Episode 46 – Ex-Muslims with Mohammed Sayed and Sadaf

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – February 27

• 1827 – New Orleans take to the streets for Mardi Gras
• 1922 – Supreme Court defends women’s voting rights in Leser v. Garnett |other source
• 1980 – “I Will Survive” wins the first—and last—Grammy ever awarded for Best Disco Recording
• 1998 – Queen Elizabeth says First Born Daughters Have Same Rights as Sons

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Fatwa issued against Muslims going to Mars
• Nuclear fusion!
• Dogs really can pick up on our emotions
• Ancient genome suggests that Native Americans descended from the Clovis culture

POLITICS AND RELIGION

• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed the anti-gay discrimination bill
• Republican senators try to undo federal recognition of same-sex marriages
• Uganda’s president signed anti-gay bill…
• …based on statements from scientists
• It’s also bad in much of the rest of Africa
• Protests allowed for the release of a Ugandan gay rights activist over visa issues in South Africa
• Colorado Woman claimed Jesus put her baby on the train tracks
• Former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay thinks God wrote the Constitution
• CPAC drops American Atheists

INTERVIEW – Mohammed Sayed and Sadaf of Ex-Muslims of North America

• Website
• The blogs
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• Twitter @exmuslimsofna

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Recorded for release on 2014-02-27