Leaving Islam, Normalizing Dissent

Ex-Muslims of North America advocates for acceptance of religious dissent, promotes secular values, and aims to reduce discrimination faced by those who leave Islam.

Ex-Muslims of North America

The panel of ex-Muslim atheists will discuss the importance of community, the influence of politics, and the joys and griefs in the path out of religion. 
This event is sponsored by the Multicultural Student Services Center's Office of Religious Life. Free refreshments will be provided.
Speakers:
Muhammad Syed 
Muhammad Syed is a human rights activist, writer, speaker and community organizer. He is the founder and president of <A HREF="https://www.exmna.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ex-Muslims of North-America</A> (EXMNA), the first Ex-Muslim advocacy and community building organization in North America.
Muhammad has been a human rights activist for the past decade, with a focus on efforts to normalize religious dissent and promote acceptance of secularism in Muslim communities.
Imtiaz Shams  Imtiaz Shams has been using his experience founding ‘tech for good’ start-ups to help apostates who leave conservative religions.
In 2012, he began creating ‘underground railroad’ networks for ex-Muslims around the world. In 2015, he founded <A HREF="http://faithtofaithless.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Faith to Faithless</A>, an organisation which is reducing the stigma faced by ‘apostates’ of all religions. He has been featured on the BBC, in Vice, the Guardian, and the Times.  
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