When Raidah left medical school in Sydney to spend the summer at what was promise to be an Islamic utopia in Jordan, she thought she was taking a break to heal.Instead, she found herself inside a high-control religious community led by Nuh Ha Mim Keller — an American-born Catholic convert who reinvented himself as a Sufi sheikh and built a devoted following of Muslims living in Western countries.Through his English-language books, lectures, and retreats, Keller promised these diaspora Muslims a spiritual home — a refuge from Western chaos and Islamophobia.But what Raidah found instead… was a cult._____FOLLOW USFor more culty content, follow us on Instagram & TikTok:→ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wasiinacult" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wasiinacult</a>FOLLOW RAIDAH SHAH IDILFollow Raidah on Instagram → <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raidahwrites/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@raidahwrites</a>Check out her debut novel <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Free-a-Jinn/Raidah-Shah-Idil/9781665982627" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Free a Jinn</a> — available now from Penguin Random House SEA and in the U.S.READ <a href="https://pdfcoffee.com/storm-without-port-032121-1-pdf-free.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Storm Without a Port (PDF)</a> — the 77-page survivor testimony compiled by former members of the Jordanian Sufi cult.Visit <a href="https://inshaykhsclothing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Shaykh’s Clothing</a> — a resource for Muslim survivors of spiritual abuse.SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you believe in what we’re doing — please rate, review, and share the podcast. It helps more than you know.And if you’d like to go a step further, join us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wasiinacult" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. You’ll get ad-free episodes, bonus content, and our eternal gratitude for helping us keep these conversations going.→ Join us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wasiinacult" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.HAVE A CULTY STORY?We’d love to hear from you.→ <a href="mailto:info@wasiinacult.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@wasiinacult.com</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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