tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939571.post4376769318851380268..comments2024-02-17T00:26:27.920-08:00Comments on Deep Thoughts: The House of ApostasyMojoeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541458916641472505noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939571.post-83044398326162115812007-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:002007-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:00This is an interesting perspective and one you don...This is an interesting perspective and one you don't hear much about in the media.<BR/><BR/>In Canada, Irshad Manji, characterizes herself as a "Muslim refusnik" which isn't quite as radical a departure, but nonetheless a provocative position from the stand point of traditional Muslims. As a lesbian and activist Manji has also been targeted for "un-Islamic behavior". She promotes an Islamic concept that has fallen out of fashion known as "Ijtihad", which she describes as "Islam’s lost tradition of independent thinking".<BR/><BR/>The other apostate who has made waves is of course Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who became an Atheist - partly a result of her admiration for the ideas of Herman Philipse, and his work "The Atheist Manifesto". Hirsi Ali's new book "Infidel" is well worth the read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com