▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁leave ▁Islam , ▁J ami ▁said . ▁ ▁G aining ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁government ▁to ▁permit ▁freedom ▁of ▁conscience ▁is ▁a ▁fundamental ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁action ▁plan . ▁ ▁Co - found er ▁Ber r ada ▁quit ▁the ▁committee ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁because ▁she ▁felt ▁J ami ▁acted ▁' un wise ' ▁by ▁critic ising ▁the ▁religion ▁of ▁Islam ▁itself , ▁stating : ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ' s ▁convenient ▁to ▁question ▁Islam ▁itself . ▁Un wise . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁get ▁involved ▁in ▁that . ▁Keep ▁[ the ▁message ] ▁thus : ▁you ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁quit ▁Islam ▁without ▁being ▁threatened . ▁That ' s ▁it ." ▁In ▁an ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview , ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁' [ i ] f ▁you ▁[ crit ic ise ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁and ▁the ▁proph et ], ▁you ▁will ▁off end ▁lots ▁of ▁people . ▁That ▁will ▁not ▁help ▁in ▁further ing ▁the ▁debate . ▁We ▁are ▁simply ▁not ▁yet ▁at ▁that ▁stage , ▁this ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁step ▁by ▁step .' ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁E hs an ▁J ami ▁announced ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁the ▁committee ▁because ▁– ▁according ▁to ▁him ▁– ▁sympath izers ▁had ▁been ▁threatened ▁and ▁therefore ▁fe ared ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁member . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Central ▁Council ▁of ▁Ex - Mus lim s ▁( G erm any ) ▁