Sarah Haider

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Sarah Haider giving a speech at the "Australian Skeptics National Convention" 2017 with the topic "Islam, Doubt and Space Pegasus".

Sarah Haider is a Pakistani - American political activist and speaker. She is the founder of the Ex-Muslims of North America Interest Group (EXMNA), which helps former Muslims to leave their religious community and works to normalize religious disputes within Muslim faith communities.

Life

Haider was born in Karachi , Pakistan into a Shiite family. When she was seven years old, she moved to the United States with her family. She was a devout Muslim until she was 16, as she herself stated in an interview:

“I dressed modestly to divert attention from my body, and to the confusion of my parents, I decided to put on the hijab for a short time. I stayed away from drugs and sexual contact of any kind, followed the dietary rules and prayed as regularly as I could. "

At the age of 16 she became an atheist . According to her own statement, she was lucky to have a liberal father who, although he didn't let her wear shorts or have steadfast friends, allowed her to read all the books she wanted, including those that were critical of Islam, and finally allowed her allowed to move out of home to go to college .

activism

In 2013 Haider founded the Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) together with Muhammad Syed . As a non-profit organization and online community, EXMNA helps Muslims to leave their religious community, supports them in life without a religious community and advocates the destigmatization of ex-Muslims.

The organization, which initially only worked from Washington, DC and Toronto , is now active in 25 locations in the USA and Canada .

According EXMNA often shun members of Muslim faith communities other Muslims who are accused of apostasy to be, as well as their families. For fear of exclusion from the community or violence, many Muslims do not want to be stigmatized as " unbelievers ". Therefore EXMNA tries to normalize the intra-religious dispute. In addition, EXMNA has created a social support network for those who have decided to leave Islam.

In 2015, Haider gave a speech entitled "Islam and the Necessity of Liberal Critique" at the 74th Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association in Denver, Colorado .

In 2017, Haider decided to tour the United States and Canada with EXMNA to speak at universities on issues affecting Muslims and non-Muslims during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Web links

Commons : Sarah Haider  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Owen Amos: They left Islam and now tour the US to talk about it . November 29, 2017 ( bbc.com [accessed September 28, 2019]).
  2. ↑ In the English original: I dressed modestly to deflect attention from my body, and to the bemusement of my parents, I chose to don the hijab for a short period. I stayed away from drugs or sexual encounters of any kind, complied with dietary restrictions, and prayed as regularly as I could. https://gnxp.nofe.me/2017/03/20/10-questions-for-sarah-haider/
  3. ^ Ex-Muslims, Paris Attacks, and Atheism | Sarah Haider | SPIRITUALITY | Ruby Report. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ For Muslim apostates, giving up their faith can be terrifying, alienating and dangerous. January 2, 2015, Retrieved September 28, 2019 (American English).
  5. ^ Sarah Haider: Islam and the Necessity of Liberal Critique (AHA Conference 2015). Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Campus Tour. July 15, 2019, Retrieved September 28, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Haider, Sarah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani-American political activist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century