Somalia was ruined by Islam

I’m 25. I left [Islam] when I was—God, I don’t even remember. I don’t even think I believed to begin with, man. I always knew Islam was just not good from the beginning, even when I was 12.

My background: my parents are from Somalia, but I was born in Kenya. And I love my country. Thank God I mostly grew up in the West. I love my people, but if you’ve ever talked to Somalis, they’re stubborn, hardheaded, closed-minded individuals, and you can never have a serious conversation.

I left [Islam] because of the logical inconsistencies, you know just being educated and contradictions—it’s actually insane. So let me get this straight: tribalism is okay? Corruption is okay? Killing innocent civilians through extremism is okay? Mistreatment of women is okay? But riba is not? What if we were just never introduced to this cult? I wonder this every day.

I’m studying to become a structural engineer, and one day I wanna help my country rebuild. I’d even do it for free, to be honest—that’s how much I love my people, my country, my culture, everything. And I think this fucking cult of a religion just holds us back, man. Somalia has a lot of issues, but the biggest one is Islam.

Anyway, thanks for reading my rant.