to bring Sharia to America.”". Professor Sahar Aziz describes Darwish as someone who converted out of Islam and then allied with anti-Muslim far-right organizations. She writes that while Darwish's views may be sincerely held, she is exploited by Islamophobic right wing political groups. In a 2018 journal article, Steven Fink accused Darwish of using her “ex-Muslim insider” status to give herself credibility, as well criticising her for stating that “To be a Muslim is to take an oath of submission to the Sharia state, and that oath prevents you from claiming the human rights that are the priority of any true religion. That is why Islam’s greatest enemies are Christianity and Judaism and nations that are founded on their values” and suggesting Muslims “are incapable of feeling compassion toward non-Muslims. Acknowledging compassion to non-Muslim oppressed minorities is grounds for apostasy. A Muslim must stay hardened and unyielding” with Fink writing: "Worlds apart from acknowledging Muslim Americans as compatriots or fellow human beings, Darwish’s shariah scare industry portrayal transforms Muslims into anti-American automatons." Published works Darwish denies that she is the author of an essay entitled "Joys of Muslim Women" attributed to her in a chain email which began to circulate on the internet in 2009. See also Muslim supporters of Israel References External links 1949 births Living people 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers 21st-century Egyptian women writers 21st-century Egyptian writers American Christian Zionists American Protestants Egyptian Zionists American people of Egyptian descent Converts to Protestantism from Islam Former Muslim critics of Islam Egyptian Protestants Egyptian Christians American Christians Egyptian emigrants to the United States American former Muslims Egyptian former Muslims Critics of multiculturalism American critics of Islam Counter-jihad activists