09 July 2010

Islamic Center of Murfreesboro “overwhelmingly” silent on pledge to stop threats against former Muslims’ human rights

“Overwhelmingly, Islamic Center of Murfreesboro (ICM) Mosque leaders do not honor freedom to choose one’s beliefs as guaranteed under our First Amendment. That is the only conclusion we can draw from the overwhelming ‘silence’ and non-response to letters containing a Freedom Pledge sent to ICM Mosque leaders by our organization,” according to author and human rights activist Nonie Darwish. She is executive director of Former Muslims United (FMU).

FMU is a human and civil rights organization whose mission is to protect and defend those who have chosen to leave Islam and face threats to their lives and property under Fatwas or rulings from Muslim clerics and legal authorities both here in the United States and abroad. [The Iconoclast] Read more