Persecution of Ex-Muslims

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Narrated Ikrima: Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " - Sahih Bukhari 4:52:260 Read more quotes like these

Islam is the only religion in the World which does not give freedom to its followers to change their faith. According to Shariah Laws, Muslims who leave Islam must be sentenced to death. Ex-Muslims are often persecuted, faced with abuse, violence and murder.

This page contains news and information about historic and modern-day persecution of ex-Muslims in various countries.

Contents 1 Afganistan 2 Algeria 3 Azerbaijan 4 Bangladesh 5 Chad 6 Egypt 7 Ethiopia 8 Ghana 9 India 10 Iraq 11 Iran 12 Italy 13 Jordan 14 Kosovo 15 Kuwait 16 Kyrgyzstan 17 Libya 18 Malaysia 19 Morocco 20 Nigeria 21 Netherlands 22 Pakistan 23 Palestinian Authority area 24 Philippines 25 Saudi Arabia 26 Somalia 27 Sudan 28 Tanzania 29 Turkey 30 Turkmenistan 31 United Kingdom 32 United States 33 Uzbekistan 34 Yemen 35 Videos showing Persecution of Ex-Muslims 36 See also

Afganistan

• Taliban Vow to Execute Converts
• Taliban militants kill five Afghan men (including former mullah "Assad Ullah") who had converted to Christianity
• More Christians Arrested in Wake of ‘Apostasy’

Algeria

• Police Publicly Interrogate Ex-Muslim
• Prosecutor Demands 2-Year Sentence for Converts from Islam
• Ex-Muslim Christian Evangelist says Police, Others Targeting Him
• Court Pressures Woman Convert to Renounce Christ
• Authorities Detain Christians Leaving Prayer Meeting

Azerbaijan

• Azeri newspaper chief editor to be jailed for insulting Islam

Bangladesh

• Rights Group Urges US to Rescue Ex-Muslims
• Muslim neighbors strike converts with bricks, clubs & Threaten to Burn Down Homes; extremists say they will kill two
• Christian Villagers Again Beaten & Threatened, Police Assigned to Protect Them For 3 Months Pull-out After a Week
• Rights Group Rescues Ex-Muslims
• Muslims Force Converts Back to Islam
• Christian Convert Doctor Killed By Jihadists
• Convert Family Beaten & Cut, Local Council Threaten to Burn Home if They File Assault Case
• Muslims Drive Christian Grandparents From Home
• Christian Converts Life Threatened

Chad

• Convert Loses Family Members, Muslim In-Laws Seize His Wife, And Kill His Young Son

Egypt

• Christians Arrested in Egyptian Crackdown on Converts
• Convert Locked into Mental Hospital
• Ex-Muslims Harrassed in Egypt
• Christian who married Muslim convert captured trying to flee
• Egypt Arrests 22 Muslim converts to Christianity
• Christian Couple Imprisoned for Conversion
• Declaration of Christian Converts in Egypt
• Egyptians Persecuted for Turning to Christ
• Egypt's Christian converts risk abuse
• Christian convert from Islam Jailed
• Muslim sheikh jailed for 18 months for Converting to Christianity
• Cases of Christian converts to Islam will be heard - reports
• Convert Arrested For Marrying Christian
• Islamic Lawyers Urge Death Sentence For Convert
• Convert To Christianity In Hiding, Fearful Of Muslim Retribution

Ethiopia

• Former Muslim Imam Hajji Husman Mohamed was beaten for his conversion to Christ
• Muslims Attack Apostates in Ethiopia

Ghana

• Christian Converts Face Threats and Violence

India

• Convert from Islam in India Remains on Death List
• Converts from Islam Kidnapped in Indian Kashmir and Tanzania
• Christian convert from Islam shot dead in Kashmir (November 21, 2006)

Iraq

• Christian convert killed in Iraq
• Convert Couple Stranded
• Christians Crucified In Iraq

Iran

• Convert Stabbed to Death
• Iran Outlaws Muslims To Convert
• Muslim Authorities charge converts from Islam with Apostasy in Iran
• Iran's secret police arrest long time convert
• New Converts Face Deteriorating Situation
• Imprisoned Iranian Pastor may Face Death Penalty
• Another Convert Faces Possible ‘Aapostasy’ Accusation
• Three Converts Ordered to Stop 'Christian Activities'
• Authorities Threaten Father of Christian Convert, Trying To Quell Ex-Muslim Son’s Human Rights Activities

Italy

• Converts from Islam: unseen and unheard. Converts from Islam to Christianity are exposed to threats, even in the West.

Jordan

• Ex-Muslim Tried for Converting to Christianity
• Court Annuls Christian Convert’s Marriage

Kosovo

• A Gun Held To Youth’s Head In Church Attack, For Forsaking His Muslim Heritage

Kuwait

• Kuwait: Persecuted Convert Flees to America

Kyrgyzstan

• Intolerance against Muslim Converts to Christianity
• Lack of Religious freedom & Muslims Anger on Ex-Muslim Converts to Christianity

Libya

• Libya Tortures four Christian Coverts from Islam

Malaysia

• Woman is Refused Change of Religion
• Malay Muslim Converted To Christianity Tortured By Police
• Christian convert faces death threats
• Religious Laws Oppress Christian Converts
• Malay Woman Fights for Right to Convert
• Convert Receives Death Threats, Goes into Hiding
• Muslims Protest Rumored Baptisms

Morocco

• Christian converts irk the world of Islam

Nigeria

• Cattleman severely tortured for receiving Christ
• The Life of a Convert in Nigeria: Fleeing Murder Threats

Netherlands

• Christian converts from Islam face death threats
• Netherlands’ Group Launches Shelters For Ex-Muslims
• American Christian Convert Flees Netherlands Amid Death Threats

Pakistan

• New Apostasy Bill to Impose Death on Anyone Who Leaves Islam
• Seher Shafi, a Muslim convert on run for safety with her baby Angela and husband Naveed Paul
• Ex-Muslim Christian come under constant threat and Torture
• Woman Raped for Leaving Islam
• Christian Pakistani teen escapes death

Palestinian Authority area

• Muslim Convert to Christianity Butchered
• Human rights abuses of Muslims who converted to Christianity in PA

Philippines

• Filipino Converts from Islam Facing Death Threats

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi convert to Christianity imprisoned
• Christian convert arrested and jailed
• Authorities Arrest Another Christian Convert

Somalia

• Convert from Islam to Christianity killed
• Christian Aid Worker Beheaded For Converting From Islam
• Christian in Kenya Refugee Camp Attacked, Shot
• Immigration officials threaten to kill convert from Islam unless he renounces faith

Sudan

• Police Torture Convert Student
• Sudanese Convert to Christianity Forced into Hiding
• Ex-Imam was imprisoned for his conversion to Christianity
• Converts from Islam Struggle to Survive

Tanzania

• Muslim Converts Forced to Keep Faith Secret

Turkey

• Convert Christian beaten unconscious
• Two converts to Christianity charged in Turkey
• Christian turks Killed at Bible Publishing Firm
• Convert to Christianity Loses Another Job & Beaten, as Co-Workers Learn he’s Not Muslim

Turkmenistan

• Turkmen Convert Prepares to Die in Prison
• Convert Families Flee
• Convert Isolated in Maximum Security Prison

United Kingdom

• Muslim apostates cast out and at risk from faith and family
• Some 3,000 Christians in the UK are in danger because they have chosen to convert from Islam
• Muslim apostates threatened over Christianity
• British imam's daughter under police protection after converting to Christianity

United States

• Ex-Muslims fear for their lives
• Muslims Turned Christian Pay the Price

Uzbekistan

• Christian Pastor Marks One Year in Prison
• House Church Faces Crushing Opposition

Yemen

• Nine Ex-Muslims Detained For Converting To Christianity
• Yemen Court Sentences Somali Convert To Death

Videos showing Persecution of Ex-Muslims

• UK - Persecution of 3000 Muslim Converts to Christianity
• Turkey - Muslim converts to Christianity face upto 3 year jail
• Germany - Persecution of Muslim Converts to Christianity
• Egypt - Persecution of Muslim Converts to Christianity
• Malaysia - Persecution of Muslim Converts to Christianity

See also

• Persecution of non-Muslims
• Dhimmitude - What Hadith and Quran say about non-Muslims
• People Who Left Islam
• Videos on Islam: Former Muslims Speak about Islam