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 Topic: Escaped from Damascus & Islam.

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  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     OP - September 01, 2013, 05:23 AM
    Hi all, I'm so glad I found this site! I'm a recent Ex-Muslim & have been struggling to find anyone who understands my situation.
    Here's a brief introduction about me  Smiley
    I was born in Saudi Arabia to a Syrian father & Australian mother. When I was 8 we moved to Jordan, mum knew it was her only chance to get out of the Middle East so we left Jordan for Australia (my father was in Albania for months at a time so he had no idea).
    We arrived in Australia & automatically adjusted to western life, mum took the hijab off straight away & we never spoke of Islam or dad again. But after 6 months my older brother arrived from Jordan & went crazy about our lifestyle & took control of us. We were all beaten & terrorized for years.
    When I was 13 years old my brother & father abducted me & took me to Damascus in 2002, I was kept there with my fathers family for 5 years. I adopted Islam & went to an Islamic school & was brainwashed.
    I ran away in 2006 with the help of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & the Canadian Embassy (as there is no Aussie embassy in Syria).
    On my arrival in Australia, my father attempted to kill myself, my mother & sister for living like "western pigs". I took out a restraining order & haven't spoken to him or my brother in 7 years, but still live in fear.
    I was still a Muslim up until about 2 years ago. I traveled the world & discovered so many beautiful cultures & met so many great people that I just couldn't believe they were all going to burn in hell just for being 'Kuffar' (non Muslims).
    After that initial realization I researched more & more through a western point of view & have come to the conclusion that Islam teaches nothing but hatred, violence, bigotry, slavery, pedophilia & disrespect for women.
    I'm still bitter about my family & my hate for Islam & Muslims is growing more every day.
    Does anyone else have a similar story or point of view?
    Thanks for reading!  parrot parrot
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #1 - September 01, 2013, 07:47 AM
    Welcome to the forum. Yours is quite a story and I'm glad you could escape an abusive environment.

    As for a similar point of view, while I highly dislike Islam, I can't (and probably never will) say that I hate muslims. I don't throw blanket judgement on people I don't know just because of what they believe in, and all of my family and many of my friends are muslims and they are for the most part decent people, so no hate here.

    Most members of this forum share a similar point of view, I'm sure.
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #2 - September 01, 2013, 08:56 AM
    Wow, you've had an incredible life. Thank you for sharing, I'd glad you escaped and can live the life you choose to live. Welcome to the forum.
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #3 - September 01, 2013, 02:16 PM
    Welcome to the forum. So glad you have found us  Smiley
    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #4 - September 01, 2013, 03:54 PM
    Welcome mate ! I'm from Australia too. Hope you enjoy your stay.  Afro
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #5 - September 01, 2013, 07:01 PM
    Welcome to the forum! It's great to hear that more people are being liberated from Islamic bullshit, you have one lucky case!
    Have a parrot and a bunny for joining our community parrot bunny
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #6 - September 01, 2013, 07:15 PM
     Greetings
    "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl

    'Life is just the extreme expression of complex chemistry' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #7 - September 02, 2013, 06:34 AM
    Thanks everyone! I feel good talking about it, I have recommended the site to a few Muslims I know that have big doubts. I hope they all see the truth one day, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my heart. No more fear, no more talk of death & hell, no more violence & no more hate!

     far away hug

  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #8 - September 02, 2013, 06:38 AM
    Quote from: Naerys on September 01, 2013, 07:47 AM
    Welcome to the forum. Yours is quite a story and I'm glad you could escape an abusive environment.

    As for a similar point of view, while I highly dislike Islam, I can't (and probably never will) say that I hate muslims. I don't throw blanket judgement on people I don't know just because of what they believe in, and all of my family and many of my friends are muslims and they are for the most part decent people, so no hate here.

    Most members of this forum share a similar point of view, I'm sure.


    I know that's how I should feel but it's hard. My past dealings with Muslims has tarnished my ability to ever like one of them. I look back at my days in school when the teacher told us stories about how Westerners & Jews were doing the devil's work & how they deserve to be killed. The most traumatising part is that I was actually convinced & agreed with them! I'm disgusted at myself for ever having such evil thoughts. It's scary what those people can do to your mind & spirit  Huh?
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #9 - September 02, 2013, 07:12 AM
    Welcome aboard!
    So once again I'm left with the classic Irish man's dilemma, do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?
    My political philosophy below
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGat4i8pJI&feature=g-vrec
    Just kidding, here are some true heros
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBTgvK6LQqA
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #10 - September 02, 2013, 11:19 AM
    Quote from: Nadiator2013 on September 02, 2013, 06:38 AM
    I know that's how I should feel but it's hard. My past dealings with Muslims has tarnished my ability to ever like one of them. I look back at my days in school when the teacher told us stories about how Westerners & Jews were doing the devil's work & how they deserve to be killed. The most traumatising part is that I was actually convinced & agreed with them! I'm disgusted at myself for ever having such evil thoughts. It's scary what those people can do to your mind & spirit  Huh?



    I can relate to this even though my path has been diferent from you. I used to be a very tolerent person until I found Islam (I'm an ex-convert). Islam taught me bigotry and I saw nothing but bigotry in the behaviour of Muslims. Even those that professed to be moderate would make the odd Jew joke like they were fair game.

    My time in Islam has twisted my prejudices and although I like to think I have walked away from bigotry, my thought of Muslims as a whole are permanently tarnished.
    Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #11 - September 02, 2013, 11:20 AM
    BTW, Welcome. Smiley
    Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #12 - September 02, 2013, 09:50 PM
    Hi and welcome from Denmark Smiley

    Piggy says hello: piggy

    That is some serious stuff you went through there! Glad you were able to make it! Must have been very fearful! far away hug
    Danish Never-Moose adopted by the kind people on the CEMB-forum
    Ex-Muslim chat (Unaffliated with CEMB). Safari users: Use "#ex-muslims" as the channel name. CEMB chat thread.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #13 - September 02, 2013, 11:05 PM
    Crazy shit, congrats on getting the fuck out of that shit situation!

    Quote from: Nadiator2013 on September 02, 2013, 06:38 AM
    I know that's how I should feel but it's hard. My past dealings with Muslims has tarnished my ability to ever like one of them. I look back at my days in school when the teacher told us stories about how Westerners & Jews were doing the devil's work & how they deserve to be killed. The most traumatising part is that I was actually convinced & agreed with them! I'm disgusted at myself for ever having such evil thoughts. It's scary what those people can do to your mind & spirit  Huh?


    Right well remember that the Muslims you are tempted to hate were brainwashed just like you were, and most just happened to have the misfortune to be born to Muslim parents in Muslim environments, and we can't reasonably expect all good natured people will reject something that makes up such a big component of their family and cultural identity, even if it be irrational and hateful. If my dad had got custody and raised me, I might be doing salat right now. There but for the grace of Gucci Mane go I.

    Also, believe it or not, there are Muslims who aren't total dicks about their religion. Tongue It sucks that seems to be the only kind of Muslims you've encountered. :(

    Anyhow, welcome aboard.
    fuck you
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #14 - September 03, 2013, 12:29 AM
    Welcome to the forumm!!!  far away hug piggy parrot    great to hear that you escaped that situation!
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #15 - September 04, 2013, 10:26 AM
    Welcome from a conservative Islamic society also.
     parrot parrot far away hug far away hug
    If Allah is most merciful He should reveal His book unambiguous, complete (covering complete guidance for all time without need of any Hadith or Tafseer), easily and undoubtedly translatable to every language of world with a vivid sign of its proof from Him and its reach to every single human being.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #16 - September 04, 2013, 10:40 AM
    Quote from: Colonel Q-Daffi on September 02, 2013, 11:05 PM
    Right well remember that the Muslims you are tempted to hate were brainwashed just like you were, and most just happened to have the misfortune to be born to Muslim parents in Muslim environments, and we can't reasonably expect all good natured people will reject something that makes up such a big component of their family and cultural identity, even if it be irrational and hateful. If my dad had got custody and raised me, I might be doing salat right now. There but for the grace of Gucci Mane go I.

    When you're not talking shit, Colonel, you talk sense.
  • Escaped from Damascus & Islam.
     Reply #17 - September 17, 2013, 05:07 PM
    Hi and welcome. bunny parrot
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