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Mar 2021
40m 36s

"Will My Children Be Muslim?" with Dr. O...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Apostasy and atheism have been on the rise in America in the past decade. Although Muslim families transmit their religious affiliation to their children at higher rates than Christians in America, approximately 20% of those raised as Muslims do not identify as Muslim in adulthood. In this episode, host Mohamad Zaoud talks to Dr. Osman Umarji, author of the ... Show More
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