How liberal Britain is betraying ex-Muslims

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OP - February 26, 2015, 11:08 AM

Article in The Spectator by Nick Cohen on the recent Ex Muslims Voices Event as well as ex muslims in general.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9453112/how-liberal-britain-is-betraying-ex-muslims/

Excerpt from the article. Definitely recommend reading the rest of it.

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Except that in practice Britain does no such thing. The religious have the freedom to proselytise and seek converts, and to insist that their remarkably tender feelings be treated with ‘respect’. But the converse does not apply. If ex-Muslims denounce religious bigotry, they put themselves in danger....

postasy to this mentality covers not only ex-Muslims but liberal Muslims too. A mob whipped up in part on Twitter by the slippery figure of Mo Ansar accused Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam Foundation of being a blasphemer and traitor because he said he found a harmless image of Mohammed harmless. The fight to defend ex-Muslims therefore is a fight to defend all Muslims who reject extremism.

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Reply #1 - February 26, 2015, 11:36 AM

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Simon Cottee, the author of an excellent new study The Apostates (published by Hurst & Co next month) shows how elements in the left and academia are happy to denounce Muslims who exercise their freedom to abandon their religion as ‘native informers’ who have gone over to the side of western imperialism.

What the hell? Who are these 'elements' anyway?
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Reply #2 - February 26, 2015, 11:39 AM

Mariam Francois-Cerrah, revert, married to a Turkish guy, studying at London School of Oriental Studies about Islam. Used to be an actress.
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Reply #3 - February 26, 2015, 11:43 AM

Oh god, I hate her! However, she's a muslimah.. are there also people that are not and who also say that about ex-muslims?
(She was an actress? LOL, I'm going to google her)
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Reply #4 - February 26, 2015, 11:52 AM

Sure you can find some selective feminists who say it is alright for brown native Muslims to have less rights cause of #CulturalThenthitivityInnit, as well as others.
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Reply #5 - February 26, 2015, 12:30 PM

Ah yes, I know what you mean.
This article is really good though, let's hope these so called feminists and other lefties learn something from it.
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Reply #6 - February 26, 2015, 02:03 PM

#BlameQuilliam - frikkin hilarious!

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlameQuilliam?src=hash
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Reply #7 - February 27, 2015, 04:00 AM

Response to Kay Burley on facebook faced by my cous.

https://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/story.php?story_fbid=410058355820221&id=337108963115161

Can see how is in part down to security services, but people didn't have to take the bait either.
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