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comment by Cumol
Cumol  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Saudi, Raif Badawi, gets first 50 of 1000 lash punishment for insulting Islam

I am an ex-Muslim.

If I would draw a cartoon of Mohammed slipping on a banana because of bad karma and publish it under my real name. My life, my parent's life, and my whole family's life would change dramatically.

Or maybe only my life. Because a thing like this is considered above family bonds. And I hate to admit that...