Islam List of converts to nontheism

javed akhtar noted indian writer , lyricist.



salman rushdie, author of satanic verses



former muslim , dutch politician ehsan jami 1 of 2 founders of central committee ex-muslims.



as ad abu khalil – lebanese professor of political science @ california state university, stanislaus; describes himself atheist secularist
zackie achmat – south african anti-hiv/aids activist; founder of treatment action campaign
ismael adham – egyptian writer , philosopher
mina ahadi – iranian-born pacifist, founder of german apostate-organization zentralrat der ex-muslime
javed akhtar – indian writer, lyricist, tv show host, secular , nationalist activist
mirza fatali akhundov – 19th-century azerbaijani playwright , philosopher
ayaan hirsi ali – somali-born dutch feminist, writer, , politician
ramiz alia – albanian communist leader , former president of albania
kareem amer – egyptian blogger
waleed al-husseini – qalqilyan blogger, writer, secular humanist, , founder of council of ex-muslims of france.
humayun azad – bangladeshi author, poet, scholar , linguist
hassan bahara – moroccan-dutch writer
pelin batu – turkish actress , television personality
hafid bouazza – moroccan-dutch writer
parvin darabi – iranian-born american writer , women s rights activist
turan dursun – turkish writer; once turkish mufti; later authored many books critical of islam
afshin ellian – iranian professor
enver hoxha – communist dictator declared albania first atheist state
ismail kadare – world-renowned albanian writer
sarmad kashani – 17th-century mystical poet , sufi saint; arrived persia india; beheaded assumed heresy mughal emperor aurangzeb; renounced judaism, briefly converting islam , hinduism; later denounced religions , rejected belief in god
al-ma arri – blind arab philosopher, poet , writer
lounès matoub – algerian berber kabyle singer , activist
asif mohiuddin – bangladeshi blogger , secularist
seema mustafa – indian journalist, political editor , delhi bureau chief of asian age newspaper
maryam namazie – iranian communist, political activist , leader of british apostate-organization council of ex-muslims of britain
kumail nanjiani – pakistani american stand-up comic , actor
taslima nasrin – bangladeshi author, feminist, human rights activist , secular humanist
aziz nesin – popular turkish humorist , author of more 100 books
barack obama, sr. – kenyan senior governmental economist, , father of barack obama
ibn al-rawandi – 9th-century skeptic of shia islam, of persian origin
salman rushdie – british-indian novelist , essayist
nyamko sabuni – politician in sweden
zohra sehgal – indian actress has appeared in several hindi , english language films
anwar shaikh – british author of pakistani descent
dr. younus shaikh – pakistani medical doctor, human rights activist, rationalist , free-thinker
ali sina – iranian-canadian activist; owner of faith freedom website
ali soilih – comorian socialist revolutionary; president of comoros
wafa sultan – syrian-born american psychiatrist; controversial critic of islam; describes herself secular humanist
cenk uygur – turkish-american co-founder , main host of progressive talk radio show young turks; agnostic
ibn warraq – british pakistani secularist author; founder of institute secularisation of islamic society




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^ new brand of nonbelievers . abcnews.go.com. september 17, 2007. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ angry arab news service comments blog
^ between disparate worlds: on california state university professor ad abukhalil (1: ...who atheist... 2: sunni family of mother taught me how pray )
^ john carlin (august 5, 2005). zackie s story: man took on mbeki – , won . independent. london. archived original on october 1, 2007. retrieved august 27, 2007. homosexual, atheist, , militant anti-apartheid campaigner political ideas forged on intense reading of marx, lenin, , trotsky... 
^ re-drawing line archived 2012-10-23 @ wayback machine. – al ahram weekly, august 9, 2000
^ founder of ex-muslim group threatened . united press international. february 23, 2007. archived original on july 9, 2008. 
^ eye on england . telegraphindia.com. 15 july 2012. retrieved 16 december 2013. 
^ Ахундов Мирза-Фатали . mirslovarei.com. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ dutch article link: ik geloof niet meer . elsevier.nl. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ europe since 1945: encyclopedia, bernard cook, taylor & francis, 2001, isbn 0-8153-4057-5, p. 31
^ kareem amer. (2006). “تنويه هام جدا بخصوص موقع الأقباط متحدون ومقالى الأخير” (a important notice regarding copts united web site , last article) كريم عامر (kareeem amer’s arabic blog). retrieved january 28, 2007.
^ abdelkareem nabil soliman (kareem amer), political prisoner submitted on mon, 2007-01-29
^ dr. humayun azad laid rest . mukto-mona.com. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ bangladesh: protecting human rights of thought, conscience, , religion: u.a.b. razia akter banu prepared testimony archived 2007-12-24 @ wayback machine. – ( dr. azad muslim birth , name ... atheist. )
^ kranenberg, annieke (august 11, 2007). als dit niet werkt, beledig ik wilders wel (in dutch). de volkskrant. retrieved may 9, 2008.  quote: (translation) in interviews calls himself atheist, until have been left alone beardmonkeys (referring muslim fundamentalists). perhaps have make myself heard little bit better, should more explicit in aversion islam , religion in general. (dutch) in interviews noemt hij zichzelf atheïst, maar tot nog toe ben ik ongemoeid gelaten door de baardapen. misschien moet ik een hardere toon aanslaan en wat explicieter zijn in mijn afkeer van de islam en religies in het algemeen.
^ pelin batu kısa devre yaptı! . haber türk (in turkish). november 2, 2008. retrieved 10 july 2012. 
^ pelin batu - bayrak taşır gibi din taşımıyorum, ateistim (in turkish)
^ humanistische omroep, link video interview hafid bouazza quote: (translation) believers live behind fence, , non-believers live in pasture , know there believers out there behind fence. [religion] matter of conditioning, of brainwashing. know when die, s on me. (dutch) gelovigen leven achter een hek, en ongelovigen in een weiland, waarin ze weten dat er gelovigen zijn die achter hekken wonen. het [religie] een kwestie van conditionering, van hersenspoeling ik weet dat het moment dat ik ter aarde word besteld, dat het afgelopen met mij.
^ verdonschot, leon (may 8, 2008). ik kan niet leven zonder roes. interview met hafid baouzza, gepubliceerd in dif nr.1 (in dutch). leonverdonschot.nl. retrieved may 9, 2008.  quote: (translation) look, m atheist. believe god not exist, not believe in afterlife. how terrible may be: hitler isn t in hell getting pinched in ass trident. m fine fact there people believe , comfort it, mother. hope influence of religion on policy makers diminish, because freedom precious me. (dutch) kijk, ik ben atheïst. ik geloof niet dat god bestaat, ik geloof niet dat er een hiernamaals is. hoe gruwelijk ook: hitler wordt op dit moment niet in de hel met een drietand in zijn reet geprikt. dat er mensen zijn dat dat wél geloven en daar troost uit putten, mensen als mijn moeder: prima. als de invloed van religies op beleidsmakers maar steeds kleiner wordt, want mijn vrijheid me dierbaar.
^ darabi, parvin rage against veil: courageous life , death of islamic dissident isbn 1-57392-682-5
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^ craig whitlock (november 11, 2005). public figures in netherlands, terror becomes personal concern . washington post. 
^ kamm, henry (1993, june 10). hallelujah heard in arch-atheist s temple. new york times (late edition (east coast)), p. a4. retrieved august 27, 2007, national newspaper abstracts
^ muslim identity , balkan state,hugh poulton, suha taji-farouki, 1997, isbn 1-85065-276-7, google print p. 133.
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^ hazrat sarmad shaheed: naked sufi martyr . chowk.com. july 23, 2005. archived original on april 13, 2010. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ freethought traditions in islamic world archived 2012-02-14 @ wayback machine. fred whitehead
^ interview lounès matoub archived september 29, 2007, @ wayback machine.
^ (www.dw.com), deutsche welle. have people of bangladesh | globalization | dw | 22.04.2014 . dw.com. retrieved 2017-06-01. 
^ pakistan: appeasing mullahs . mail-archive.com. september 13, 2006. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ communalisation of kargil archived december 6, 2008, @ wayback machine.
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^ wolinsky, david. kumail nanjiani | comedy | interview | a.v. club chicago . avclub.com. archived original on february 5, 2012. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ born in muslim family, became atheist. freedom of expression, taslima nasreen, november 12, 1999 – taslima nasreen took floor during commission v of unesco s general conference, delegate of ngo international humanist , ethical union (accessed december 23, 2006).
^ aziz nesin of turkey dies @ 80; writer escaped militants arson . new york times. july 7, 1995. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ obama, barack (october 16, 2006). spiritual journey . time. retrieved september 26, 2008. father entirely absent childhood, having been divorced mother when 2 years old; in event, although father had been raised muslim, time met mother confirmed atheist, thinking religion superstition. 
^ on ibn al-rawandi, encyclopaedia of islam, 1971, volume 3, e j brill, leiden, p 905
^ lyall, sarah (january 12, 2007). swedish politician s advice immigrants? try fit in – europe – international herald tribune . new york times. 
^ ninety , spunky archived december 5, 2008, @ wayback machine.
^ rushdie affair: novel, ayatollah, , west daniel pipes, pg. 283
^ younus shaikh- short biography
^ ex-muslim s site trashes muhammad – founder challenges: prove me wrong , ll take down page . worldnetdaily. 16 sep 2004. retrieved september 18, 2007. 
^ comoros & mayotte . statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ time magazine- interview wafa sultan
^ there no clash of civilizations clash between mentality of middle ages , of 21st century feb. 2006
^ 6 degrees of barack obama . huffingtonpost.com. retrieved february 16, 2012. 
^ warraq, 60, describes himself agnostic... dissident voices, world magazine, june 16, 2007, vol. 22, no. 22.