Just Ex-Muslim Things

[on vacation and won't be too active but will be back eventually!] A space for ex-Muslims to de-stress or vent. Submissions welcome!

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #14

Muslims hate you. Pro-Islam people hate you because you're considered Islamophobic. Anti-Islam people hate you either because they assume you're Muslim or because they're racists who conflate race/ethnicity with religion.

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #13

Looking into the camera like you’re in the office whenever a Muslim (that don’t know you’re exmoose)says some crazy barbaric shit you can’t respond to.

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #12

Staying up all night thinking about how you want to tell off the Muslim community that marginalized you 🙃🙃

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #11

Hiding all your artwork and working in secret because drawing people and other living things is considered haram

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #10

You sometimes still catch yourself whispering “Bismillah” before doing something and it makes you cringe

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #9

Feeling like an angsty teen even when you’re an adult, because you have to hide every aspect of your life from your parents

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #8

Hearing the Athan puts you in fight-or-flight mode

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #7

Constantly being told that hijab is a choice while your lived experience as a Muslim woman who never had a choice is ignored

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #6

Being called Islamophobic scum because you're critical of an ideology under which you suffered years of direct abuse

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #5

Still feeling guilty when eating/drinking with your left hand because it feels wrong

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #4

Referring to your partner as a “good friend” when mentioning them around your family

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #3

People always seem reluctant to serve you pork, even though you’ve never mentioned that you can’t eat it

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #2

Blocking/limiting your entire family on all your social media accounts

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Just Ex-Muslim Things #1

People assuming you’re Muslim because of your name

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Attn: Ex-Muslims!

Hi everyone! This is a new blog I made because I'm a fan of those "Just [Whatever] Things" blogs since they usually have a good mixture of funny and serious posts and they're good for venting and coping. I'm not sure if other people are even interested in this sort of thing, but I figured I'd put this out there and if it picks up, that's great! Would appreciate if some popular Ex-Muslim blogs would reblog this to spread the word!