"Sultan's influence flows from her willingness to express openly critical views on Islamic extremism that are widely shared but rarely aired by other Muslims." In 2006, she has received the Freethought Heroine Award from the Freedom from Religion Foundation Religious sentiment In the same Time interview, Sultan described herself as a cultural Muslim who does not adhere to Islam, yet remains associated with the faith through her birth, rather than belief; "I even don't believe in Islam, but I am a Muslim." Sultan is a board member of Stop Islamization of Nations (S.I.O.N.), an organization founded by Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and Anders Gravers Pedersen. References Book External links Wafa Sultan's articles at Al-Hewaar Al-Mutamaddin by Wafa Sultan -Who Should We Believe? June 12, 2009 at Hudson New York Heroes & Pioneers; Wafa Sultan Time 100: The People Who Shape Our World "Dr. Wafa Sultan: A Lost Opportunity" "Meet Islam's Ann Coulter" Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein 1958 births Living people American former Muslims American psychiatrists Former Muslim critics of Islam People from Damascus People from Los Angeles Syrian emigrants to the United States Syrian former Muslims Syrian psychiatrists Syrian writers University of Aleppo alumni 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers American women psychiatrists American critics of Islam Counter-jihad activists Syrian opposition