In the name of the free, rational Man

May logic, tolerance and the right to difference eventually prevail over the totalitarian grip of Islamism.

Finally, we'd like to thank all those who responded to the invitation and came to hear us, open-mindedly and unprejudicedly, to take part in this international struggle that can't be ignored anymore. From Elsewhere or from Here But Together, we will defeat this cancer that is poisoning us more and more everyday, as an epidemic ravaging everything on its way.

As an ex-Muslim Tunisian atheist, I'd rather have had this first public speech take place in my home country. But I keep hope, and I'm working with everyone's support for this situation to change in the near future. I don't have much time, but I'll try to best sum up this huge and tricky subject called the takia.

Application fields of the takia
For many people, the takia (meaning "dissimulation" or "double language" in Arab) is limited to the field of religion. Many others attribute it only to Shiism. Others associate it exclusively with simulation. However, the takia is applied in all Islamic movements, be they political, economic, military or religious. Simulation per se is only one form of takia.

There are two main forms of takia:

• I/ Defensive takia:
Resorting to the defensive takia helps protect oneself from any external aggression that may even threaten one's life. Minorities use it in case of self-defence to protect their right to difference. Some sectarian orders, such as Shiism or Sufism, also use this form of takia for their own survival. Finally, an individual, too, can use it to protect himself from his family and friends – but I won't linger on this aspect as it actually comes within classical, harmless simulation.
• II/ Tactical takia:
  the tactical takia has a strong political connotation. It is used by those who seek to impose, sooner or later, their authority over a nation or the whole world. This form of takia enables them to work for the destruction of human diversity and richness through sophisticated techniques, which I will sum up in three main points:

• 1) First of all, the methods used must be as diverse as possible to win over a maximum of followers of very different levels.
• 2) Then, the procedure must be applied step by step to gradually infiltrate the minds and gently subject them to an authority.
• 3) Finally, the tacticians must be able to adapt to the various situations they face, according to their existing strength and means.

This type of takia re-emerged with Muhammad at the Mecca. In complicity with his tribe of Bani Hachem, Muhammad wanted to form a sort of opposition to the social, political and religious powers led at the time by the tribe of Bani Oumaia. Their prime objective was none other than to impose their authority over this region of the globe and to unite all Arab tribes in the name of one god, "Allah", and of one religion, "Islam", until they would rule all mankind.

Due to the difficulty of this mission, the various protagonists, and Muhammad at their head, adopted the tactical takia to better meet the main requirements of this new totalitarian belief. So it was that Muhammad exploited the absence of a religion peculiar to Arabs and with its own sacred book, to impose on them a despotic ideology. It was thanks to his mastery of the takia that he managed to maintain his authority and to expand it, slowly but surely, on a global scale.