esto ▁ ▁The ▁CE MB ▁in ▁its ▁manif esto ▁states ▁that ▁its ▁members ▁do ▁not ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁" re present ed ▁by ▁re gress ive ▁Islam ic ▁organis ations ▁and ▁' Mus lim ▁community ▁leaders ' ". ▁ ▁It ▁says ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁members ▁to ▁open ly ▁publish ▁their ▁names ▁and ▁photograph s , ▁they ▁act ▁as ▁represent atives ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁apost ates ▁who ▁fear ▁coming ▁out ▁in ▁public ▁due ▁to ▁death ▁thre ats ▁they ▁expect ▁to ▁receive . ▁ ▁The ▁CE MB ▁members ▁state ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁breaking ▁the ▁tab oo ▁of ▁qu itting ▁Islam ▁and ▁" t aking ▁a ▁stand ▁for ▁reason , ▁universal ▁rights ▁and ▁values , ▁and ▁sec ular ism ". ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁in ▁its ▁manif esto ▁also ▁dem ands ▁several ▁things ▁such ▁as ▁freedom ▁to ▁critic ise ▁religion , ▁separation ▁of ▁religion ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁" prote ction ▁of ▁children ▁from ▁manip ulation ▁and ▁ab use ▁by ▁religion ▁and ▁religious ▁institutions ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁plans ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁Islam ic ▁states ▁that ▁still ▁pun ish ▁Muslim ▁apost ates ▁with ▁death ▁under ▁the ▁Sh aria ▁law , ▁as ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁script ures ▁of ▁that ▁religion . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Mary am ▁Nam az ie , ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁Sec ular ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁has ▁faced ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Human ist ▁Association ▁and ▁National ▁Sec ular ▁Society ▁spons ored ▁the ▁launch ▁and ▁support