Persecution of Ex-Muslims
From WikiIslam
| 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 |
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.
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
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
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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
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
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
Jordan
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
- Intolerance against Muslim Converts to Christianity
- Lack of Religious freedom & Muslims Anger on Ex-Muslim Converts to Christianity
Libya
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
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
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
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
Uzbekistan
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
