Nonie Darwish: Former Muslim in America

Nonie Darwish Author of “Cruel and Usual Punishment”, a sociological analyses of Sharia’s impact on women/men, family, society and globally. She also authored ‘Now They Call Me Infidel”, 2006.

Nonie holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology and Anthropology and was a journalist at the Middle East News Agency. She founded www.ArabsForIsrael.com to promote understanding and peace. She co-founded http://www.ArabsForIsrael.com which stands for freedom of religion and civil rights of former Muslims.

Nonie was born and raised as a Muslim in Cairo Egypt and Gaza. Her father headed the Egyptian military intelligence in Gaza in the 50’s and headed the ‘Fedayeen’ operations against Israel under the leadership of President Nasser of Egypt. He was killed by Israel in Gaza in a targeted assassinated in 1956.

Nonie lectures extensively on college campuses and internationally. She was published in the Guardian and Wall Street Journal and appeared on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, C-SPAN, BBC and Al Arabiya. She spoke before the European Parliament, members of the British House of Lords and at Oxford University. She was featured in the documentary film ‘Obsession’. She was recently nominated for the Civil Courage Prize of The Train Foundation in New York..

Nonie has penned these two pieces - please review and support the brave work she is doing.

Appeasing the Muslim Brotherhood

Take that Taliban