By sharing the stories of ExMuslims from around the globe we aim to engage our audience by igniting empathy based on stories that may be of shared experience or ones that present to us a different understanding of the current landscape.
Mama, are you not wearing the scarf anymore?
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 2 February 2020
My hair had been flattened by my scarf for 18 long years. We had gone to the park in the evening, as usual, but it felt different this time. We...
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That’s why I speak out against Islam
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 1 December 2019
Ever since I stopped being Muslim 12 years ago, I haven’t been able to let Islam go. Just not in the sense you might be thinking. Islam was a major...
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Daily Battle
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 5 November 2019
Every morning I wake up hugging myself. I wake up hugging this form that I live in that I hate and love at the same time. “It’s time”, I tell...
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I’m a hijabi, so are my sisters. We’re not Muslims
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 24 October 2019
Dear reader, I wish I can write my story more openly but unfortunately, I have to be anonymous. I am a 22 year old female born in the middle east...
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Dear God
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 3 September 2019
Dear God, Are you a figment of my imagination, a product of human weakness or, are you really the most powerful being, the most merciful and most kind with 99...
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I’m a Hijabi and I kissed a girl
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 16 August 2019
At 15 I fell in love with my best friend. Luckily she felt the same way about me. We went to the same school and hung out together all the...
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Imagine
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 29 July 2019
Imagine being free, a feared entity. As the world mocks, her skin that is tasted by the wind, she walked on, confidently in her jeans. She was taught, how her...
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Mama, Don’t Preach
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 21 July 2019
I always felt envious of the bond my female peers had with their mothers. They were able to be open with their moms, were understood and emotionally supported. My friends...
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Dear Mum, from your ExMuslim Daughter
By Faithless Hijabi
/ 13 July 2019
Dear Mum, I wish I was able to talk to you honestly about everything that matters to me. I wish I didn’t have to hide so many things from you....
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