Hi there everyone,

I'm an ex-muslim from Kuwait. I was born and raised in a religious family and was a REALLY religious guy until almost 3 years ago.

My conversion was a result of research on the origins of religious beliefs and practices... for example: The notion of kneeling that is being used by muslims as they pray was used by ancient Jews and Arab Pagans... the month of Ramadan is a edited version of what sabeans of harran would practice...and so are all of the practices. A muslim would reply by: "Well God sent a lot of messengers, so all of these religions must be altered True religions." ... My reply would be: If they were all altered true religions then why are they all not "people of the book"(Christians and Jews).

These revelations made me look at islam as a man made religion instead of a divine one. The veil of an omnopotent god was torn apart and i began seeing islam as a 7th century religion instead of the "Perfect way of Life".

I was married to my wife while i was muslim and she wasn't interested in the idea of religion from the beginning of her life but had to go with the rest of the herd. This made me extremely annoyed during my years as a muslim, but then i realized how lucky i am after i left religion XD

My wife and I still live a double life since our families are very conservative. We can only truly live by our ideas when we're on vacation, outside of the Middle east. I'm thinking of working and living abroad, but Kuwait has an amazing education support system... so i may just wait after i finish my Phd to immigrate to another country.

Thanks for reading my rant :)