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- [A Sufi Atheist](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/a-muslim-atheist/): The declaration “Ana al-Haqq” (I am the Truth/God | أنا الحق) by the 10th-century Persian mystic Mansur al-Hallaj remains one of the most explosive moments in intellectual history. While traditionally viewed through the lens of impure sufism (sukr), I suggest a more radical framework: Sufi Atheism. This is not atheism in the contemporary sense of denying the supernatural, but rather a theological atheism that annihilates the external, monarchical God to find the Absolute within the self. In traditional Islamic theology, God is Al-Ghaib –the Unseen, the Radically Other, which creates a dualism: the creator vs. the created. Hallaj’s philosophy collapses […]
- [2026-27 AAI Board Directors](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/2026-27-aai-board-directors/): AAI Board Elections 2026 Seven directors have been elected to the Atheist Alliance International Board by AAI affiliate Members. Mr. Amardeo Sharma, former president of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations, served as the returning officer for the election. The newly elected directors are as follows: August Berkshire (USA), Fotis Frangopoulos (Greece), Hugo Daniel Estrella Tampieri (Argentina/Italy), Jason Sylvester (Canada), Ebuka Ikeorah (Nigeria), Kannan Sivaram (India), and Alfonso Ugarte Johnson (Bolivia).   Election of the Officers, At Large portfolios distribution, and new Regional directors The following directors were elected as officers by the members of the board: August Berkshire (Vice […]
- [AAI Intervenes before the European Court of Human Rights on the Removal of a Religious Symbol from a Supreme Court Chamber.](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/aai-intervenes-before-the-european-court-of-human-rights-on-the-removal-of-a-religious-symbol-from-a-supreme-court-chamber/): (Press Release in Greek below / Το δελτίο τύπου στα Ελληνικά ακολουθεί) Atheist Alliance International Intervenes before the European Court of Human Rights on the Removal of a Religious Symbol from a Supreme Court Chamber. Atheist Alliance International is pleased to announce that the European Court of Human Rights has granted it permission to intervene as a third party by submitting written observations in the cases Union of Atheists v. Greece and Union of Atheists and Others v. Greece (Applications nos. 19150/20 and 11122/25). Both cases concern the principle of state neutrality and, more specifically, the presence of a religious […]
- [AAI-Backed Blasphemy Case Triumph in Bangladesh](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/aai-backed-blasphemy-case-triumph-in-bangladesh/): In 2025, Atheist Alliance International (AAI) supported a landmark human rights victory in Bangladesh with the full acquittal of Jibon Wahid, an atheist activist and university student who had faced multiple blasphemy prosecutions, violent attacks, and prolonged imprisonment. Jibon Wahed was targeted because of his social media writings on social justice, religious extremism, and communalism. As a result of his views, he received repeated death threats and was subjected to mob violence. On 14 November 2020, Jibon was brutally attacked by an extremist mob and seriously injured. On the same day, he was arrested and charged under Bangladesh’s Digital Security […]
- [The God Concept: A Theological Use-Mention Error](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/the-god-concept-a-theological-use-mention-error/): The debate surrounding the concept of “God” in theology often mirrors the philosophical conundrum presented by Gottlob Frege (1880), who provocatively claimed: “The concept horse is not a concept.” This paradoxical assertion highlights a distinction: while philosophers may debate the nature of concepts, all agree that the concept of a horse is not the actual, rideable animal. Confusing the two—the concept and the thing it represents—is a fundamental “use-mention error.” This error is prevalent in theological discourse, as noted by Daniel C. Dennett in Breaking the Spell (2006). He critiqued books like Karen Armstrong’s A History of God (1993) by […]
- [Atheist Alliance International Affirms Solidarity Across Belief Lines](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/atheist-alliance-international-affirms-solidarity-across-belief-lines/): Atheist Alliance International (AAI) unequivocally condemns the antisemitic motivated shootings that took place on December 14 at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed, and our heartfelt support to the survivors and all those affected by this horrific act of hatred. AAI stands firmly for the equal dignity and rights of all people, including the freedom of religion or non-religion, and the right of every individual to practice their beliefs—or none at all—peacefully and without fear. An attack on one community’s freedom is an attack on the freedoms […]
- [Why Religion Feels Universal, A Secular Take](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/why-religion-feels-universal-a-secular-take/): As an atheist, I’ve always found religion fascinating. I don’t believe in it, but I see it as a powerful and lasting part of human culture. Almost every society, no matter how isolated, has created some form of religion. Many of these societies share similar moral beliefs: don’t murder, don’t steal, help your neighbor, protect the innocent. This almost universal nature prompts an interesting question: did religion create morality, or did it build on ethical instincts that already existed? After years of studying cognitive science, anthropology, and evolutionary psychology from a secular viewpoint, I view religion not as a divine […]
- [The OU Essay Controversy: When Academic Standards Collide With Performative Outrage](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-ou-essay-controversy-when-academic-standards-collide-with-performative-outrage/): A Christian student at the University of Oklahoma has filed a complaint alleging religious discrimination — after turning in a biblically-based opinion piece that failed to meet even the basic expectations of academic work. Not borderline, not debatable: we are talking about an assignment so unmoored from the prompt that it reads less like an undergrad essay and more like a Sunday-school pamphlet. And yet, in the upside-down contemporary world of manufactured campus outrage, this was somehow enough to trigger an administrative investigation and to place the graduate teaching assistant on leave, as though grading according to academic standards is […]
- [Are Liberal Churches Allies?](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/are-liberal-churches-allies/): There are a few reasons why I, an American nonbeliever, started attending a Korean church. For one, I’m currently doing a degree in anthropology and have that mindset. Cultural anthropologists will immerse themselves in cultures to simply understand them and connect with them on a human level. Also, for years I’ve been into Korean culture. Lastly, my current work and living situation has become isolating and I realized I needed to do something about that. So, after seeing there are Korean churches all over my city, the idea stuck in my head until I finally went. It’s ironic, because one […]
- [Frida Kahlo: A Woman Beyond Belief](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/frida-kahlo-a-woman-beyond-belief/): “ourselves – variety of the one incapable of escaping to the two – to the three – to the usual – to return to the one. Yet not the sum (sometimes called God – sometimes freedom sometimes love – no – we are hatred – love – mother – child – plant – earth – light – ray – as usual – world bringer of worlds – universes and cell universes – Enough! Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep I’m falling asleep” From The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait 1944-1954 (2005) Frida Kahlo is often celebrated as a […]
- [PATCA - Where Culture Meets Purpose in Melbourne: the Heartbeat of Global Unity](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/patca-where-culture-meets-purpose-in-melbourne-the-heartbeat-of-global-unity/): Imagine a gathering where ancient traditions pulse with modern energy, where justice, humanism, and celebration dance hand in hand. Welcome to PATCA—the Periyar Ambedkar Thoughts Circle of Australia—an unstoppable force uniting the Tamil and South Indian diaspora across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and beyond. A Movement, Not Just an Organization Founded on the tenets of Periyarism and Ambedkarism, PATCA champions social justice, caste equity, and cultural pride with unrelenting passion. Their milestones read like a timeline of progress: 2022: Submitted over 30 representations to the Australian Human Rights Commission demanding caste discrimination be recognized as a form of racism. December 2022: […]
- [Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar: Sentenced to 30 Months for a T-Shirt](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/ibtissame-betty-lachgar-sentenced-to-30-months-for-a-t-shirt/): On 3 September, Moroccan feminist and human rights defender Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined for blasphemy. Her crime was nothing more than wearing a T-shirt that read: Allah is Lesbian. Betty is not an anonymous dissident. She is a 50-year-old Moroccan woman who has spent more than 15 years defending women’s rights, LGBTQ+ dignity, and freedom of belief through the MALI movement (Mouvement Alternatif pour les Libertés Individuelles). She has done so with unflinching courage in the face of death threats, sexual harassment, and abuse. Those who target her with hatred have often […]
- [Is God an Order or a Disorder or Both?](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/is-god-an-order-or-a-disorder-or-both/): In his influential book, God Delusion (2006), the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins declared the belief in God as a “delusion”, echoing what Sigmund Freud did in his early 20th century milestone The Future of Illusion (1927). DSM-V, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, describes a “delusional disorder” as “a false belief based on an incorrect reference about the external reality.” What Dawkins does in his book exactly fits into this description: God as an incorrect reference about material reality. Dawkins indeed considers religion as the delusion of prophets’ beliefs, fictions, perceptions, and behaviors, divorced from reality, stemming from […]
- [Love Jihad, Forced Conversion, and the Kerala Tragedy](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/love-jihad-forced-conversion-and-the-kerala-tragedy/): Introduction: The Kerala Suicide and the ‘Love Jihad’ Debate The recent suicide of a young woman in Kerala, allegedly linked to forced conversion to Islam, has reignited the contentious debate around the concept of ‘love jihad.’ This term, which has become a political and social flashpoint, is used to describe cases where interfaith marriages – particularly between Muslim men and non-Muslim women – are alleged to be a front for religious conversion. However, the reality is far more complex, and the terminology itself is fraught with inaccuracies and loaded implications. In light of this tragedy, it is crucial to examine […]
- [European Court Examines Greece Over Religious Image in Supreme Court](https://atheistalliance.org/from-our-affiliates/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 a state in general. It comes alongside other AAI-supported campaigns for secular education in Greece. 🏛️ European Court Examines Greece Over Religious Image in Supreme Court The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is currently reviewing two applications concerning the display of a religious image in a Greek courtroom, which the applicants argue violates their human rights. The cases involve trials held in the Plenary Session of the Council of State, where the Atheist Union […]
- [Visual Representation of Prophets](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 famous cartoon magazine LeMan have been arrested due to allegedly illustrating the Muslim and Jewish prophets. Apparently, the cartoonists pictured not the prophets but two angels flying over Gaza to represent the losses on both sides. The blurred definition of their crime in Turkish constitution paved the way for interpreting the depictions in a manner in which the cartoonists are accused of “provoking the people into enmity and hostility.” In fact, it is not […]
- [A society in complete intellectual decline.](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 and did not say. And even if he did say a tenth of what he supposedly said, we get the impression that he was a deeply disturbed person with delusional outbursts of misanthropy that only someone with the intelligence of a tablecloth would not understand; in our days, he would not be able to get by without constant psychiatric support. In any case, he is not responsible for the posthumous, obscene exploitation of his name; […]
- [Crosses, Crescents, and Gunfire: The Role of Religion in Contemporary Wars](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 conflicts (from Gaza to Ukraine, through Yemen, Iran, Myanmar, or Nigeria) it becomes impossible to ignore the role religion plays as symbolic fuel, moral justification, and a driver of collective identity. Today, wars are no longer openly declared in the name of God. However, God is everywhere: in the speeches of leaders, in flags, in temples blessing soldiers, in mosques and synagogues that remain silent or even applaud when atrocities are committed. Palestine-Israel: Between Theocracy […]
- [Who Educates Atheists? The Pedagogical Loneliness of Free Thought in the Digital Age](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 tradition do not necessarily gain access to a structured framework for ethical thinking, understanding the world, or building a sense of belonging. Instead, atheists, agnostics, and non believers (especially the young) face a paradox: they have left the church, but have not found anyone to take its place as a pedagogical guide. The Void After Faith For centuries, religions were not only sources of belief but also of teaching: moral, communal, symbolic. In many families, […]
- [Migrant Atheists in Germany: Integrating Without Religion](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 not only pervasive but often mandatory. Some arrive in search of not only economic stability or physical safety, but also freedom of conscience. However, for atheist immigrants, integration in Europe presents unique challenges that are rarely addressed in public discourse or migration policies. A Secular Country That Still Breathes Religion At first glance, Germany seems like an ideal place for a non-religious person. According to the Pew Research Center (2018), around 38% of the German […]
- [The Sacred and the Profane](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/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 Profane (1956), originally published in French as Le Sacré et le Profane, explores the deep structure of religious worldviews. The book concerns not dogmas but how religious thinking divides the world into sacred and profane realms. He argues that archaic societies—those with religious traditions that came before Judaism and Christianity—held a clear and powerful distinction between these two domains. In these older cultures, religion was closely tied to the rhythms of the cosmos. Unlike […]
- [The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (50th Anniversary Ed.) - A Humanist Spacetime Review](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/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 Capra, curious whether his insights might resonate with mine. To my delight—or cosmic coincidence?— the forthcoming 50th anniversary edition is set for release on July 1 and Shambhala Publishers was kind enough to send me an advance review copy for Atheist Alliance International. I read it through the lens of that shared insight, focusing on Capra’s exploration of how quantum physics offers tantalizing clues behind the recurring, cross-cultural nature of transcendent experiences. As it turns […]
- [We Created the Gods, Then Became Their Prisoners](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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, already defined—by God, by holy men, by tradition. As I grew up in a society where religion shaped identity, behavior, and even thought itself, I began to sense a quiet but persistent tension inside me. The stories I was told didn’t match the questions that burned within. I now understand that religion is not a divine truth handed down from the heavens. It is a cultural creation—shaped, molded, and passed along by human hands. Every […]
- [Pancake Theory of Intelligent Design](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/pancake-theory-of-intelligent-design/): Intelligent design was the buzzword of creationists in the 2000s. It was and is an attempt to smuggle creationism into classrooms under the guise of science, concerned with fictionalizing the machine and advanced technologies with a version of messianic exorcise where age-old notions of the good and evil spirits are selected and matched. Science at the service of what Daniel C. Dennett called “the machinery of religion” in a public lecture. The intelligent ‘design’ theories have two forms, “the macro and micro,” stressed Christopher Hitchens in God is not Great (2007) for the encounter of “the primitive human” stumbling across […]
- [Why do people believe in strange things?](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/why-do-people-believe-in-strange-things/): Henry Byron Warner died of a heart attack at the age of 82. Jeffrey Hunter, at 42, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, lost consciousness, and died fatally injured in the head. Max von Sydow left us last March, full of days, as we are accustomed to saying about anyone who has passed 90. Ted Neeley is still alive – today he is 77 years old – with a steady downward trend in his career. In contrast, Robert Powell, a year younger than Neeley, has recorded a steady upward trend in his own career, mainly in television. Willem Dafoe, 65, also alive, […]
- [Belief and the Human Mind](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/belief-and-the-human-mind/): A 2009 study by the National Institutes of Health cognitive neuroscience program found that the human brain makes no distinction between how it perceives deities or humans. “God” seemed to have the same effect on the human brain as that of any other human, activating the same areas of brain function that humans use to decipher the emotions, thoughts and intentions of other people. Further results were published in 2014 and 2022, with data from religious and irreligious individuals. Brain activity is heavily influenced by culture, evolution, and the respective development of better cognitive and cultural functions, all of which […]
- [Far-Right Greek Politician vandalized ‘Sacrilegious’ Artworks](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/far-right-greek-politician-vandalized-sacrilegious-artworks/): Greek authorities arrested and then released Nikos Papadopoulos, a far-right MP with the Niki (:Victory) party, after he vandalized artworks in Athens’s National Gallery. Papadopoulos previously said in parliament that one of the Greek paintings was offensive to Orthodox Christianity, the predominant religion in Greece, asserting that it insulted the Virgin Mary and Christ. The Culture Ministry responded that it acts “with the aim of protecting the country’s cultural and artistic heritage in general” and that it “never engages in acts of censorship”. After the attack, Papadopoulos’s lawyer has alleged that the politician was “unlawfully detained and, to heap insult […]
- [How to Challenge Government Overreach—And Win](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/how-to-challenge-government-overreach-and-win/): When the government plays favorites—whether in public schools, elections, or social media—it’s up to everyday citizens to hold them accountable. Across the country, individuals are stepping up to challenge religious favoritism, censorship, and abuse of power. And the good news? It works. Activists and legal challengers have successfully exposed hypocrisy, overturned policies, and forced public officials to follow their own rules. In Florida, lawsuits have challenged selective enforcement of religious messages in schools, book bans that target marginalized groups, and elected officials who silence critics on social media. So how can more people take action? Here’s a look at key […]
- [Stigmata of Disbelief](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/stigmata-of-disbelief/): Humanists International’s worldwide survey of discrimination and persecution the Freedom of Thought Report, continuously ranks Turkey as having “systemic discrimination” where disbelief often leads to cultural alienation. In time, situations of discrimination that create and maintain atmospheres of cultural ills for freedom of belief and expression, lead to individual and cultural harm. Stigmatization of disbelief is not solely an escalating Turkish issue. According to the American Atheists and the Freedom of Thought surveys from the 2020s, the hegemonic culture in the United States demonizes disbelief. The right to have or not to have a religion is a basic human right. […]
- [Statement by Atheist Alliance International: Call for the Immediate Release of Junaid Hafeez](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/statement-by-atheist-alliance-international-call-for-the-immediate-release-of-junaid-hafeez/): Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Junaid Hafeez, a Pakistani academic who has been imprisoned since 2013 on charges of blasphemy. His case, marked by delays, legal irregularities, and a glaring lack of evidence, has become emblematic of the broader human rights challenges in Pakistan, where blasphemy laws are frequently misused to suppress freedom of thought and expression. We strongly urge the Pakistani government to take immediate steps to secure Junaid Hafeez’s release and to review the unjust verdict that sentenced him to death in December 2019. Blasphemy laws, as they are currently enforced, […]
- [AAI affiliate members on the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market.](https://atheistalliance.org/from-our-affiliates/aai-affiliate-members-on-the-attack-on-the-magdeburg-christmas-market/): AAI affiliate members “Secular Refugee Aid” and “Central Council of Ex-Muslims” issued the following statements on the appalling attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market: Secular Refugee Aid (full statement in the link): (Excerpt auto translated from German) The Secular Refugee Aid is deeply dismayed by the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, which took one yesterday. We wish to express our deepest condolences to the victims and relatives of this terrible crime. A person identified as the alleged assassin has in the past made numerous accusations and claims about our association and former board members that in no way correspond […]
- [AAI Board Member Charged with Blasphemy](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/aai-board-member-charged-with-blasphemy/): Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is gravely concerned about the ongoing harassment and persecution of Arif Hussain Theruvath, Asia Regional Director of AAI and a prominent secular voice in Kerala, India, who has been accused of blasphemy. We strongly condemn the use of blasphemy charges as a means to intimidate individuals for expressing secular and rational viewpoints. We urge the Indian authorities to put an immediate end to this unjust harassment. India is a proud democracy with a rich tradition of freedom of speech and expression enshrined in its Constitution. Blasphemy laws, which criminalize dissent and limit free speech on religious […]
- [An Investigation into 969 nationalist Buddhist movement in Burma](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/an-investigation-into-969-nationalist-buddhist-movement-in-burma/): Burma (Myanmar) has been under the military dictatorship since 1962, the first one being a one party authoritarian socialist regime, followed by non-ideological military juntas until 2010. The military was perceived as the public enemy due to its inhumane treatments against the population, inefficient economic policies, bureaucratic collectivism, totalitarian state socialism, and authoritarian politics. The majority Buddhist population in Burma considered the Buddhist monks as the communal leaders and the Buddhist monks also shared the views of considering the military dictatorships as the public enemy. Understanding the context: 8888 Uprising The 8888 Uprising (also known as the 1988 Uprising) was […]
- [Condolence Notice](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/condolence-notice/): AAI is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Manoj White John, a respected journalist, writer, and activist, on September 3, 2024. As a former Director of Atheist Alliance International (AAI), Manoj was a leading force in promoting scientific temper and challenging superstitions in India. His unwavering dedication to reason and human rights has left a lasting impact. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends, and colleagues. Manoj’s contributions will be remembered with great respect and admiration.
- [Not even their voices!](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/not-even-their-voices/): Climate change and the accompanying prolonged summer laziness prevent us from realizing that in other parts of our planet there is a harsh winter – and I am not referring to the … weather conditions. I’m sorry if my topic today doesn’t go along with sun creams, rackets, sunbeds, the general foolery of the Greek summer, and as far as I’m concerned, I don’t have a problem if you don’t even bother to read it judging that, these poor vacations of yours, shortened and made expensive, you won’t let any moron ruin it for you, especially now that it’s coming […]
- [Atheist Alliance International Expresses Deep Concern Over Attacks on Minority Religious Communities in Bangladesh](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/atheist-alliance-international-expresses-deep-concern-over-attacks-on-minority-religious-communities-in-bangladesh/): August 5, 2024 Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is profoundly disturbed by the ongoing attacks on the homes and temples of minority religious communities in Bangladesh, perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalist mobs. These acts of violence not only threaten the safety and well-being of innocent people but also undermine the fundamental principles of justice, equality, and secularism enshrined in the Constitution of Bangladesh. AAI urges Bangladesh’s interim government to take immediate and effective action to protect all citizens, regardless of their religious beliefs. It is imperative that the government ensures the safety of minority communities and their places of worship. The values […]
- [Why did god save Donald Trump?](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/why-did-god-save-donald-trump/): I’m ashamed to say it, and even more ashamed to have thought about it, but if I wanted to be completely honest with you, my text today should have the unflattering but accurate title: “Why didn’t god save the fireman?”. But how many of us would read a post about the wrongful death of a firefighter? How many of us, hand on heart, even bothered to learn the fireman’s name? I’m not pretending to be superior: I, too, searched and learned it just for the need of today’s post. Corey Comperatore was one of those countless fellow human beings who […]
- [Nika Shakarami: The Unveiling of a Tragedy](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/nika-shakarami-the-unveiling-of-a-tragedy/): In September 2022, a young voice spoke out against Iran’s rulers. Nika Shakarami, just 16, walked the streets dreaming of freedom. Her story, filled with defiance and suffering, inspires a nation eager to be free from oppression’s grasp. Nika’s brief life showed the energy of youth. While her personal life remains mostly unknown, her bravery on a critical day reveals her character. Mahsa Amini’s death, due to police treatment over wearing a so-called improper hijab, sparked outrage in Iran. Nika, like many, couldn’t stay quiet. She joined others in demanding change, armed with only water and a towel for protection […]
- [The Greek government will once again waste taxpayers' money on a medieval scam.](https://atheistalliance.org/world-news/the-greek-government-will-once-again-waste-taxpayers-money-on-a-medieval-scam/): (Article in Greek below / Το άρθρο στα Ελληνικά ακολουθεί) The Greek government will once again waste taxpayers’ money on a medieval scam. According to recent publications, the Greek government will send a government plane to Jerusalem taking additional security measures. Is this planned in terms of some diplomatic effort to stop the genocide in Gaza? Maybe for humanitarian aid? No, this is to transfer the so-called ‘holy’ fire to Greece. At the same time, in ᾽Τransparency᾽ (website for publicity of government policy and administrative activity), municipalities are identified to be preparing to spend public money for its reception e.g.: […]
- [Homage to Daniel Dennett: Champion of Reason and Enlightenment](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/homage-to-daniel-dennett-champion-of-reason-and-enlightenment/): In the annals of human thought, certain individuals stand out as beacons of reason and enlightenment, guiding humanity toward a deeper understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. Among these luminaries, Daniel Dennett occupies a place of profound significance. With his towering intellect, boundless curiosity, and unwavering commitment to the pursuit of truth, Dennett has left an indelible mark on the fields of philosophy, cognitive science, and beyond. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, Dennett embarked on a journey of intellectual exploration that would lead him to become one of the most influential philosophers of our time. His early […]
- [The Ongoing Battle for Women's Rights: A Chronicle of Resistance Against Mandatory Hijab in Iran](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-ongoing-battle-for-womens-rights-a-chronicle-of-resistance-against-mandatory-hijab-in-iran/): Since March 8, 1979, Iran has been a battleground against the enforced wearing of the hijab. However, the recent uprising sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in opposition to mandatory hijab laws signifies a significant shift. This generation of Iranian women and girls has shattered the taboo surrounding Islamic hijab, marking the beginning of a larger and more challenging battle. This battle aims not only to reclaim all civil rights and freedoms lost since the 1979 revolution but also to dismantle the misogynistic ideology entrenched in Iran’s governance, along with its supporting laws and regulations. Iranian women had the […]
- [Atheist Day 2024 webinar](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/atheist-day-2024-webinar/): Join our Atheist Day webinar on March 23, 2024 as we commemorate three decades of progress while addressing future challenges. For centuries, generations of atheists and secularists have advocated for reason and secular values, achieving significant milestones worldwide. However, discrimination and the encroachment of religious ideologies persist. In this webinar, you will meet a few of the best atheist activists of our time, reflect on the successes of the last 30 years, and discuss strategies to navigate contemporary secularism. This event offers insights from seasoned activists, fostering dialogue and empowerment as we continue to advance secular principles in the modern […]
- [Our 2022 - 2023 Annual Report](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/our-2022-2023-annual-report/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How have we helped atheists for the past year? Read our Annual Report online or download. Click below to view. 2022/23 AAI Annual report [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
- [Divine Tragedy](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/divine-tragedy/): In an age of times unrecorded, unthinkably remote and arcane, A conclave of gods indescribable, adrift in a cosmic domain. Non-physical, non-temporal, in eternal ennui they mire, Godlike yet flawed, a celestial middle management’s choir. In a realm devoid of matter, where existence was but a jest, They’d languish, ponder, dally, trapped in this celestial quest. Yet amidst the silence of the cosmos, where no sound dared to creep, Stirred a god of senior standing, rousing his brethren from sleep. “Wake,” he bade, “from your lethargy, let us conquer this celestial blight, In place of the nothingness that pervades here, […]
- [The Significance of Articles 18 and 19 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-significance-of-articles-18-and-19-in-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/): 10 December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. Among its crucial articles are Articles 18 and 19, which […]
- [2023-24 AAI Board Directors](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/2023-24-aai-board-directors/): AAI Board Elections 2023 Ten directors have been elected to the Atheist Alliance International Board by AAI affiliate Members. Mr. Amardeo Sharma, former president of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations, served as the returning officer for the election. The newly elected directors are as follows: August Berkshire (USA), Fotis Frangopoulos (Greece), Hugo Daniel Estrella Tampieri (Argentina/Italy), Avi-Yona Israel (USA), Jason Sylvester (Canada), Ebuka Ikeorah (Nigeria), Tonoy Emroz Alam (Germany/Bangladesh), Stella Thomas (Australia), Alfonso Ugarte Johnson (Bolivia), and Brian Kernick (Canada). Brian Kernick, who was elected as the North American director, submitted his resignation to the AGM citing recent developments […]
- [Atheists disturbed over religious discrimination by NSW Government (Australia)](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/atheists-disturbed-over-religious-discrimination-by-nsw-government-australia/): A Press Release by our affiliate, the Atheist Foundation of Australia: The NSW government has rejected the nomination of Sydney Atheists President, Steve Marton, to sit on its newly devised Faith Affairs Council.  According to the most recent Census, one third of the NSW population is non-religious.  But the views of this large contingent will not be sought on future policy development for issues such as religious discrimination, zoning for places of worship, funding for chaplaincy, euthanasia and voluntary assisted dying. Mr Marton said “This is a very disappointing start to what should have been a useful and insightful consultative […]
- [Video Summaries of Religious History](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/video-summaries-of-religious-history/): Jason Sylvester, host of the AAI Podcast, has a YouTube channel dedicated to the history of religion. Based on writings for a book, in progress, on how the world became secular, each video tackles a separate topic on the road to the modern world and some of the obstacles on the journey. There are currently 5 different topical series: 1) Vatican Lies (examining the myths & forgeries created by the Catholic Church in their quest for primacy & dominance)  The Myth of Peter as  1st Bishop of Rome Myths/Forgeries &  Reinvented Catholic History: Popes Leo to Gregory the Great  More […]
- [August Berkshire in Response to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's 'Conversion'](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/august-berkshire-in-response-to-ayaan-hirsi-alis-conversion/): As you have probably heard by now, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former Muslim, former atheist, is now calling herself a Christian. Her critique of radical Islam is accurate. She was brutalized when she was young by Islam (female genital mutilation, among other things). Then, for over ten years in America, she has had to live with the fear of being killed by Muslim extremists. She even had to have bodyguards. This takes an emotional toll on a person. So she turned to atheism, which she found philosophically justifiable, but it evidently did not give her the emotional support she was looking […]
- [Unveiling Injustice and Repression in the Islamic Republic: The Case of Armita](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/unveiling-injustice-and-repression-in-the-islamic-republic-the-case-of-armita/): Armita Geravand, born on April 2, 2006, and tragically passing away on October 28, 2023, was an Iranian girl who found herself hospitalized on October 1, 2023, following an incident within the Tehran subway system. Sadly, she was knocked unconscious and sent to the Army University of Medical Sciences’ Fajr Hospital for admission. Then, following a horrifying twenty-eight days, she entered a coma and passed away from the hit. Armita Geravand was a student in the eleventh grade at the time, attending a conservatory in Tehran. The precise circumstances of her ordeal on the train, often known as the metro, […]
- [AAI Call for Peace](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/aai-call-for-peace/): We unequivocally condemn the recent series of terrorist attacks by Hamas targeting Israeli civilians. Acts of terrorism, that intentionally harm innocent people, are indefensible and a clear violation of international norms and principles. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families who have been affected by these heinous acts. We are deeply concerned about the way in which Hamas’s actions not only threaten Israeli lives but also recklessly endanger Palestinian lives. The use of civilian areas and human shields increases the danger to both Israelis and Palestinians, making an already complex situation even more dire. We call for the […]
- [Narges Mohammadi: Anti-hijab activist in Iran is now a Nobel laureate](https://atheistalliance.org/world-news/narges-mohammadi-anti-hijab-activist-in-iran-is-now-a-nobel-laureate/): A courageous Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2023 for her relentless efforts in championing the cause of freedom and women’s rights in Iran. Her unyielding commitment to the anti-hijab movement and the rights of women has not only captured the world’s attention but has also ignited a spark of hope among those who yearn for a society in Iran. We celebrate Narges Muhammed’s Nobel Prize win and express our support for the anti-hijab movement in Iran. Born on 21 April 1972, Narges Mohammadi is a scientist and Human Rights activist. She […]
- [International Day To Protect Education From Attack: Standing In Solidarity With Afghan Women](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/international-day-to-protect-education-from-attack-standing-in-solidarity-with-afghan-women/): Every child has the right to quality education in a safe and secure environment. Unfortunately, millions of children around the world are denied this fundamental right due to attacks on schools and educational facilities. To address this pressing issue and raise awareness, Atheist Alliance International joins the international community in observing the International Day to Protect Education from Attack on September 9th. The International Day to Protect Education from Attack, established by the United Nations, is a solemn reminder of the urgent need to safeguard education from armed conflict. It serves as a platform for governments, organizations, and individuals to […]
- [International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief 2023](https://atheistalliance.org/press-release/international-day-commemorating-the-victims-of-acts-of-violence-based-on-religion-or-belief-2023/): August 22, 2023 is the United Nations’ “International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”. UN Resolution A/RES/73/296 “strongly condemns continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belonging to religious minorities, on the basis of or in the name of religion or belief…” In line with this, Atheist Alliance International (AAI) would like to bring greater attention to some of the recent blasphemy cases occurring in the world: Egypt: Abdulrahman Jamal, a 23 year old atheist activist, was sentenced to five years in prison. In addition, Abd el Rahman is currently serving […]
- [The Healthy Case for Radical Non-Conformity](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-healthy-case-for-radical-non-conformity/): Before delving deeper into this subject, I’ll start the reason why I personally value non-conformity in my own life. I’ve been blogging in the dark for over eight years, and I’ve been primarily doing it for one reason: I enjoy it. I don’t personally see myself as a professional activist, and I’m more interested in speaking my mind than to single-handedly change conservative societies with a handful of online articles – I think that’s a wildly unrealistic expectation. However, if it makes at least one person feel good, and another person see things from a different angle, then that would […]
- [Afghanistan's two years under Taliban rule](https://atheistalliance.org/world-news/afghanistans-two-years-under-taliban-rule/): The Taliban’s consolidation of power in Afghanistan has reached the two-year mark since their takeover following the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces after two decades of conflict. With minimal opposition and a united front behind their steadfast leader, the Taliban’s control remains unshaken. While international recognition remains elusive, the group has sustained the struggling economy by initiating investment discussions with financially robust regional neighbours. Enhanced domestic security has been achieved through measures against armed groups like the Islamic State. Additionally, efforts to combat corruption and opium production are underway. However, the second year of Taliban rule has been primarily […]
- [Miracles and Trauma](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/miracles-and-trauma/):     “As for miracles, I will confess to you that I have not seen any miracle here, one of a blind man seeing, a paralyzed man walking, a sick man being healed before my eyes. But I have seen thousands of souls, who come tired, disappointed, even to the point of leaving the present in a violent way. And then I have seen them to depart from this place light, smiling, internally rested, having decided that they must put a full stop and start a new life. Therefore, I have to tell you, from my 45 years of ministry in this […]
- [The Criminal Fate Worship](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-criminal-fate-worship/): Last year, during the deadly fire in Mati, a popular website uploaded the ‘news’ of the rescue of an icon of the Virgin Mary, after personal intervention of… herself. Forgive my naivety, but a supernatural entity of any religion (Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Hellenic Polytheism not excluded) that ‘permits’ the horrific death of one hundred and two people and the life-long disfigurement of hundreds of others, while at the same time “intervening” only to save an icon of itself is far beyond my comprehension. Our planet is marked daily by unspeakable natural disasters and atrocities with countless victims, those we […]
- [The Tragedy of Innocent Young Lives Lost in the Iranian Revolution Protests](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-tragedy-of-innocent-young-lives-lost-in-the-iranian-revolution-protests/): During this transformative and profound time, the world witnessed a powerful and ongoing movement in Iran—the protests of the Iranian Revolution. These incidents left me completely shocked and with an indelible mark on my heart. I’ve been greatly inspired by the people of my country’s persistent determination, resilience, and bravery in their fight for freedom. The demonstrations that took place in Iran during this time weren’t just protests; they also served as a symbol of the country’s shared desire for freedom. My heart got heavy as news reports kept coming in, each one detailing a situation of difficulty and loss. […]
- [New AAI Board Members](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/new-aai-board-members/): The AAI board is pleased to announce the appointment of three new directors. Avi-Yona Israel (left) is from the USA, and she has been appointed as Commercial Director. Alfonso Ugarte Johnson (middle) is from Bolivia, and he becomes the Regional Director for Central & South America, Christine Shellska (right) is from Canada, and she is taking the Regional Director role for North America. The board extends a very warm welcome to the new directors and wishes them every success in their new roles. More information on these directors can be found here. Board appointments last until the next Annual General […]
- [Mubarak Bala: Three Years in Prison Today](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/mubarak-bala-three-years-in-prison-today/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mubarak Bala’s illegal treatment and draconian sentencing are shocking examples of the abuse of religious power and the lack of respect for human rights in Northern Nigeria. Today, April 28th, 2023, marks the third anniversary of his incarceration for posting comments on Facebook that some Muslims found offensive. Arrest Mubarak was arrested on April 28, 2020, by the police in Kaduna and taken to Kano state. He was held incommunicado for more than six months without access to a lawyer or his family. This is a gross infringement of his constitutional rights and a violation of international human rights. The […]
- [The Cost of Free Thought in Pakistan](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-cost-of-free-thought-in-pakistan/): “Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge” wrote Mashal Khan on his Facebook wall, nine days before his brutal lynching in Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan. On the 13th of April 2017, an angry mob of fellow students; at the university, including some members of staff, accused him of having posted blasphemous content online, dragged him out of his hostel room, beat him with sticks, stamped on him, shot him and then mutilated his dead body. Videos of the murderers celebrating their heinous act emerged in which they chanted […]
- [An Atheist in Turkey](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/an-atheist-in-turkey/): Submitted to AAI for our member’s consideration; translated by Google: I am 40 years old. I live in Istanbul, Turkey. And I want to share with you my experiences as an atheist woman. In 2003 from Gaziantep, I was constantly insulted by my family because of my religious views. When my father learned that I was an atheist, I saw more violence. My father locked me in the room. They beat me for days and tried to force me into marriage. My uncles, uncles, aunts and aunts all gathered together and said, ‘What is the girl’s part to do with […]
- [The Epistemological Paradigm Of Post-Religious Humility](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-epistemological-paradigm-of-post-religious-humility/): AAI received a scholarly article with an unusual angle supportive of the naturalistic or atheistic perspective on life. The article basically compares a new genre of humility tinged by scientific awe with the sort of humility that used to be associated more with religiosity. In a sort of paradoxical maneuver, the article suggests that the scientific approach could end up being deeper or more profound than religious angles because the latter might always be subtly more prideful. For those who’d like to read the original article (in the 60th Edition of The Journal of the Epistemology and Philosophy of Science) […]
- [Eight years since Avijit Roy's assassination](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/eight-years-since-avijit-roys-assassination/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, February 26, 2023, marks eight years since Avijit Roy’s assassination. He was killed for being an outspoken advocate of reason and science. On the evening of February 26, 2015, author and founder of Bangladeshi freethought website www.mukto-mona.com Avijit Roy was killed by the militant group Ansarullah, on his way home from the most sacred sanctuary for a Bengali writer, the Ekushe Book Fair. He paid the price for exposing religious bigotry. Secular activists across the world felt a personal loss, though most had never read Avijit’s work. He mostly wrote in Bengali. Yet everyone felt the pain of losing […]
- [Iran: More executions, more protests in Iran, UK and everywhere. Silence is inhuman, unethical and self-defeating](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/iran-more-executions-more-protests-in-iran-uk-and-everywhere-silence-is-inhuman-unethical-and-self-defeating/): Submitted by Maryam Namazie. For more information, please contact her at: m.namazie@onelawforall.org.uk. On 7 January, Iran executed another two young men on charges of ‘spreading corruption on earth’ during the morning call to prayers. This time it was Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 21, a karate champion and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, 20, a volunteer children’s coach. Within weeks of being arrested and convicted, the two were executed after being tortured to elicit false confessions and denied the rights to an attorney or appeal. Their families were not permitted to see them before they were killed. The current executions are a continuation of […]
- [An Ex-Muslim: How and Why I Became an Atheist](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/an-ex-muslim-how-and-why-i-became-an-atheist/): The following was submitted to the blog by one of AAI’s followers. The writer’s name is being withheld to protect family still in Afghanistan. . . . As Richard Dawkins says about religion and children–‘religion is the mental abuse of children’– I, now, fully believe this sentence. I was born to Shiite Muslim parents, and my father taught me religious beliefs as the most important value in life. Once I was able to learn to read and write, I became very interested in reading. The books I read were about Islam and interpretations of the Qur’an. I have learned a […]
- [Atheists in Kenya Society faces fierce legal battle seeking its deregistration.](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/atheists-in-kenya-society-faces-fierce-legal-battle-seeking-its-deregistration/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction All around the world, Atheists and non-religious people face increasing number of risks every day for holding opinions that distances itself from beliefs in God or some form of higher power. Criticizing religion has recently shown to be one sure way of putting one’s self in danger. The case of Mubarak Bala being charged in Nigeria for disturbing public peace over alleged blasphemous remarks made, or the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York for his 1988 book and the recent bogus charge of terrorism on Haiballah Okboui are all clear instances of the ridiculous steps religious people […]
- [AAI supported blasphemy case triumphs in Bangladesh](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/aai-supported-blasphemy-case-triumphs-in-bangladesh/): In October 2020, a mob combined 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 Muslim and Hindu faiths on social media. He was severely beaten and threatened with death. Law enforcement authorities, instead of insuring his safety, arrested him and sent him to jail. Charged under Bangladesh’s notorious Digital Security Act 2018, Bangladesh’s version of the blasphemy law, Alam spent eleven months in jail without a trial. AAI and its partners in Bangladesh have been actively […]
- [Iranian Woman Killed By Morality Police](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/iranian-woman-killed-by-morality-police/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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, and later passed away in a hospital. According to claims from witnesses and social media users, she was abused both inside the detention facility and in the patrol car. Two hours after being moved to the Tehran Detention Center, Mahsa’s body was transported by ambulance to Kasra Hospital. Mahsa, who was from the western Iranian city of Saqqez, traveled to Tehran with her family to visit her relatives. The morality police in Tehran reportedly detained […]
- [Kano Appeal Court orders Yahaya to be retried for blasphemy](https://atheistalliance.org/campaigns/kano-appeal-court-orders-yahaya-to-be-retried-for-blasphemy/): Yahaya Sharif-Aminu appeal: appeal court orders retrial.
- [The Khomeinis of Burmese Theravada Buddhism: Buddhist monks, Military Junta & Political Buddhism](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-khomeinis-of-burmese-theravada-buddhism-buddhist-monks-military-junta-political-buddhism/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 Myanmar have lost their houses, dreams, loved ones, and belongings. In response to the war crimes committed by the military junta and their reactionary fascism, people all over Myanmar have decided to take up arms against the coup to preserve the authenticity of the democratic government they elected. However, many other people have decided to support the military junta for several reasons. Among them, assuming the military junta as the regime protecting Buddhism from other […]
- [Sex, Race, Religion, & Class in Myanmar](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 student union building of Yangon University, the largest and oldest university in Myanmar, was blown up, and the students who tried to escape the bombing were shot. This is just one example of the many incidents. I hope the readers can imagine the conditions experienced by marginalized ethnic groups which received no local and international media coverage. Oppressions in Myanmar Out of the blue, the world was woken up by the Rohingya genocide committed by […]
- [Iranian Teens Arrested for Gathering and Wearing an 'Unsuitable Hijab'](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 ten persons had been detained in connection with the event. The video, which was shared on social media on Thursday, June 2, depicts a number of young people, mostly adolescent girls moving along Shiraz’s Shahid Chamran Boulevard without the required hijab. The Shiraz governor described the gathering as pre-planned and illegal hours after the footage was made public and claimed that 10 of the principal perpetrators were arrested. Obligatory hijab has turned many women, girls, […]
- [Probabilistic Calculations Are Flawed – Amino Acids](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/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 argue for life as a creation from God. He also made a parallel with the hemoglobin protein, a molecule comprised of a chain of 516 amino acids. Each of these chains contains heme, a compound that contains iron. One of the functions of heme is to transport oxygen in the bloodstream. Proteins are built from a set of twenty amino acids, each of which has a unique side chain. These chains of amino acids have […]
- [­An accusation of blasphemy in Germany, again!](https://atheistalliance.org/from-our-affiliates/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 2021, the Ex-Muslim A.M. carried out a demonstration in Stuttgart to condemn the brutal murder, which was authorized by the relevant authorities without any special conditions. The aim of the event was to point to the danger of political Islam. To warn of the danger of an inhuman ideology which through the pretense of democratic values in many ways has become a cooperating partner to the state, it aims to undermine German society. Since the […]
- [Anti-Colonial Legacy of Burmese Buddhist Monks: from Revolutionaries to Reactionary Ultranationalists](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/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 by Buddhism. That said, it’s inevitable that Buddhist monks, who are responsible for missionary purposes, play a vital role in shaping that culture. Role of Buddhism in Burmese history The involvement of Buddhist monks in shaping the heritage of the region which comprises contemporary Myanmar started long ago. The most prominent historical myth starts from Burma’s first empire, which was Theravada Buddhist. The first Burmese Empire is also known as the Bagan Kingdom (849–1297). The […]
- [Our 2021 - 2022 Annual Report](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/our-2021-2022-annual-report/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How have we helped atheists for the past year? Read our Annual Report online or download. Click below to view. 2021/22 AAI Annual report [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
- [David Orenstein resigns as President](https://atheistalliance.org/announcements/david-orenstein-resigns-as-president/): Today David informed the board Secretary that he wishes to step down from his role as President. David was elected to the board by AAI affiliates on May 20 this year and elected to the role of President at a board meeting two days later. David’s resignation letter to the Secretary said, “Please express to the Board my absolute sorrow. When I accepted the role of President on May 22, I was aware of the governance issue that have been raised. I have done sufficient due diligence to know it is hugely overblown and that AAI is an honourable organization […]
- [Maldives: Drop blasphemy charges against Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba immediately](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/maldives-drop-blasphemy-charges-against-mohamed-rusthum-mujuthaba-immediately/): Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba is an atheist human rights activist from the island of Thinadhoo, Maldives. Issues such as women’s rights, freedom of belief, and pointing out irrational aspects of religious texts are the primary focus of Rusthum. On 10 September 2019, he was detained by the Maldives’ police for posting content deemed critical of the Islamic faith on social media. He was accused under Section 617 and 622 of the Penal Code of Maldives. If convicted, he could face up to five months in prison. On 11 May 2022, Rusthum told the court that he was detained for six months, […]
- [Stand With Us In Solidarity With Saudi Arabia’s LGBTQ+ Community](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/stand-with-us-in-solidarity-with-saudi-arabias-lgbtq-community/): Last year, on the 26th of June 2021, the Saudi Diaspora association organized international vigils in front of Saudi Arabian embassies around the world to stand in solidarity with our fellow citizens of the LGBTQ+ community and to draw specific attention to and demand the release of Suhail Alyahya. Suhail was a young Saudi student in California who had a prominent presence on Twitter. He was engaged with the gay community, expressed his support for its civil rights, and would post photos of himself wearing swimming shorts on the beach; things that in any normal country are entirely typical for […]
- [Ahmed is FREE! AAI wins legal battle in the Republic of Niger](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/ahmed-is-free-aai-wins-legal-battle-in-the-republic-of-niger/): Ahmed was known in his circle in Mali for his defiance. He challenged militant Islam and Islamic doctrines with a Facebook page named Atheism.  The Facebook page took on controversial issues relating to Islam, terrorism, and it championed freethought.  Mali is a stronghold of Islamic terrorist outfits such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda. Criticizing Islam there is likely to mean death. Ahmed’s activism made him a prime target of Islamic extremist outfits. And many zealot clerics have taken a special interest in him because of his activism and lack of belief in Allah. Eventually, he had no option but to flee […]
- [Abiogenesis](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/abiogenesis/): An acquaintance told me that he doesn’t believe in the theory of evolution because it’s like believing that life came from nothing. I replied that, on the contrary, at the moment of the emergence of life, the earth consisted of a complex environment; no chemical structure was independent of its surroundings. Creationism is believing in complexity coming out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) since it’s based on failing to understand this very complexity. From abiogenesis to evolution To calculate the odds of life developing from inanimate matter by chance one must know a vast arrangement of data, then estimate all […]
- [Response to Latin America Coalition with evidence](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/response-to-latin-america-coalition-with-evidence/): May 24, 2022 To: Latin American International Coalition of Atheists We were extremely disappointed to receive your letter of disaffiliation. It was especially disappointing that Shirley Rivera should resign as an AAI Director without first raising her concerns with the board. We believe all the issues you raised are readily explained, and when understood, show the board to be diligent, ethical and democratic. We will discuss your concerns in the order in which you raised them. First: We make absolutely no apology for identifying David Orenstein as a possible successor to Howard and giving the board an opportunity to get […]
- [Kasese Humanist School](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/kasese-humanist-school/): Kasese Humanist School is a secular school that offers nursery and primary education to young people between the ages of 4 to 16 years old. The school over the years continues to grow both in enrollment, staffing, and infrastructure developments. The school teaches the Uganda Government school curriculum and spices it with hands-on skills, creativity, critical thinking skills, humanist values, and evidence-based learning. We encourage our students to be job creators rather than job seekers, our interest is to have them have all-around knowledge, we encourage them to question everything and always seek correct answers. The school has children from […]
- [Welcome New AAI Board Members 2022](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/welcome-new-aai-board-members-2022/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AAI Affiliates elect six new board directors! Six new board directors were elected by our affiliate members in our May 2022 elections. Congratulations to the successful candidates and a very warm welcome to the Atheist Alliance International board. The winning candidates are shown below. Officer elections At a board meeting following our AGM, the board elected four Officers: President—David Orenstein Vice President—Nina Sankari Secretary—Bill Flavell Treasurer—Fotis Frangopoulos[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Regional Directors Two Regional Director roles were up for election. The successful candidates are:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Regional Director: Europe Kristina Hallmeier Country of residence: Germany Languages spoken: German, English[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Regional […]
- [Howard Burman steps down as President](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/howard-burman-steps-down-as-president/): Howard Burman, the AAI President, stepped down from the board today. With Howard moving on, we lose a leader and a friend. Howard joined the AAI board on November 20, 2017, starting out as the board secretary. In February 2020, he was elected President, a post he retained until today. Howard was a great champion of our Advisory Council. We had thought about this idea for some time, but Howard made it come to fruition. He also personally took charge of our work with the United Nations. He attended meetings in Geneva, always at his own expense, and presented papers […]
- [Nigeria: How to Stop the Killings](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/nigeria-how-to-stop-the-killings/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hours after Deborah Samuels was buried by her family, President Muhammadu Buhari made a statement about the brutal mob killing that happened three days ago at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Nigeria. He said some things that had to be said. He said people must not take the law into their own hands. He said there must be an inquiry. He appealed for calm, and he sent his condolences to Deborah’s family. But what he did not say is even more important. He did not say the perpetrators must face the full force of the law regardless of […]
- [For a more peaceful world](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/for-a-more-peaceful-world/): Growing up in a religious country, I used to follow many influencers who also doubled as religious leaders. Despite the many differences in doctrine, I noticed that all these religious gatherings shared a similar pattern: believers are exhorted (through sermons and sharing sessions) to be patient in tribulation, to always be faithful in the hope of a heavenly reward, to be grateful for every little blessing and to never give up hope. I also noticed that, regardless of the type of religion, these gatherings had an almost identical effect on each participant: one’s faith and hope are strengthened by the […]
- [Probabilistic Calculations Are Flawed – Words and Letters (Part 2)](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/probabilistic-calculations-are-flawed-words-and-letters-part-2/): In my blog of last October “Humans Impose Themselves on Nature”, I stated that people view nature from their perspective, thereby giving nature properties and qualities it doesn’t have: When religions first appeared, the thinkers of the time had no knowledge of (1) how life worked on a microbiological level, (2) how the brain worked, (3) how the laws of nature worked. So, they attributed dreams, angels, heaven, and the natural world to God. The institution of religion has its origins in fundamentally erroneous assumptions. Nowadays, religions know about microbiology, the forces of nature, and the brain’s functions. Recognizing that […]
- [Mubarak Bala: Two Years in Prison Today](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/mubarak-bala-two-years-in-prison-today/): Arrest Two years ago today, Mubarak Bala was at home in Kaduna finishing breakfast with his housemate when he heard loud and persistent banging on his front door. Fearing an emergency, he rushed to open it. Standing in his doorway were two burly plainclothes police officers. They grabbed his arms and told him he was under arrest. He asked repeatedly why he was being arrested but the officers would not say. He asked to call his wife but the officers refused. He asked if he would need to pack an overnight bag. He was told it would not be necessary. […]
- [Bangladeshi author handed 4-year jail term for 'offending Islam'](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/bangladeshi-author-handed-4-year-jail-term-for-offending-islam/): Bangladeshi author, Shahriar Dipu also known as Diarshi Arag, was handed a four-year prison sentence for ”offending Islam” in two books. Dipu’s book was banned by the high court of Bangladesh in February 2020 after a lawyer made complaints against him. Soon after he was later arrested and put on trial. His bail application was repeatedly denied. In recent years Bangladesh was criticized for its harsh treatment of secular bloggers and writers. Section 57 of Bangladesh’s draconian ICT Act 2006 which is now morphed into the Digital Security Act 2018 stipulates up to ten years prison sentence and a hefty […]
- [Opinion - Raif Badawi is still not free](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/opinion-raif-badawi-is-still-not-free/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In March of 2012, Raif Badawi made worldwide headlines when he was imprisoned and sentenced to death on the charge of apostasy after he became prominent on social media with his demands for reform, secularism, and religious freedom. Being one of the few known liberal thinkers in the country, and in no small part thanks to the tireless efforts of his wife on his behalf, he came to be a symbol of resistance and sacrifice for the most basic of human rights, to many Saudi liberals as well as groups abroad. In 2013 Raif’s sentence was commuted to 10 […]
- [The erosion of secularism in Bangladesh](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/the-erosion-of-secularism-in-bangladesh/): When the constitution of Bangladesh was drafted, the 34 members drafting committee looked into the texts that emerged from the ideologies of the enlightenment era, namely the U.S. Bill of Rights, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) for inspiration. Instead of populism and communalism, sounder heads prevailed. In the preamble, they specifically resolved that Bangladesh should be a secular republic in accordance with the values of the national liberation struggle, guided by secular executives accountable to a secular legislative assembly. Divinity or God did not get a […]
- [Burmese Atheists struggle against Buddhist fundamentalism](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/burmese-atheists-struggle-against-buddhist-fundamentalism/): It has been over a year that Myanmar is under the totalitarian regime of the Burmese military. This is something most international media wrote. The reality is that for over 7 decades we had been under the totalitarian regime of the Burmese military except for the recent 5 years governed by the National Democratic League. Burmese people generally are too busy with their daily struggles. Most of the low-income working-class people are struggling with wages around $2~$5 per day, so they don’t have time to think about politics. When it comes to the political insights, most Burmese citizens, even those […]
- [Press release by NonReligious Citizens and Exmuslims of Kerala](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/press-release-by-nonreligious-citizens-and-exmuslims-of-kerala/): PRESS RELEASE March 16th Declared as International Day for Exposing Islamophobia and Combating Muslimophobia An international online event hosted by the NonReligious Citizens (NRC) and Exmuslims of Kerala yesterday unanimously condemned the Resolution by UN General Assembly to announce March 15th as the International day for Combating Islamophobia and pressed the further need for exposing islam and to combat Muslim bigotry. Islamophobia is something that is used against the critiques of islam by the islamists for exposing the antihuman, misogynistic and anti-peace teachings and practices in islam.  The meeting also decided to declare March 16th as the International day to […]
- [Mubarak Was Not Charged with Blasphemy](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/mubarak-was-not-charged-with-blasphemy/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many people are under the misapprehension that Mubarak Bala was charged and convicted of blasphemy. We see some Muslims celebrating Mubarak’s sentence under the illusion that blasphemy laws have achieved their purpose and a blasphemer has been punished. That is not the case. Mubarak was not charged with blasphemy and has not been found guilty of blasphemy. Read on to learn what really happened and why Mubarak pleaded guilty to all counts. Nigeria’s legal codes Several legal codes are used in Nigeria. All states are subject to the 1999 Constitution. It is the supreme law everywhere in Nigeria and takes […]
- [Mubarak Bala Sentenced](https://atheistalliance.org/campaigns/mubarak-bala-sentenced/): Some days come and go leaving a fading shadow in our minds. Other days, hit us like a jackammer and leave a deep impression that never fades. April 5, 2022, was one such day. After just shy of two years in prison, after waiting 14 months to be charged and 23 months for his case to come to a court of law, and 15 months after a court found Mubarak Bala was illegally detained and ordered his immediate release, a court today passed sentence upon this man. In April 2020, Mubarak was arrested following a complaint by Kano lawyer, SS […]
- [Probabilistic Calculations Are Flawed – Words and Letters](https://atheistalliance.org/intellectual-atheism/probabilistic-calculations-are-flawed-words-and-letters/): In his book The Philosophical Scientists, scientist David Foster performs calculations in an attempt to show that life could not have evolved by chance. He chose Wordsworth’s Daffodils, specifically the verse that starts as ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high…’ It contains 159 letters. He imagined monkeys, each at a keyboard, hammering away and getting the 159 letters in the exact sequence. In order to calculate the unlikelihood, he imagined permuting these letters in all possible ways. With the 26 letters of the alphabet, this comes to 26 multiplied by itself 159 times. That’s 26 to […]
- ['Improper' Hijab on Statue Sparks Upset](https://atheistalliance.org/blog/improper-hijab-on-statue-sparks-upset/): According to reports, the statue, which was recently put in one of Gorgan’s streets in Iran, has been removed for some repairs and will be reinstalled with some adjustments soon. Some defenders of the mandatory hijab condemned the statue’s placement as advocating and propagating the lack of hijab on Thursday last week. Some people reportedly objected to the statue’s placement since the woman’s ankle was exposed. Meanwhile, the head of the Gorgan City Council stated that the objective of erecting this statue was to demonstrate that under the influence of the media, family relationships, attire, and presence in the community […]

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- [Maria Turchetto](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council-maria-turchetto/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13107″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1751828374580{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Maria Turchetto, graduated from the University of Pisa and obtained a diploma from the Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento “Sant’Anna” in Pisa in 1976, subsequently obtained a specialization at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where she was a researcher from 1981 to 1987. Transferred to the University “Ca’ Foscari” in Venice, she taught Political Economy, History of Economic Thought, Epistemology of Social Sciences. She has carried out research in the field of History of Economic Thought and Economic Theory with particular interest […]
- [Dr Howard Burman](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/dr-howard-burman/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11242″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1739303355799{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Howard Burman is a writer with a Ph.D. in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has taught in Africa, Europe, Asia and the USA. In grade school he was a believer; in high school, a doubter; in college, a committed atheist. He is the founder of Santa Cruz Atheists and passionate about promoting reason and science. Howard had been an AAI board member since November 2017, he has served as Secretary and as President. He is also the Alliance’s Agent for […]
- [Sam Tahmassebi](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/sam-tahmassebi/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12860″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1731433208124{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Sam K. Tahmassebi, Ph.D. is the managing partner of Mullen & Tahmassebi LLP and an adjunct professor of law at the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah. He is an attorney registered to practice in California and before the US Patent and Trademark Office. His practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law and licensing for startup companies, primarily in the life sciences space. Sam obtained his BA in biochemistry from UC San Diego, his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of […]
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- [Mina Ahadi](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/mina-ahadi/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12635″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1713706599726{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Mina Ahadi is an Iranian-born Austrian activist and founder of the first Ex-Muslim movement, Zentralrats der Ex-Muslime. It brought serious threats to her life. She lives under police protection. Back home in Iran she was a political activist and organized the first protest against compulsory headscarves for women. Because of her activism, Iranian Secret police raided her apartment and arrested and executed her then-husband and 5 guests as she was not home. She was later sentenced to death in absentia. She continued the fight from the ground. […]
- [Kato Mukasa](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/kato-mukasa/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12633″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1714235761986{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Kato Mukasa is an Economist and a lawyer with a sharp interest in Entrepreneurship Economics especially involved in helping young people fight poverty and unemployment. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Humanist International and Atheist Alliance International. In 2007 Kato co-founded The Humanist Association for Leadership, Equity and Accountability (HALEA). In the African continent, God takes center stage in all aspects of life and state policy in addition to traditionalism, witchcraft, and sorcery. Due to his public identity as an atheist, he […]
- [Amardeo Sarma](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/amardeo-sarma/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12628″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1713704950556{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Amardeo Sarma is a telecommunication engineer by profession and one of the leading figures in the Skeptical movement. His interests are identity management, security, and car-to-car communication. His passion for science and education led him to join the Skeptical movement in 1987. He was a founding member of the German Skeptical Organisation (GWUP) in 1987 and immediately launched a campaign to prevent the German Government from funding the research project “Influence of Earth radiation, geomagnetism and cosmic effects on human health”, which he considered to be extremely […]
- [Samaneh Khani](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/samaneh-khani/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12609″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1713203425451{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Samaneh Khani is from Iran. She has a Bachelor in Graphic Design and a Bachelor in Tourism Management. She speaks Persian, English and Dutch. The last 12 years of her stay in Iran she was actively involved with enlightenment activities and collaborated with Iranian Atheists & Agnostics. She created a community of atheists and provided them with e-books, documents, and weekly meetings. From 2015 till 2020 she formed a support group for working children and orphaned children of Afghanistan and Iran. In 2018, together with friends, they […]
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- [Atheists At Risk Safehouse](https://atheistalliance.org/atheists-at-risk-safehouse/): Welcome to the Atheist At Risk Safehouse, a vital initiative established by Atheist Alliance International (AAI) to champion the rights and safety of individuals who bravely advocate for secularism, reason, and freedom of thought around the world. At the heart of our mission is the recognition that atheists and secular humanists face unique challenges and threats in various societies. The Atheist Human Rights Defenders Safehouse serves as a sanctuary for those who find themselves marginalized, persecuted, or endangered due to their beliefs—or lack thereof. Here, individuals can find refuge, support, and solidarity, fostering a global network of like-minded defenders of […]
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- [Randolf Richardson](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/randolf-richardson/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12300″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1699298250519{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Randolf Richardson is the founding President of the Canadian atheists; born and rasied in Canada, he has always been an atheist, and has a passion for the freedoms born of our history that defined key constitutionally-fortified principles of Canadian culture that emphatically protect fairness, justice, and equality for everyone. “Oppression anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere.” Randolf Richardson (August 8, 2015) Since the turn of the millennium, Randolf gradually became more active in preventing – or at least discrediting – the vilification of both atheism and […]
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- [Steven Pinker](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/steven-pinker-2/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11937″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1678443402800{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from Harvard. Currently Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard, he has also taught at Stanford and MIT. He has won numerous prizes for his research, his teaching, and his books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, and Enlightenment Now. He is an elected member of the National Academy of […]
- [Atheist Refugee Assistance Program](https://atheistalliance.org/atheist-refugee-assistance-program/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Atheist Refugee Assistance Program (ARAP) supports atheist asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey. Turkey shelters more refugees than any other place on the planet. A significant number of them are “political refugees” who had to flee their homelands because they have renounced Islam. Recent efforts by our “Atheist Support Network” and the “Secular Rescue Program” of the Center for Inquiry inspired Ateizm Dernegi, one of our affiliates, to take a more active role in assisting non-believing asylum seekers currently living in Turkey. Ateizm Dernegi (AD) is a small NGO with around 300 members. They keep their doors open with […]
- [Join AAI](https://atheistalliance.org/supporters/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joining Atheist Alliance International is simple and safe—you can pay by PayPal or with a debit/credit card via our secure payment gateway. We promise we will never pass your email address on to third parties. Five Great Reasons to Join Us As an AAI Supporter: You will be a member of the only international community that identifies itself as Atheist. It is also the only atheist international organisation with UN consultative status. Being an AAI supporter means that you actively support normalising Atheism. You will support AAI affiliate member organisations across the globe in promoting secularism and campaigning against religious […]
- [2023 EGM Presentation](https://atheistalliance.org/2023-egm-presentation/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please click the link below to view the presentation given at the 2023 Extraordinary General Meeting held on January 15, 2023. 2023 01 15 EGM Slides[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
- [Norhaiyah Mahmood](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/norhaiyah-mahmood/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11703″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1670284677809{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Norhaiyah Mahmood is an atheist community organiser. She is part of the Executive Committee of the Humanist Society (Singapore), where she serves as Secretary and leads the Secretariat. She is the co-founder of Warung atheist and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Singapore. She is also actively involved in AAI’s Atheist Support Network. She is actively involved in charity and humanitarian works; she established a secret library that allows people to read books on freethought and manage a sanctuary for stray cats in Malaysia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Back to Advisory […]
- [Annual Accounts](https://atheistalliance.org/annual-accounts/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]AAI is Platinum rated by GuideStar for transparency. This is the highest level the organization awards. In our efforts to be best in class for transparency, in 2022, the board decided to publish annual accounts for the past five years in addition to the extensive transparency data we already publish. We will add further annual accounts each year as they are finalized. Annual accounts may be viewed for: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 How you can help We help a lot of people but it’s only a fraction of those who need help. The single biggest thing […]
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- [Disclosure Document November 2022](https://atheistalliance.org/disclosure-document-november-2022/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Building bridges AAI has been subject to allegations of mismanagement for more than two years. The board responded to the allegations—it engaged in dialogue with critics, investigated and, subsequently, acknowledged some allegations and rejected others. In 2021, the board made an effort to make amends for the errors it had accepted in the hope of putting the allegations aside so that the organization could focus on the work it aims to achieve. It was not to be. Building bridges between AAI and its critics has proven elusive. Critics ignored our sincere efforts to put things right. In fact, some […]
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- [Mubarak's Story](https://atheistalliance.org/mubaraks-story/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mubarak Bala is the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria. He was arrested at his home in Kaduna on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 after a Kano lawyer made a complaint about a Facebook post that appeared two days earlier on Mubarak’s account. Mubarak was taken to Kano the following day and held incommunicado for months. The police authorities refused to admit he was in their custody and refused to confirm he was alive. Mabarak was not permitted to see his lawyers until November that year—four months after a court ordered that his lawyers be granted access. On May 8, […]
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- [Alice Carr](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/alice-carr/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”10755″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1638981860785{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Alice Carr grew up in the Brahma Kumaris, a Hindu-based sect, learning about karma and virtue ethics as she grew up. Her father was an atheist, and by the time she was 27 years old, she had let go of her magical thinking and joined the Philosophical Naturalists in their science-based worldview. Alice joined Progressive Atheists Inc. in 2011, became the secretary and then President for 3 years, ending her term in 2015. After which she took on the role of Atheist Advocate which focused mainly on […]
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- [Lawrence Krauss](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/lawrence-krauss/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”9343″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1608226623209{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author, as well as being an acclaimed lecturer. He is currently President of The Origins Project Foundation, which celebrates science and culture by connecting scientists, artists, writers and celebrities with the public through special events, and unique travel opportunities. He is also host of the Origins Podcast, a video podcast involving dialogues with the most interesting people in the world. His own research interests have focused on the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, including […]
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- [Brain Teasers](https://atheistalliance.org/brain-teasers/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Love a challenge? Test your thinking skills with our collection of wicked brain teasers set by our President, Howard Burman. Solve them and you can win cash! Send Howard your solution to this week’s conundrum before the closing date and we’ll put all correct answers in a draw. The winner, picked out randomly, will get $20. Send your answer to president@atheistalliance.org. Good luck! This Week’s Conundrum Closing Date: January 7, 2021[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_btn title=”Back to the Lounge” style=”3d” color=”pink” size=”lg” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-arrow-circle-left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fatheistalliance.org%2Fthe-members-lounge%2F”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][su_shadow][su_panel background=”#ebeb52″ radius=”6″ text_align=”center”] Take the letters in the phrase NEW LOOK LADY drop one letter, and […]
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- [Members Bookshelf](https://atheistalliance.org/members-bookshelf/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here, for AAI members only, we are collecting a library of great books you can read right here in the lounge. Browse them, chose one, and start reading—it’s completely free. We will add to the library as quickly as we can and we will announce new additions in the AAI newsletter. We are super-grateful to our authors for their permission to allow members to read their books for free. However, if you must have one of these books in your personal library, we give a link so you can buy them on Amazon. Books enrich our lives—enjoy! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Back to […]
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- [Transparency](https://atheistalliance.org/trust/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Who do you trust enough to give your time or your hard-earned cash to? This is an important question. There is no end of charities who want your money, but you can’t support them all. So you have to decide which organizations are doing things you truly support and which of those you trust to spend your money wisely and honestly. Atheist Alliance International places integrity as its first and non-negotiable value. Within the organization, we all know that, but how do people outside of the organization know it? We have to tell you and demonstrate that it is […]
- [Ridvan Aydemir](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/ridvan-aydemir-2/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8732″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1604838649416{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Ridvan Aydemir, better known online as Apostate Prophet, is an Ex-Muslim, Turkish-German YouTuber known for critiquing Islam. Ridvan was formerly a devout Sunni Muslim who was born to a Turkish family in Germany. Ridvan moved to Turkey as a teenager where he went to high school and served his mandatory military service. During his time in Turkey, he became interested in Islam and decided to practice it devoutly. Although raised in a conservative Muslim environment, his study of Islam led him to doubt the religion, and eventually, […]
- [Our Donations Policy](https://atheistalliance.org/about-us/our-donation-policy/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]We believe it is important that donors know how their money will be used. Our donation policy is designed to make this clear. We raise funds either for specific campaigns or for AAI discretionary funds. We always state what each fund-raising appeal is for. Campaign-specific funds When we need funds for a specific campaign, such as The Right to be Secular or to appeal sentences imposed for blasphemy, we will: State what we need money for. State the amount we need to raise. Where the amount cannot be determined precisely, we will make a low estimate and may revise […]
- [Thomas Sheedy](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/thomas-sheedy-2/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12650″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1714235664098{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””] Thomas Sheedy is the President and Founder of Atheists for Liberty. His influence extends beyond the confines of the organization, as he has been featured in notable media outlets such as Vanity Fair and mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience. Thomas has made appearances on various shows, blogs, and podcasts, establishing himself as a key advocate for atheist activism. With a background in public policy, he specializes in the largest growing demographic, atheism, and is a dedicated proponent of the separation of religion and government, […]
- [Campaign Funding](https://atheistalliance.org/give-with-confidence/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Integrity is an AAI core value and it is our most important value. This is why we publish, for every campaign, how much money we raise and how we spend it. This is how we give our members and donors confidence that their money is spent prudently and honestly. We also publish a Donations Policy that explains how we make sure money is spent how donors wish it to be spent. To read the policy, click here. On top of this, we aim to keep our overheads low. The less we spend on such things as wages, web hosting, bank […]
- [Nada Al-Ahdal](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/nada-al_ahdal/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8209″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1597583652383{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Nada Al-Ahdal is a human rights activist from Yemen known for escaping two different child marriage pacts which her parents had arranged for her. In 2013, she posted a YouTube video, decrying child marriage showcasing her story and her experience, which quickly went viral and prompted coverage of Yemen’s continued practice of child marriage. She managed to influence the comprehensive national dialogue conference in Yemen to pass and apply a law of criminalizing the marriage of minors under the age of 18. Nada continues with her remarkable […]
- [Onur Romano](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/onur-romano-2/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8093″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1595979315440{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Onur Romano is an atheist refugee currently living in Victoria, BC, Canada.  He studied Political Science at St. Thomas University, Government and International Politics at George Mason University and International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University. He currently is pursuing a Masters in Global Leadership at Royal Roads University. He has helped establish multiple atheist organizations in the Republics of Turkey, and Georgia from 2012 to 2016. He states his life-long mission is “To create a network of atheist/secular/humanist NGOs in the Middle East region”. Onur previously served […]
- [John A Wagner](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/john-a-wagner/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8105″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1596028604852{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]John A Wagner is a Vice President of The Secular Humanist Society of New York, the Vice President of the Center for Freethought Equality, and a board member of the Four Freedoms Democratic Club.  He is a life member of AAI, American Atheists, and FFRF.  He is a member of the American Humanist Association and the New York City Atheists.  He represents Humanists International at the UN in New York where he is the Secretary of the Committee for Freedom of Religion or Belief and a member […]
- [Spencer Lucas](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/spencer-lucas-3/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7882″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1593960272660{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Spencer is originally from Wales, but has spent most of his life in Canada. He is a lifelong atheist, with atheist parents, and grandparents. God, in his home, was an alien subject. Hearing about god(s) for the first time as a child was strange and literally unbelievable. Of course, as a child, religion does not come up a lot (or at least it didn’t in the late ’70s in Timmins, Ontario) among his peers. But when asked about his religion, Spencer would always answer “orthodox”. This would, […]
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- [Gad Saad](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/gad-saad/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7839″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1593628061448{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior.  He held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption (2008-2018). In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.  His fourth book The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense will be released on October 6, 2020. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn […]
- [Ali A Rizvi](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/ali-a-rivzi/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7601″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1593190324814{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Ali Amjad Rizvi is a Pakistani-born Canadian ex-Muslim atheist and secular humanist writer and podcaster who explores the challenges of Muslims who leave their faith. He writes a column for the Huffington Post and co-hosts the Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment podcast together with Armin Navabi.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Back to Advisory Council” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fatheistalliance.org%2Four-advisory-council%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
- [Aroup Chatterjee](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/aroup-chatterjee/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7689″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1593160224826{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Aroup Chatterjee was born and brought up in Calcutta, India in a non-religious family. Atheism was the default position in his household but he was not a campaigning atheist. He came to the UK in 1985 and was aghast to realize the total and utter falsehood that went on around Mother Teresa’s supposed charitable works and how it linked negatively to his home city. He decided to address it through a film on Channel 4 in 1994. It was he who brought Hitchens to the topic […]
- [Michael Shermer](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/michael-shermer/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8088″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1595977482227{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the Science Salon Podcast, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. For 18 years he was a monthly columnist for Scientific American. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers Why People Believe Weird Things and The Believing Brain, Why Darwin Matters, The Science of Good and Evil, The Moral Arc, and Heavens on Earth. His new book is Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific […]
- [Narendra Nayak](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/narendra-nayak/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7608″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle” css=”.vc_custom_1593006382775{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-image: url(https://atheistalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Grey-background-1.jpg?id=7627) !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Narendra Nayak is a rationalist, skeptic, and godman debunker from Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Nayak is the current president of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA). He founded the Dakshina Kannada Rationalist Association in 1976 and has been its secretary since then. He also founded an NGO called Aid Without Religion in July 2011. He tours the country conducting workshops to promote scientific temper and showing people how to debunk godmen and frauds. He has conducted over 2000 such demonstrations in India, including some in Australia, Greece, […]
- [Our Advisory Council](https://atheistalliance.org/our-advisory-council/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Our Advisory Council is a voluntary group that exists to give support and advice to AAI’s Board of Directors. The Advisory Council is chaired by Sam K. Tahmassebi and co-chaired by Samaneh Khani. The Board extends a huge thank you to council members for giving their valuable time and for their advice. Council members are shown in no particular order.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] John A. Wagner [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Maria Turchetto [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Sam K. Tahmassebi [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Steven Pinker [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Samaneh Khani [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Lawrence Krauss [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Kato Mukasa [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Mina Ahadi [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Amardeo Sarma […]
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- [Our Values](https://atheistalliance.org/about-us/our-values-3/): A lot of things define an organization. For example, its mission, goals, stakeholders, geographic scope and business processes are all important but the values the organization holds dear set it apart from others working in the same space.  Atheist Alliance International holds six values above all others. These values guide all of our decisions and actions. They are the organization’s essence. Our values reach to every corner from the Board of Directors to the Executive Director, the staff and our volunteers. Our values are part of our identity and a source of pride. We have been helping atheists since 1991 […]
- [Atheist Support Network](https://atheistalliance.org/atheist-support-network/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leaving your religion and becoming an atheist can be a difficult and even dangerous process. People who lose their faith may be rejected by their families which can mean loss of access to their spouse and children. Younger people can be made homeless and may lose their education if their families withdraw financial support. Ex-Muslims often face additional difficulties. Bringing shame on the family can put apostates, especially females, at risk of ‘honor’ killing. Those who live in Islamic countries face even more risks. Apostasy is widely regarded as a crime in Islamic countries and is punishable in many […]
- [The AAI Strategic Framework](https://atheistalliance.org/the-aai-strategic-framework/): People should be as free to be atheists as they are to be conservative or liberal; Christians or Muslims. The truth is, in many parts of the world, atheists are not free. Globally, freedom for atheists is the exception and not the rule. Too often atheists are disparaged, demonized, persecuted and discriminated against by the public, civil authorities and even by their families. In some countries, particularly Islamic countries, atheists are criminalized and live in fear of violence from mobs and fear of loss of rights, imprisonment, public lashing or execution by the state. Atheist Alliance International exists to make […]
- [Atheist Bookfest](https://atheistalliance.org/atheist-bookfest/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here at AAI, we are often asked to recommend books, especially by people who are doubting their religion and by people who have recently discarded their religion and want to learn more. So we put our heads together and came up with a list of our favorite books for you. Here you will find a treasure trove of books on all aspects of atheism, including rebuttals of the arguments theists use to ‘justify’ their belief in God. There are also sections dealing with critical thinking and science, especially on cosmology which some theists pervert to find a gap for their […]
- [Who We Are](https://atheistalliance.org/directors/): [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1590407264637{background-color: #e2e2e2 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Board Members [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The AAI Board has responsibility and full executive authority for the operations and activities of Atheist Alliance International, subject only to compliance at all times with the provisions of relevant laws, AAI’s Bylaws and any policies passed at Board meetings.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”blue” style=”shadow”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] President Tonoy Emroz Alam (Bangladesh/Germany) president@atheistalliance.org Languages: Bengali, English, Hindi, German Tonoy is a contributor to the Mukto-Mona blog, a freethought movement, founded by murdered author Avijit Roy. Several other writers of the website were murdered by the Islamist terrorists. He also wrote columns at major news outlets, where he […]
- [About Secular World](https://atheistalliance.org/about-secular-world/): Secular World, AAI’s flagship journal, comes out four times a year. Its aim is to educate, inform and entertain readers in a modern, eye-pleasing e-zine layout. Regular contributors include Dr Richard Carrier, and Dr Stephen Law. Occasional correspondents are from all over the world. Our Publications Director John Richards, is always on the look-out for reports on the situation for atheists where you are, opinion pieces on issues and arguments regarding theism and atheism, and even poetry! Please submit 750 words to .
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- [Our Affiliates](https://atheistalliance.org/our-affiliates/): [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AAI has affiliates on every continent of the world (except Antarctica). Affiliates are organizations that share our mission and goals and join with us to make us all stronger. Their organizations are independent–they run their own events and campaigns and they govern themselves but they nominate and elect AAI board members, attend our Annual General Meetings and more. If you are looking for a local group to join, check out our affiliates. You can find them on the map or click a tab below the map to see all those on your continent. Please make contact with a suitable group […]
- [Do you know? Day 4 of 4](https://atheistalliance.org/do-you-know-4-of-4/): Universal Declaration of Atheist Rights It can be a difficult and dangerous world for atheists. In many countries, abandoning or denying the official religion of the state can result in imprisonment, torture or various draconian restrictions of rights including denial of the right to inherit or own property, or to receive an education. In 13 countries apostates can be subjected to the death penalty. According to the latest report of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, in many countries, atheists are forced to lie to obtain their official documents without which it is impossible to go to university, receive medical […]
- [Do you know? Day 3 of 4](https://atheistalliance.org/do-you-know-3-of-4/): Billboard campaigns Commonly, in very religious countries, a great many people do not know what atheism is or even that there are people who do not believe in any gods. And, all too often, those who are familiar with the word atheism associate it with dogmatic arrogance or with devil-worship, immorality, drinking blood or other activities that put such people beyond the pale. It is part of AAI’s mission to normalize atheism, so one of the first tasks in such countries is to get people talking about it and, in the process, to expel the myths. When people understand what […]
- [Do you know? Day 2 of 4](https://atheistalliance.org/do-you-know-2-of-4/): Combatting godmen in India According to the World Bank, in 2016, 67% of Indians lived in rural areas. These people don’t have much, but they tend to be very superstitious which makes them easy targets for exploitation. And there is no shortage of tricksters, Swamis, and godmen traveling from village to village using magic tricks to demonstrate their ‘powers’, and promising villagers a better life, in return for their money. Since 2004, Professor Narendra Nayak has made it his job to expose these charlatans. He travels the villages of India holding workshops at his own expense, showing how the tricks […]
- [Atheist Rights](https://atheistalliance.org/campaigns-atheist-rights/): Every day around the world atheists are discriminated against in overt and covert ways. Even in countries that have legal protections for the religious and non-religious alike, these protections are often undermined by a social and political atmosphere in which the non-religious are made to feel like lesser citizens. It is unfair, unnecessary and too often ends in tragedy. But worse than this, many countries have legislation that discriminates against atheists and criminalizes atheism. In several countries, the discovery by family or friends that you do not believe God exists can bring the wrath of the state upon you. The […]
- [Do you know?](https://atheistalliance.org/do-you-know-answers/): The answers You’ll find the answers to our competition below our new video—take a look at it. It explains what we stand for, why we are here and what we do. What is Atheist Alliance International? Atheist Alliance International exists to help move the world towards a more rational and fairer place, where religion is a private matter that does not intrude on the lives of the non-religious. Where governments work in the interests of all and not in the interests of those who share their religious superstitions, and where policy is made based on the best evidence available and […]
- [Do you know? Day 1 of 4](https://atheistalliance.org/do-you-know-1-of-4/): Suing a State Governor in Nigeria What should atheists do when they find a State Governor is promoting a project to build an enormous 8,500-seat Christian worship center and is contributing state funding? This is happening now in Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria, a country with a Federal Constitution that explicitly mandates separation of religion and state. Our affiliate, the Atheist Society of Nigeria, instructed lawyers to write to Governor Udom Emmanuel, to demand the cessation of the project, and for the contributions made by the government to be publicly disclosed. The Governor has failed to respond to either letter. […]
- [Atheists Sue State Governor in Nigeria](https://atheistalliance.org/campaigns-suing-a-state-governor-in-nigeria/): His Excellency Udom Emmanuel is a man on a mission. Udom is Governor of Akwa Ibom state in southern Nigeria with the mission to anchor his administration on “deep Christian and moral values” and with the dream of erecting for God, a befitting place of worship. That befitting place of worship is an enormous and futuristic Christian worship center with 8,500 seating capacity, boasting 16 staircases, two churches, and several smaller chapels. Udom said, “Akwa Ibom State is a Christian State that will continue to look up to God for his guidance and blessings”. The Governor played a central role […]


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