Podcast appearances and mentions of Ali Rizvi

In this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, we are excited to have Ali Rizvi, the innovative CEO and founder of TrueRev, as our guest. Ali's journey from being a CPA with a solid background in finance and audit to becoming the driving force behind TrueRev, offers a wealth of insights. He draws on his extensive experience as a CFO for early-stage tech firms to highlight the persistent financial challenges SaaS companies face, ultimately leading him to develop TrueRev as a solution for subscription and revenue management issues. TrueRev is dedicated to streamlining operations for small to medium-sized businesses dealing with recurring revenue complexities. Ali elaborates on how the platform addresses these challenges by focusing on revenue recognition, subscription management, and financial reporting, providing SaaS companies with a cohesive solution. With a mission to solve the financial chaos that arises in tech-driven companies, TrueRev aims to ensure accurate and seamless financial operations, especially for businesses lacking the resources to address these problems with existing systems or headcount. In addition to sharing the vision behind TrueRev, Ali provides a glimpse into the strategic roadmap for growth and the essential role of clean data in financial operations. He offers valuable perspectives on the evolving landscape of subscription management and where the industry is headed. Whether you're an entrepreneur in the SaaS space or a finance professional seeking to optimize financial processes, Ali's discussion is full of actionable insights and forward-thinking strategies. Tune in to explore how TrueRev is changing the game in SaaS financial management and what it means for your business. Show Notes: 00:00 Revenue Recognition Challenges 05:34 Target Market: Growing Companies' Recurring Revenue 09:09 Side Project to Startup Launch 11:28 Inbound Strategy Focused on Conversion 13:32 Bootstrapping vs. VC Funding Pressure 18:49 Holistic Subscription Management Challenges 20:34 Complexity of Contract Management 23:08 "Explore TrueRev with Ali" Links: Ali Rizvi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizvial/ TrueRev's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/true-rev/ TrueRev's Website: https://truerev.com/ To learn more about Ben check out the links below: Subscribe to Ben's daily metrics newsletter: https://saasmetricsschool.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to Ben's SaaS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/df1db6bf8bca/the-saas-cfo-sign-up-landing-page SaaS Metrics courses here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/ Join Ben's SaaS community here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout Follow Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrmurray

On October 7th, the Palestinian Islamic extremist organization Hamas carried out the worst mass-killing of Jews since the Holocaust. In this episode, I look at some of the tragic realities of the attack, what it means for Israelis and Palestinians, and what could happen next locally and at the broader regional level. Views my own. Oh - here, by the way, is the link to Ali Rizvi's excellent Twitter thread that I draw on in the episode: https://twitter.com/aliamjadrizvi/status/1711867766334992468

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Excel is the #1 tool B2B SaaS companies use for many financial tasks, including calculating SaaS metrics to surface insights for operating decisions and investor updates.Ali started his career in tech as an auditor at Ernst and Young, with a priority focus on revenue recognition and reporting. While auditing a top tier B2B SaaS company, he was provided multiple spreadsheets with thousands of rows of data, and it even required almost 10 minutes to just open the Excel file, and almost 6 months to complete the audit. The primary challenge, finding all of the data required for the audit in an extremely large and poorly structured Excel model.What are the top signs that a founder/CEO will see to know it might be time to move beyond Excel? Ali suggests at $1M and above that Quickbooks is a fine General Ledger, but the initial issues are associated with revenue recognition and the associated reporting. Often, this is due to not having the right human resources who truly understand revenue recognition policy, and then the manual required to create a model and the appropriate formulas for revenue recognition.One sign that Excel might not be doing the job, is if revenue is being recognized on a cash basis. Another sign might be when an investor asks what your "MRR or ARR" is, and you realize it includes professional services or one-time fees. Why is getting revenue recognition important to an early-stage company? It becomes important when external stakeholders, like existing or potential investors, ask for things like GAAP revenue growth rates, and ARR growth rates and you cannot provide the answers because the financial foundation and reporting infrastructure have not been established.Inevitably if you are quickly heading to $1M ARR or already above that level, founders and CEOs are expected to know their numbers. One common tactic is to hire an external accountant, and ask them to set up revenue recognition and other financial reporting in Excel - the challenge with this is that it is not scalable, and if the "rent an accountant" goes away, it is hard for the next resource to understand the excel model.Next, we discussed the reality of ASC 606 (GAAP accounting policy), and how it impacts the need for more advanced financial reporting capabilities. ASC 606 includes very complex and nuanced accounting rules that Excel is just not well positioned to be the primary solution for modeling and reporting GAAP revenue and the associated financial metrics such as Gross Profit, EBITDA, and Net Income.The most important initial SaaS metric is Contracted ARR, and ARR including growth rates. Quickly following is the ability to understand Sales and Marketing expenses and the associated customer acquisition cost efficiency metrics including Customer Acquisition Cost, and CAC Payback Period. Cash burn and cash runway are other critical insights that a founder/CEO needs to ensure are available and accurate early on.When I asked Ali about other SaaS Metrics, he highlighted a recent example where a company wanted to start reporting their CARR and ARR, and they close a majority of deals mid-month. They were confused about how they report ARR for the month the contract was signed, and how those decisions impact the associated recognized revenue (GAAP revenue).If you are an early-stage SaaS company and are having challenges with Excel to capture, calculate and report basis SaaS financials including GAAP revenue, CARR, ARR and the associated SaaS performance metrics the conversation with Ali Rizvi is highly informative.

This story tickles with all pranks and mischief and also makes one realize the right way to live life. शरारतों भरी ये कहानी आपको गुदगुदाने के साथ बहा ले जाती एहसास के दरिया में। 'ट्रांसप्लान्ट' सिर्फ़ कहानी नहीं आपके व्यवहार की गाइड लाइन भी है.

Snigdha is in a marriage that is secure but extremely lonely, till she meets someone who is fit, interesting and adores her. Where will this flood of emotions lead Snigdha? स्निग्धा की शादीशुदा ज़िन्दगी सिक्योर तो है पर बेहद तन्हा, कि तभी उसे एक ऐसा साथी मिल जाता है जो फिट है, दिलचस्प है और उसे बहुत पसंद करता है. भावनाओं का सैलाब उसे किन हदों तक लेकर जायेगा ?

John and Matt discuss: Is it actually possible to be both a Muslim and an atheist? Plus: Should Christians use religious exemptions to avoid the COVID vaccine? CHAPTERS: 00:00:18 Opening Chat 00:04:30 Atheism Article Intro 00:05:00 Atheism VS Agnosticism 00:07:00 An Atheist Muslim would be like a unicorn. 00:08:00 Exception: No God but God 00:09:30 Nihilism 00:10:30 Reza Aslan (Continued) 00:12:00 Ali A. Rizvi and a clarification of terms 00:14:00 The inverted perspective of doomsday cults 00:16:00 Mu'tazila 00:20:00 Hitchins and the bias toward Western religions 00:22:00 Non-practicing Muslims 00:25:30 Atheist Muslims: Conclusions 00:30:00 Religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines 00:35:00 Fauci and the Muslim Perspective 00:39:00 COVID and Doughnuts REFERENCES: Atheism Among Muslims is Spreading Like Wildfire (https://nationalinterest.org/feature/atheism-among-muslims-%E2%80%9Cspreading-wildfire%E2%80%9D-193924) No God But God by Reza Aslan (https://www.amazon.com/No-god-but-God-Evolution/dp/1400062136) Mu'tazila (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%CA%BFtazila) The Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi (https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445/) Religious Exemptions Threaten to Undermine US COVID Vaccine Mandates (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/19/religious-exemptions-us-covid-vaccine-mandates-california)

In this episode, we talk with Ali Rizvi, Vice President of Product Management at Star2Star, a Sangoma company. We discuss...

This episode is the second installment in the series ‘The Epileptic Prophet' in which we discuss Muhammad's neurological condition and possible epilepsy. We were joined by Dr. Ali A. Rizvi to help us with his take on this topic based on his experience as a medical doctor specializing in pathology.  We kicked off the discussion by giving a quick recap of the first episode in this series. We then move moved on to talk about Muhammad's postictal psychosis symptoms while he was receiving revelation. We then compared the descriptions of Muhammad's condition in the Islamic literature to the symptoms of contemporary epilepsy patients. Additionally, we listened in on an interview by Dr. Dede Korkut in which he explains psychosis and behavioral changes in epilepsy patients. The conversation then moved on to how Islamic scholars and the Muslim population in general attribute epilepsy to jinn possession. We went through various hadith, Quranic verses, and other Islamic literature that support this idea. We also responded to Farid's assertion that people around Muhammad did not notice or record any accounts of Muhammad having seizure-like symptoms or epilepsy. We presented numerous Quranic verses and hadith in which people thought that Muhammad was crazy, mad, or jinn possessed. Finally, we discussed Muhammad's conditions while receiving revelation. We talked about Muhammad's auditory hallucinations, his convulsive seizures, and his paroxysm. To support our claims we went through a vast number of Quranic verses, Seerah, Hadith, and tafsir and we compared them to the books on Muhammad written by neuroscience experts. A full list of resources referenced in this presentation can be found on the link in the description below.  I urge you to take a listen and also to check out the sources we used.  Epileptic Prophet Part 1: https://youtu.be/WlO4nZUGVf4 YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/ZI16w6Sl3DE Support the show at https://abdullahsameer.com/two-abdullahs Follow Abdullah Gondal on FB at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006615126777 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:42 A quick recap of part 1 5:07 Post Ictal psychosis of Muhammad 12:48 Pyschosis and behavioral changes - Dr. Dede 17:33 Delusions and how they are directly linked to trauma genies Mairaj - Dr. Abbas. 21:10 Muslim scholars' opinion on the causes of epilepsy - Jinns causing epilepsy? 26:43 Responding to Farid - The black woman was possessed by jins. 33:07 The Shaman healer - Meccans offered medical help 35:00 Did people around Muhammad notice any seizures? - Responding to Farid's claims. 44:16 Ringing bells aura - an explanation by Dr. Abbas. 46:25 Channel announcements 46:45 Ringing, buzzing auditory hallucinations. 50:21 Epilepsy patient describing her personal experiences with ringing bells aura 52:52 Hearing bells and seeing humanoid figures - Dr. Dede 56:35 Farid and ringing bells - secondary generalizations 1:01:46 Islamic Scholar's explanation of Muhammad's symptoms after hallucinations 1:03:25 Dr. Matthew Wood's take on the epilepsy of Muhammad. 1:08:31 Comments from the live chat. 1:13:24 Dr. Abbas explaining seizures 1:16:18 ‘BURAHAA' of revelation 1:17:40  Generalized seizures. 1:22:43 Where are the secondary generalization? - Responding to Farid. 1:31:18 Comments from the live chat 1:35:13 Introducing Ali Rizvi  1:37:28 Dr. Ali Rizvi - symptoms of epilepsy  1:42:00 Is it possible to do a posthumous diagnosis for epilepsy? 1:47:30 Is it possible that trauma contributed immensely to Muhammad's possible epilepsy? 1:52:22 Feverish trembling - Seerah Ibn Kathir. Anxiety and anxiety disorder. 1:57:36 Muhammad's psychosis during the first revelation 1:58:42 Muhammad trembling and red face 2:00:28 Kitab Al Maghazi - Muhammad having convulsions before revelations 2:02:27 Muhammad's condition during revelations - Trembling,

Ghane jungle me, kaali raat ke saaye me, jab janwar bhi darte hain, vanraj ko ek ladki ki cheekh sunaiyi padti hai. Wo kaun hai aur yahan kya kar rahi hai? Listen to this thrilling fast paced story. घने जंगल में काली रात के साये में जब जानवरों को भी डर लगता है, वनराज को एक लड़की की चीख़ सुनाई देती है. वो कौन है और इस वक़्त यहाँ क्या कर रही है? सुनिए एक रोमांचक कहानी.

Ghane jungle me, kaali raat ke saaye me, jab janwar bhi darte hain, vanraj ko ek ladki ki cheekh sunaiyi padti hai. Wo kaun hai aur yahan kya kar rahi hai? Listen to this thrilling fast paced story. घने जंगल में काली रात के साये में जब जानवरों को भी डर लगता है, वनराज को एक लड़की की चीख़ सुनाई देती है. वो कौन है और इस वक़्त यहाँ क्या कर रही है? सुनिए एक रोमांचक कहानी.

Story of a son belonging to the earn-and-burn culture and how he learnt 'life-management'. अर्न एंड बर्न वाले कल्चर में रंगे एक बेटे की कहानी जिसको लाइफ मैनेजमेंट का सबक कुछ यूं मिला.

-Getting tased on the boardwalk for vaping: is this what the anti-vape zealots want? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/14/ocean-city-police-vaping-video-boardwalk/ -Jon Stewart brings us real comedy on the Lab Leak Hypothesis and Stephen Colbert crumbles INTERVIEW: Ali Rizvi (@MCrizvi) -The CDC's mask policy for 2-year-olds has real consequences. Ali Rizvi knows, because he was kicked off a flight when his toddler couldn't keep his mask on -Are we basing this on science or theater? -Do any people in public health have kids and understand that toddlers don't mask up? Ali I. Rizvi is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, Emmy nominated creative currently based out of D.C. Rizvi tells nonfiction and fiction stories of diversity from around the world. -El Salvador and #Bitcoin -In defense of all-inclusive resorts Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us this week as we discuss our Relationship with the Environment. We explore Islam's harmony with animals and nature, diet and spirituality, encouraging environment champions within the community, and how we can contribute towards harnessing a better relationship with our internal and external environment.Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated with a major in Political Science and minor in Computer Science. He also graduated from the Imam Ali seminary in Florida before continuing his studies in the Islamic sciences at the seminary in Qum. He has a keen interest in Islamic philosophy and mysticism. He currently serves as the resident scholar for the Husseini Islamic Centre in Orlando, Florida.

We discuss his book The Atheist Muslim, reform within Islam, the Syrian refugees, and the need to protect secular liberal values among many other issues. Ali's Twitter account: @aliamjadrizvi _______________________________________ This chat was originally posted on November 18, 2015 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_92: https://youtu.be/jTHjWKE3CA8 _______________________________________ The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense was released on October 6, 2020. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.ca/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X _______________________________________ Please visit my new website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. ______________________________________

We discuss his book The Atheist Muslim, reform within Islam, the Syrian refugees, and the need to protect secular liberal values among many other issues. Ali's Twitter account: @aliamjadrizvi _______________________________________ This chat was originally posted on November 18, 2015 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_92: https://youtu.be/jTHjWKE3CA8 _______________________________________ The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense was released on October 6, 2020. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.ca/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X _______________________________________ Please visit my new website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. ______________________________________

Ali Rizvi is a Pakistani-born Canadian medical science communicator, writer for Huffington Post, Co-Host of the Secular Jihadists Podcast, and author of the book "The Atheist Muslim." In our conversation we covered some of his upbringing, his journey from Islam to atheism, broader cultural conversations on secularism, social change, the "intellectual dark web," and much more. Enjoy! Follow Ali on Twitter at @aliamjadrizvi

In this episode#Kartarpur #Sikh #Gurunanak #pakistan #sikhism #pilgrimage #border #holy #gurudwara #love #peace #brotherhood ==================================== Winners of the book giveaway contest on the Pondicherry episode: Mohan and Shruti! We will reach out to you shortly!====================================This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Abhishek Vaid, founder of the Untravel Show as he takes us across the Indo-Pak border to the holy gurudwara of Kartarpur Sahib, the place where Guru Nanak spent the last years of his life! Today's destination: Kartarpur, Pakistan!  Nearest Airport: Raja Sansi Airport, Amritsar Nearest Railway Station: Dera Baba Nanak Prerequisites :  You need an ETA - electronic transfer authorization to travel and passport is mandatory, even though there is no visa stamped on the passport. Look up the process and requirements on https://prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in/kpr/ Packing :  Avoid carrying anything that you would not carry on a plane (carry-on)  Time of the year :  Round the year (but watch out for the political situation and COVID-19!) Length of the itinerary: 1 day Itinerary Highlights: - Start from Amritsar and drive/take local transportation to Dera Baba Nanak. - Complete your immigration formalities at this post, the experience is very hospitable. One can apply no earlier than 15 days before the planned date of travel.- A bus ferries you from Dera Baba Nanak to Kartarpur, it is a short journey of 4kms. - Make sure to carry 20USD/1800INR as the fee has to be paid at Kartarpur. - Start early so that you get to Kartarpur around 9am. The latest you can get in is about 2pm since you have to return by 4pm IST. - Each visitor is allowed to carry items up to 7kgs. Cameras and photography is allowed. - Kartarpur is significant as the first guru and founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak spent the final 18 years of his life here. - The corridor was opened after years of lobbying by both the governments and important members of the Sikh community. - The corridor now leads to the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara which is one of the largest gurdwaras of the world. - Built in white marble, the gurudwara complex has an elegant and simple look, very different from the Golden temple in Amritsar, one of the other important places of Sikh pilgrimage. - The gurudwara is an epitome of calmness and tranquility, despite of its size and the crowds of people. - The main shrine has day long prayers and darshan and the community kitchen/langar severs food to the pilgrims for the full day. - The complex also has a well that is from the time of Guru Nanak devji, a monument of the Kirpaan or dagger as well as a small market to buy souvenirs. There is also a muslim shrine in the vicinity. - One of the highpoint of the visit, besides the opportunity to pay homage to Guru Nanak is the chance to interact with Pakistani locals who travel here to interact with folks from across the border. - The ambience is that of peace, calmness and friendship and very different from the Wagah border where patriotism and aggression is more evident. - A great opportunity for not just followers of sikhism but others as well to visit a historical and religiously significant place across the border when the option is available! Links: Link to the video log:  How an Indian can go to Pakistan | The Kartarpur Corridor Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcoorOvh5G8 10 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE VISITING KARTARPUR SAHIB | Documents, passport stamping, fees etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfGv-TQlIasFacebook: The Untravel Show (https://www.facebook.com/TheUntravelShow/)IG: @the.untravel.show (https://www.instagram.com/the.untravel.show/) Photo by Ali Rizvi on Unsplash Follow the Musafir stories on:Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=enwebsite: www.themusafirstories.comemail: themusafirstories@gmail.com Apple podcasts -  https://apple.co/2LPtTA3 Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/2toY7lj website - http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV Saavn - https://bit.ly/2J5rIqi Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVi Gaana - http://bit.ly/2NClUYY pocketcasts - https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewg castbox - https://bit.ly/2sqBDQi Overcast - https://bit.ly/2LN9wnf Stitcher Radio - https://bit.ly/2JiBbhw TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2xyQH4a RadioPublic - https://bit.ly/2snY9u0 iHeartradio - https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8R Deezer - https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo

In this Episode Noor talks with Ali Rizvi.  Ali is the Author of “The Atheist Muslim”.  He is also a trained physician and writer for “The Huffington Post”.  Ali explains how Islam is viewed in the modern world.  He explains the difference between Identity and Ideology when it comes to being a Muslim and following Islam. Ali also shares what it was like growing up in Saudi Arabia and his views of religion as a child.  He describes his idea of a spiritual experience.  Ali also describes how he finds meaning in life as an Atheist and how he deals with death.   Grab his book here - The Atheist Muslim Follow Noor Kidwai                                                                          Instagram - @noorkidwai                                                               YouTube - Noor Kidwai                                                                   Facebook - Noor Kidwai Comedian                                               www.noorkidwai.com                                                                                                        See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt and John scramble to remember what to talk about. Topics end up including: Does the Quran allow a Muslim to be a friend with a Christian or a Jew? What is the "Q" document? Who wrote the first Gospel? (chronologically) What is the proper etiquette for buying lobsters en masse? And would a Muslim eat it anyway? Book review: What does Matt think about Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi?

This episode is Part 2 of our 2-part series with Ali Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington D.C., U.S. (born in Pakistan) In the last episode (#45) Ali told us about how his search for identity lead him to atheism. In this episode, we ask him for specific questions to understand his mindset - questions like how did he explain this to his family and friends? What if Islam was the right religion? Where do you get your morality from, if you don't have a religion? Disclaimer - this episode may not be suitable for the easily offended, as some content may be sensitive for Muslim listeners. However, our goal with Ali was to keep the conversation as respectful as possible, but also allowing him to express himself and to share his thoughts of various Islamic concepts.

This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series discussion with Ali I. Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington DC, U.S, but born in Pakistan. Ali is a documentary filmmaker and video journalist - he also was one of the few journalists who worked on the Panama Papers story. Ali is also an open Ex-muslim and Atheist, originally born as a Shia Muslim.  In this first part of the series, we talk to Ali about his life story, and how he became the person he is today. He especially discusses how 9/11 impacted everyday Muslims and Pakistanis like him, especially those living in America and the west, and how the years after 9/11 instigated a search for identity afterwards.  See more of Ali's work on his website: https://www.airizvi.com/To see the Library of Congress report regarding the apostasy laws by country: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/apostasy/index.php#pakistan

Anuj sits down with Ali Rizvi back in the AwokenWord studio. Ali is an author, speaker, and musician who grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan before moving to the US, and eventually Canada at the age of 24. Rizvi has been writing extensively about secularism in the Muslim world for several years, contributing to The Huffington Post, Quillette and major media outlets like CNN. Rizvi is also a medical communications professional and a trained physician and oncologic pathologist. Ali's book The Athiest Muslim has been widely read, translated and acclaimed as an important book in a world increasingly wrestling with religion and secularism, including high profile reviews such as that by Karim Abdul Jabbar. Ali is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular podcast, Secular Jihadists, which tackles issues, events and stories through conversation with people from all over the world. Anuj and Ali discuss his background, life experiences growing up, the insights Ali gleaned in working with the dead, science, and religion. They dive deep into the challenges and questions unanswered by religion, the history and impact of religion on human cultural evolution, and the role that spirituality may or may not play in our lives, as well as the beauty of wonder and fatherhood and everyday life. The conversation turns to the current US Democratic primaries and the role of politics, identity, populism and social forces shaping the world today. The Athiest Muslim https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250094445/ref=dbsadefrwtbiblvppii0 Secular Jihadists Podcast https://secularjihadists.libsyn.com/ Special Guest: Ali A. Rizvi.

While in college, Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi focused his studies on politics and religion in the Middle East and the Islamic World. He studied subjects such as Islamic Jurisprudence, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Democracy & Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran, American Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, Terrorism in International Relations, Israeli Politics, and Islam, Democracy, & Violence in the Islamic World. Saiyid Hasan began his formal Islamic studies in 2010 at the Imam Ali (as) Seminary in Orlando, FL and graduated in 2012. Saiyid Hasan has been continuing his Islamic education in the holy city of Qum for past 5 years. He is focusing on a wide variety of subjects. His master's degree focus is in Western studies where issues such as democracy, capitalism, materialism, science & religion, atheism, postmodernism, etc. are examined through the lens of Islamic Philosophy and Spirituality (‘irfan). He also concentrates his private research in the fields of Islamic Psychology, Islamic Education & Islamic Parenting.

Timestamps: 3:45 Armin’s upbringing in Iran 9:05 Armin’s fear of hell and how it drove him to attempt suicide 18:29 How seriously do people generally take religion? 21:32 Sex and religion 23:33 The true costs of religion 25:42 Armin loses his faith 28:27 Opposition to theocracy in Iran 32:03 Iranian ethnonationalists; Zoroastrianism 52:33 The MEK 56:12 The monarchists 01:02:03 Secular democrats 01:02:49 Ethnic minority groups in Iran 01:04:03 People with economic grievances 01:04:50 Conflicts between the various groups 01:07:01 Opposition to foreign intervention 1:11:57 Paranoia and conspiracy theories 1:23:08 Grass roots opposition to Islamic extremism and theocracy 1:37:44 How can we support atheists and secularists within Iran Armin Navabi is the founder of http://www.atheistrepublic.com/ and the co-host of the podcast “Secular Jihadists” (with Ali Rizvi, see episode 8 of this podcast). You can find them here: https://secularjihadists.libsyn.com/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A. Armin is the author of Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God (2014). Follow Armin on Twitter @ArminNavabi or on Facebook: Armin.Navabi. To learn more about the secularist campaign in Iran, follow the social media hashtags #MyStealthyFreedom #WhiteWednesdays and #MyCameraIsMyWeapon and read Masih Alinejad’s book The Wind in my Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran (2018).

I sit down with Ali Rizvi, a fourth-year medical student at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ali will be starting his Internal Medicine Residency at Ohio Valley Medical Center in June 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/medschoolmoose/support

Ali Rizvi, author of "The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason" joins the show.

I speak with Ali Rizvi about the difficulties in talking about Islam and topics associated with it such as the hijab.   Follow me: @obaidomer Follow Ali: @aliamjadrizvi You can get his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-MuslimJourney-Religion-Reason-ebook/dp/B01F1YC64M/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+atheist+Muslim&qid=1551893319&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Follow the Secular Jihadist podcast: @SecularJihadist Check out the podcast: https://soundcloud.com/secular-jihadists

01:52 The history of secular circumcision, beginning in the Victorian era with the anti-masturbation campaign 6:20 Extract from a medical case study on a masturbator. 9:10 Shift from concerns about masturbation to concerns about STDs in the 1960s. 12:13 Why Brian dislikes the term genital mutilation. 19:02 Sensitivity 26:00 The Hippocratic oath 30:23 African men & the HIV study 33:37 The hygiene argument 36:42 The World Health Organisation 39:49 Ali Rizvi on why prophylaxis is not a good argument 49:37 FGM and the Dawoodi Bohra 53:51 The infant experience 54:35 African circumcision of teens 57:13 Why there has never been a class action lawsuit? 1:00:11 Male vulnerability 1:05:16 Resource allocation: are anti-FGM and anti-circumcision activists in competition with each other? 1:07:49 Jews and circumcision 1:20:15 Women’s experiences of sex with circumcised men 1:41:05 How Brian became the go-to guy for this topic 1:44:19 Future dangers You can read more of Brian David Earp's work at: http://oxford.academia.edu/BrianDEarp and follow him on Twitter at @briandavidearp. Further resources: https://15square.org.uk/ http://arclaw.org/ https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/ http://www.beyondthebris.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/Jews-Against-Circumcision-165424110207450/ Robert Darby, A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain (2005) American Circumcision: The Movie (2019): https://circumcisionmovie.com/ Marie Fox and Michael Thomson, “Foreskin is a Feminist Issue” (2009): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08164640902852415?journalCode=cafs20 Shaye J. D. Cohen, Why Aren't Jewish Women Circumcised? Gender and Covenant in Judaism (2005): https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520212503/why-arent-jewish-women-circumcised

2:48 What does it mean to be an “atheist Muslim”? 6:42 Different aspects of religion: tradition/ritual/belonging versus ideology and belief 11:25 Mild apostasy versus transformative apostasy 13:55 New atheism 18:37 On not staying in your lane 20:06 Raif Badawi 22:14 Criticising Islam without anti-Muslim bigotry. 26:14 Twitter 28:09 Reformers 30:08 More on Twitter 31:18 Offence and blasphemy 33:18 Different types of effective speech for different audiences 37:10 Different kinds of Muslims 42:55 Political polarisation and ex-Muslims 46:21 The Social Justice left; left and right-wing identity politics 50:48 Dave Rubin 55:00 Mockery and satire 58:46 The left’s problem with messaging 1:03:31 Belief and identity 1:10:27 Cultural appropriation 1:18:41 Women as the bearers of identity Ali Rizvi is a musician, writer, clinical pathologist and secular activist. Ali’s book, The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445 His podcast, Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment, co-hosted with Armin Navabi, is here: https://www.secularjihadists.com/ You can follow Ali on Twitter @aliamjadrizvi Other References Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA): https://exmuslims.org/ Phil Zuckerman: https://philzuckerman.com/bio/ Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (2004) Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (2006) Richard Dawkins, “The Case for Militant Atheism”: https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Maryam Namazie: https://maryamnamazie.com/about/ The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain: https://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/ Raif Badawi: https://www.raifbadawi.org/ Bill Maher; Tropic Thunder (2008); The Interview (2014); The Sokal Squared Hoax: https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/02/academic-grievance-studies-and-the-corruption-of-scholarship/

I was on the “Secular Jihadists” podcast October 4, 2018 with Armin Nabavi and Ali Rizvi. The topic was “How to discuss with Muslims” Abdullah Sameer is an increasingly popular and influential atheist writer and YouTuber who was once a very religious Muslim. He preached Islam for fifteen years and founded popular Islamic websites like...

This is a response to a recent podcast hosted by Armin Nawabi and Ali Rizvi where they discuss "India: Religion & Nationalism" with Zubin Madon. You can check their podcast here https://www.patreon.com/posts/india-r... You can follow Sham on Twitter @shambhav15 You can follow me on Twitter @kushal_mehra

I talk with Ali Rizvi, author of "The Atheist Muslim," a book I highly recommend. We delve into the Regressive Left and touch on many other issues including Trump, "spineless Republicans," and my 100 mile run for Ex-Muslims of North America. Donation page for 100 mile run: https://my.reason2race.com/100forexmna/TejasTrailsSeasonTwo2018 Ali's Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliamjadrizvi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Secular Jihadists Website: https://www.secularjihadists.com/ Richard Dawkins Militant Atheism: https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism?language=en My Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanctus_kilian?lang=en URL for video version of podcast: https://youtu.be/A_nNo0733w0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intheknowwithkilian

Ibrahim Abdallah is the co-founder of Muslimish, an organization that provides a safe, supportive, and open-minded environment for the exchange of ideas between former and questioning Muslims. He is a firebrand ex-Muslim activist who is known for his fiery speeches and no-holds-barred criticisms of Islam, the Quran, and all religion in general. Speakers at Muslimish conferences have included our own Ali Rizvi and previous Secular Jihadists guests Sarah Haider, Alishba Zarmeen, and Noura Embabi (former Muslimish president). On June 23, Muslimish will hold its annual summer conference in New York City, featuring Maryam Namazie and Ali Rizvi. He joined us in this episode to discuss his organization, what "Muslim" means in the twenty-first century (this part got a little heated), why Islam may be more dangerous because it is a more sophisticated and "intelligent" religion than Christianity, and of course, some of our favorite absurdities in Islamic scripture. The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review

This week, Ali Rizvi joins me to provide a different take on the topic of Islam. We talk about his upbringing and "journey from religion to reason". We also discuss terrorism, the travel ban and who may or may not be insinuating he's a secret agent. Buy Ali's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/50-50-bias-both-ways/id1291782168?mt=2 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/5050Podcast/ Website: http://the5050podcast.blogspot.co.nz/ RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:335445242/sounds.rss

Is Islam the most dangerous religion on the planet today? Is "Islamophobia" legitimate? What's an Atheist Muslim? How do we address the challenges that come with the world's fastest growing religion?Lots of contributors to this show, including:Ali Rizvi: author of "The Atheist Muslim"Muhammad Syed & Sarah Haider: Ex-Muslims of North AmericaArmin Navabi: Founder of AtheistRepublicYasmine Mohammed: Founder of "Confessions of an Ex-Muslim"Faisal Saeed Al-Mutar: Founder of "Global Secular Humanist Movement"Support our sponsor:  www.stamps.com (promo code: sethandrews) 

In this episode of Quill or Be Quilled, Greg talks with Ali Rizvi, author of The Atheist Muslim, about Soundgarden for a solid ten minutes before moving on to cultural flashpoints like Muslim identity, bigotry from the Left and Right, terrorism, and free speech.

Ali Rizvi grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, and moved to North America when he was 24. He now writes about atheism, secularism and Islam. In the wake of the Manchester concert attack and two London terrorist attacks, Ali and Josh dig into the thorny topic of how to reform Islam without tarnishing Muslims. Can the Koran be taken less seriously? Should Western feminists stop glorifying the hijab? Can we quit it with identity politics? And what is the real, deeper damage done by terrorism? Ali’s book is The Atheist Muslim. After hearing this conversation, you’ll wanna read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Ali Rizvi, Author of "The Atheist Muslim: A Journey From Religion to Reason."   https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445  

Join me and my good friend Ali Rizvi for a conversation about Life in Saudi Arabia. Ali and I share a very similar geographical background. We both grew up as Pakistani expats in Saudi in fairly liberal Muslim families. It’s always fun to compare notes… We discuss his early years in school, how snowflakes are secret code for The Star of David :P , we talk about the differences between the Shia experience and the Sunni one & reminisce about Betamax, Ramadan TV shows like Full House, Small Wonder, Punky Brewster. The ex-muslim community has grown, and with that comes some differences in approach….the disadvantages of ’the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ type of tactics. Overall, Ali put me in a really hopeful and optimistic mood about how attitudes around apostasy are changing, how irreligiosity in even countries like Saudi Arabia is growing. Here is a link to the gallup poll he referenced http://www.wingia.com/web/files/news/14/file/14.pdf We touched briefly upon the subject of creationism in public schools in the US, but I found that there are some instances where people to get away with teaching it: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/01/creationism_in_public_schools_mapped_where_tax_money_supports_alternatives.html Check out Ali's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445 ---- If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting via patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos Leave an iTunes review: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/polite-conversations/id1086199663?mt=2

Jesse and Brittany talk to Ali Rizvi, author of ‘The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason' about challenging religious bigotry and religious oppression, Islam's reformation and how to reform the religion, and remaining an activist in spite of negative responses. Support Ali! Buy his book on Amazon: The Atheist Muslim – A Journey from Religion... The post #BONUS – “Ali Rizvi – Author of The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason.” appeared first on I Doubt It Podcast.

  Religions have always gone through transitions over time. Not only do the faiths themselves evolve, but the role they play in day-to-day life adapts to fit the needs of a given culture. As the youngest Abrahamic religion on the market, all eyes are on Islam, as a debate rages as to whether there is any chance of reform or secularization within a religion that is so deeply woven into the fabric of the Muslim world. Ali Rizvi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and author of the new book Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason. Rizvi is one of many Muslims who assert that while they have lost their religion, they haven’t lost their Muslim identity. Rizvi considers Islam to be a religion with a set of ideas that are fair game to be criticized, but he also sees Muslims as distinct, as a culture of which Islam is not a mandatory component. After losing his faith while studying as a scientist and physician, Rizvi continued to participate and identify with many of the cultural aspects of being Muslim. He found that he wasn’t alone in his feelings, and predicts that today’s young Muslims will be the start of the transition toward secularism for Muslims around world.  

At the end of the podcast there are a few Urdu words, loose translation: Tarek: Go find your (future) kids a 'white school' - oh but all schools here (in Canada) are white Me: Oh yeah ... all schools here are white... whatever should i do now (sarcasm) Him: Is there anything left? (to talk about) Me: Whats left? Nothing. Tell me, do you at least now believe i'm a Pakistani woman? Him: Yes, yes I believe that. Me: Excellent. [Hopefully that will put all my, "Eiynah is probably a white man" trolls to rest] Anyhoo, if its possible, i think this convo is more bizarre than the last. We discuss Tarek self Id-ing as muslim, whether Pakistanis are comparable to racists and nazis, how my parents and Ali Rizvi's parents are supposedly genocide supporters (because Pakistani). His pro India/Hinduism bias....and... beef. link to Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/episode-12-part-1-tarek-fatah ---sorry there were some tech difficulties with the sound.. first ten minutes u might hear a slight echo in places. My apologies. If you want to help this podcast grow, please consider supporting via patreon https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos (or PayPal)

Join me, Ali Rizvi, and Faisal Al Mutar for a fun and *polite* conversation. We discuss the Ex-Muslim/Muslim identity, the necessity of labels, Ramadan of course, US presidential candidates, Justin Timberlake and much much more. :D Follow Ali Rizvi @aliamjadrizvi & look out for his new book, The Atheist Muslim Follow Faisal @faisalalmutar & check out his work at www.faisalalmutar.com RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:206732011/sounds.rss Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

It's been quite a wild ride to have this episode of Polite Conversations returned to me. It was returned butchered, with some really nasty messages about me, inserted into it. Some random ads were placed in as well. So, the quality/flow of sound is not great at some parts, but bear with us. Just being able to release this once endangered episode is quite a big deal. Just like Jesus, Polite Conversations is resurrected this Easter Sunday. :) After what I've been through, it *is* a miracle! :P Join me and Ali Rizvi as we discuss ball-gags, burqas, going commando in Mecca, and much more! Sorry for the choppy-ness....had to erase the sabotages as well as unnecessary ex-cohost bits. Do let us know what you thought of our chat on Twitter - you can find me @nicemangos and Ali @aliamjadrizvi You can support this podcast by sharing it like mad! And by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHzqk6Dl7zE iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/polite-conversations/id1086199663 To all those who pitched in to save this content, thank you!

In this, the 161st episode join Christine and me, the Supreme Irreverend Doctor Randy Tyson, in welcoming Dr. Ali Rizvi to our humble periodical. Ali is Pakistan-born Canadian physician/writer residing in Toronto who grew up in a number of locales, including Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, as part of a progressive Muslim family. Ali's writings […]

Sam addresses Twitter controversy regarding Fareed Zakaria, Dalia Mogahed, and John Esposito.What progress have you made toward becoming vegetarian or vegan?If the Islamic reformation/modernization movement doesn't succeed, what do you think should be the alternative?Do you think your reliance on hypotheticals and thought experiments has become a hindrance to making headway and discourse on important issues, in particular the thread of Islamic terrorism? Generally speaking, how big a role should thought experiments and hypotheticals play in discussing key issues?In what way should the imagined repercussions affect what you decide to publicly share? If you believe something to be true, would it be moral to withhold it? In this respect Is there such a thing as a noble lie of omission? Are there ideas you've decided against sharing? What are they? Are their views of yours that you believe don't get enough attention?Would you be willing to be ostracized from the people you love for the sake of the greater good? Should ex-Muslims like us delegate the task of critiquing religion to such people as Ali Rizvi and Sarah Haider who are able to leave the religion with fewer repercussions? Or do you believe the threat of fundamental Islam is so great that people should risk ostracism, violence, and even death to fight against it? Is it even possible to fully flourish as a human being while living your whole life under a pretense?I'll simplify your arguments against the regressive left and summarize them as: the left has missed the point so badly that they're basically responsible for smart and otherwise sensitive people to lean toward the right. This argument has always troubled me, and I saw it epitomized in the recent presidential elections in Argentina. Isn't it intellectual and politically lazy to support right-wing ideas and policy just because the left has gotten it or most of it wrong? Don't you think that people in positions like yours should also be advocating for a better left?How fast do you read?Is there anything inherently wrong with polygamy between three or more consenting adults? If so what? And if not, why call it out as an example of evil instead of the religious imperative itself?Do you think there's a possibility given advances in technology that you could have your stance changed on free will?Is killing another human being always wrong even in circumstances such as self-defense. Is there an ethics for killing?I wonder why you don't use the example of child abuse by Catholic priests as being another case of religious doctrine–in this case for celibacy having harmful repercussions in real life.

Ali Rizvi is a writer, musician, physician, currently working on his first book, The Atheist Muslim. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/ http://podcasts.joerogan.net

Ali Rizvi is a writer, musician, physician, currently working on his first book, The Atheist Muslim. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/ http://podcasts.joerogan.net

In this episode we are joined by Ali Rizvi, a writer, musician, and physician who is an ex-Muslim of Pakistani birth. We discuss his background and vision for the future of the Islamic world, among other things. TwitterHuffington PostDead Shyre

In this episode we are joined by Ali Rizvi, a writer, musician, and physician who is an ex-Muslim of Pakistani birth. We discuss his background and vision for the future of the Islamic world, among other things. TwitterHuffington PostDead Shyre