I was born into a Muslim family and I never questioned the religion until I went to university. Being exposed to people from all different religious and secular backgrounds, I was forced to think about my religion and question it as I never had done.

After attending many talks, debates and carrying out my own research, it was a frustrating and deeply stressful period but I just could not say that I believed in God.

It is difficult to meet people from the same background, as leaving Islam has such a taboo attached to it. You can\'t really talk about these things with family members as I find most people born into Islam just accept it and don\'t think to question it. If you do, you are seen as bad in some way.

I want to join CEMB to meet like-minded people who have been through the same thing as me help those who feel the same.