Leaving Islam, Ex-Muslims and Zemiology [Hardcover]

'Weronika Lenartowicz profound interviews with 80 ex-Muslims in Germany and Sweden reveal much of importance, especially the tragic truth that while leaving Islam gained [them] the longed-for freedom, they did not gain a sense of safety in Europe but constantly fear for their lives. When will Europe's non-Muslims heed this cry of anguish and protect this, its most vulnerable population?' - Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum

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'The increasingly common phenomenon of Muslims, particularly in the West, growing disenchanted and leaving Islam has been insufficiently studied and its larger implications left unexamined. However, where fear (whether of jihadi reprisals or political ostracism) has hitherto prevailed, Weronika Lenartowicz has now courageously dared to shed light on why Muslims are leaving Islam, the consequences of their doing so, and what the significance of this could be for the future of Europe and the world at large. This all-important study should be required reading for policymakers and human rights advocates of all political persuasions.' - Robert Spencer, author of The History of Jihad and The Critical Quran

Mirror imaging is the practice by which some people project their concepts and language onto another peoples reality, and then interpret the others reality through their prism own their own projections. It is the trap by which many active measure campaigns are waged to great success.

Weronika Lenartowiczs?Leaving Islam: Ex-Muslims and Zemiology?is one such work that seeks to cut through such linguistic traps and practice of mirror imagining. In?Leaving Islam, Ms. Lenartowicz transcends the dangers of self-referencing in the context of apostasy. For example, using the coml£(