Faithless Hijabi

Faithless Hijabi
Founded2018
LocationSydney, Australia
Region served
Worldwide
Key people
Zara Kay
Websitefaithlesshijabi.org/

Faithless Hijabi is an association founded by Zara Kay in 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Faithless Hijabi is a storytelling platform that enables ex-Muslim and questioning Muslim women to share their stories of apostasy, doubt and freedom while also providing support to women ostracised or abused for leaving Islam.

Kay has stated that the organisation's name is "meant to be controversial."

Work

Faithless Hijabi provides a platform for women to express their dissent, and strives to take an active role in advocating for women's rights. Faithless Hijabi is active on numerous social media in order to enable people to reach out for help. The organisation primarily publishes stories and blogs in English, but has also launched Arabic social media pages. FH's mission is "Educate through stories," and "to empower an underrepresented group of women.": 659 

The organisation worked with Rahaf Mohammed, a Saudi woman granted asylum in Canada.

In 2020, the organisation launched an online mental health programme.

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References

  1. ↑ Greene, Andrew (3 January 2021). "Australian citizen and campaigner for ex-Muslim women Zara Kay arrested in Tanzania". Abc.net.au.
  2. 1 2 Loomes, Phoebe (17 January 2019). "Ex-Muslim activist says renouncing Islam more difficult for women, invited constant sexual harassment". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Brown, Greg (11 January 2019). "Secret women's network led the charge to help Rahaf Mohammed al". The Australian. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Warraq, Ibn (2020). Leaving the Allah Delusion Behind: Atheism and Freethought in Islam. Berlin Schiler. ISBN 978-3899302561.
  5. ↑ "Faithless Hijabi's mental health programme". Atheist Ireland. August 15, 2020.