Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out

by Ibn Warraq

Book Overview

In the West abandoning one's religion (apostasy) can be a difficult, emotional decision, which sometimes has social repercussions. However, in culturally diverse societies where there is a mixture of ethnic groups and various philosophies of life, most people look upon such shifts in intellectual allegiance as a matter of personal choice and individual right. By contrast, in Islam apostasy is still viewed as an almost unthinkable act, and in orthodox...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591020689
• ISBN13: 9781591020684
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"