Ex-muslims Of North America

What Ex-muslims Of North America does

Ex-Muslims of North America is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2013 by Muhammad Syed to support ex-Muslims and advocate acceptance of religious dissent. Its principal constituents include ex-Muslims and people questioning Islam, while freethinkers, secularists, and women's-rights advocates engage with its research, education, and policy work. The organization began as a community-building body, but in 2021 its local support groups became independent organizations and EXMNA concentrated its operating emphasis on research, public education, and advocacy.

EXMNA's core outputs include the Apostate Report, a survey of hundreds of American and Canadian ex-Muslims; the Persecution Tracker, an interactive catalog with more than 550 blasphemy-related persecution cases; WikiIslam, a knowledge resource maintained for more than 10 years; the weekly Dissent Dispatch newsletter; and the 12-plus-episode Life Beyond Faith mini-documentary series. It also operates whyNOTislam.net, awareness campaigns, public events, an Asylum Support Program, a Community Partner Program, Apostate Incubate, and advocacy on blasphemy, freedom of speech, science and reason, secularism, and women's rights. Delivery is primarily through websites, email, interactive mapping, video, social media, events, billboards, media engagement, and direct congressional outreach; no software-as-a-service product, app, API, or SDK is reported.

EXMNA is funded by tax-deductible public donations and grants, with one-time, monthly, quarterly, or yearly donation options and preset amounts from $10 to $300 plus custom amounts. Its go-to-market model is community-led and digitally supported, combining local and international partner relationships, recurring newsletter communication, educational content, social media, events, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy. Annual revenue, donor concentration, grant totals, and a commercial customer base are not disclosed.

Name

Ex-muslims Of North America

Legal name

Ex-Muslims of North America

Website

https://exmuslims.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ex-Muslims of North America is a U.S. nonprofit that supports ex-Muslims through research, public education, advocacy, and online resources, serving communities in the United States, Canada, and a wider international audience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Freedom Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Religious dissent advocacy
• Ex-muslim community support
• Secularism awareness campaigns
• Nonprofit advocacy organization
• Apostasy rights education

Headquarters

HQ city

Falls Church

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax-Deductible Donations: Organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 46-4333040) that relies on public donations. Donation options include one-time, monthly, quarterly, or yearly frequencies with preset amounts ranging from $10 to $300 or custom amounts. Donations are tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Ex-Muslims of North America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that supports ex-Muslims and promotes acceptance of religious dissent through research, public education, and advocacy. It produces the Apostate Report survey, the Persecution Tracker monitoring tool, the WikiIslam knowledge base, the Dissent Dispatch newsletter, and Life Beyond Faith mini-documentaries, while running the Asylum Support Program, Community Partner Program, Apostate Incubate, and regional support groups.

Product overview

Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of research publications (Apostate Report), monitoring systems (Persecution Tracker), media content (Dissent Dispatch newsletter, Life Beyond Faith mini-documentaries), and online resources (WikiIslam, whyNOTislam.net). The organization also runs support programs including an Asylum Support Program, Community Partner Program, Apostate Incubate, and regional Ex-Muslim Support Groups. Advocacy focuses span women's rights, secularism, blasphemy, freedom of speech, and science and reason. The organization does not offer a software product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dissent Dispatch

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550 cases of blasphemy-related persecution documented in Persecution Tracker
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Freedom From Religion Foundation Action Fund (FFRF AF)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 November 2025EXMNA joined FFRF Action Fund's campaign to repeal remaining blasphemy laws across the United States. Both organizations advocate for separation of church and state and freedom of conscience. EXMNA contributes expertise on how ex-Muslims are impacted by blasphemy and apostasy laws worldwide, while FFRF AF provides policy advocacy infrastructure.
• Congressional Freethought CaucuscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEXMNA met with Congressional offices including members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus to promote the rights of religious dissenters and defend the freedom to critique ideas without fear. This relationship advances EXMNA's policy advocacy goals in the U.S.
• Ex-Muslims International (EXMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEXMNA collaborates with Ex-Muslims International on advocacy campaigns such as #FreeBetty supporting Moroccan activist Betty Lachgar. EXMI calls for international solidarity actions including Burn Your Hijab campaigns. EXMNA participated in Ex-Muslims International's No Hijab Day initiative.
• WikiIslam CommunitycoreOthersEXMNA has owned and operated WikiIslam for 10 years, continuing efforts of overhauling and translating the site. WikiIslam provides an objective, skeptical resource on Islam including its historic relationship with science and gender equality.
• New York TimesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEXMNA had conversations with the New York Times to promote the rights of religious dissenters, contributing to media coverage of issues affecting ex-Muslims.
• ACLUminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEXMNA engaged with ACLU to discuss promotion of rights of religious dissenters and defending freedom to critique ideas.
• FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEXMNA had conversations with FIRE to promote rights of religious dissenters and defend freedom of expression.
• PEN AmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEXMNA engaged with PEN America to discuss defense of freedom to critique ideas without fear.
• Ex-Muslim Community Partner OrganizationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEXMNA's Community Partner program invites ex-Muslim activists, thought-leaders and organizers to advise EXMNA in strategic planning and programs, participate in public events, and assist in outreach and campaigns efforts. This includes groups like Chicago Ex-Muslims, DC Ex-Muslims, Florida Ex-Muslims, Ex-Muslims of Toronto (EXMTO), and Pacific North-West Ex-Muslims. US/Canadian residency not required.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Freedom From Religion Foundation: U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for church-state separation and the rights of nonbelievers. EXMNA joined FFRF's Action Fund to repeal U.S. blasphemy laws, making FFRF the most directly comparable coalition partner with overlapping secular advocacy mission and donor base.
• Council for Secular Humanism: Nonprofit promoting secular humanism and the separation of religion from government. Closely aligned values to EXMNA's secularism advocacy, similar content-publication model (magazines, educational materials), and shared donor demographic of secular/atheist Americans.
• American Atheists: U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for the civil rights of atheists and acceptance of atheism in public life. Comparable mission around normalizing non-belief, similar policy-advocacy posture, and overlapping secular donor constituency as EXMNA.
• Ex-Muslims International: Global ex-Muslim advocacy organization running campaigns such as #FreeBetty and No Hijab Day. EXMNA explicitly partners with EXMI on asylum support and international solidarity actions, and the two share a direct advocacy mission and beneficiary population.
• Secular Coalition for America: U.S. lobbying coalition of secular, humanist, and atheist organizations advocating for separation of religion and government. Comparable policy-advocacy infrastructure and congressional engagement model that EXMNA accesses through the Freethought Caucus.
• Atheist Alliance of America: U.S.-based atheist nonprofit focused on community-building, education, and supporting local atheist groups. Mirrors EXMNA's earlier community-support function and shares a similar grassroots organizing model within the broader secular movement.
• Center for Inquiry: U.S.-based nonprofit promoting reason, science, and secular values with policy advocacy and international programming. Shares EXMNA's science-and-reason advocacy frame and operates comparable issue campaigns targeting blasphemy and religious privilege.

Regional players

• Humanists UK: U.K.-based charitable humanist organization campaigning for separation of religion and state and providing secular alternatives for ceremonies, education, and pastoral support. Operates in a comparable advocacy and public-engagement space but primarily in the U.K. rather than North America.
• International Humanist and Ethical Union: International umbrella organization for humanist, atheist, and secular groups globally. Comparable international advocacy posture and constituency of non-believers; relevant peer given EXMNA's international affiliate ambitions via Apostate Incubate.

Broad incumbents

• ACLU: Large U.S. civil liberties organization with religious freedom and free speech portfolio overlapping EXMNA's blasphemy and freedom-of-expression advocacy. Functions as an institutional ally and potential coalition partner rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same civil-rights issue space with vastly greater resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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