E. A. Jabbar
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| E. A. Jabbar | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
| Born | 1 October 1956 Malappuram, Kerala, India | |||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, Writer, activist | |||
| YouTube information | ||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||
| Subscribers | 89k[1] | |||
| Total views | 20 million[1] | |||
Last updated: 29 August 2024 | ||||
E. A. Jabbar (Malayalam: ഇ. എ. ജബ്ബാർ) is an Indian ex Muslim activist, YouTuber, Speaker and writer from Kerala. He is best known as a critic of the Quran and Islam. He is an active member of several rationalist organizations. He was the vice-president of Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham and its Malappuram district secretary for a considerable duration. He was also an editorial board member of the monthly magazine, Yukthirekha, the official journal of the Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham. He was a member of Kerala State Teachers' Association (KSTA), which is the teacher's wing of the political party CPI(M). He started his career as a government school teacher, and retired from service, after which carried on with his activism for free-thought and atheism.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and career
[edit]Jabbar was born into an orthodox Muslim family in Malappuram in Kerala, India but gave up his faith in Islam while studying in the tenth grade after reading the Malayalam translation of the Quran.[citation needed] He felt it had many inconsistencies and contradictions, and he did not get satisfactory answers to his questions from his family circle.[citation needed] When rationalist Joseph Edamaruku published his book Quran: A Critical Study (Original title: Quran Oru Vimarsana Padanam) in early 1980, it was subject to widespread discussion, and Jabbar actively took part in many of these debates.[citation needed] Gradually, he became part of the debating circles representing the rationalists.[citation needed]
He began his career as a school teacher and later turned into an orator in Kerala.[citation needed] He gathered more fame from his candid blogging and videos in social media and across the "free thinkers" communities in Kerala.[6][7] He is also known for his videos and podcasts that criticize Islam. He has done some controversial debates with Islamic scholars in Kerala like M M Akbar, which have viewership by the thousands in social media.
Lectures and debates
[edit]On 9 January 2021 in Malappuram, E. A. Jabbar and popular Islamic scholar and the director at Niche of Truth, M. M. Akbar debated on the topic, whether Quran is scientific or not.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About EA Jabbar". YouTube.
- ^ "Rationalist seeks police protection over blog threat in Kozhikode | Kozhikode News". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "To believe or not?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "KYS rebuts KNM's attack on 'neo-atheism' | Kozhikode News". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "God doesn't need us to save him". The Times of India. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "God doesn't need us to save him". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Rationalist seeks police protection over blog threat in Kozhikode | Kozhikode News". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.