Who we are
We are ex-Muslims. We were born into Islam, raised under its shadow, and taught from childhood that we must never question it. We were told that doubt is dangerous, that asking questions is sinful, and that thinking for ourselves would lead us straight to hell.
But inside us, there was always a quiet voice. The voice of our humanity.
That voice kept growing. We could no longer silence our conscience. We could no longer ignore what felt deeply wrong. The pain, the contradictions, the injustice, all of it became too heavy. Eventually, we committed what Islam calls the greatest sin: we began to think. We dared to question. And in doing so, we found the truth.
What we once believed to be divine turned out to be control and fear. What we thought was mercy revealed itself as oppression. We could not pretend anymore.
What we believe
Some among us have found other spiritual paths. Many of us have walked away from religion altogether. But all of us believe in something stronger than doctrine. We believe in humanity.
We believe we do not need prophets or holy books to be good people. Our conscience, empathy, and compassion are enough. These inner voices do not tell us to hate. They do not command us to punish people for what they think or who they are. They guide us with kindness and fairness. They connect us with others on the basis of shared humanity, not religious identity.
This is the morality we had long been searching for. And we found it, not through religion, but through listening to our own hearts.
Why we speak out
We are not against Muslims. Many of us still love our Muslim families, our friends, our communities. We care for them deeply. And that is exactly why we speak.
Muslims are the first victims of Islam.
We do not raise our voices out of hate. We raise them out of pain, out of truth, and out of love for those still trapped in fear. All over the world, ex-Muslims are forced to live in silence, fear, or hiding. Many are threatened, shamed, abused, or even killed for choosing to leave Islam.
Our goal is simple. We want to bring light where there is darkness, and humanity where there is fear. We want the freedom to believe or not believe. The freedom to speak. The freedom to love. The freedom to live.
Objection: Your Website is neither Academic nor Neutral but Biased & Emotional
Some people say we are biased or too emotional. And yes, we are emotional. How could we not be?
We were silenced for years. Our pain was buried. Our truth was ignored. When someone finally finds their voice after being oppressed, they do not always sound calm. They sound real. They sound human. They sound like us.
We are not pretending to be neutral. We are the affected party. And like anyone hurt in a courtroom, we have every right to speak, to cry out, and to demand justice.
Islamist preachers like Zakir Naik defend Islam passionately, and no one tells them to stay neutral. But when we speak from our pain, we are told to be academic or stay silent. This is not fairness. This is a double standard.
We may not use scholarly language. But we speak with something deeper. Our voices come from experience. Our arguments are rooted in the Quran, in Hadith, in history, and in logic. We speak from our scars, and that is more powerful than any textbook.
To those who visit our website
We are not asking you to agree with everything. We are asking you to listen with an open heart.
Truth does not always come in the form of footnotes and university lectures. Sometimes it comes from the tears of a girl forced into a marriage. Sometimes it comes from a young man afraid to say he no longer believes. Sometimes it comes from a mother who lost her child for leaving Islam.
We speak for them.
If you are willing to listen, we welcome you. Join us on Reddit. Join us on this journey. Join us with your heart and your mind.
Because silence never changed the world. But voices do.
Moreover, the language of the Quran itself is not academic itself, but it insults Kafirs, and try to look them bad and teaches its followers that Kafirs:
- Are donkeys 62.5, 74.50
- Are dogs 7.176
- Are cattle 7.179, 25.44, 47.12
- Are losers 2.121, 3.85, 5.5, 8.37, 10.95, 27.5, 29.52, 39.63, 39.65
- Are wicked 8.37
- Are insolent 6.146, 7.166, 40.75, 67.21
- Are hard-hearted 39.22, 57.16
- Are deaf 2.171, 5.71, 6.39, 17.97, 30.52
- Are blind 2.171, 5.71, 17.97, 30.53, 41.44
- Are dumb 2.171, 6.39, 17.97
- Are ignorant 6.111, 39.64
- Are miserly 4.37
- Are begrudging 3.120
- Are transgressors 5.64, 5.78, 6.110, 7.186, 10.11, 10.74, 37.30, 50.25
- Are corrupting 5.64, 10.40
- Are filthy 9.28
- Are superficial 19.73-74
- Are traitors 5.13, 22.38
- Are liars (Over 10 verses)
- Are perverse 5.75, 9.30, 10.34, 35.3, 40.63
- Are envious 2.90, 2.109, 2.213, 3.19
- Are evildoers (Over 10 verses)
- Are degraded 5.41
- Are feeble 22.73
- Are deluded 3.24, 6.130, 7.51, 35.40, 45.35, 67.20
- Are arrogant (Over 10 verses)
- Are defiant (Over 10 verses)
- Are conceited 38.2
- Are ungrateful 22.38, 35.36, 39.3
- Are the vilest of animals in Allah's sight 8.55
- Are the worst of all creatures 98.6
- Are Allah's enemy 2.98, 8.60, 41.28, 60.1
- Are Muslims' enemy 4.101, 8.60, 60.1-2
- Have impure hearts 05.41
- Have schadenfreude 3.120
- Allah hates them 35.39, 40.10
- Allah does not love them 3.32, 22.38, 30.45
- Allah destroys them 3.141, 17.58, 21.6, 28.43
- Allah disgraces them 9.2, 16.27
- Allah defiles them 6.125, 10.100
- Allah tortures them 4.56, 18.29, 22.19-22, 40.71-73
- Allah forsakes them 7.51, 20.126, 32.14, 45.34
- Allah curses them (Over 10 verses)
- Allah humiliates them (Over 10 verses)
- Allah casts terror into them 3.151
- Allah turns them into apes 2.65, 5.60, 7.166
- Allah turns them into pigs 05.60
- Allah turns them into worshippers of evil 05.60
- Allah turns them into scum 23.41
- Allah sends devils on them 19.83
- Allah ignores their good deeds 18.105
We do not use an academic or neutral tone, because our message comes from real pain and lived experience. But we do stay respectful. You will not find us using insults like calling Muslims pigs, donkeys, filthy, scum, or evil. We do not send curses or dehumanize anyone. That kind of language belongs to hate, not to healing.
Our criticism is for Islam as a system, not for Muslims as people. We know that most Muslims are kind, sincere, and good-hearted. Many of them are trapped, just like we once were. And so we speak with passion, but never with hatred. We believe change comes through truth, not through abuse. Through courage, not cruelty. Through humanity, not humiliation.
Hassan Radwan