Nonie Darwish

Nonie Darwish was born and raised as a Muslim in Cairo, Egypt and Gaza. Her father headed the Egyptian military intelligence in Gaza in the 50’s and headed the‘Fedayeen’ operations against Israel under the leadership of President Nasser of Egypt.

Nonie is the author of Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror. It is her story of why she left the culture of Islamic Jihad to support American liberty and tolerance. Nonie has also written Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law, a sociological analysis of Sharia’s impact on women, men, family, society and the rest of the world.

Nonie holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology and Anthropology and was a journalist at the Middle East News Agency. She founded www.ArabsForIsrael.com to promote understanding and peace. She co-founded www.FormerMuslimsUnited.com which stands for freedom of religion and civil rights of former Muslims.