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AAI Annual Report 2021/22
We have been busy helping atheists, opposing blasphemy laws, saving victims, giving humanitarian aid and much more.
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Review of work | ARAP | Humanitarian aid | Campaigns
Finances | Board changes | The future
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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.
Mrs A Mubarak, Wife of Mubarak Bala
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.
Solal Mahdi Ahmed, Saudi Arabian ex-Muslim
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).
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In October 2020 a mob combine of Muslim and Hindu extremists staged protest rallies demanding the arrest and death penalty of Mohammed Alam, a secular activist from the Panchagar district of Bangladesh. He was accused of defaming both the Islamic and the Hindu faith on social media. He was severely....
This week we deviate from the normal atheist material to talk to an Advisor to AAI about science and the Origins Project.You can Lawrence's content here:http...
This week we are joined by an affiliate member of AAI, Ex-Hindu Atheists, as their president discusses the challenges they face in India.You can find their c...
We are joined by ex-Muslim podcaster and author, Harris Sultan, who will talk about his experiences.You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curs...
As the number of ex-Muslims in Nigeria grows, the Ex-Muslim Union of Nigeria has been established to help them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Iranian Woman Killed By Morality Police
Mehsa Amini, was a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police for wearing an improper hijab, was beaten in their custody, went into a coma, ...
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Kano Appeal Court orders Yahaya to be retried for blasphemy
On 10 August 2020, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death by hanging by the Kano Upper Shariah Court sitting at Hausawa ...
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The Khomeinis of Burmese Theravada Buddhism: Buddhist monks, Military Junta & Political Buddhism
Myanmar has been in turmoil for eighteen months since the military overthrew a democratically elected government in February 2021. During these eighteen months, people in ...
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Sex, Race, Religion, & Class in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military had been terrorizing its people since 1962. In 1962, there was a student uprising against the military coup. As a result, the whole ...
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Iranian Teens Arrested for Gathering and Wearing an ‘Unsuitable Hijab’
Following the public release of a video showing a playful gathering of young people on one of Shiraz's main streets, the city's governor declared that ...
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Probabilistic Calculations Are Flawed – Amino Acids
In last April’s blog Probabilistic Calculations Are Flawed – Words and Letters, I reviewed scientist David Foster’s calculations in which he used Wordsworth’s Daffodils to ...
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An accusation of blasphemy in Germany, again!
(Translation of our affiliates ZDE press release) On the first anniversary of the murder of the french teacher, Samuel Paty, on the 16th of October ...
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Anti-Colonial Legacy of Burmese Buddhist Monks: from Revolutionaries to Reactionary Ultranationalists
Myanmar, a country well known for its famous ancient Buddhist temples and pagodas, popular for its vipassana meditation practices, has a rich culture distinctly influenced ...
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