Wikipedia's first sentence called it “people who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later left the religion of islam”. Today it says “individuals who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later chose to leave the religion”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sociological perspectives of former Muslims”. It now reads “People who have left Islam”.
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Sociological perspectives of former Muslims This article is about the sociological perspectives of ex-Muslims. Ex-Muslims are individuals who were raised as Muslims or converted to Islam and later chose to leave the religion. These individuals may encounter challenges related to the conditions and history of Islam , Islamic culture and jurisprudence , as well as local Muslim culture . In response, ex-Muslims have formed literary and social movements, as well as mutual support networks and organizations, to address the difficulties associated with leaving Islam and to raise awareness of human rights issues they may face. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). By the murtadd or apostate is understood as the Moslem by birth or by conversion, who renounces his religion, irrespective of whether or not he subsequently embraces another faith. Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sociological perspectives of former Muslims This article is about the sociological perspectives of ex-Muslims. Ex-Muslims are people who were raised as Muslims or converted to Islam and later left the religion of Islam . Challenges come from the conditions and history of Islam , Islamic culture and jurisprudence , and sometimes local Muslim culture . This has led to increasingly organized literary and social activism by ex-Muslims, and the development of mutual support networks and organizations to meet the challenges of abandoning the beliefs and practices of Islam and to raise awareness of human rights abuses suffered by ex-Muslims. By the murtadd or apostate is understood as the Moslem by birth or by conversion, who renounces his religion, irrespective of whether or not he subsequently embraces another faith. Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “people who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later left the religion of islam”. Today it says “individuals who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later chose to leave the religion”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sociological perspectives of former Muslims”. It now reads “People who have left Islam”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
people who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later left the religion of islam
Now
individuals who were raised as muslims or converted to islam and later chose to leave the religion
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