I'm an ex-muslim named "Mohamed" and I am tired of being misrepresented... Help!

I'm an ex-Muslim as well, however none of it had to do with fearing discrimination. I am not what the ignorant people who would discriminate view as "Muslim-looking" and my name is not "Muslim-sounding" either. The only ways that people could mistaken me for a Muslim is if either I'm out with my hijabi mum or they see my passport photo, which features me in a hijab. But if they are the sort of people who would discriminate if I was a Muslim I would want to know about it, because then it would be easier not to associate with such people.

If you don't want people to assume that you are a Muslim because you don't want to associate with the religion, perhaps opt for a nickname? Don't worry about universities; as far as I know they won't care about your religious background, as long as you have the grades and can pay (they are businesses, after all). When it comes to jobs, it's difficult to tell but if you focus on building up your CV through activities at uni you should be fine. And at least you know that your employers are not bigots who would refuse to hire you because of your name. Best of luck.

where r u from? Just curious?

London

Parents are converts.

ahh. Where r u from ethnically? I live in London too but I'm Somali

I'm an ex-Muslim as well, however none of it had to do with fearing discrimination. I am not what the ignorant people who would discriminate view as "Muslim-looking" and my name is not "Muslim-sounding" either. The only ways that people could mistaken me for a Muslim is if either I'm out with my hijabi mum or they see my passport photo, which features me in a hijab. But if they are the sort of people who would discriminate if I was a Muslim I would want to know about it, because then it would be easier not to associate with such people.

If you don't want people to assume that you are a Muslim because you don't want to associate with the religion, perhaps opt for a nickname? Don't worry about universities; as far as I know they won't care about your religious background, as long as you have the grades and can pay (they are businesses, after all). When it comes to jobs, it's difficult to tell but if you focus on building up your CV through activities at uni you should be fine. And at least you know that your employers are not bigots who would refuse to hire you because of your name. Best of luck.

It's very true that one wouldn't want to associate themselves with judgemental bigots in the first place, but unfortunately we live in an unfair world where your chances of success and opportunities to achieve your dream may lie in the hands of these narrow-minded racists. Btw, I never left Islam because of discrimination; I left it for reasons more to do with rejecting religious ideology/existence of god as a whole. (Besides the fact that Islamic holy scripture is in my opinion quite despicable).

Unfortunately you're right . Don't worry though; I worked at a multinational corporation last year and there were quite a few Muhammads. The large companies may prefer to have a diverse staff, so your name probably won't work against you if you are aiming for one of those companies. Become the sort of candidate who they won't want to pass up and hopefully you will be fine