Shakila over at the Liberated blog has just post some very personal and affecting musings on what it is like to live as a secret apostate in a Muslim country: Even when I am surrounded my thousands, I still feel so alone. I guess this is because I am living this dual existence which is […]
Kuwaiti royal prince declares conversion to Christianity: “if they kill me because of it, then I will appear before Jesus Christ”
Why would Abdullah al-Sabah think he might be murdered for exercising his freedom of conscience? After all, Muslim spokesmen such as Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz (among many others) have assured us that Islam has no death penalty for apostasy. Unfortunately, in doing so they fool credulous Westerners, but they disagree with […]
An ex-Muslim psychoanalyzes Muhammad
Shakila, the ex-Muslim living in a Muslim country who blogs over at Liberated, has written an extended psychoanalytic study of Muhammad based on his words and deeds as recorded in the Hadith. Check it out here. Note that scathing criticisms of Christianity abound in the Western world, and their authors not only live in safety […]
Iranian pastor rejects offer to be released from prison if he acknowledges Muhammad as a “messenger sent by God”
Remember when the pressure was on against Iran over its treatment of Pastor Nadarkhani for apostasy from Islam, and he was suddenly described by authorities as a traitor, Zionist, rapist, and brothel owner? How quickly that has evaporated again from the narrative. This began as an apostasy case, and it is continuing as such. “Iran […]
Somalia: Misunderstanders of Islam publicly flog convert from Islam to Christianity
Muslim spokesmen such as Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz, all of whom (among many others) assure us that Islam has no death penalty for apostasy, despite Muhammad’s words, “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). Somehow these Somali Muslims have misunderstood Islam in the same way Muhammad did. But […]
“The Islamic Shariah punishment for apostasy is execution. This is precisely the reason why I have to hide my apostasy for the rest of my life.”
In the latest at Liberated, Shakila explains why it is not so easy for her to declare openly that she has left Islam: …According to the Quran and Hadeeth, a Murtad (apostate) is a person who leaves Islam openly, whereas a Munafiq (hypocrite) is someone who pretends to be a Muslim when he is not […]
Malaysian Muslim politician wants meeting with Christian leaders and former Muslims
Many Muslims tend to see hidden plots and conspiracies against Islam behind every tree and blade of grass, and Malaysia is no different. To wit, Malaysian Muslim demagogue and politician ‘Doctor’ Hasan Ali has gone to great lengths to attack Malaysian Christians, with the blessings (or at least the tacit consent) of the Muslim-controlled national […]
“Our teachers gave us a much edited version [of the Holocaust], putting the entire blame on the Jews”
The ex-Muslim living in a Muslim country, the Liberated One, has a new post, “Mohammed – The Pioneer of the Holocaust“: “The Holocaust”. The word still echoes in my ears from the first time I heard about it back in school, but unfortunately there was no internet those days and our teachers gave us a […]
Iran: Four still in custody after authorities detained entire congregation at Christmas celebration
Like the cases of Pastor Nadarkhani and of Sakineh Ashtiani, this is another story Iran would like to go away so it can do as it pleases. That must not be allowed to happen. An update on this story. “Concern over condition of four detainees arrested in AOG church of Ahwaz,” from Mohabat News, December […]
“I hope that all decent people will support her efforts to live as a free human being”
Since a lot of people have been raising doubts about the veracity of Shakila, the Liberated One, I thought it might be helpful for me to write a note at her site: I just got off the phone with Shakila, the Liberated One, and we agreed that it would be helpful, at least for people […]