Andrew Tate

Iman's ex-fiancé first referenced social media influencer Andrew Tate in their relationship in October. Three months later, it was all over.

they are on the platforms that are the creation of all of those things,” he said. In the manosphere, “swallowing the red pill” starts with the notion that feminism is toxic, men are oppressed and that emasculation is ruining society. And one of the reasons for this movement is … moderate or mainstream Muslim leaders, figures, personalities who refuse to engage in these forums, in this online space, because they don’t want to deal with these people,” he added. “I can see why Muslim men whose parents migrated to Australia to have a better life and … They tap into audiences who struggle with their identity because they are socially and financially disenfranchised as a result of systemic Islamophobia and racism, and may be sexually frustrated due to a lack of success in the dating and marriage market, explained Hashmi. He claimed to have converted to the religion in October. “He has turned extremely misogynistic, telling myself and my mum that our duty is to cook and if my mum doesn’t cook one day he calls her lazy,” Serena said via online messages. She and her ex-fiance broke up in January, after Iman says she found evidence he had cheated on her the previous month. TikTok also banned Tate in relation to its ban on “sexually exploitative content,” the company [said in a statement](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sex-lies-video-cams-andrew-tate-turned-women-into-slaves-prosecutors-say-2023-02-02/) to Reuters. Her former partner, who is in his early 30s, became “very controlling,” she says, after he started listening to Tate’s podcast, promoting patriarchal gender roles. The Muslim couple had met at the end of 2020 and fell in love over their shared interest in travel, Iman said.