IRF 2024 #3: Ex-Muslims of North America
Crossing Faiths
English - February 07, 2024 05:15 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNews Commentary News Religion & Spirituality religion politics islam muslim christianity evangelical bible koran quran diversity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Aysha discusses her journey leaving Islam and becoming an atheist. She introducts the Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) organization, where she began as a volunteer and now serves as Director of Operations. Aysha explains the restrictions she faced as a Muslim woman growing up in a traditional Pakistani household, including limited rights in marriage, inheritance, testimony in court, and the sanctioning of husbands beating disobedient wives. She examines the contradictions between Islam and her rights as a US citizen. She highlights EXMNA's work normalizing dissent through campus tours and building community for ex-Muslims.
Please visit exmuslims.org (https://exmuslims.org/) to learn more about Ex-Muslims of North America.
Aysha discusses her journey leaving Islam and becoming an atheist. She introducts the Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) organization, where she began as a volunteer and now serves as Director of Operations. Aysha explains the restrictions she faced as a Muslim woman growing up in a traditional Pakistani household, including limited rights in marriage, inheritance, testimony in court, and the sanctioning of husbands beating disobedient wives. She examines the contradictions between Islam and her rights as a US citizen. She highlights EXMNA's work normalizing dissent through campus tours and building community for ex-Muslims.
Please visit exmuslims.org to learn more about Ex-Muslims of North America.