Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out (Hardcover)
by Susan Crimp (Editor), Joel Richardson (Editor)
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Infidelophobia, April 30, 2008
By Yossarian (Durham, NC USA)
It's a funny thing. When one makes the seemingly straightforward
observation that the vast, vast majority of terrorist attacks in the
world are perpetrated by Muslims, one is told that one is tiptoeing
close to the dreaded "Islamaphobia" line, and that more education
about Islam is needed to rectify this backwards view of one of the
world's great religions.
Then, something even funnier happens. The more one learns about Islam,
the MORE accurate the initial impression becomes. This book, a candid
discussion of a religious third rail that most Westerners simply
refuse to acknowledge, let along confront, throws into stark relief
the burdens and perils of both living under Islam, and having the
temerity to dare leave it. One finally sees through the veneer of
Westernized language to discover that Islam does indeed offer freedom
of religion: you can choose Islam, or you can choose death. Islam
truly is a religion of peace - so long as the death of "innocents" is
narrowly defined to protect only fellow Muslims and the mere fact of
being a kaffir is grounds for summary execution. The list goes on and
on.
The 23 accounts in here provide gripping, factual representations of
just what it is actual Islam holds for those it engulfs. The fact that
it is controversial that this book "dares" even print a picture of
Muhammed shows you the depths to which truly free speech has sunk even
in our nation (it's also telling that some of Amazon's 'tag
suggestions' for this book include 'sad, bias, drivel, polemic' and
'anti-islam'). Understand the "logic" here: this is a truthful book
about people's experiences trying to leave Islam, and that alone is
considered "anti-Islam". I encourage everyone to read this book to
truly educate themselves as to what Islam has in store for all of
us.
http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Left-Islam-Muslims/dp/0979267102
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