At the recent National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump called the United States a “nation of believers.” The highly Christian language of his speech—focused on the Bible and being “created in Jesus Christ”—underscored for some the president’s focus on Christian nationalism and the exclusionary nature of his vision for America. Of course, there can be real …
Recently, ex-Muslim atheists complained that their pages are increasingly being blocked on Facebook. They have created a petition here to ask Facebook to protect one of its most vulnerable communities. This mob behaviour is not innocuous for it has led to the death of secular bloggers in Bangladesh and Maldives. A Christian governor in Indonesia …
Muslim Community Should Stand Behind Its Progressive Bloggers – Junaid Jahangir Read More »
Who is doing the ground work in the struggle against Islamist extremism? A lot of the people tackling radical Islam don’t get as much press time as the jihadists they oppose. We want to introduce you to five Americans who are making a difference. Anila Ali Mohamed Amin Ahmed Stephen Suleyman Schwartz Muhammad Fraser-Rahim Sarah Haider …
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In twenty-first-century America, what happens to a young woman who has wised up and quit a faith-based ideology that ordains the second-class status of women, the submissiveness of wives to husbands (even violent husbands), the partial disinheritance of female heirs in favor of their male counterparts, the stoning of adulterers (and especially adulteresses, given the …
On Betrayal by the Left – Talking with Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider Read More »
This week, we were again forced to confront the face of religion at its extremes — this time in the largest single-shooter killing in American history. 49 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, with an additional 53 sustaining injuries. The shooter, a 29-year-old American-born man of Afghan descent named Omar Mateen, had …
Don’t have the first clue about the number of organizations within the secular community? Are you aware of the increasing diversity efforts? Do you know how important your contributions are to our growth? Come and learn more about this from activists who are directly involved!
Sarah Haider responds to Reza Aslan’s criticism of Bill Maher over Islam, while on the Godless Spellchecker Podcast.
Heina Dadabhoy, Sarah Haider, Muhammad Syed, and Kelly Damerow (moderator) speaking on a panel at the 2015 American Atheists National Convention in Memphis, TN Heina Dadabhoy spent their childhood as a practicing Muslim who never in their right mind would have believed that they would grow up to be an atheist feminist secular humanist. Heina …
Panel: Islam & Atheism (2015 American Atheists National Convention) Read More »
The American Humanist Association just uploaded several videos from its recent conference in Denver. I’ll post a few of them over the next day or so, but the crown jewel so far has to be Sarah Haider‘s speech about the necessity of liberal critiques of Islam. Read more at… Video of Sarah’s talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0plC24YuoJk
Yesterday, several leaders of the Ex-Muslims of North America did an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, answering all sorts of questions from the site’s members. [infobox title=’Here were excerpts from the thread (with edits):’] Q: What can ex-Muslims like me who are living in Muslim countries do to make things better for other ex-Muslims without …
Highlights from the Ex-Muslims of North America’s Reddit AMA Read More »
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