I\'m a 13 year old girl, and I\'ve decided to leave Islam forever. I know it\'s a young age, but my uncle is an atheist and I got my inspiration from him. I come from a very free Muslim family. No one in my family wears hijab, wears burka, or have any hard thoughts on women or girls. I am the eldest of my family and I have a younger brother. We\'re both treated very fairly. I moved abroad when I was 7 and returned back to Bangladesh when I was 12, because my father died in a heart attack.

After moving back to Bangladesh, my grandparents both moved in with us too. My uncle lived with us too (now gone abroad) and he pointed out parts in the Quran that were ridiculous. Such as the fact that Muhammed married Aisha at the age of 6, verses saying to kill non-believers so Islam could rule, and worst of all, the Sharia Law. There are lot\'s of contradictions too. I don\'t think they teach this stuff at Madrasa. I don\'t think the teachers mention these things all. I don\'t detest Muslim people. I actually pity them. They have a blindfold on. I wonder how many people even properly read what is in that holy book. Ever since I was young, I always wondered: Why is it mostly Muslim countries that are violent? Why are women in Muslim countries so discriminated? I think I know the answer.

The hard thing is i\'m only 13. If I ever say these things to my family they\'ll probably just laugh it off. I don\'t fit in at school where everyone is close-minded. I don\'t have friends, actual friends I trust. I feel like I don\'t fit in anywhere. In my country, atheist bloggers are being assassinated for speaking their minds, for saying the truth. That\'s why I want to join this organization. To feel at home. To speak my mind. To make a difference.

A lot of Muslims would say my father wouldn\'t want this, but I know one thing: my father would want his daughter to a free, intelligent, good, person.