Ex-Muslim Sahil Just Unblocked Amir Haq After 2 Years — And Their Call Is Already Going Viral

Nobody saw this coming.

For almost two years, Ex-Muslim Sahil and Amir Haq (the man behind Awaz-e-Haq) have been on opposite sides of a block list. No talking, no replies, just the occasional dig from a distance. Then, out of nowhere, Sahil picked up his phone, unblocked Amir, and called him directly on WhatsApp.

Sahil recorded the whole thing himself and is the one putting it out on YouTube — and if you've landed here, you're probably trying to figure out exactly what was said. So let's break it down, plainly and without the noise.

Two Years Of Silence, Then A Sudden Phone Call

If you've followed either channel, you already know the backstory. Debates between Islamic content creators and ex-Muslim commentators online almost always end the same way: one side accuses the other of dodging, screenshots get shared, and the block button comes out. Amir and Sahil went through that exact cycle.

So when Sahil called, the first few minutes weren't really about religion at all — they were about the two of them admitting they were tired of the cycle. It's been roughly two years since their last real exchange, and every time someone online asks either of them to "just debate already," the answer has basically been the same — point to an old video and move on.

Sahil said he wanted to find a middle path instead of repeating that loop forever.

What Actually Happened On The Call

Here's the part everyone's searching for — what did they actually agree on?

Sahil opened by by saying that he wanted them to go live on a third party neutral channel instead of going live on either of their channels. Amir was open to it too, he was even fine with both of them going live on their own channels in parallel but wanted a few conditions on the table first.

Between the two of them, here's roughly where the conversation landed:

A neutral, third-party channel would host the debate, instead of either of their own channels — so neither side could control the mic, mute the other, or cut the feed.
Live chat would be switched off on the neutral channel during the stream, to stop the comment section from turning into a pile-on.
Comments on their own personal channels would stay open, since that's outside anyone else's control anyway.
A channel came up as a possible neutral host, floated as culturally Hindu but religiously non-affiliated. Nothing was locked in — Amir Haq said he'd first run it past his team.

The One Condition Amir Haq Insisted On

This is the part that really shaped the tone of the call. Amir told Sahil plainly that for a Muslim, nothing cuts deeper than blasphemy — whether or not the other person agrees that it should. He wasn't asking Sahil to soften his actual arguments. He was asking him to make those arguments without crossing into blasphemy, pointing out that plenty of strong, well-known arguments against Islam don't need to go there at all.

Sahil's response was very quick like if he wants this debate at any cost. He claimed blasphemy was never really his style to begin with, partly because it costs him credibility with the very audience — including Muslims — who tune in to hear him out. He promised to choose his words carefully if the debate goes ahead. He Said "Main Qasam Se Kehta Hu"

Both men also brought up something bigger than just their own rivalry — the way religious debate content online in general has gotten more toxic and more polarized over the last couple of years, to the point where saying anything nuanced gets you attacked from your own side.

Two Topics Are Already On The Table

Before the call wrapped up, Sahil threw out two possible debate topics for Amir Haq to think over:

"Concept of Allah in Islam" — approached from a logical/philosophical angle.
"Slavery in Islam" — a topic Sahil pointed out comes up constantly anyway, even when the conversation starts somewhere else entirely.

Nothing is locked in yet. Amir Haq said he'd take the whole conversation — the channel suggestion, the ground rules, the topics — back to his team, which he referred to as Iman Union, before confirming anything publicly.

So Is The Debate Actually Happening?

Short answer: not confirmed yet, but the door is wide open.

By the end of the call, both sides agreed the discussion had been productive. Sahil confirmed he'd publish the recording with a respectful title — no insults aimed at Amir Haq — and told Amir he was free to refer to him as "Ex-Muslim Sahil" or simply "Sahil" going forward, whichever felt right. Before they hung up, Amir asked for one more thing: a note in the video making clear that everything discussed is still "under process," since nothing is officially locked in yet. Sahil agreed to add it.

Sahil also floated something bigger before the call ended — that this shouldn't stop at just the two of them. He suggested other members of Amir's team, Iman Union, could debate other ex-Muslim creators too, arguing that if a respectful, non-abusive conversation is possible between the two of them, there's no reason it can't happen elsewhere in this space as well.

Why This Call Blew Up

Honestly, it's simple. Both Amir Haq and Ex-Muslim Sahil have sizeable audiences who've been waiting years for the two of them to actually sit down and talk. A call where both sides sound calm, respectful, and genuinely open to a fair debate is rare in this corner of YouTube — and rare things travel fast.

Whether the debate actually happens next month, gets delayed, or falls apart in the planning stage the way these things sometimes do, this call has already done something on its own: it's reset the tone, at least for now.

We'll update this post as soon as there's confirmation on the channel, date, or topic.

FAQs

Who is Amir Haq? Amir Haq runs the channel/page Awaz-e-Haq and is associated with Iman Union.

Who is Ex-Muslim Sahil? Sahil is a content creator known online as "Ex-Muslim Sahil," who claims to have left Islam and now regularly discusses and debates Islamic topics from that perspective.

Who unblocked who — Amir Haq or Ex-Muslim Sahil? Sahil unblocked Amir Haq and placed the call himself, after roughly two years of no contact between them.

Did Amir Haq and Ex-Muslim Sahil actually debate? Not yet. This call was a negotiation over the terms, rules, channel, and topics for a possible future debate — nothing has been officially scheduled at the time of writing.

What topics might they debate? Two were proposed on the call by Ex-Muslim Sahil: the concept of Allah in Islam, and slavery in Islam. Not yet Accepted by Amir Haq.

Where might the debate be streamed? A neutral channel was proposed — but this still needs confirmation from both sides.

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