The West Is Duly Terrified. But It

You'll Be Pleased To Hear, Christopher, That I Am No Longer A Muslim Liberal But An Atheist [....] I Find That It Obviates The Necessity For Any Cognitive Dissonance.

I Assume The Closest Members Of My Family Don't Actually Want To Kill Me, But The Truth Is That I Have Shamed And Hurt Them; They Have To Deal With The Outrage That My Public Statements Cause, And Undoubtedly Some Members Of My Clan Do Want To Kill Me For That.

I'd Love To Go And Visit The Mosque In Mecca Again, Just For The Sheer Beauty Of It, Not For God - Much The Way A Non-catholic Might Go To Vatican City Because Of The Beauty Of The Buildings And The Artifacts.

I Don't Believe In Hell And Heaven Anymore. Or Angels. I Think Islam Is A Superstition Like Every Other Superstition. But Now Because It's A Superstition, Unlike Christianity, That Hasn't Been Tested And Hasn't Gone Through A Process Of Enlightenment, I Think It's A Dangerous Superstition.

It Is Easy To Be Disgruntled If You Are Denied Rights And Freedoms To Which You Feel Entitled. But If You Are Not Coherent, If You Cannot Put Into Words What It Is That Displeases You And Why It Is Unfair And Should Change, Then You Are Dismissed As An Unreasonable Whiner. You May Be Lectured About Perseverance And Patience, Life As A Test, The Need To Accept The Higher Wisdom Of Others.