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A number of Muslim-majority countries around the world implement ''Shari'a'' — commonly known as ''Islamic law'' — and have laws against  and .  Numerous times, over the years, people have been sentenced to death penalty for renouncing Islam.  Back in 2018, a Pakistani journalism student Mashal Khan was killed by a mob lynch after he was accused of blasphemy.  At times there have been protests against the restrictions on free speech in Islam.

Other than the restriction of free speech, many Muslim majority countries have declared homosexuality as a capital crime, and observe a strict dress code for women.  Iran has banned a number of female chess players for not wearing a ''hijāb''.  An Iranian woman was sentenced 20 years for removing ''hijāb'' while protesting the strict dress code.

''Wikinews'' had gotten in touch with Tanzanian-born ex-Muslim  to discuss the struggles an ex-Muslim woman faces, as well as her organisation: ''Faithless Hijabi''.  ''Faithess Hijabi'' is an organisation which helps other ex-Muslim women by sharing their stories and experiences.  Its Facebook page has over 7000 likes, and Zara Kay, who identifies herself as an , had prefiously helped a Saudi teenager  escape to Canada.

The following is the interview with Zara Kay that took place last year.