Drawing on fieldwork in the UK and the Netherlands, this study examines those experiences of people moving out of Islam.

Maria Vliek is a guest researcher and lecturer in the Department of Islam Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Introduction; 1 Religion, secularism, and the production of discourse; 2 "We are the tsunami that is coming"; 3 "When I finally heard my own voice"; 4 "It's not just about faith"; 5 "Oh no! I can't eat that!; 6 "Speaking out would be a step beyond just not believing"; Conclusion