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Acar Caner's Prominence in the Muslim Community
Dr. Ergun Caner is fond of ascribing various roles of importance within the mosque to his father. I have found nothing to corroborate his testimony in that regard. However, I have found some evidence that Ergun’s father, Acar Caner, was prominent within the Turkish community. For example, I found that Acar Caner was President of…
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Ergun Caner's Autobiography per the AP
The AP reports: [Ergun Caner] told The Associated Press in 2002 that he was born in Sweden to a Turkish father and Swedish mother, who brought the family to Ohio in 1969, when he was about 3 years old. (source)(see full AP article from 2002) Compare Caner’s autobiography here: (link to mp3) where he states:…
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Dr. Ergun Caner's Debates, Discussions, and Dialog
The weakest defenders of Dr. Caner have focused their attention on attacking Dr. Caner’s critics. While they were wasting their time and destroying their credibility, I was busy searching for the debates that Dr. Caner has claimed to do, so that I could exonerate him of the charges of claiming debates he has not done.…
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Unveiling "Unveiling Islam" – References to the Hadith
One of the points I’ve made in discussing the Caner situation with folks is that Caner’s Muslim critics have focused most of their attention on his oral presentations, rather than on his books. The Caners’ book, Unveiling Islam, has a lot of great material in it. However, a question has been raised about whether the…
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Jamal Jivanjee's Memory
According to Jamal Jivanjee’s current biography (as of May 10, 2010): Growing up in the Columbus Ohio area, Jamal Jivanjee was raised by a devout Shiite Muslim father … and a very conservative Catholic mother … . Jamal’s quest for the truth led him out of Islam and Catholicism, and down some perilous roads, but…
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Jamal Jivanjee's Testimony Regarding Ergun Caner
Jamal Jivanjee is, like Ergun Caner, a real ex-Muslim. He has testified to the fact that he went to the same Muslim “mosque/ masjid” as the Caner family (link to testimony). Some of those supporting Ergun Caner have viewed this as complete vindication of Dr. Caner. There are a couple reasons why it is still…
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Ergun Caner's So-called Apology
People have asked me where they can find the so-called Apology that Ergun Caner offered on his website. It seems to have been removed from his website, though, for the moment, it can be found via Google (link to apology). I have no idea why Dr. Caner removed it from his site. He has not…
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Ergun Caner in San Diego
Ergun Caner was apparently in San Diego, May 1-2, 2010. The following are some thoughts/reflections/comments on what he said at that time. Part I (07:17) As a boy, coming from Turkey, born in Stockholm, Sweden. (07:55) Turkish background, Turkish father-mother, Turkish citizen, we come to America as Muslims. (11:26) I’m the oldest of three sons,…
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Response to "Fake Ex Muslims" – Part 3
I’ve responded to the “Fake Ex Muslims” (FxM) site twice previously (first) and (second). This is the third response. I’ll address a few more issues and then respond to FxM’s responses to my previous section. 1. Insha-Allah or Al-Hamdolilah In one video that FxM has identified, Ergun Caner claims that Muslims say “Insha-Allah” (which I’d…
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Responding Again to "Fake Ex Muslims"
In a previous post I had begun to defend Ergun Caner against the accusation that he is a “Fake Ex Muslim” (link to my previous post). This post will have two parts. First it will address several more of the “issues” that the Fake Ex Muslim (FxM) site has identified, and second it will provide…