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AAI speaks up for atheists everywhere. We support atheists in danger and we educate people about atheism. Our goal is a secular world.
AAI Annual Report 2023/24
This year, Atheist Alliance International (AAI) proudly celebrates an extraordinary milestone: 33 years of unwavering service and dedication as a volunteer-led organization. Since its inception, AAI has been committed to promoting secularism, supporting atheist communities, and defending human rights across the globe. Achieving this longevity is a testament to the passion and resilience of our volunteers, supporters, and partners who share our vision of a world where freedom of thought and belief is a universal human right.
Read more about our work last year ↠
Homage to Daniel Dennett: Champion of Reason and Enlightenment
Daniel Dennett has dedicated his life to the pursuit of truth and understanding, inspiring generations to come to follow in his footsteps and continue the quest for knowledge and enlightenment. As we honor his memory, let us recommit ourselves to the principles he held dear, knowing that with courage and conviction, we can build a world guided by reason and compassion, where ignorance fades and enlightenment flourishes.
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[su_testimonial name=”Mrs A Mubarak” photo=”https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Mubaraks-wife-3.jpg” company=”Wife of Mubarak Bala” target=”self”]I really want to thank AAI for their continuous help after my husband’s (Mubarak Bala) disappearance since 28th April, 2020. AAI has been helping me both financially and emotionally because Mubarak was taken away when our son was 6 weeks old.[/su_testimonial]
[su_testimonial name=”Solal Mahdi Ahmed” photo=”https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mahadi.jpg” company=”Saudi Arabian ex-Muslim” target=”self”]AAI came to my aid from the very moment I have contacted them, emotionally, financially, and finally to safety. They did help me survive and supported me emotionally when I had no one to lean on! I will forever be thankful for them and will never forget what they did for me.[/su_testimonial]
Atheist Support Network
Do you have the freedom to believe or not believe in a religion? In many countries, nonbelievers do not have this freedom, and in thirteen countries, nonbelievers face arrest or a death sentence!
Atheist Alliance International has been working to help atheists and ex-Muslims for years but we significantly ramped up our efforts in 2019 by developing the Atheist Support Network (ASN).
Read more about this life-saving work ↠
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Atheism is a Ground for Asylum
In a very important decision by a Greek Court, atheism has been recognized as a legitimate ground for claiming asylum! This is the first time a Greek court has made this determination, and we believe, a first anywhere in the world. Atheism is now recognised as a ground for the vulnerability of a person in a fundamentalist religious state.
It can now be argued, in Europe at least, that atheists are at special risk in some Islamic countries and, consequently, need to be protected.
Full story here ↠
Atheists in Lebanon:
Human Rights Violation Report
Our affiliate, Freethought Lebanon, has published a study called: “Atheists in Lebanon: Human Rights Violations”. It is the first study of its kind itemizing discrimination against atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers in Lebanon.
The findings of this study are presented in four sections.
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Umar Farouk is FREE!
Today, prison guards escorted Umar Farouk to a Kano court where he was handed over to our lawyers. Sixteen-year-old Umar had been found guilty of blasphemy in a Kano magistrates court on August 10 and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with menial labor.
AAI engaged a legal team in Nigeria to appeal his sentence.
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Atheist Artist Rescued
A persecuted LGBT, atheist was relocated from a Muslim country with the assistance of our Atheist Support Network and the generous support of donors like you… Thank you.
Full story here ↠
Affiliate success
UNHRC resolution condemns witchcraft
After six years of tireless effort by our affiliate, the Maharashtra Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS), the Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN) and many NGO’s, universities, and subject matter experts, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has unanimously approved a resolution ‘condemning witchcraft and harmful religious practices’ at its 47th session.
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Know someone who loves books?
Books are a wonderful present that can last a lifetime. We have curated a treasure trove of books on all aspects of atheism, and other topics too—including a selection of books suitable for kids.
Many of these books will be especially valuable for people who are doubting their religion and for people who have recently discarded their religion and want to learn more.
See the full selection here ↠
Latest posts
European Court Examines Greece Over Religious Image in Supreme Court
(Article in Greek below / Το άρθρο στα Ελληνικά ακολουθεί) We proudly announce a long-awaited, AAI-supported campaign for religious neutrality in public services and of ...
Visual Representation of Prophets
Visual representation of prophets is a contentious topic that varies widely among different religious traditions. Recently in Turkey, a number of cartoonists and staff from ...
A society in complete intellectual decline.
We will never know what Paisios, who is celebrated as a saint today, and crowds of sheep and goats flock to his tomb, really said ...
Crosses, Crescents, and Gunfire: The Role of Religion in Contemporary Wars
“Religions don't cause wars, people do.” This well meaning phrase is often repeated in progressive and humanist circles. But when we look at today’s global ...
Who Educates Atheists? The Pedagogical Loneliness of Free Thought in the Digital Age
Growing up without religion is not synonymous with intellectual freedom. In many societies (including, of course, Germany) those who are not raised within a religious ...
Migrant Atheists in Germany: Integrating Without Religion
Germany is one of the most common destinations for asylum seekers, economic migrants, and international students. Many of them come from countries where religion is ...
The Sacred and the Profane
Mircea Eliade, a prominent historian of religion, philosopher, and fiction writer from Romania, profoundly influenced the study of comparative religion. His work The Sacred and ...
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (50th Anniversary Ed.) – A Humanist Spacetime Review
Introduction This review begins with a confession: I recently had a transcendent experience. In its aftermath, I turned to The Tao of Physics by Fritjof ...
We Created the Gods, Then Became Their Prisoners
From a very young age, I was taught to believe, not to question. I was told that everything I needed to know was already written, ...