Where have you been for so long? This gives me a ray of hope for the
future. I want to support you any way I can. These are the lost
voices the world need to hear. As an outsider, I can tell you that,
so far, we have only heard from the fake moderate Muslim voices, who
will cover up, defend, and protect every thing that is wrong with
the political Islam. Congratulations.
Jiten Roy
---In mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com, "Council of Ex-Muslims" wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I should have written sooner but we have been inundated with
emails and
> calls from ex-Muslims, supporters and others. Here are just a few
we have
> received:
>
> Ali says: 'I'm a closet apostate of Islam. Hearing of your
movement gives me
> hope.'
>
> Amal says '.it's about time we ex-Muslims came together and had
our voices
> heard.'
>
> And they are not only joining from Britain but from Iran, Iraq,
and Kuwait.
>
> Imran from Saudi Arabia says: 'I don't find the words to express
my joyful
> feelings about the council... today by chance, luckily I found the
council.
> I saw the video of Maryam on youtube
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUBLfcGcN5Y> . It gave me courage
and it
> gave me like a fresh breath of life...'
>
> You can read more about why 25 of us began the Council of Ex-
Muslims of
> Britain by publishing our names and photographs. As I have said
> <http://www.newstatesman.com/200802040002> : 'Yes, your religion
or lack
> thereof is your business but not when you are killed for it. Then
a public
> challenge becomes a form of resistance.'
>
> Clearly, we have hit a nerve because in just seven months, with
the support
> of countless people like you, we have managed to challenge
political Islam
> in Britain and elsewhere, defend secularism and universal rights,
and call
> for humanity without labels. But there is much more that we can
and must do.
>
>
> You can help us do more to break the taboo that comes with
renouncing Islam
> and to push back religion's adverse role in society at large by:
>
> * Donating to our <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexDonate.html>
> organisation. We need funds to cover everything from a campaign
against the
> Sharia courts in Britain, a comprehensive resource centre about
Islam,
> political Islam and ex-Muslims, a support system for ex-Muslims and
> Ex-Muslim TV programmes that can be broadcast across Europe and
the Middle
> East.
>
> * Participating in our events <http://www.ex-
muslim.org.uk/indexEvents.html>
> . On March 10, we are organising a seminar with Equal Rights Now in
> commemoration of International Women's Day entitled Sexual
Apartheid,
> Political Islam and Women's Rights at Conway Hall in London from
> 6:30-9:30pm. The event is free. Speakers are Mina Ahadi,
Spokesperson,
> Council of Ex-Muslims of Germany and Equal Rights Now; 2007 NSS
Secularist
> of the Year; Louise Couling, Chair of Unison's Regional Women's
Committee
> and member of the National Executive Council; Houzan Mahmoud,
Spokesperson,
> Organisation for Women's Freedom in Iraq; Maryam Namazie,
Spokesperson,
> Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Equal Rights Now, National
Secular
> Society Honorary Associate; and Joan Smith, Novelist, columnist
and human
> rights activist. The seminar is chaired by Hanne Stinson, Chief
Executive of
> the British Humanist Association.
>
> * Signing on to our campaigns <http://www.ex-
muslim.org.uk/indexAction.html>
> and urgent actions. Right now we are gathering support to turn the
100th
> anniversary of International Women's Day into a day against sexual
> apartheid.
>
> * Adding your name and statement to our list of members
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexMembers.html> or supporters
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexSupportus.html> .
>
> * Volunteering your time and expertise. We particularly need help
in charity
> law, conference organising, researching, writing and broadcasting.
>
> * Telling others about us by forwarding recent media coverage
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexMedia.html> or our press
releases
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexPressreleases.html> to everyone
you
> know...
>
> According to the writer and philosopher AC Grayling, our
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/indexManifesto.html> manifesto
constitutes 'a
> bill of rights which is absolutely necessary for everyone, non-
religious and
> otherwise, to adopt and observe now that the world is again
experiencing,
> with such bitterness, widespread religion-generated
difficulties.'
>
> Together, we can and will change all that.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Warmest regards, Maryam
>
> Maryam Namazie
> Spokesperson
> Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain
> BM Box 1919
> London WC1N 3XX, UK
> Tel: +44 (0) 7719166731
> <http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/> www.ex-muslim.org.uk
>
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