This is not my territory of course, but people might be interested in this series of three articles in the Huffington Post (which is, I fancy, itself usually rather too fond of Islam). Two ex-Muslims discuss their withdrawal from Islam, the effect on their lives, policics and current affairs.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/a-conversation-between-two-atheists_b_4623831.html