A sociologist listens to those who have left Islam
Smaïn Laacher publishes an essay on apostasy from Islam, built on the testimony of a largely silent community.
The sociologist Smaïn Laacher has published 'Les Apostats. Renoncer à l'islam', out October 14 from Grasset, according to Bibliobs/Le Nouvel Obs. The book is devoted to people who have left Islam, a group the outlet describes as impossible to count precisely.
According to the same report, apostates are increasingly visible on French social media, but most of them remain silent, wary of exposing a decision that can carry heavy personal and social cost. Laacher's work is presented as an attempt to give that quieter majority a hearing rather than relying only on the voices already public online.
On ne naît pas apostat, on le devient.
Smaïn Laacher, cité par Bibliobs/Le Nouvel Obs
No further detail on the book's structure, length or method is given in the available material.
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