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Oklahoma: Former Muslim receiving death threats – for leaving Islamic religion

Former Muslim receiving death threats
Tulsa World reports:

— “The Tulsa atheist was critical of all religions, including Islam, in a Tulsa World interview.”
— “Sabri Husibi, a former Muslim who is now an atheist, says he has been ostracized and threatened with death since publication of a Tulsa World article Saturday in which he was critical of Islam and all other religions.”
— “The article was written to promote a talk he gave the next day to the Tulsa Atheists organization.”
— “Husibi, who has an unlisted telephone number, said he received about 30 calls Saturday from people who were cursing him, calling him a traitor and threatening him.”
— “Most were foreign-born, Tulsa-area Muslims whom he knows, he said. He also received angry calls from friends and relatives in Syria.”
— “One caller, whom Husibi would not identify, said that if he spoke at the meeting and said anything against Shariah (Islamic law), he would be killed.”

September 26, 2009 – Islamic student turned atheist to speak to group