When a far-right Dutch politician set about trying to write a book to debunk the “evil ideology” of Islam, he began a journey that saw him becoming a Muslim. Joram van Klaveren, once seen as the heir apparent to anti-Islam ideologue Geert Wilders, speaks to The InnerView about disavowing his previous views and “falling in love” with Islam.

00:00 Intro
01:47 Protestant background
02:56 Anti-Muslim hatred
04:26 Geert Wilders
07:00 PVV’s fight against Islam
08:20 Row with Wilder over Moroccans
10:00 Writing anti-Islam book
11:41 Joram’s journey towards the religion he once hated
19:58 Embracing Islam
21:35 His wife’s reaction
22:06 Facing backlash from former supporters
23:27 Historical bias against Islam
24:25 Violence in the name of religion