I myself am an atheist. However, I have deep empathy for those Muslims who have left their faith, and are left in the unenviable position of feeling isolated in their community. Indeed, perhaps not only isolated, but having to fully hide their new identities. I graduated recently, receiving a 1st for my dissertation on Islamophobia. The key interest for me whilst researching was the pressures and pains that ex-Muslims go through in these times.