An “Apostate” Speaks

A very revealing interview with an ex Muslim. A bit long, but a good read for those interested in learning about the ins and outs of Koranic verses.
FROM FRONTPAGEMAG.COM:
An “Apostate” Speaks
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | 1/7/2008
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Abul Kasem, an ex-Muslim who is the author of hundreds of articles and several books on Islam including, Women in Islam. He was a contributor to the book Leaving Islam – Apostates Speak Out as well as to Beyond Jihad: Critical Views From Inside Islam.
[Due to obvious security issues, a
photo of Mr. Kasem is not available]
FP: Abul Kasem, welcome to Frontpage Interview.
Kasem: Thank you. I am pleased to be interviewed by Frontpage magazine.
FP: Tell us a bit about your spiritual and intellectual journey.
Kasem: Born in Bangladesh , I attended the secular schools as well as underwent strict religious discipline, and digested religious preaching. Taught by my father, during my childhood, I learned the basic Qur’an without understanding a single word, because like almost all Muslims of Bangladesh, my father did not know the meaning of Arabic words. He only knew how to read the Qur’an in Arabic, and recite it. When I was nine, a typical Mulla taught me the Islamic rituals (like prayer, ablution, fasting), and how to recite the Qur’an correctly. He also taught us that Muslims are the only inheritors of the earth, that we must never mix with the non-Muslims, we must hate them, humiliate them verbally, and if possible, physically.
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