Founded September 28, 2013 Location Washington D.C. | Type Non-profit Website www.exmna.org | |
Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) is an organization that seeks to support individuals who have left the Islamic faith and have not rejoined any other faith. EXMNA states their goal is to develop a safe haven for ex-Muslims that are seeking a community outside of their religious background.
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Reasons for organizing
EXMNA states their goal is to provide support for ex-Muslims who remain private about their lack of belief in Islam. EXMNA believes Muslim communities often shun those who are accused of apostasy as well as their families and that fear of excommunication and violence makes it dangerous for closeted ex-Muslims if they are exposed as disbelievers.
Organization size
EXMNA members have stated that there are groups of various sizes and have chapters in cities such as Toronto, Washington D.C., Houston, New York City, and Chicago.
Activism
In 2014, Twitter provided its "Country Withheld Tool" to the Pakistani government. The tool allows government agencies to hide or block potentially illegal content or accounts within a specific country. Ex-Muslims of North America protested on Twitter with the hashtag TwitterTheocracy and urged Twitter to remove Pakistan's access to the tool. Twitter later restored access to the accounts previously blocked.