9/11 Legacy: Committee For Ex-Muslims

"Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith" from Times of London reports that an unexpected consequence of the September 11th attacks is that a group of young Muslims in the Netherlands have taken up the cause of tolerance for different faiths and formed the Committee for Ex-Muslims.  They are facing grave threats and have to meet in secret to conduct their business.

• The Committee for Ex-Muslims promises to campaign for freedom of religion but has already upset the Islamic and political Establishments for stirring tensions among the million-strong Muslim community in the Netherlands.
• Ehsan Jami, the committee’s founder, who rejected Islam after the attack on the twin towers in 2001, has become the most talked-about public figure in the Netherlands. He has been forced into hiding after a series of death threats and a recent attack.