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• No God-given right to atheism in Egypt
  29 October 2013, by siawi3

  “An Islamist Egypt is a fascist Egypt. It is an Egypt that will use the faith people have in Islam as a religion to gain political power and to exclude and alienate all who are different,” says a former pious Muslim who now describes himself as “Godless and free.”

• Tunisie : Athéisme, délit de pensée, atteinte au sacré ?
  30 octobre 2013, par siawi3

  Le point de vue de l’accusateur :« Cette affaire n’a rien àvoir avec la liberté d’expression ou les libertés tout court  » c’est ainsi qu’entame Maitre Foued Cheikh Zouali son témoignage concernant l’affaire des athées de Mahdia. Après une enquête et une transcription complète du dossier des accusés, le contraire est prouvé.
  L’affaire a commencé, le 3 mars 2012, àla ville côtière de Mahdia, quand deux citoyens ont porté plainte, contre deux jeunes, Ghazi Al Beji et Jabeur Mejri, les accusant d’ « atteinte àl’ordre public  », « transgression àla morale  » et « apport de préjudice àun tiers  » tel que cité dans le jugement du Tribunal de la première instance de Mahdia, jugement prononcé àla date du 28 mars 2011. Les accusés ont écopé 7 ans et six mois de prison et 1200 dinars d’amende.

• UK: Successful 1^st International Atheist Day
  1 April 2019, by siawi3

  March 23^rd, International Atheist Day, was observed for the first time across the world, providing a space for non believers to come out in public, defend freethought and show solidarity with those who risk their lives and freedom because they are atheists. With an international ex-Muslim coalition, namely Arab Atheists, Ateizm DerneÄŸi, Atheist Agnostic Alliance of Pakistan, Atheist Republic, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB), Council of Ex-Muslims of France, Council of Ex-Muslims of Jordan, Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco, Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka, Ex-Muslims of North America, Ex-Muslims of Norway, Freethought Lebanon, Muslimish and The Black Ducks !

• UK: Urgent Action: Atheist Ex-Muslims Sher Shah Jogzei, Syed Muhammad Tabish and Muhammad Shamoon must be granted asylum by Home Office
  4 August 2014, by siawi3

  The above three men face great risk of persecution for openly and publicly leaving Islam and for being critical of Islam if they are returned. They have also been ostracised from their families and have no safe place to return to.

• No God, not even Allah
  30 October 2013, by siawi3

  Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare: ex-Muslim atheists are guilty of apostasy—a hudud crime against God, like adultery and drinking alcohol. Potential sanctions can be severe: eight states, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania and Sudan have the death penalty on their statute books for such offences.

• USA: Man found guilty of murdering atheist friend in argument over existence of God Douglas Yim now faces 126 years to life in prison
  1 November 2013, by siawi3

  Yim and Phan were friends but that a conversation about the existence of God eventually sparked the shooting.

• Interview with a Saudi atheist
  30 October 2013, by siawi3

  ““Please bear in mind, that people are witch hunting for us”. “Isn’t it a basic right for humans to believe or not believe freely! I know this is only a dream in Saudi, but it doesn’t change the fact that people will have different views and believes, whether society will allow it or not.â€

• Arab Spring Brings the Decline of Secularism in Tunisia
  30 October 2013, by siawi3

  Throughout the Middle East, long-standing dictators just ousted in the Arab Spring are being replaced by more oppressive forms of governance, even in the Arab world’s most liberal country, Tunisia.

• Morocco: “Why must I be killed?” asks Moroccan atheist
  1 November 2013, by siawi3

  In 2010, Kacem El Ghazzali from Morocco found himself threatened with death for declaring his atheism and expressing his doubts about Islam on his website.

• Maroc : Police recherche activiste athée
  1er novembre 2013, par siawi3

  Imad Eddin Habib, activiste marocain athée de 22 ans, est recherché par la police de Casablanca. Charges potentielles : la création d’un « Conseil des ex-Musulmans du Maroc  », et la déclaration « il n’y a de Dieu que Mickey Mouse  ». Au Maroc, Etat Islamique de par la Constitution, l’athéisme àproprement parler n’est pas puni par la loi. Ce qui l’est, 6 mois à3 ans de prison àla clé, c’est d’« Ã©branler la foi des musulmans  »â€”une expression générique regroupant toute critique ostensible de l’islam, ou acte de prosélytisme en faveur d’une autre religion (des prêtres évangéliques chrétiens sont régulièrement expulsés du royaume en application de cet article de loi.) Autrement dit, on peut penser ce qu’on veut de l’islam, mais àcondition de ne pas le dire àhaute voix.

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