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I still remember; after not being able to put the book down, Yann Martel’s Life of Pi had left me in a mental and emotional funk. One of the things that had me mesmerized was his carnivorous island. The strange island, where “meekness rules” and the wildness in you is made to …

For a long time, I wondered whether I should start a blog. I always thought it a bit ridiculous that nowadays, every person felt entitled enough to have a blog. I believed that by starting one, I would be adding to the madness that already exists. My decision was made …

The end of 2013 and the first few weeks of 2014 have been incredibly busy for me. With a new job, and some big changes coming up in my personal life, I’ve had very little time to blog much. But I am still around and have lots of ideas that …

“I don’t personally know anyone who has died from cancer, so why do you oncologists waste so much time talking about it? I mean, plenty of people have gotten cancer and then done just fine, right? I think you should leave well enough alone.” —Dudesan We call ourselves Ex-Muslims. And …

This is my first experience blogging. From what I understand, it is customary to give your readers a little bit of background about who you are, why you are writing, and why they should care. I’ll try to do a little bit of that here. But before I get into …

As promised, this is part 2 of my introductory post. You can read part 1 here. It didn’t take long to notice that few people actually took their faith, beliefs, and religious ideas seriously. An uncomfortably large number of people were essentially living double lives, displaying a certain piety for …

My name is Kiran, and I will be your hostess. 🙂 I have been working in the ExMuslim movement and on the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) forum since 2008. I’ve administered and served on the boards of various Muslim and Ex-Muslim organizations, and I am a co-organizer of …