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* ] - secular humanist<ref>- Interview with Wafa Sultan</ref><ref> Feb. 2006</ref> * ] - secular humanist<ref>- Interview with Wafa Sultan</ref><ref> Feb. 2006</ref>
* ] - Iranian-born pacifist, founder of the German apostate-organization "Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime"<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Founder of ex-Muslim group threatened |url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/20070223-014518-1922r/ |format= |work= |publisher=] |id= |pages= |page= |date=], ] |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}</ref> * ] - Iranian-born pacifist, founder of the German apostate-organization "Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime"<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Founder of ex-Muslim group threatened |url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/20070223-014518-1922r/ |format= |work= |publisher=] |id= |pages= |page= |date=], ] |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}</ref>
* ], an online critic of Islam and founder of the ] web site, who has contributed to a book by ] called ]<ref>''Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out'' ] (May 2003) ISBN 1-59102-068-9 </ref><ref>- about</ref> * ] - Pakistani born author. Passed away in November 2006.<ref>''Autobiography of a Dissident - Anwar Shaikh'' in ] by ]. ] (May 2003) ISBN 1-59102-068-9</ref>
* ] - Pakistani born author. Passed away in November 2006.<ref>''Autobiography of a Dissident - Anwar Shaikh'' in ] by ]. ] (May 2003) ISBN 1-59102-068-9</ref>


===Rationalist or free-thinker=== ===Rationalist or free-thinker===

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This is a list of notable people who have been Muslims sometime during their lives but no longer are.

Converted to a different Abrahamic religion

Converted to Christianity

Converted to Judaism

Converted to the Bahá'í Faith

Part of a unorganized religion or no religion

Became atheists

Ayaan Hirsi Ali a famous former Muslim who is now an atheist

Secular

Rationalist or free-thinker

Converted to a Dharmic religion

Converted to Buddhism

Converted to Hinduism

Other

Religious founders

Undetermined current belief system but are former Muslims

See also

Other apostasy-related lists

References

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  15. Article on Raghib Ismail: Rocket shows strong path
  17. Carlos Menem- Biography
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  28. Pressly, Linda (November 15 2006). "Life as a secret Christian convert". BBC News. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  35. Interview with Rushdie by Gigi Marzullo; Sottovoce, RAIUNO, March 31 2006.
  36. interview with Lounès Matoub
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  38. "Warraq's book Why I Am Not a Muslim presents a strident historical, moral, and philosophical indictment of Islam and advocates not just a firm separation of mosque and state but outright atheism." Holy War, by Chris Mooney at The American Prospect online (Accessed 29 August 2006).
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  40. Religion in Russia "Theologians from Chechnya and Dagestan, a neighboring mainly Moslem region of Russia, called at an assembly in Grozny for Tuleyev's death, Interfax said. They urged all Moslems to carry out the sentence at the first possible opportunity."
  41. Indian Muslim group calls for beheading of writer, Khaleej Times Online / AFP, 17 March 2007
  42. The Angry Arab News Service comments from her blog
  43. Time Magazine- Interview with Wafa Sultan
  44. There is No Clash of Civilizations but a Clash between the Mentality of the Middle Ages and That of the 21st Century Feb. 2006
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  46. Autobiography of a Dissident - Anwar Shaikh in Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out by Ibn Warraq. Prometheus Books (May 2003) ISBN 1-59102-068-9
  47. Younus Shaikh- short biography
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  49. Peony Dreams Retrieved 27-7-2007.
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  51. Unveiling the Mystique of a Reclusive Artiste, Jaya Ramanathan, The Hindu, 28 June 2005.
  52. Ali Akbar's son claims to be Hindu Times of India - September 1, 2006
  53. Abul Fazl - Akbarnama Volume III
  54. Abul Fazl - Akbarnama Volume II
  55. Shoghi Effendi, introduction to The Dawn-breakers, p. xxx.
  56. Darabi, Parvin Rage Against the Veil: The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident ISBN 1-57392-682-5
  57. Duran, KhalidChildren of Abraham : An Introduction to Islam for Jews Ktav Publishing House ISBN 0881257249
  58. Wesley Snipes, Hollywood's hottest new star talks about: his divorce, his days on the streets and why he doesn't have 'jungle fever. Ebony Magazine. Sept, 1991 by Laura B. Randolph

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