[1] She cofounded the advocacy group Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA), which seeks to normalize religious dissent and to help former Muslims leave the religion by linking them to support networks.
In a 2017 interview with the blog Gene Expression, she said of her religious participation: I dressed modestly to deflect attention from my body, and to the bemusement of my parents, I chose to don the hijab for a short period.
[1] EXMNA believes Muslim communities often shun those who are accused of apostasy as well as their families and that fear of excommunication and violence makes it dangerous for closeted ex-Muslims if they are exposed as disbelievers.
[12] They have stated that Islamic "apostates live with a level of threat that influences every aspect of life," because when someone leaves the faith they often lose their community and social support including their mosque, their friends, and even potentially their family.
This is the reason why EXMNA believes that it is very important to normalize dissent in religious communities and why they have created a network of social support for those who chose to leave Islam.
[13] In 2015 she gave a speech called "Islam and the Necessity of Liberal Critique" at the American Humanist Association's 74th annual conference in Denver, Colorado, that has been widely viewed since uploaded to YouTube.
[1] In 2023, Haider was a panelist in a public debate co-sponsored by The Free Press and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, titled "Has the Sexual Revolution Failed?".