I was at university today--saw a young lady (about 23-24 or so) who left islam in a quick hurry. When I asked why, she said the entire fmily left islam because they realized they were in amongst the pure evil of the world. It was something they wanted nothing to do with , but could not leave until safely away from the family that still remained "faithful".
Pretty awful that a ''religion'' instills such fear.
Fear of their own families. Yes, it really must be awful for them. The Net is filled with stories such as this. It's no wonder the clerics lie about how many people convert to islam, there are more running away than joining it.
In Australia, an imam tells them that to preserve their islamic identity, they should return to their country of origin. The clerics are terribly afraid of Western influence on the followers. Muslims want to live as we do, they want to go to work, buy homes, raise a family...go to the beach, footballs games; the best thing we can do for muslims is help them to leave islam and live normal lives.
PRESERVING THE ISLAMIC IDENTITY IN THE WEST:
This article straight from the imam's website might give you some idea of what the clerics are afraid of.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/GoPostal/commentdetail.asp?ID=12226&commentID=260388