The Liberated One, the apostate from Islam blogging from a Muslim country, has a new update here. I am overwhelmed with the response that I got on my last post, and it feels wonderful to know that people who I have never met and who don’t even know my real name are so concerned about […]
Ex-Muslim in Muslim country reveals that she is an apostate
The Liberated One, the ex-Muslim who has been blogging from a Muslim country, has a harrowing new post about telling her family about her apostasy from Islam: I just blurted out to Sara and Uzma that I am not a Muslim anymore. Gosh, you should have seen the look on their face, as if they […]
UN asks governments to protect freedom of religion
This document never mentions Islam, which is the only major force interfering with the freedom of religion, but it is nevertheless good to see the UN taking the stance. If it becomes a criminal offense to criticize Islam, however, as the UN has also called for with Resolution 16/18, many Islamic supremacists will see the […]
“I think of the good old days when I was growing up with so much love from my family, and now I am no more than a stranger to them, all because of one self proclaimed prophet”
The Liberated One, the ex-Muslim who writes from a Muslim country, has updated her blog for the first time in three months — and doesn’t have particularly good news. Catch up with her here.
Iran arrests at least 100 Christians, including ex-Muslims
“It has become clear that Protestant Christians are now viewed as enemy number one of the state.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Islamic Republic of Iran: “BREAKING NEWS: Iran Launching Massive Arrests Of Evangelicals,” by Stefan J. Bos for BosNewsLife, October 13 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)– Massive arrests of evangelical […]
Somalia: Muslims shoot three converts from Islam to Christianity
Muhammad said: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Yet Muslim spokesmen such as Harris Zafar, Mustafa Akyol, Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz (among many others) have assured us that Islam […]
Iran: Christian pastor acquitted of apostasy charges and freed from prison
International pressure works even on hardened Islamic supremacists. But this doesn’t mean that Iran is discarding its apostasy law, or that they won’t murder people for apostasy when the world media is not looking. “Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed, watchdog group says,” by Perry Chiaramonte for FoxNews.com, September 8 (thanks […]
Interpol, Swedish authorities aiding Saudi hunt for convert from Islam to Christianity
Interpol and the Swedes enforcing Islamic law, which criminalizes apostasy, and trampling on the West’s principle of the freedom of conscience. Shameful. “Interpol and Swedish authorities aid Saudi Embassy to hunt convert,” by Elizabeth Kendal for Continental News, September 5 (thanks to David): In late July Saudi media reported that a Saudi woman named Maryam […]
Muslim Clerics – Kill All Who Insult Islam
Over at Gatestone Institute (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I translate a recent TV show in Egypt, where the clerics emphatically called for the death of a Muslim man who tore the Koran on YouTube — and anyone else, including non-Muslims, who dare offend Islam. A section follows: … After the video of the man tearing the Koran […]
Iran: Christian pastor jailed for apostasy facing new charges of “banditry” and “extortion”
Iran is piling new charges on Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in order to shield itself from any possible international criticism over jailing (and planning to execute) him for apostasy. “‘Banditry and Extortion’ Replace ‘Apostasy’ Charges for Christian Pastor!,” from the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, August 17 (thanks to David): Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian […]