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Leaving Islam
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2003 book by Ibn Warraq This article is about the book. Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out is a 2003 book, authored and edited by ex-Muslim and secularist Ibn Warraq , that researches and documents cases of apostasy in Islam . It also contains a collection of essays by ex-Muslims recounting their own experience in leaving the Islamic religion . Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare" .
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