My Pilgrimage to Mecca Made Me an Agnostic Ex-Muslim

This story was submitted anonymously.

I am a 27-year-old Pakistani woman. Just over two years ago I was a strict conservative Muslim who did not even think about questioning my religion — in fact, 25-year-old me would have been appalled at who I am now.

This is the story of how I realised Islam was another man-made religion.

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