‍Living Fearless exists to bring clarity where there is confusion and truth where there is silence. I’m Hedieh Mirahmadi, and through this podcast on the Real Life Network, I speak with conviction about the spiritual, cultural, and ideological threats facing our nation today. This is a place where biblical truth is not softened, where hard realities are confronted honestly, and where courage replaces fear in a world increasingly hostile to Judeo-Christian values. Watch now for free and get grounded in truth at RealLifeNetwork.com.

I have lived inside the very world I am warning you about. For more than twenty-five years, I worked on the front lines of America’s fight against Islamic extremism across more than thirty-five countries. I advised governments, built counter radicalization programs, and worked alongside federal agencies including Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the FBI. This was not academic work. It was lived experience.

I was raised in a politically conservative Iranian American home and spent much of my adult life as a devout Muslim involved in reformist movements. I believed spiritual reinterpretation could defeat jihadist ideology. That belief gave me access to networks few outsiders ever see, but it also revealed a hard truth. You cannot defeat a spiritual war with policy alone.

It was only when I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ that I fully understood the nature of the battle. Islamism is not merely a religion. It is a political ideology cloaked in spiritual language, driven by conquest, and empowered when the church remains silent. That realization is what brings me here, to this network, and to Living Fearless.

Islam & Christendom in Perpetual War: Phase One

To understand the present, we must confront the past honestly. Christendom once covered the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Rome, Spain, and much of Europe. These lands were Christian centuries before Islam emerged in the seventh century. The early spread of Islam was not peaceful evangelism. It was military conquest.

After the death of Muhammad, Islamic armies expanded rapidly through force. Christian communities were displaced, churches destroyed, women assaulted, and believers forced to convert, pay heavy taxes, or die. By 732 A.D., Islamic forces had reached deep into Europe before being stopped at the Battle of Tours in France.

For centuries, Christians under Islamic rule faced systemic oppression. This reality led directly to the Crusades, which were not random acts of aggression, but a response to generations of invasion and persecution. While mistakes were made, the historical context matters. Phase One of Islamic conquest was military, territorial, and violent.

That phase ended with the collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate after World War I. But the ideology did not die. It adapted.

Cultural Jihad & Modern Islamist Strategy: Phase Two

When armies failed, the strategy changed. Islamists shifted from swords to systems. This is Phase Two: cultural and civilizational jihad.

The Muslim Brotherhood became the intellectual backbone of modern Islamism, openly describing their mission as a civilizational struggle. Their strategy, known as tamkeen, focuses on planting deep roots within a society through schools, charities, media, mosques, colleges, and eventually government.

I witnessed this firsthand across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Cultural jihad operates slowly and intentionally. It reshapes identity before laws ever change. Violence comes later. The mindset comes first.

This ideology spread globally through Saudi funded education, Islamist organizations, and alliances with groups like Hamas, al Qaeda, and political movements across continents. Eventually, it reached the West, embedding itself in universities, nonprofits, courts, and activist networks under the language of civil rights and social justice.

The Rise of Cultural Jihad in the United States

In America, Islamists learned to exploit our freedoms. They work within the system, using our laws, our compassion, and our fear of offending others. Mosques, prisons, charities, student groups, and interfaith initiatives became strategic entry points.

Prisons, in particular, became major recruitment hubs. Student organizations echoed Brotherhood talking points. Lawsuits and public pressure forced institutions to accommodate ideological demands. This was not accidental. It was planned.

Communities in states like Minnesota, Illinois, and Texas reveal the same pattern: trust building first, identity shaping second, political influence last. Cultural jihad does not begin in Congress. It begins quietly, at the community level.

The Islamist Conquest of the U.S. & the Red Green Alliance

Today, Islamism has merged with radical leftism in what is known as the Red Green Alliance. Their end goals differ, but they share one objective: dismantling Judeo-Christian values.

This alliance is visible on college campuses, in city councils, and in Congress. Islamist aligned politicians normalize anti-Israel rhetoric, excuse corruption, and frame America as inherently oppressive. Criticism is silenced by accusations of Islamophobia.

Religious liberty is weaponized. Political ideology is disguised as faith. And institutions partner with these groups without understanding the long-term consequences.

Separate Islam from Muslims: A Call to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion

I want to end where the Gospel always leads us: truth paired with love.

Muslims are not our enemy. They are our mission field. I know this because I was one of them. Islamism thrives on fear and silence. Jesus came to break both.

We must oppose political Islam with courage, while loving Muslims with compassion and clarity. Only the Gospel transforms hearts. Only Christ sets captives free.

This is Living Fearless. And this is why I speak.

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