{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c525aef0446505589e24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Her Upscale Islamic Life in Saudi Arabia & Dubai Took A Dark Turn ft. @HolyHumanist","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/e76b4c2753a287b0c11a227a059860b6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When her well off British family moved to Saudi Arabia near Mecca, Nuriyah Khan (<a href=\"https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCRaLIFc6OfWKSzzvmfAMsXQ\" target=\"_blank\"> @HolyHumanist </a>) lived in two worlds at once— a plush Muslim life inside a compound which protected her from a fundamentalist Islam. Hoping to continue to live a progressive Muslim lifestyle, she married and moved to Dubai. Once her relationship became unsafe, she asked for a separation and was confronted with Sharia law, Islamic religious law that guides the moral and religious lives of Muslims. He relentlessly stalked her along with the Dubai police who were trying to force her to stay with him, confiscating her passport. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/76nBGVIEE3w\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this episode on YouTube</a>\n\nFind Nuriyah on youtube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@HolyHumanist\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@HolyHumanist</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" target=\"_blank\">Our Merch!</a></p>\n<p>Patreon:<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" target=\"_blank\"> Patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p>\n<p>Venmo @sheliseann</p>\n<p>Website <a href=\"https://www.sheliseannsola.com/\" target=\"_blank\">CultsToConsciousness.com</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Find Shelise on Social media!</p>\n<p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsiousness\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a></p>\n<p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann</a></p>\n<p>TikTok<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness\" target=\"_blank\"> @cults.to.consciousness</a></p>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Chapter Marks\n00:00:00 Intro\n00:04:56 Sunni Muslim, explained\n00:05:41 Where Nuriyah grew up and her family's views\n00:06:47 Moving to Saudi Arabia\n00:09:49 TW: m*rder, v*olence, amp*tations\n00:10:03 Sharia law\n00:15:14 Witnessing and understanding these things as a chiId\n00:17:01 Daily life in Saudi Arabia\n00:18:40 TW: r*pe\n00:21:06 Did Nuriyah feel safe?\n00:23:35 Teenage years in Saudi Arabia\n00:25:59 S*x education at an international school in Saudi Arabia\n00:27:42 Practicing Islam so close to Mecca\n00:31:42 Islam in Dubai\n00:32:26 Moving to Dubai\n00:33:45 Marrying to date\n00:36:41 Things start to change in the relationship\n00:44:20 Finally leaving the relationship\n00:45:53 Sharia law creates obstacles\n00:48:41 Islamic couples counseling and a turn for the worse\n00:53:00 Stalking and harassment from Nuriyah's ex-husband and Dubai police\n00:55:51 Escaping Dubai\n01:01:00 The end of a marriage\n01:03:47 Deconstructing Islam\n01:12:47 Starting to speak out and starting a YouTube channel\n01:19:13 Linda, listen\n01:20:44 Outro</p>\n<p>Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**</p>\n<p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\" target=\"_blank\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}