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Ali A. Rizvi 🇨🇦

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Cancer pathologist. Science communicator. Author, The Atheist Muslim (Macmillan). I don't take Twitter seriously. Neither should you. aliamjadrizvi@gmail.com

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1May 12, '24This is the problem with the media. The focus on a small handful of students walking out on Jerry Seinfeld’s speech has completely obscured any coverage of the actual speech, which129×2.3M16k2.6k7.1k
2Oct 10, '23Either you’re pro-Palestinian or pro-Hamas. You can’t be both. Free Palestine from Hamas81.9×1.5M2.1k28939
3Oct 8, '23Seeing Jews and Muslims fighting over the shittiest piece of land on Earth makes me realize how privileged I am here in Canada. When you don’t have a hard-on for divinely sanctione65.2×1.2M2.2k249120
4Oct 10, '23Either you’re pro-Palestinian or pro-Hamas. You can’t be both. Some things to note about this current conflict: (thread)54.4×989k5.1k1.1k1.7k
5Aug 8, '22Carl Sagan’s prediction about America, from 1995. From The Demon-Haunted World47.9×049k12k4.7k
6Oct 7, '20🧐33.2×030k10k1.4k
7Oct 25, '17Baby who was born deaf hears her mom’s voice for the first time with hearing aids. Gets me every time. Only science gives us true miracles.28.4×029k8.4k1
8Jul 5, '18Humanity.26.5×030k7.5k202
9Sep 28, '19Greta Thunberg’s speech as Swedish death metal is the coolest thing you’ll see today. by @JohnMollusk25.9×031k5.3k998
10Jan 14, '20The shadow on the church next door as seen from my office window.23×032k3.5k296
12Nov 8, '25Having grown up in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, I can confirm that Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate have a much more “Islamist” mindset than Zohran Mamdani. Criticize his policies all14.7×267k1.8k207238
13Oct 30, '23When forming your opinion about the Israel-Palestine issue, ask yourself: Do I want justice, or do I want peace? If you seek full justice, you will never achieve peace. But if you 13×236k1.2k290333
14Sep 8, '21A physicist has had it with her academic philosopher husband, and everything about her post is amazing.11.1×012k1.7k954
15Jul 6, '19Truly amazing to see so many LGBTQ freethinkers and allies from Muslim backgrounds come out for #Pride2019 in London! These are the voices that must lead the conversation. #Pride #10.1×01.2k384158
18Aug 15, '21The fall of Afghanistan explained in 41 seconds7.9×07.4k2.1k511
19Mar 27, '17Solidarity with LGBT Muslim women this #MuslimWomensDay. Celebrate opening minds with a view to a more rational future. #BabySteps7.3×01.3k324193
20Sep 18, '18John Mulaney’s “horse in a hospital” bit about the Trump presidency is possibly the best of the year. Congrats on a well-earned Emmy. @Mulaney #Emmys7.2×06k2.4k342
21Apr 23, '25This is totally fair6.9×126k3.2k35687
23Feb 11, '20This scene from #CurbYourEnthusiasm is about how Larry David wears a #MAGA hat to avoid decent people (who stay away from him as a result), and get sympathy from rage-obsessed moro5.7×06.7k1.5k90
24Aug 27, '19Dave Chappelle was brilliant on “poor white people” and the opioid crisis:5.4×04.7k2k166
26Dec 8, '19Turn on the sound.5.4×05.6k1.5k170
27Jun 2, '17Virgin birth, angels, dead-messiah-resurrection: "Respect my beliefs!" Climate change: "Where's the evidence?!" Faith rots the human mind.5.0×04.2k2.2k0
28Feb 17, '20Wokeness is against everything the liberal left historically stood for. Cancel culture Ideological self-segregation Excommunicating instead of engaging Identity fetishes Shaming pe4.7×05.5k1.1k157
29Mar 22, '19"A student at Charlottesville High School...warned white students to stay at home so they could shoot dead non-white students in an act of 'ethnic cleansing.'" #Charlottesville sch4.5×02k2.3k59
30Feb 4, '19I want to shake the hand of the subtitle guy.4.1×02.4k2.4k31
31Oct 31, '24Julia Roberts narrated this excellent ad which has triggered MAGA men like Charlie Kirk and Jesse Watters into meltdowns. Ladies, thoughts?4.0×73k1.3k34354
33May 16, '19For pro-lifers: There is a fire at a fertility clinic. In one corner, there is a terrified five-year-old child. In the other, there is a container with 1000 viable embryos. You can3.7×02.3k85833
34Feb 3, '18.@RickyGervais explains why science always trumps religious myth and superstition:3.4×03.3k1.2k5
35Jul 22, '17The left hates Richard Dawkins slamming Islam. The right hated him slamming Christianity. Both faiths are delusions. Dawkins is right.3.0×03.2k1k1
36Aug 11, '24Forget the tip tax thing — #CopyCatKamala also stole huge crowds and winning momentum from Trump, who now has neither. Outrageous.2.9×52k90115815
37Jun 29, '17The word "Islamophobia" exploits the pain of genuine victims of anti-Muslim bigotry: [Watch the full video: ]2.8×02.1k1.2k5
38Mar 17, '19We need to start using the term “anti-Muslim bigotry” instead of the milder, vague, clinical term “Islamophobia.” It’s stronger, more accurate, and doesn’t diminish the efforts of 2.7×03k71730
39Mar 30, '18When white people challenged their religious orthodoxies, it was called “The Enlightenment.” When brown people challenge theirs, it’s “Islamophobia”? THAT’s bigotry. @Max_Fisher, s2.7×03.1k8058
40Dec 19, '19Why is this @JK_Rowling tweet so controversial? The very existence of terms like "cis" or "trans" demonstrates the reality of karyotypic sex. If it wasn't real, you wouldn't need t2.7×03.5k43661
41Mar 28, '17Why liberals in Muslim-majority countries feel betrayed by (often well-intentioned) liberals in the West: #Excerpt2.5×01.8k1.2k0
42Jun 19, '17The left is wrong on Islam. The right is wrong on Muslims. Why choose b/w challenging Islamic doctrine & defending Muslims' rights? Do both:2.5×02k1k3
43Jan 26, '19If hate speech were a crime, the Quran and Bible would be the first to go. Everything from slavery to killing homosexuals to beating wives to killing non-believers to stoning non-v2.5×02.6k83129
44Nov 6, '22Now that comedy is back on Twitter, enjoy this killer bit from my new favorite standup @Shanemgillis2.4×03.5k214185
45Mar 28, '22Turns out woke folks think toxic masculinity is totally cool when it comes to violently defending women’s hair issues from comedians’ jokes2.4×03.6k29532
46Oct 12, '17There are over 3 million Muslim Americans. If they all went out, bought semiautomatic firearms, and posted pictures of themselves posing at malls with their legally bought weapons 2.4×01.5k5251
47Mar 22, '16If your first reaction to #Brussels is, "Oh no, this is going to make Islam look really bad," you're part of the problem.2.4×01.4k1.4k0
48Mar 26, '17See this hashtag #HangAyazNizami & learn what ordinary Pakistanis want done to a secular blogger now in serious peril. This is NOT a fringe.2.3×01.5k1.2k0
50Jan 23, '20"Circumcision is an ancient, ridiculous ritual." @JoeRogan is an intactivist. So am I. And you should be too. Stop cutting your babies, whether they're boys or girls.2.2×02.6k42849
51Dec 2, '18Watch George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan debate illegal immigration: [Full exchange: ]2.2×01.8k76778
52Apr 30, '17Translation for smart people: Bill Clinton brought unemployment rate of 7.1% down to 4.4%. Obama brought it down from 9.0% to 4.5%.2.2×01.6k1.2k0
54Apr 25, '20Jeff Goldblum was correct and honest to ask this question. If we criticize anti-woman and anti-LGBTQ attitudes and laws everywhere EXCEPT Islamic societies—where they are rampant—w2.2×02.5k52768
55Jul 20, '19Quoting Katie Hopkins to show you’re not racist is like quoting Harvey Weinstein to show how much you respect women.2.2×02.5k6257
56Oct 8, '16"I'm sorry, that was a long time ago when I was just a young, immature 59-year-old." #TrumpTapes2.2×01.9k9470
57May 15, '18Can you be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine? Yes. If you support secularism, democracy, and a two-state solution — and you oppose the inexplicable settlement expansion, the despic2.2×02.3k6849
58Feb 3, '22Choosing between the world’s two largest religions really comes down to whether you like women or bacon2.1×02.4k54058
59Mar 23, '17Dear PM @JustinTrudeau, If #M103 condemned "anti-Muslim bigotry" (instead of "Islamophobia"), I'd back it 100%. Why semantics matter here:2.1×01.7k8980
60Aug 2, '18Toddler wears new glasses and sees 20/20 for the first time. Only science gives us true miracles.2.0×02.1k6328
61Sep 3, '18Lapsed Catholics are celebrated. Secular Jews are almost default. Ex-Scientologists get TV deals. But ex-Muslims are banned from @HiltonHotels & @Starbucks? Criticizing Islam—a1.9×02k59711
62Feb 5, '17Raif Badawi, jailed in SaudiArabia for championing liberal/secular values, would be called "Islamophobic" by many liberals if he lived here.1.8×01.5k8560
63Jul 23, '20HAHAHA This is awesome1.8×02.2k43824
64May 5, '21This should put to rest every debate about the Oxford Comma, ever. h/t Richard Pini1.8×02.2k40478
65Jun 19, '19Dear @TeamYouTube, Why silence secular voices from the Muslim world? When white freethinkers in Christian Europe rose up against religious theocracy, we called it The Enlightenment1.8×01.8k66610
66May 9, '21If you believe the COVID vaccine will change your DNA, you could probably benefit from a change in your DNA1.8×02.3k4258
67Aug 31, '16And, I assume, some of them are good people. #TrumpsMexicoTripSayings1.8×01.5k7400
68Apr 6, '21God's playing y'all1.8×02.2k35550
70Dec 6, '15Liberal failure to take on Islamism from position of moral strength/honesty has enabled Trump to do it frm a position of xenophobic bigotry.1.7×01.1k9070
71Jan 15, '19The triggered snowflake brigade is in full tantrum mode again in response to a great Gillette ad asking conscientious, secure men (most of us) to hold the insecure frat boy types (1.6×01.6k37334
72Oct 23, '17Future generations will see Allah, Jesus, & Yahweh the way we see Zeus & Thor today. The religions of today will be the mythologies of tomorrow. That’s how it’s always been1.6×01.5k6120
73Nov 20, '15#ExMuslimBecause No REAL God should need protection from bloggers & no REAL prophet should need protection from cartoons.1.6×01.1k8980
74Jun 7, '19Somali woman makes video about leaving Islam—her family religion—yet speaking of Muslims with compassion. @instagram deletes it. If she were an ex-Catholic, ex-Mormon, or secular J1.6×01.7k52421
75Aug 25, '19She grew up in an ultra-conservative Islamic Salafist household. She was forced into marriage with an Al Qaeda operative. She then left it all, trading religion for Enlightenment. 1.6×01.7k45263
76Apr 26, '19Right. When white Europeans challenged their ancestors’ religion, it was the “Age of Enlightenment.” When young Muslim freethinkers do it, it’s the “ex-Muslim industry” & “hate1.6×01.8k42824
77Jan 16, '19Adorable baby hears her sister’s voice for the first time after getting her first pair of hearing aids. Can’t get enough of this. :) Only science gives us true miracles.1.5×01.5k52118
78Oct 26, '18“How can you reject Islam/Christianity/Judaism without studying it?” The same way you can reject belief in unicorns without studying unicornology. All religious Muslims/Christians/1.4×01.5k4489
79May 23, '17Criticizing Islam—just as you would Christianity, Mormonism, or Scientology—doesn't make you a bigot. Singling it out for protection does.1.4×01.1k6751
80Mar 13, '21This is all of Twitter in one video clip1.4×01.2k46265
81Jul 12, '18.@JoeRogan on immigration — with an important message for those who think it’s okay to separate kids from their parents because “they shouldn’t have come here in the first place”:1.3×01.2k43027
82Sep 11, '18“Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.” —Victor Stenger #NeverForget1.3×01.2k4455
83Sep 4, '18The people who were burning Tiki torches last year are burning Nike shoes this year. Either way, you’ve got to buy ‘em to burn ‘em. Can’t be too bad for Tiki or Nike. I’ll be buyin1.2×01.6k2521
84Jun 15, '17White people converting to Islam: the one form of "cultural appropriation" no leftist will ever object to. #CulturalAppropriationMonth1.2×01.2k4040
85Sep 13, '18Your video of the day. :)1.2×01.2k4207
86Dec 26, '19This is amazing. A tribute to life:1.2×01.3k33548
87Nov 10, '17Both the Weinstein & Louis CK stories were broken by the "liberal rag" @NYTimes. Halperin story broken by "fake news" @CNN. This really shouldn't be party-based at all, but lib1.1×01.2k3610
88Jun 21, '20This is beautiful. Generation Z, thank you. #tiktokteens1.1×01.4k22423
89Dec 6, '17Al Franken will leave the Senate tomorrow on the insistence of female Democratic Senators. Roy Moore will join the Senate next week with the full support of Trump & the RNC. Th1.1×01.1k3880
90Nov 2, '18“That’s POTUS!”1.1×01.2k2948
91Jan 25, '20I’m a left-liberal who went on @JoeRogan’s show. He’s one of the few who gave a platform to a secular liberal from the Muslim world. There are millions of us, but you don’t hear ab1.1×01.4k18417
92Dec 4, '17If Roy Moore was caught having consensual gay sex, his campaign would be over. We all know that. Child molestation, however, isn’t as much of a dealbreaker for Republicans.1.0×01.1k3480
93Mar 17, '19This is true leadership. We can disagree, debate, and argue all we want, but we should never forget our common humanity. Thank you, @JacindaArdern.1.0×01.3k2388
94Feb 28, '18A little girl who was blind & deaf since birth sees & hears her mother for the first time thanks to a team of incredible surgeons. Gets me every time. Only science gives us1.0×01.1k3374
95Nov 27, '19On the contrary, it takes a man who is absolutely secure in his masculinity and motivated by a deep love for his child to do this without worrying about what daddy issues-riddled b1.0×01.4k1978
96Sep 4, '19We normalized lapsed Catholics, secular Jews, and ex-Mormons. Now it’s time to normalize ex-Muslims. To think Muslims are somehow immune to reason, secularism, and Enlightenment is1.0×01.1k31314
97Jun 28, '19Pete Buttigieg is physically incapable of saying anything that isn’t articulate, intelligent, and persuasive. #DemDebate20.8×01.1k1684
98Sep 19, '191. I’ve been wearing brownface for 44 years. 2. Most of today’s “woke” kids also wouldn’t think that wearing an Aladdin costume with makeup is a cancel-able offense if they were in0.8×01.1k1108
99Aug 25, '18“So many Republicans going to jail... Who’s going to be left to lock up Hillary?” —@BillMaher0.8×01k1780

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