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October 2020

October 21, 2020

Young Filipinos join demand to free detained Nigerian humanist

MEMBERS of HAPI Scholars, a humanist organisation established in Philippines, have added their voices to international...

August 2020

August 22, 2020

Today is Apostasy Day. Please lend your support.

EARLIER this week I was notified by Maryam Namazie, of the Council of Ex-Muslims of...

April 2020

April 28, 2020

Apostate ‘animal’ Mubarak Bala arrested in Nigeria

THE President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria was reportedly arrested today (Tuesday) following the...

November 2019

November 06, 2019

LGBT humanist group in the UK donates £1,000 to ex-Muslims

IN RESPONSE to a recent appeal by the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB), UK...

August 2019

August 13, 2019

Leading Christian songwriter says he’s happier without religion

AUSTRALIA'S Hillsong, a charismatic Christian megachurch which began life in Australia, is reeling from the...

July 2019

July 21, 2019

Op-ed: Ex-Muslims – a community in protest

When the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) started 11 years ago in June 2007,...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

‘Shitty’ churchgoers prompt Missouri pastor to ditch his faith

A COMBINATION of factors, including church people being 'shitty' to themselves and to church leaders,...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

New campaign aims to promote atheism and humanism in Pakistan

THE US-based Brighter Brains Institute – best known for promoting humanism and freethought Africa with...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

The International Humanist and Ethical Union nears it £20,000 target

Back in June, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) revealed that there are 12...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

UK hate preacher Anjem Choudary is about to be freed from prison

British hate preacher, Anjem Choudary, one of a group of Muslim fanatics determined to transform...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

Humanist denied UK asylum

A British Humanist organisation has criticised the UK government for denying asylum to an ex-Muslim,...

January 15, 2018

There is a tsunami of atheism in the 'Muslim world'

I was recently interviewed by Thomas Mahler for the French Le Point. The Freethinker is...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Former Muslims are told to shut up about their apostasy

Mohammed Shafiq, above, Chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, has described the Council of Ex-Muslims...

August 09, 2017

Atheists' gathering incurs the anger of authorities in Malaysia

Just days after the picture above was posted on the Atheist Republic Facebook page, Malaysia’s...

June 2017

June 18, 2017

Saudi exile Manal al-Sharif lashes out at Ivanka Trump

Al-Sharif, best known for challenging laws and traditions that keep women pinned down in Saudi Arabia,...

May 2017

May 12, 2017

Why is Facebook silencing atheist and ex-Muslim voices?

The answer, according to Muhammad Syed, above, President of the Ex-Muslims of North America, is that...

May 10, 2017

Celebrating apostasy and blasphemy in London in July

The Freethinker interviews Maryam Namazi and Marieme Helie Lucas ahead of the International Conference on...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

UK Muslim apostate and his family forced to flee his home

Last year, Bradford resident Nissar Hussain, above, was hospitalised after apparently being attacked for apostasy....

October 2016

October 16, 2016

Islam's Non-Believers

A new film by Deeyah Khan, above – Islam's Non-Believers – follows the Council of...

October 05, 2016

Ruled by fear: young Muslims who choose to abandon Islam

In a new documentary that exposes the fear felt by young Muslims wanting to leave...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

Lashings of mercy: Saudis quash poet's death sentence

Ashraf Fayadh, above, the Palestinian poet who was sentenced to death last year in Saudi...

October 2011

October 30, 2011

Pastor told to return to Islam – or die

THERE have been numerous twists and turns in the case of Yousef Nadarkhani, a Christian...

February 2008

February 10, 2008

Iran wants death for apostates

THE murderous Iranian regime is contemplating a mandatory death sentence for people who leave Islam,...