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Mosab Hassan Yousef may be the most intense speaker I’ve ever witnessed. Famous for being the son of one of the founders of Hamas as well as a former Israeli intelligence asset, I first encountered him in a viral Dr. Phil clip circulating on X. The exchange was brief, featuring a pair of pro-Palestinian students presenting their perspective only to be forcefully refuted by Mosab. The clip was short, yet compelling.
The Jordan Peterson interview released a few days ago was of a completely different nature. For over two hours an uncharacteristically unsettled Peterson (arms folded across chest, posture rigid until the end when he found himself literally on the edge of his seat) delivered carefully targeted questions to his guest, who responded with a passion most of us in the West have never encountered. As Christians, we sometimes forget the Middle Eastern roots of our faith and the raw, untamed humanity of the historical figures recorded for us in Scripture. We forget that angry and grieving men would shout, tear their clothing, and sometimes even kill.
Watching Mosab — and it is only by listening and watching that one can truly hear him — the reality of this passion is brought anachronistically into the 21st century. Agree or disagree, there is no mincing of words or polite qualifications in his speech. For two hours he gave testimony of the deep and profound darkness that shaped him into a man whose self-professed mission it is to eradicate Islamic ideology. He described growing up beside a cemetery where adults and children were buried, some having died naturally and some in conflict. He lived through a traumatic sexual assault as a 5-year-old boy and was sentenced to silence on pain of death: in his culture, he explained, a father will demand the death not just of the rapist but also of the rape victim. He claims this is considered the most efficient remedy for the shame that would otherwise come upon the family.
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The Jordan Peterson interview released a few days ago was of a completely different nature. For over two hours an uncharacteristically unsettled Peterson (arms folded across chest, posture rigid until the end when he found himself literally on the edge of his seat) delivered carefully targeted questions to his guest, who responded with a passion most of us in the West have never encountered. As Christians, we sometimes forget the Middle Eastern roots of our faith and the raw, untamed humanity of the historical figures recorded for us in Scripture. We forget that angry and grieving men would shout, tear their clothing, and sometimes even kill.
Watching Mosab — and it is only by listening and watching that one can truly hear him — the reality of this passion is brought anachronistically into the 21st century. Agree or disagree, there is no mincing of words or polite qualifications in his speech. For two hours he gave testimony of the deep and profound darkness that shaped him into a man whose self-professed mission it is to eradicate Islamic ideology. He described growing up beside a cemetery where adults and children were buried, some having died naturally and some in conflict. He lived through a traumatic sexual assault as a 5-year-old boy and was sentenced to silence on pain of death: in his culture, he explained, a father will demand the death not just of the rapist but also of the rape victim. He claims this is considered the most efficient remedy for the shame that would otherwise come upon the family.
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Hamas founder’s son delivers chilling testimony to Jordan Peterson
Mosab Hassan Yousef may be the most intense speaker I ve ever witnessed Famous for being the son of one of the founders of Hamas as well as a former Israeli intelligence asset
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