Youtube has blocked Hamed.TV channel today. The Arabic-language channel was focused on analysing the causes of Islamist extremism in the Arabic sp
Read MoreMOSUL, Iraq—Rayyan Hadidi was 18 years old when he lost his faith. It was July 2006, and he was on his way to school when he stumbled upon a c
Read MoreAuthoritarian regimes and religious institutions in the Muslim majority world see eye-to-eye on the topic of atheism. United by their fear of losing
Read MoreStatistics on atheism in the Middle East and North Africa are hazy, but analysts say that atheists, who have to hide their atheism, represent an inc
Read MoreReligious people "cling" to certain beliefs in the face of evidence because those views are closely tied to their moral compasses, new studies have
Read MoreReligious disbelief is viewed with alarm in most Arab countries. Two government ministries in Egypt have been ordered to produce a national plan to
Read MoreThe cancellation of public speeches due to the fraught views of speakers on sensitive issues has become a staple of our daily news. We appear incapa
Read MoreAtheism remains one of the most extreme taboos in Saudi Arabia. It is a red line that no one can cross. Atheists in Saudi Arabia have been suffering
Read MoreOn Tuesday a High Court Judge in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad reiterated in a hearing that “blasphemers are terrorists,” as a petitioner sought a ba
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