June 21, 2007		Ignore Islam, ex-Muslims urge, BBC Filed as: Media Coverage
June 21, 2007		Spiritual departures, Guardian’s Comment is Free Spiritual departures Andrew Copson June 21, 2007 4:15 PM http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/andrew_copson/2007/06/spiritual_departures.html “I recall being very frightened at the time as it was explained to me that to reject Islam was one of the worst things one could do and that the penalty for that was death. This incident and others which contribute to an intimidating and hostile environment for me and others in my position have meant I have been unable to openly express my humanist convictions to my family and other Muslims.” This extract is from the longer testimony of one former Muslim, published (pdf) by the Cabinet Office’s Equalities... Filed as: Media Coverage
June 20, 2007		Ex-Muslim group launches in Britain , Boston Globe By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor June 20, 2007 PARIS (Reuters) – “Ex-Muslims” hoping to change the terms of debate about Islam in Europe will launch a British group in London on Thursday. The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain will be the latest addition to groupings that began in Germany in February and spread to Scandinavia in May. A Dutch group will hold its launch in September. The activists, many of them Iranian exiles, support the freedom to criticize religion and the end to what they call “religious intimidation and threats.” “Too many things in the media and government policies have... Filed as: Media Coverage
June 20, 2007		The Courage of their convictions, AC Grayling, Guardian’s Comment is Free The courage of their convictions AC Grayling June 19, 2007 11:00 AM There is an immense difference between understanding something with one’s head, and understanding it with one’s guts. Think of the phrase, “the courage of one’s convictions”. This week the true meaning of these words, hitherto eroded into a flat nap-worn cliche by overuse and misuse, comes home with the force of a kick in the belly. For on Thursday June 21 in London, a group of people are going to take a stand for their principles in a way that involves real courage, admirable courage, and which at... Filed as: Media Coverage
June 20, 2007		Ex-Muslim group launches in Britain Filed as: Media Coverage
May 11, 2007		Elle Magazine Quebec Filed as: Media Coverage
February 27, 2007		Not possible to modernise Islam, Spiegel Online Human rights activists have formed a “Central Council of Ex-Muslims in Germany” to help women renounce the Islamic faith if they feel oppressed by its laws. Its Iranian-born founder Mina Ahadi, under police protection after receiving death threats, talks to DER SPIEGEL about its goals. Mina Ahadi has received death threats after founding the group. An Iranian human rights activist living in Germany has formed a “Central Council of ex-Muslims in Germany” with 40 others and has received anonymous death threats after declaring she wants to help people to leave the religion if they so desire. Iranian-born Mina Ahadi, 50,... Filed as: Media Coverage

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