America On Guard Against America On Guard Against Muslim Day at the Florida Muslim Day at the Florida

State Capitol State Capitol

PresentationPresentationTallahassee, FloridaTallahassee, Florida

March 10, 2010March 10, 2010

MissionMission

Former Muslims United (FMU) is a civil Former Muslims United (FMU) is a civil rights organization dedicated to rights organization dedicated to religious freedom and equal rights for religious freedom and equal rights for former Muslims to practice any or no former Muslims to practice any or no religion as guaranteed under the First religion as guaranteed under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as well as the United Nations as well as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18. which mandate Rights, Article 18. which mandate freedom to choose one’s faith.freedom to choose one’s faith.

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We believe in the following basic We believe in the following basic values: values:

• A religion must be a personal choice.A religion must be a personal choice.• No religion should kill those who No religion should kill those who

leave it.leave it.• A religion must never order the A religion must never order the

killing and subjugation of those who killing and subjugation of those who do not choose to be its members.do not choose to be its members.

• A religion must abide by basic A religion must abide by basic human rights.human rights.

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Goals of FMU:Goals of FMU: Protect and defend the religious liberties and Protect and defend the religious liberties and

civil rights of Former Muslims as guaranteed civil rights of Former Muslims as guaranteed under national, common and Constitutional under national, common and Constitutional laws of resident countries.laws of resident countries.

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Protect and support the rights of Muslims to Protect and support the rights of Muslims to declaredeclare they no longer follow Islam and to they no longer follow Islam and to freely statefreely state why. why.

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FMU will condemn and expose any FMU will condemn and expose any individual, law or State that issues death individual, law or State that issues death Fatwas (warrants) or allows extra-judicial Fatwas (warrants) or allows extra-judicial violence against apostates.violence against apostates.

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Call on all Muslim institutions, spiritual leaders Call on all Muslim institutions, spiritual leaders and individuals to reject, publicly and and individuals to reject, publicly and without reservation or exception, all Islamic without reservation or exception, all Islamic laws that mandate punishment or laws that mandate punishment or discrimination by governments or individuals discrimination by governments or individuals against former Muslims, including against former Muslims, including intimidation, threats of violence against intimidation, threats of violence against person and property.person and property.

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Educate and inform former Muslims of their Educate and inform former Muslims of their constitutional rights and all matters related constitutional rights and all matters related to apostasy both nationally and to apostasy both nationally and internationally.internationally.

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Educate and inform the public, legislative Educate and inform the public, legislative representatives, government officials and representatives, government officials and members of the judiciary regarding Islamic members of the judiciary regarding Islamic laws and the laws and the difficultiesdifficulties they will eventually they will eventually face when investigating apostasy and honor face when investigating apostasy and honor crimes.crimes.

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FMU rejects these Muslims texts:FMU rejects these Muslims texts:• Hadith vol. 9:57 states: “Whoever changes his Islamic Hadith vol. 9:57 states: “Whoever changes his Islamic

religion, kill him.”religion, kill him.”• Reliance of the Traveler page 593, O5.4: There is no Reliance of the Traveler page 593, O5.4: There is no

expiation for killing someone who has left Islam, even expiation for killing someone who has left Islam, even when someone besides the caliph kills him. when someone besides the caliph kills him.

• O8.1 p. 595: When a person who has reached puberty O8.1 p. 595: When a person who has reached puberty and is sane voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he and is sane voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed.deserves to be killed.

• O8.2 p. 595: In such a case, it is obligatory for the O8.2 p. 595: In such a case, it is obligatory for the Caliph (or his representative) to ask him to repent Caliph (or his representative) to ask him to repent and if he refuses, he is immediately killed.and if he refuses, he is immediately killed.

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FMU rejects Louay Safi of the ISNA:FMU rejects Louay Safi of the ISNA:Louay Safi, the former Executive Director of IIIT and the Louay Safi, the former Executive Director of IIIT and the

Executive Director of the Islamic Society of North Executive Director of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Leadership Development Center, in America (ISNA) Leadership Development Center, in Peace and the Limits of WarPeace and the Limits of War, IIIT publication, 2003 (p. , IIIT publication, 2003 (p. 25): “25): “A quiet desertion of personal Islamic duties is A quiet desertion of personal Islamic duties is not a sufficient reason for inflicting death on a not a sufficient reason for inflicting death on a person. Only when the person’s desertion of Islam is person. Only when the person’s desertion of Islam is used as a political tool for instigating a state of used as a political tool for instigating a state of disorder, or revolting against the law of Islam, can disorder, or revolting against the law of Islam, can the individual apostate then be put to death as a just the individual apostate then be put to death as a just punishment for his act of treason and betrayal of the punishment for his act of treason and betrayal of the Muslim community.” Muslim community.”

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FMU Freedom PledgeFMU Freedom PledgeTo support the civil rights of former Muslims, also known To support the civil rights of former Muslims, also known as apostates from Islam, I sign “The Muslim Pledge for as apostates from Islam, I sign “The Muslim Pledge for Religious Freedom and Safety from Harm for Former Religious Freedom and Safety from Harm for Former Muslims”: Muslims”: I renounce, repudiate and oppose any physical I renounce, repudiate and oppose any physical intimidation, or worldly and corporal punishment, of intimidation, or worldly and corporal punishment, of apostates from Islam, in whatever way that punishment apostates from Islam, in whatever way that punishment may be determined or carried out by myself or any other may be determined or carried out by myself or any other Muslim including the family of the apostate, community, Muslim including the family of the apostate, community, Mosque leaders, Shariah court or judge, and Muslim Mosque leaders, Shariah court or judge, and Muslim government or regime. government or regime.

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FMU Freedom Pledge ResultsFMU Freedom Pledge Results• Nationally: 111 mailed to 50 Muslim Nationally: 111 mailed to 50 Muslim

organizations only two returnedorganizations only two returned - Dr. M. Zhudi Jasser of American Forum of - Dr. M. Zhudi Jasser of American Forum of

Islamic DemocracyIslamic Democracy - Dr. Ali Ayami, Center of Human rights and - Dr. Ali Ayami, Center of Human rights and

democracy in Saudi Arabiademocracy in Saudi Arabia

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FMU Florida Freedom pledge resultsFMU Florida Freedom pledge results• 47 letters sent to Florida Muslim leaders47 letters sent to Florida Muslim leaders United Voices for AmericaUnited Voices for America Four CAIR Chapter leadersFour CAIR Chapter leaders 42 Mosques42 Mosques• No responsesNo responses

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FMU FoundersFMU Founders• Nonie Darwish, author of Nonie Darwish, author of They Call me Infidel They Call me Infidel and and Cruel and Usual Cruel and Usual

Punishment”Punishment” . .• Dr. Wafa Sultan, author of Dr. Wafa Sultan, author of The God That HatesThe God That Hates• Ibn Warriq, editor, Ibn Warriq, editor, Leaving IslamLeaving Islam• Amil Imani, Freedom for Iran blogAmil Imani, Freedom for Iran blog• Dr. Ali Sina, author of Dr. Ali Sina, author of Understanding MohammedUnderstanding Mohammed• Sam Solomon, author of Sam Solomon, author of A Proposed Charter of Muslim A Proposed Charter of Muslim

UnderstandingUnderstanding• Mano Bakh, author of Mano Bakh, author of Escaping IslamEscaping Islam• Mohammed AsgharMohammed Asghar• Walid Shoebat, author of Walid Shoebat, author of Why I Left Jihad: The Root of Why I Left Jihad: The Root of

Terrorism and the Return of Radical IslamTerrorism and the Return of Radical Islam

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Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

Rifqa BaryRifqa Bary

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Gallery of former MuslimsGallery of former Muslims

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of InfidelInfidel

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Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

Salman Rushdie, author of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic The Satanic VersesVerses

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Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

Mosab Hassan Yousef , author of Mosab Hassan Yousef , author of Son of Hamas Son of Hamas

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Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

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Naglaa El Emam Prominent Naglaa El Emam Prominent Egyptian lawyerEgyptian lawyer

Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

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Mohammed Higazy Egyptian apostateMohammed Higazy Egyptian apostate

Gallery of Former MuslimsGallery of Former Muslims

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Maher al –Gohari and daughterMaher al –Gohari and daughter

Ibn Warraq , author ofIbn Warraq , author of Defending the West, Defending the West, FMU co-founderFMU co-founder 23

Walid Shoebat, author of Walid Shoebat, author of Why I left jihad Why I left jihad , FMU , FMU co-founderco-founder

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Nonie Darwish, author of Nonie Darwish, author of They call me Infidel They call me Infidel & & Cruel & Usual punishmentCruel & Usual punishment, FMU Executive , FMU Executive directordirector

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Dr. Wafa Sultan, author of Dr. Wafa Sultan, author of The God that HatesThe God that Hates, FMU co-, FMU co-founder ND Vice presidentfounder ND Vice president

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