Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) is proud to award a grant of $2,000 to the Atheist Refugee Assistance Program (ARAP), an operation of Ateizm Dernegi, a Turkish nonprofit organization which provides services and assistance to atheist refugees in Turkey. The high number of refugees in Turkey — the most in the world — coupled with the conservative Islamic environment in contemporary Turkey necessitates such a program. Many of the refugees ARAP supports fled religious persecution as a result of their non-belief in other countries, yet can still find difficulty integrating and finding employment and shelter in Turkey. ARAP offers legal, financial, and other assistance to these refugees. EXMNA is proud to support the mission and efforts of ARAP with this grant and looks forward to working with the organization in the future.