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It's been a while. A lot has changed.

Please leave suggestions as to what you'd like to see in this sub.

Edit: I'd especially like to hear from long-time users -assuming we have any.

Edit 2: Changes have been made to the user flair options.

Hello.

There's a lot of anger, frustration and sadness in this sub. Most of us are forced to remain in the closet. For the few that have come out, life isn't necessarily much better. Getting out of Islam's shadow isn't easy.

Over the years, I've become increasingly aware of the seething anger many exmuslims have towards Muslims. I am especially concerned about those exmuslims living in Muslim countries. These exmuslims don't enjoy the rights many exmuslims living in the west have. Coming out is a one way ticket to prison or a morgue.

The two options left to these exmuslims are migrating to the West (increasingly difficult given the current political climate) or staying to reform their so

Hello.

Here's a quick summary of what to expect when you come out of the closet as an exmuslim. Your mileage may vary.

Let's get the biggest elephant in the room out of the way first:

1.DEATH by:

• Government
• Mob
• Vigilante

2.IMPRISONMENT for:

• Apostasy
• Blasphemy
• Corruption (spreading of)

3.ISLAMIC RE-EDUCATION/ SENT TO THE HOMELAND FOR EARLY MATRIMONY

• A spoon is just about the most massively useful thing any homeland bound exmuslim can carry

4.OSTRACISM from

• Family
• Friends
• Society

This can include being financially cut off, education defunded, trapped at home or being kicked out of home.

5.EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL, you might hear things like:

Hello.

This post doesn't apply to everyone at the moment but it does apply to everyone eventually.

Our lives can be chaotic and tense. Like emergency personnel, our sub revolves around calamity and tragedy.

One thing about me, is that I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop. I am constantly looking to the horizon for the next sign of trouble.

This has become my default mode. Over the years, I've gotten used to always being on the lookout, always being on the edge. I've forgotten what it feels like to stand down and be at ease.

That's no way to live.

So for those of you reading this, who are standing vigil for the next fire to put out, I want to remind you to breathe. Just brea

Hello.

Being a recovery sub, we often deal with fellow exmuslims who are on the edge.

But is it a common phenomenon among Muslims to talk about their brothers and sisters joining terrorist groups like ISIS?

The few times I've brought up the topic of radicalisation, it quickly hits a dead end. This is because:

1. They refuse to recognise ISIS and its members as having anything to do with Islam (which makes sense as it would force them to deal with the constant cognitive dissonance and ever-present sense of inferiority and shame they struggle with).

2. If they do acknowledge the extremists as Muslims, their solution to radicalisation is for the extremists to switch from regular Islam to

Hello.

We have a number of users who are in dire situations. Obviously we lack the resources to physically or financially support most of them. However, just because we can't provide optimal help doesn't mean we can't provide any help. Everyday we're faced with impossible situations that we are ill-equipped to deal with but it is what it is. This is my suggestion for the sub.

This post is meant for exmoose in first world countries. Not because their need is greater but because they already live in a society that has the infrastructure in place to empower victims.

We can discuss what we can do for exmoo in Muslim countries but it will require individual threads with dedicat

Hello.

What do you folks think of these topics?

• Political correctness, public perception of r/exmuslim and being a recovery sub: Is it possible to maintain a balance?

• The problem of right wingers and bigots on r/exmuslim and the general problem of having our stories used to push their agenda.

• Attrition and the Halfway House Phenomenon: Why you'll have a sense of deja vu and despair on r/exmuslim

• Too much of anything: How r/exmuslim can hinder your recovery.

• The curse of r/exmuslim: Why you don't hear from past r/exmuslim mods

• Ill-equipped : Dealing with mental health problems, victims of abuse, etc.

• Islamophobia vs Muslimophobia: Semantics as a means of confusion and