Faisal Bashir, a 43-year-old married man with two children, is the latest victim of apostasy hatred to go public in the UK.
In 2014 he contacted the British Pakistani Christian Association for help and support after he became disturbed by the hatred within some sections of Islam and strong messages of division that were being taught in local Ilford mosques. He chose to stop practicing Islam, but suddenly found himself being targeted by men from the local mosque.
Faisal was abused daily and men would turn up at his door determined to convert him back to Islam after they realised he and his family had stopped going to mosque and the family’s attitude to Islam had changed.
