#ex-muslim

[that-grassbro]

I need a damn ex-muslim group that is NOT islamophobic, anti-arab, anti-persian, homophobic, misogynistic or anti-black IM BEGGING YALL.

[coochie69]

i so wish i was born into a chill atheist family

i hate rotting away everyday living this useless life because my parents wont let me out of the house. i havent seen my friends in months and my parents took me out of my school last semester because they think im becoming too 'white-washed'

i literally dont go anywhere or meet anyone its fucking depressing im so jealous of all the pretty girls who get to go to beaches and pools during the summer, i used to love swimming. i wish i could feel the wind in my hair and on my skin, its a sensation i havent felt in years

the only thing i can do is lose myself in tv shows, books, and music but sometimes there are things that happen that remind me of the situation im in and the sadness and helplessness that comes with that awareness is overwhelming

if u get to wear tank tops and shorts or even tight fitting shirts and pants im extremely jealous just know u are soooo lucky

[lonelydeadtraveler]

I think some men follow religion and become imams and sheikhs despite the fact that islam had been proved quite false multiple times because they know they can control women into doing what they want, so I personally THINK is that they are starving for some kind of depraved control.

[radykalny-feminizm]

please do NOT stop talking about Islam, Muslim men’s violence, and the migrants in Europe. I am an ex Muslim woman and limos how violent the religion is, I studied extensively. I’m disgusted with everyone (even fellow supposed ex Muslims or atheists) defending Muslim men against any criticism or critique. I thgoijt leftists were suppose to be smart but I was wrong, I’m done with them and their b.s. keep speaking. ♥️

Thank you so much! Your voice is very important and I hope you'll keep speaking about your experiences, even though so many stupid people would prefer to not hear you.

I will keep speaking about islam and its victims no matter how much hate I receive for that. Truth will win ✊

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

look this could just be a coincidence, but

majority of the ex-muslims who hate on islam and muslims under the guise of 'criticism' despite it obviously not being critique and instead just pure bigotry happen to be terfs.

like the venn diagram is basically a circle.

[athenawasamerf]

The Right To Say No

A lot of the more liberal, ‘cute’ Muslims will always be on my ass about ‘you left the religion now stay away from it. Why do you keep talking about it?’ so I’m here to end this pointless discourse.

Because I’m not allowed to leave it.

I live in Egypt, a muslim-majority country with laws that allow my family to kill me with no repercussions if I disobey them, try to run away from them, bring ‘shame’ or ‘dishonour’ upon them (through such horrendous acts as having a boyfriend, or even just male friends), or if I ruin the family reputation. There’s a million and one ways for them to get away with my abuse, with marrying me off, with controlling my every move, with killing me in cold blood. If I speak out in my real life about leaving Islam, I’ll be killed by a brain washed stranger before my parents even get to hear about it.

Islam is not a religion of peace, and anyone who speaks basic arabic can tell you that the word Islam does not come from the word salam, meaning peace or greetings. They come from the same root word, yes, but that does not mean in arabic what it does in english. Islam comes from the word istislam, meaning to surrender. To surrender yourself completely to Allah, mind and soul. To obey without question, to believe without thought. That is what Islam teaches Arab children. These are the literal words of our prophet. Your mortal mind is too weak, too small, to understand Allah’s will in His creation. Do not trust your mind. Trust my words blindly.

I’ve been forced to wear the hijab since I was 10 years old. I was too young to understand then, too young to say no, but when I was a teenager I tried to argue that I would wear it when I’m older, when I can understand, when I feel ready. All of this got shot down angrily, even with me crying my eyes out for days, begging for some freedom to breathe. I am still forced to wear it to this day.

I’ve been forced to pray the 5 daily prayers since I was 4 years old. My parents would grab me and put me in a long tarha and make me do the movements next to my mother (never, of course, standing next to my father or brothers. Even in families, the wife and daughters stand behind the sons and father), before I was even old enough to understand the words being said. My father followed prophet Muhammed’s words “Order your children to pray by 7, beat them for it by 10″. A child refusing to pray would mean a punishment worse than death. I’m still forced to pray, to this day.

I’ve been forced and dragged and beaten and screamed at and punished since I was 5 to memorise the Qura’an. It’s made up of long verses in complex Arabic. It often speaks of violence towards non-believers, both in this life and the next. It often insults and sneers at Christians and Jews. It often speaks of violence against women. It speaks of the murder of homosexual men - and never brings up the unthinkable, homosexual women. It speaks of the evils of women, befriending non-believers, homosexuality and disobedience. It speaks of women being unclean while on their periods. We are not allowed to touch the Qura’an or even speak it aloud during our periods. I am still forced to memorise it, to this day.

I am forced to dress in long, uncomfortable, itchy materials, even in 50 degree weather (celsius) in the Saudi Arabian sun. I can not wear see-through materials, or tight materials, or even half sleeves. Every inch of me must be covered save for my hands, my feet and my face. I often pass out from the heat. I can’t wear a swimsuit at the beach. I can’t wear shorts or tank tops in my own house. I can’t stand in the cool breeze with my hair blowing behind me. I am not allowed to become a judge. I am not allowed to be a ruler. My word in court counts for half of what a man’s does. I am the image of the devil. I am sin. I am a woman.

I can’t stand up and say, I am an ex-muslim, I can’t stand up and say, I am a bisexual woman. I can’t stand up and say I denounce this religion, I denounce this life, I reject these limitations. I reject these ideas. My hair is not so enticing that I have to cover it. My arms are not sexual organs. My name is not arousing. My sexuality is not wrong. My logic is above your 1400 year old myths. I can’t stand up and say no. I can’t say, I was born into this life, I did not choose it, I was born a muslim, with muslim parents, in a muslim country. I can not say, I’ve tried your Islam and I didn’t like it, and I don’t believe in it. I can not say I’ve decided I don’t want it.

All I want is the right to say no. The right to reject a life that was thrust upon me without my approval. The right to seek out my own paths.

All I want is the right to say, No, I will not surrender.

[ezra-watermel0n0]

I find it funny that some Muslims would say their transphobia is not actually transphobia because they are following the Quran and Allah words, but when ex-Muslims talk negatively about Islam, they say they are being Islamophobic and shouldn't criticize the religion because it is triggering for Muslims to insult their identity and ideology.