The most complete list of Ex-Muslim Associations from around the world. Includes links to websites and social media. If you have doubts about Islam, this is a good place to find like-minded people for companionship and support.
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, CEMB
http://ex-muslim.org.uk
Founded in 2007 to fight apostasy laws Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries. Thousands of members throughout the UK. Launched #ExMuslimBecause initiative.
Facebook, @CEMB_Forum (Twitter), Youtube
Ex-Muslims of North America, EXMNA
http://exmna.org
United States of America (USA) & Canada. Local chapters in Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Ottawa, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC, Waterloo, Winnipeg as of July 2016.
Facebook, @exmuslimsofna (Twitter)
Asociacíon de Ex-Musulmanes en España
Association of Ex-Muslims of Spain
Facebook
Iranian Atheists & Agnostics
Facebook
With over 200.000 Facebook likes, Iranian Atheists & Agnostics is one of the largest groups of Ex-Muslims on the web. Many of their postings are in Farsi but a translation link is provided.
Iranian atheist/agnostic movement
Facebook
@IRANAAM (Twitter)
Iranian Freethinkers
Several prominent Twitter activists promote Iranian freethinkers including @Atheist_Iran and @PersianRose1.
Iranian Atheists
http://iranianatheists.org
@IranianAtheists (Twitter)
Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime, ZdE
http://exmuslime.com
Central Council of Ex-Muslims is based in Munich, Germany and has chapters in the UK and Scandinavia. I would like to list local chapters here. Please post info to comments with link to verify.
Youtube, Facebook
Conseil des Ex Musulmans de France, CEMF
Facebook, Voie de la Raison (Blog)
Council of Ex-Muslims of France with over 8,000 members on Facebook (July 2016).
Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco, CEMM
Facebook
Over 3,000 members (July 2016).
Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan, AAAP
http://www.aaapakistan.org
AAAP’s mission is to challenge and confront religious faith, to strengthen atheism by promoting the growth and interaction of atheist/freethinkers in Pakistan.
Saudi Ex-Muslims
@SaudiExMuslims (Twitter)
Muslimish
http://muslimish.com
Organizes meetups in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, New York and Paris.
Former Muslims United
http://formermuslimsunited.org
Faith to Faithless
http://faithtofaithless.com
Australian Ex-Muslims
http://www.ex-muslim.org.au
Ex-Muslims Australia EMA
Facebook
Council of Ex-Muslims of New Zealand
https://sites.google.com/site/nzexmuslim/
Twitter @nzexmuslim
Reddit ExMuslim
https://reddit.com/r/exmuslim
Online community with over 15,000 subscribers as of September 2016. The slogan for the group is “You are not alone for We are many.”
Ex-Muslim North
Meetup
Manchester, UK
Ex-Muslims of Scotland
http://www.exmuslims-scotland.org.uk
@ExMuslimScot (Twitter)
Ex-Muslims Ireland
http://exmuslimsofireland.com
@Ex_Muslims_Eire (Twitter)
Council of Ex-Muslims of Scandinavia
http://www.exmuslim.net
Local chapters in Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Sveriges Exmuslimer (Ex-Muslims of Sweden)
Facebook, Youtube (Omar Makram)
Algerian Atheist
Facebook
Ex-Muslims: INDIA
Facebook (closed group)
More than 800 members as of July 2016.
Council of Ex-Muslim of Singapore
http://cemsg.org
Ateizm Derneği
http://ateizmdernegi.org
Turkey
Movement of Belgian Former Muslims
http://www.exmuslim.org
Also known as Beweging Ex-Moslims Van Belgie in Flemish or Mouvement des Ex-Musulmans de Belgique in French.
Council of Ex-Muslims of Austria
Central Council of Ex-Muslims
Central Committee for Ex-Muslims
Why are Ex-Muslim Associations so important?
The vast majority of Islamic “Scholars” promote the idea that the penalty for leaving Islam should be death. In many countries, they have lobbied governments to make laws banning apostasy with severe penalties including capital punishment. Even in countries with laws protecting freedom of speech and freedom of religion, many Islamist leaders encourage Muslims to inflict severe punishment on their peers for leaving Islam.
Most people who call themselves Muslims were born into the faith. As children, many are beaten if they don’t recite the Qur’an and say their prayers five times a day. This early indoctrination causes most Muslims to fear critical thinking about Islam. When they discover the violent teachings of the Qur’an such as verses 2:191, 4-56, 4:89, 8:12, 4:47, 8:12, 3:151, many of them suffer mental stress, a condition known as cognitive dissonance. They have no desire to follow the violent teachings of Islam but they are hesitate express themselves because they fear being abandoned by family and friends, or even killed.
Ex Muslim Associations provided a safe place to to explore freedom of thought. Muslims can find like-minded people for companionship and support. They can learn how to protect themselves from those who may be threatening them. Some even find partners for marriage and creating their own families.
We should all support Ex-Muslim Associations, whether Muslim, Ex-Muslim, liberal or conservative. Here are some ways you can help.
Share this information with your friends and through social media.
Write a comment or send an email to AishaAkbar71@gmail.com with information about other Ex-Muslim Associations. Include a link and I will update this list.
Consider donating to these groups to help them spread freedom of thought and provide protection for their members.
Call out Regressive Liberals who try to silence criticism of Islamic ideology that contradicts basic human rights.
Aisha Akbar, AiA
Follow @AishaAkbar17 on Twitter
Sources
List of Ex-Muslim Organisations (Wikipedia)
Council of Ex-Muslim of Britain Affiliates
#ExMuslimBecause
FreeMuslims 