Pe ople ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ), ▁founded ▁the ▁committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁several ▁advis ors ▁and ▁other ▁former ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁critics ▁of ▁Islam . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁officially ▁started ▁its ▁activities ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁announ cing ▁its ▁foundation ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁public ▁in ▁a ▁broadcast ▁on ▁N PO ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁broadcast , ▁J ami ▁announced ▁a ▁wish ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁helping ▁hand ▁to ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁religion ▁since ▁Islam ic ▁society ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁apost asy . ▁▁ ▁J ami ▁pointed ▁out ▁abandon ing ▁Islam ▁is ▁an ▁option ▁in ▁most ▁Muslim ▁soci eties , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁spoken ▁out ▁and ▁one ▁continues ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁though ▁one ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁bel ie ver . ▁Open ▁apost asy ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁soci eties , ▁J ami ▁explained , ▁leads ▁to ▁exp ulsion ▁and ▁death ▁thre ats ▁- ▁a ▁manner ▁of ▁conduct ▁he ▁strongly ▁oppos es . ▁Later ▁that ▁week , ▁J ami ▁appeared ▁on ▁Dutch ▁television ▁show ▁' S che pper ▁& ▁Co ' ▁def ending ▁his ▁remarks ▁by ▁pointing ▁out ▁he , ▁as ▁a ▁politician , ▁has ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁ver bal ise ▁wor ries ▁that ▁exist ▁in ▁society , ▁thereby ▁making ▁full ▁use ▁of ▁Dutch ▁society ' s ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech . ▁▁ ▁Sh aria ▁schools ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁kill