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| Founder of German group for ex-Muslims gets police protection |
| 2007-02-23 |
| An Iranian human rights activist living in exile in Germany has founded a group called the Central Council of Ex-Muslims. She's now under police protection after members received death threats. Earlier this month, Iran-born human rights activist Mina Ahadi founded the Central Council of Ex-Muslims, in the Western-German city of Cologne. Ahadi told the German news magazine Focus: "I happened to be born in a Muslim family, and I have decided not to be a Muslim." That was the motivation for forming the group, whose members consists of some three dozen people who have turned their back on the religion. Ahadi's decision to form the group is a controversial one considering that in most strictly Islamic countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan und Mauritania, a Muslim who rejects his or her religion faces the death sentence in accordance with the Sharia Law. Other countries may not try apostates in a court of law, but they may be ostracized instead. The topic is also sensitive in Europe. An official renunciation of Islam is almost unheard of. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 Openly admitting atheism is rather unusual among Muslims," he said. I think admitting conversion to another faith is even more unusual (although actually doing so is not so unusual). |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-02-23 13:48 |
| #1 "Openly admitting atheism is rather unusual among Muslims," he said. You don't say. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-23 09:38 |