Sarah Haider
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"The idea of cultural imperialism is... I'm finding it hard to speak politely about it, but I think it's the most nonsensical thing. It's historically illiterate. This is what happens. The world has always been shaped by other cultures. We've seen the flow of cultural values forever. It's always happened. I don't know why all of a sudden it's this negative thing. We're not imposing liberal values on the East. We're saying, "Hey, look, equality of the sexes? It's fantastic. It's worked out well for us. Women are empowered this way, and it's morally right." If they had a choice to adopt it, I think many of them would. I'm baffled by the idea that it's an “erasure” of culture. Why is my culture defined by how horribly women are treated? If the culture in Victorian England can evolve into what it is and still be an interesting, vibrant place, why can't that happen in Pakistan or Libya or Saudi?" --"Ex-Muslim Activist Sarah Haider Says Western Liberals Are Making Things Worse", Jun 14, 2019, The Stranger[1] |
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Sarah Haider is a Pakistani-American writer, speaker, and political activist. She created the advocacy group Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) which seeks to normalize religious dissent and to help former Muslims leave the religion by linking them to support networks. She is the co-founder and director of development for EXMNA.
See also
- Ali A. Rizvi, Pakistani-born Canadian ex-Muslim activist and writer
- Aliyah Saleem, Pakistani-born British ex-Muslim activist from Faith to Faithless
- Muhammad Syed, Pakistani-American writer, speaker, and political activist that help Sarah Haider co-found Ex-Muslims of North America
- Fauzia Ilyas, Pakistani-born Dutch ex-Muslim activist
- Ibn Warraq, India-born Pakistani ex-Muslim scholar-writer and humanist
- List of ex-Muslim organizations