Defending Apostasy Laws in Islam with Hamza Tzortzis

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Addressing Islam’s Apostasy Laws: https://sapienceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Apostasy-Draft-0.3-July-2024.pdf

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to the Discussion on Apostasy Laws in Islam

00:06:20 - Moral and Intellectual Courage

00:13:40 - Providing Compassion and Understanding to Apostates

00:20:30 - The Prophet's Emotionally Intelligent Response

00:27:03 - Unpacking the distinction between racial legis & wisdom (hikmah)

00:33:51 - Islamic Perspective on Apostasy

00:40:15 - Understanding the Impact of Environment on Belief

00:46:43 - The Social Cohesion Facilitated by Islamic Laws

00:52:47 - The intolerance of the liberal paradigm

00:58:53 - Western Supremacism and Divine Commands

01:05:31 - Leaving Islam and the Equality Principle

01:11:46 - Coercion and Violence in Liberal States

01:18:07 - The Law and Rational Conclusions

01:24:46 - The intertwining of religion and citizenship in an Islamic state

01:31:14 - Upgrade of Citizenship in an Islamic State

01:37:34 - Juris Prudence and the Islamic State

01:44:09 - Farewell and Until Next Time

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