists, from Navabi’s perspective.

The group says it was also an opportunity to let some people know they are not alone.

“There are people that really resent the ex-Muslims, the ones who have been Muslim and left, they are in a really tough position, and we just wanted to give them, and students that might be in the same position, in the closet, an opportunity to communicate and to explain to people where they are coming from and why,” said Lois Edwards, who is a board member of the Atheists Society of Calgary, and an atheist contact with the Interfaith chaplaincy at MRU.

Navabi says he always struggled with his Islamic faith growing up, even attempting suicide at age 12, as a way to try to escape his fears.

Eventually he left Islam, became an atheist, and began sharing his journey with others through his podcast, a book, and talks across the globe.

He says his goal is not to convert people, but to show them that people can disagree and still get along.

“If I don’t really don’t [sic] like Islam that means I hate Muslims, that’s what people think. But we show them, no we are very much against Islam but we get along with Muslims the same way they very much dislike atheism but they can get along with us. And by showing them that they say, like, ‘Hey look, disagreements are just that disagreements,'” said Navabi….

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Jason P
Jason P
5 years ago

Secular ex-Muslims have had a hard time discussing their views. Identity politics brands them as inauthentic for rejecting their birth-culture as if they were rejecting their skin color. The assignment of roles and view based on demographic group is collectivist thinking. Individuals like Armin Navabi and Sarah Haider but a lie to the fundamental premise of Identity politics.

Michelle
Michelle
5 years ago
Reply to  Jason P

Jumping on the bandwagon, it almost seems like a set up so they can force the west to stop any dissent against Muslims , yet not one law change or broadcast was done over the past five years, of THOUSANDS of the victims of ALL the terrorists attacks by Muslims ! Now we hear new insulting labels for Muslim lone wolf attacks as having mental health issues ( an insult to actual sufferers of mental health) , THOUSANDS of us are attacked , raped, murdered and NOT one law change over gun laws, but as soon as one of them get killed even though it’s not right what happened and my heart goes out to the victims families and prayers but why only now the first time this happens to Muslims does the world bow down at Islam’s feet , suddenly we are informed about a WHITE right wing terrorist war going on which is first we knew of any war ! So now anyone who’s against Islam is a TERRORIST?! That means 100% of non Muslims then ? So our lives don’t count but Muslim blood is holy blood then, only a Muslims life counts and ours doesn’t ? In Nigeria over a 100 christians were murdered by Islamists days later, but there was no mainstream media report about them. No outpouring of grief by the Muslim community there was there ? Every Muslim will claim and even make up attacks and blame any one of us same as Pakistani Muslims do who falsely claim christians commit blasphemy against their fake prophet, to claim land or settle scores kidnap Christian girls rape and convert them because their police turn a blind eye to the atrocities which are being commited, why has the U.N. or EU COURT IF HUMAN RIGHTS ignored a genocide of Christians and other minorities across Asia and the Middle East or that Muslim countries have non Muslim slaves to this very day ! The western government need to be very careful not to go too far treating us as nothing unless you’re Muslim as this will start a REAL war and piss people off too far . We’ve seen before how fake attack reports have happened and been proven no such attack has happened as these accusers were not on cctv. So far it has been christians Jews homosexuals and non Muslims who have DIED ON MASS ! Why weren’t laws put in place in every Muslim extremist attack on us non Muslims and why is it always stated well, overstated in fact it was a WHITE right wing supremacist terrorist attack and WAR as described by one Muslim on news programme discussing the attack, despite the huge outpouring of grief and solidarity among New Zealander’s who are of white & mixed of varying backgrounds, so are they ALL white supremacist terrorists then ? The common denominator at fault here is 99.99% is Islam ! Muslims are being killed everyday by Muslims! If this had been non Muslim people being slaughtered instead, then there would be next to no finger pointing at anyone, it would be put down to a lone wolf attack, the attacker would be described as mentally ill( now a by word for Islamist or jihadi) and that would be that ! No discussion no sudden law changes no outpouring of grief from the Muslim community nothing ! As usual over the top Muslim pandering in an attempt to put us under sharia laws which are not compatible with western values cultures and freedoms ! What about the HUGE ANTI-WHITE rhetoric going on like it’s a crime just by being white ? is that not racism ? Is that not generalising all pale skinned people ? Why was the male muslim allowed to state there is a war going on between Muslims and WHITE ( pure racism there) supremacist right wing extremists ? If that had been a white person they wdnt have been allowed to say those racially inciting words, in fact it would be edited out of the programme ? If Muslims succeed in changing laws,and especially stopping any dissent be it be verbal, a dispute concerning an Islamic person named theme it would give every jihadi and jihadi wannabe a green light to commit every crime under the sun against everyone non Muslim, and will ultimately lead to a civil war! which will see innocents on all sides in the firing line and actually encourage thugs to say ‘ you know what ? Sod-it no more of this let’s give them a war for real !’. Maybe this is what leads to the prophecy of the third war which is something to do with what the three children who saw an angel, who told of this war which would start and France the Lion would rise up to rid Europe of 95% of Muslims forcing them to flee to across the Mediterranean Sea and lead to like a Cold War atmosphere between them and us ! I guess that’s when the antichrist veers it’s ugly head in the form of a so called peace maker until he becomes head of the U.N. and creates the all in one religion . I pray for peace everyday and had hoped this wdnt happen in my lifetime but all the signs are there, such as victims are treated with contempt and the criminal is treated with compassion , where we are already seeing bad is good and good is treated as bad ! ‘Revelations ‘ is happening now what with the lack of respect from the younger generation, the stabbings, shootings and how global warming is causing rapid increase in natural disasters,it’s all coming to pass and the innocents are the biggest in terms of being victims . It’s worrying that you’re not safe in you’re own home especially when you’re older or elderly and not allowed to defend yourself . This over the top behaviour instead of proportionate EQUAL treatment of victims could be the push too far that starts the war to end all wars and I fear for the children growing up in all this !

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felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

We can still change this. I see prophecy coming to life.
Unfortunately that is the last thing people want to hear about.

Notice the “solution” to global warming” now renamed “climate change” is to have more abortions to reduce carbon footprints, live third world style and run up more debt for nothing. Yet, illegals, migrants and “refugees” are welcomed and treated better than homeless legal citizens or vets. If weather was caused by humans, why take more in? It’s because climate change is a hoax. It’s just another scam to impoverish people. Weather changes happen in cycles and it has nothing to do with human beings.

You are so right!

James Jones
James Jones
5 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

Whew, how’s the fingers. Thank you for your book, er post, but joking aside (I often write book/posts as well), I agree with you, although I know nothing of the “Fatima” prophecies you reference (I am very dubious of RCC prophecies as I do not equate the RCC with Christianity. An RC Bishop of old prophecized the last Pope, and I must confess it appears to be unfolding in Francis).
However, there are many Biblical prophecies that are indeed fulfilling before us that are proclaiming the end of this age is nigh. It is a very emotional issue and stirs from me, fears to hallelujahs (although more hallelujahs now). Accepting that some very horrible things are coming our way and that many are going to die, is of course no happy issue. Even God laments at the numbers that will be lost, wishing that all would come to His saving grace.

I’m currently reading Mark Dice’s book “Illuminati:Fact and Fiction”. In it he quotes a woman who wrote a book in 1933, and she lists five main goals the Illuminati set forth :

1] The destruction of Christianity
2] The destruction of nations as such in favor of universal internationalism
3] The discouragement of patriotic and loyal effort branded as narrow minded

prejudice, incompatible with the tenets of goodwill to all men and the cry of
“Universal Brotherhood”.
4] The abolition of family ties and of marriage by means of systematic
corruption
5] The suppression of the rights of inheritance and property (this is Agenda
21, see Youtube, Brian Lilley Agenda 21)

How well do you think they’re doing on their goals? There is no coincidence between world events and Biblical prophecy, it is all unfolding according to plan – His plan. Get ready for His return, make sure you have enough oil (Math 25: 1-13), get your house in order – lay down what needs to be laid down and pickup what needs to be picked up. Maranatha

Michelle
Michelle
5 years ago
Reply to  James Jones

Agree totally , my youngest has definitely been taught by leftist, pro Islam despite him not wanting anything to do with Islam ( his father is Moroccan and both he and I have witnessed and experienced ill treatment of women hence I’m divorced) I’m Christian and trapped in majority Muslim bradford, so healthcare is poor, any help for those in need are told always ‘ moneys already gone and personal experience I cd not get the bursary year on year as it had always been allocated , luckily got health & safety grant 16 years ago before the corruption set in as to who was getting the help for poorest to bring the homes up to standard but you get fobbed off with a high interest loan garunteed unable to pay back without home as insurance wd mean council would get your home instead of your family. They tried it on me when I came out of hospital giving me a quote on what they said I shd have done to tune of £15,000 for jobs I know would only cost £5,000 max! My son put a stop to that as I was on morphine and pregabalin ( our of it but they suggested it would benefit me being in a terrace with high steps without the cost of a ramp!) I know God is protecting me and pray to sell up and leave bradford as despite having lovely carers and a good neighbour who are Muslim, it’s getting less safe courtesy of radicalised youths and even peaceful Muslims have been attacked with property attacked , even carers say how English folk are kind but they are treated terribly by their own! I always think how Jesus would act and I try to make them feel safe and welcome , keep stumm about my views

crob000
crob000
5 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

The UN is an islamic front group. The majority of it is islamic and the leader of the womens rights is Iran which holds zero women on its UN council. It has a known pedophile problem since 2017 when the DFID received a dossier outlining a known 3300 pedophiles and 60,000 rapes and assaults of children over 10 years. This was estimated to be only 10% of the cases which means 600,000 rapes and assaults of children have been committed by the UN and its affiliates in ten years. This is the group the world leaders just tried to force everyone to sign deals with and start giving even more money to so that they can rape some more kids and create adrenochrome.

Bonnie Pupowner
Bonnie Pupowner
5 years ago

Ex Muslims are in danger of honor killings

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

Why is Islam being protected and propped up?
I just don’t see how it fits with communism. Communism doesn’t allow for a religion.
Is Islam just a tool to wipe out other religions for that ? This puzzles me….

Veroniqua
Veroniqua
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

There many variations pf Islam, and Scholars will argue that Fascism is one. Hitler had a strong bond with Islam and the New world Order as they worked together to annihilate the Jews,

Dennis Durkop
Dennis Durkop
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Both Muslims by the Islamic sharia and communists must have the general population who are not members of their religious gangs unarmed for a total takeover! Both Islam and communism are oppressive religions, while all governments of the world are such oppressing someone!

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
5 years ago

More shameless pandering.

Veroniqua
Veroniqua
5 years ago

This should not have happened, it is playing into the hands of Islamic Caliphate. Just as Jacinda Arden has just about turned New Zealand into a muslim country to compensate. I felt proud of her response to a terrible tragedy, but now I am becoming very concerned that she has lost the plot. I assure you the reaction would not have been like that if it had been the other way around. Australia is caught in the backlash of one very sick man who was born in Australia, travelled for years, devastated by the destruction of European culture, plotted his attack in Turkey and acted it our in New Zealand. I understand that the particular mosque had some connections to terrorism.

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
5 years ago

FOR TOLERANCE! : )))))))))) Where is Trudeau’s tolerance? Where is the commitment to fundamental Western values? Pluralism of opinions? Free speech? Where is their tolerance? !!! :))))) false beasts :)))

antimulticulturalism
antimulticulturalism
5 years ago
Reply to  Roma Mikhasev

he has none nor does his nazi bf, butts – WHO IN CASE YOU ALL HAVEN’T YET REALIZED ( as he professed to have ‘resigned’ to save mohammads ass during the corruption scandal) IS STILL VERY MUCH CONTROLLING / COMPLETELY DESTROYING CANADA AND OUR LIVES AND CONTINUES TO BE WELL PAID FOR IT VIA OUR TAX DOLLARS!
the ENTIRE LIBERAL CABINET/GOVERNMENT IS A CORRUPT,CRIMINAL, RACIST, TREASONOUS SHAM! THERE NO LONGER IS ANY DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM , RIGHTS- OR NOW A COUNTRY, FOR WE CANADIANS BECAUSE OF THEM. in fact, CANADA NO LONGER IS A NATION AS WE HAVE NO BORDERS, NO LAWS PERTAINING TO THEM OTHER THAN FOR TAX PURPOSES VIA WE CANUKS and we have NO MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVING US , NO LEADERSHIP, DEMOCRACY, FREEDOMS AS WE ARE BEING INVADED every second of every day and BEING RE-COLONIZED AND OVERTHROWN!
trudeau HAS LITERALLY DESTROYED WHAT TOOK HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO BUILD AND PROTECT IN TIMES OF WAR!
and ‘canadians’ or whatever you all are, HAVE ALLOWED IT, REWARDED IT , VOTED FOR IT , SUPPORTED IT and quite clearly DON’T GIVE A RATS ASS!
well, as you all begin to LOSE YOUR COVETED ‘ENTITLEMENTS’ ( health care, money, pensions, housing, food, medications, freedoms – and sadly DEMOCRACY which NO LONGER EXISTS HERE IN THE FORMER CANADA BECAUSE OF THE CORRUPT, CRIMINAL, RACIST, TRAITORS ON PARLIAMENT HILL- BEGINNING WITH GERALD BUTTS AND JUSTIN TRUDEAU NEITHER OF WHICH HAVE EVER BEEN TRUE CANADIANS!!!!) there will be NOTHING LEFT worth fighting for or living for – ESPECIALLY FOR OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN who didn’t ask to be brought into this mess !
I am now truly ASHAMED to admit I am ‘CANADIAN”!
clearly NONE OF YOU DESERVED TO HAVE BEEN BORN OR LIVED IN THIS ONCE PROUD, SAFE, SOVEREIGN, FREE LAND- WHICH THE LIKES OF MY FAMILY/ANCESTORS WHO LAID THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO DEFEND AND SAVE, NOW A THIRD WORLD, BORDER-LESS, LAWLESS, LEADERLESS THIRD WORLD ISLAMIC /NAZI RULED SEWER because again, none of you give a rats ass as your ‘entitlements/shopping/ are more important than FREEDOMS, DEMOCRACY, PROSPERITY, SOVEREIGNTY , SECURITY, PROTECTION and LIFE!

antimulticulturalism
antimulticulturalism
5 years ago

the entire western white world has gone insane!
we are all in suicide mode as what is left of our brains has now become fully radicalized via political correctness/liberal/left/multiculturalism.
Again , it is we WHITE WESTERNERS who built the best, safest, most sovereign, modern, free, democratic, peaceful, wealthy nations on the planet as well as for the most part having INVENTED EVERYTHING TO SUSTAIN LIFE ! we also SAVED THE ENTIRE GLOBE DURING TWO WORLD WARS while for the past many, many DECADES have sent TROOPS/MILITARY, MEDICINES, DOCTORS, TECHNOLOGY, MONEY, CLOTHING, FOOD, TEACHERS, AND OTHER AID ETC. WHICH WAS TO HELP POOR COUNTRIES /PEOPLE GROW FOOD, GIVE THEM FRESH WATER, ERADICATE DISEASE, EDUCATE, IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, AND THE LIST GOES ON however it is now clear they never wanted help from us but rather THEY WANTED ALL WHICH IS OURS and it is THIS which has fueled hate, racism and blame for every problem all over the non white world against and on us as they believe and clearly always have, that we owe them and we should have done it all for them while paying for them and providing for them all for life! Therefore now they invade us , our lands and are receiving, cashing in on everything they always wanted which is the FREE LIFE, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, MONEY, OUR LANDS, RESOURCES, FREEDOMS AND CONTROL OVER US – PLUS FULL EXEMPTION FROM OUR LAWS! As our vote whore politicians all bow to them via political correctness , white guilt and their need for their votes it is WE the citizens as who are now the trash/WHITE SLAVES as all which IS/WAS OURS is being all from us which in order to appease, empower, enrich and garner the votes of these maggots!.
The west /WHITE world is GOING DOWN THE THIRD WORLD SEWER AT AN ALARMING RATE AND CLEARLY WE HAVE NO PRIDE, COURAGE, OR DESIRE TO STOP IT AS OUR WAR HEROES OF TIMES PAST EMPLOYED TO SAVE US , OUR FREEDOMS, DEMOCRACY AND LANDS! THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL GIVEN WE FUTURE GENERATIONS THE MIDDLE FINGER AS OUR POLITICIANS AND THESE INVADERS GIVE US! WE ARE NOW AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN UNLESS WE PAY START PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AND GROW THE PRIDE , BALLS , COURAGE AND INTELLECT TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE FOR US AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO ENGAGE IN WAR ALL OVER OUR WHITE WESTERN WORLD TO TAKE BACK WHAT IS OURS AND HOLD THESE POLITICAL VOTE WHORES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRIMES AND GENOCIDE AGAINST US!
clearly we LEARNED NOTHING FOR WWII and considering we have NO REAL MEN OR TRUE PATRIOTS AMONG US, the end of the white race is upon us all.
keep silent and keep allowing and paying/rewarding them all- (political whores and the invaders) and we give them permission to wipe us off the map and out of the history books!
I simply cannot BEGIN to understand the MINDLESS SELF HATE OF THE WHITE WESTERN WORLD!
if not for us/our forefathers, heroes of times past, perhaps NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE TODAY!
Have a good look at what you all are ALLOWING/REWARDING/ PROVIDING FOR/EMPOWERING/ AND PROTECTING AND INVADING US AND OUR LANDS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS COMING NOT ONLY FOR US BUT OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN WHO DIDN’T ASK TO BE BROUGHT INTO THIS MESS!

crob000
crob000
5 years ago

This guy doesn’t get it. We are at war. This is a hostile take over invasion. Key members in gov, police and military and colluding towards this and want a civil war. They are outright ignoring all Canadians and praising muslims worldwide while giving away the future of the unborn children to foreign nations to develop themselves while we starve and freeze on the streets under bridges. Trudeau and most of his cabinet support the Kalergi plan which is the intentional killing of Europe and the start of a world with no europeans. They plan on a global slave system where people are bar tagged and used as cattle. They believe brown people are wholly retarded considering they keep attacking europeans that have been fighting this take over but to each their own. Brown and black people love to be slaves and so they will kill the group protecting them yet again. They never ever learn who is doing this nor who owned all the slave ships the last time nor who paid for the wars this time and the boats for refuge. It is all the same people yet again.

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