Statement for Membership – Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain

My desire to join the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) does not come from a simple or symbolic place. It is born out of years of anger and awareness — anger at a system that, under the name of Islam, suppresses freedom, reason, the body, and human will.

I was born under the shadow of Islam in Iran, where religion is not a personal belief but a tool of domination, humiliation, and intellectual terror. From an early age, I was indoctrinated with teachings that cast women as inferior, freethinkers as impure, and free life as a sin. Despite the threats and pressure, I broke away from this ideology. Today, I do not simply identify as an atheist, but as anti-Islam — because Islam is not just the religion I left, it is a socio-political system that has wounded us to the core.

CEMB is not just an organization to me; it is the voice of those who have been tortured by religion and still have no right to speak. Standing with this council means standing against censorship, hypocrisy, and the manufactured sanctities that aim to control our minds and our bodies.

In recent years, I have been active in writing, media production, and socio-political engagement. The content I have produced focuses on critiquing religion, apostasy, secularism, and exposing the ideological violence of Islam. I have also participated in campaigns supporting protest movements inside Iran and the fight to overthrow the Islamic Republic — both in Sweden and through online activism.

Joining CEMB is for me both a strategic and ethical alliance: a place for resistance, not diplomacy. Not for “respectful criticism,” but for standing firmly against an ideology that has drained our blood for generations.

Respectfully,
Armin Enayati