Nonie Darwish

Nonie Darwish is an Egyptian-American human rights activist who frequently speaks out against Sharia law and radical Islam. Born and raised as Muslim in Cairo and Gaza, Darwish moved to the United States in 1978 and converted to Christianity. She now serves as director of Former Muslims United, which seeks to educate the American public and policymakers about Islamic law and the threats faced by Muslims who try to escape Sharia. A senior fellow at the Center For Security Policy, Darwish...See more

Nonie Darwish is an Egyptian-American human rights activist who frequently speaks out against Sharia law and radical Islam. Born and raised as Muslim in Cairo and Gaza, Darwish moved to the United States in 1978 and converted to Christianity. She now serves as director of Former Muslims United, which seeks to educate the American public and policymakers about Islamic law and the threats faced by Muslims who try to escape Sharia. A senior fellow at the Center For Security Policy, Darwish lectures extensively on human rights, women's rights under Islamic law, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, and radical Islam. She is the author of Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law, and The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East. See less