MOSUL, 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
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Authoritarian regimes and religious institutions in the Muslim majority world see eye-to-eye on the topic of atheism. United by their fear of losing
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Statistics 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
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Religious people "cling" to certain beliefs in the face of evidence because those views are closely tied to their moral compasses, new studies have
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Religious disbelief is viewed with alarm in most Arab countries. Two government ministries in Egypt have been ordered to produce a national plan to
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The 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
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Atheism 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
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On 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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Casablanca – Morocco’s High Religious Committee has retracted its Islamic ruling stating that apostasy is punishable by death and has decided to pe
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