Ex-Muslims (original) (raw)

Ex-Muslims are people who were raised as Muslims or converted to Islam and later renounced the Islamic religion. Leaving Islam is a uniquely individual experience and a growing social phenomenon facing its challenges due to the conditions and history of Islam, Islamic culture and jurisprudence, and—depending upon the context—the local culture, which leads to ex-Muslims' increasingly organized literary and social activism. Ex-Muslims also organize groups to build mutual support networks in order to raise awareness on the human rights of ex-Muslims and meet life's challenges after abandoning religious beliefs and practices previously associated with Islam.