Ibn warraq leaving islam pdf growing up in pakistan, ibn warraq learned to read the koran in arabic without apostasy the leaving of islam is a crime potentially punishable by. Apostates speak out 2003 free ebook download as pdf file. Apostates speak out by ibn warraq unlike most other religions, islam prescribes death to apostates, so you can imagine that this is a weighty i wanted to point out that there were a large number of exmuslims, and i wanted to hold them up as examples to exmuslims to come out of leavihg closet. Jamal has decided that islam, like all religions, is simply a cult. Ibn warraq in islam, apostasy is still viewed as an almost unthinkable act, and in orthodox circles it is considered a crime punishable by death. Islam as a social impediment ben is a 26 yearold male who left islam two years ago and currently lives in england. Renowned scholar of islamic studies bernard lewis described the seriousness of leaving the islamic faith in the following dire terms. Apostates speak out is a 2003 book, authored and edited by exmuslim and secularist ibn warraq, that researches and documents cases of apostasy in islam.
Islamic holy war and the fate of nonmuslims edited by andrew g. It also contains a collection of essays by exmuslims recounting their own experience in leaving the islamic religion. Islam and apostasy an interview with islamic fundamentalism and author of a recent book leaving islam. Leaving islam apostates speak free ebook download as pdf file. A critique of edward saids orientalism 1st edition by ibn warraq isbn. I28 1995 297dc20 956342 cip printed in the united states of america on acidfree paper. Leaving islam apostates speak out ibn warraq, islam. Apostates speak out by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2003, 471 pp.
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