Hi everyone!
I stumbled upon this forum with no intention of joining but after lurking around a bit and seeing some posts which grabbed my attention, I just had to join!
Just a bit about myself, I am born and raised in London, currently 25 years old (turning 26 in a few days time!) and grew up in a moderate Islamic household.
I am what you would call a "doubting muslim". Seeing as it's Ramadan, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to understand Islam from both a critical and neutral point of view. Like most people, it was difficult to accept that what I was reading about Islam was true, how violent and misogynistic it is and how many things just simply do not make sense to me.It's also sad how good people on this earth who die as a non muslim, would supposedly burn in hell! What's even more frustrating is it's hard to find people who would understand what I'm saying as they will simply not accept that Islam is false. This is part of the reason why it's difficult to leave, as my family and my community are practicing muslims and doing so will make my life really difficult.
Anyways, that's all from me.