A message to Somali ex-Muslims

Im not trying to convince people here to become believers.

Even worst than that, you are encourage people to adopt the label Muslim when they really aren't.

Im glad were having a conversation about my last statement. I threw it in there for a reason. Those two statements, 'Ilahi kabaq' and 'shaytanka ska nar', are so quintessentially Somali. I've heard it used in all contexts by people of all degrees of religiosity. Im trying to illustrate how hard it is to divorce Islam from Somali culture.

Of couse you were. /s And also what has that got to with anything? Who here is denying that Somalis have islamic idioms and sayings? You didn't put any context around the statement, you just said it as part of your post. lol.

You still have not given a decent reason as to why people should fake being Muslim when they don't want to. Oh actually here it is

You guys want a complete eviction of Islam.

No we don't. We don't want to force Islam away from anyone in the same way we don't want people forcing Islam onto us.

Even our beloved catchphrases like 'Ilahi kabaq' and 'shaytanka ska nar' have offended you.

I'm not offended in so much as it clearly illustrates your true intentions in coming here.

There are a bunch of non Muslims Somalis and in the future there will be more and more, get used to it. Interesting story, when I came out to my family members and friends, I found out I wasn't the only one. If we had all faked being Muslim forever, Ex Muslim would never have a voice, and never be accepted, but that's what you want of course.

The best thing for Ex Muslims of all stripes is to come out of the closet if they feel safe. The more Ex Muslims out there, the more normalized it will become. And people like you can cry harder and harder over the years as more and more of us come out. 'Oh I don't mind Ex Muslims, I just don't want them to exist, I just don't want to ever hear of them, I want all people to behave in a way that makes me comfortable. Boo hoo hoo' Whine and cry unti your eyes fall out.

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