Philosophy, Ethics, Atheism, Nietzsche
William Bauer interviews a Saudi atheist: “Please bear in mind, that people are witch hunting for us…so be careful which details you use,” Jabir begins. He is right to be concerned, for he is an atheist in a country where advocating beliefs other than those of a Sunni Muslim engender imprisonment, possible torture, and a [...]
Last weekend members of The Heresy Club were my special guests on The Camels With Hammers Show. Sundas Hoorain was one of them. Here is a video in which she discusses her journey out of Islam and the fascinatingly varied ways that social and cultural practices have changed over the years: Your Thoughts?
Tired of having to sift through whitewashing religious apologists or fearmongering bigots when trying to get information about Islam that is both factually accurate and defensibly critical? Heina, an apostate from Islam who was formerly a devout believer, wants to write that book and is looking for donations to help fund her efforts: Learn more [...]
“Damya” is a young Moroccan atheist feminist woman. She is using a pseudonym because of recent events that she explains in the interview. Daniel Fincke: Damya, before we get into the details of your personal, regular experience as Moroccan atheist, why don’t we start off by talking about the distressing treatment of a Moroccan atheist [...]
Ehsan Ali was born in Pakistan, and grew up there until he was 14. He has lived in the US most of his adult life. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and Africa. Ali’s interest include issues affecting women and LGBT people in Muslim communities in the West and in Muslim countries. See [...]
Alain de Botton’s chapter on community in his book Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion is filled with half-baked thinking. After one-sidedly disparaging modern social life from numerous selective (and sometimes specious) angles, he goes on to model really effectively how not to try to learn from religion (Kindle Location 189):
Jen McCreight has an enraging summary of events: [Rhys Morgan] chose that photo [as his Facebook profile] to stand in solidarity with the University College London’s Atheist, Secular, and Humanist Society. The group was caught in a firestorm after someone complained about the image being used to promote their pub social and school officials ordered them to [...]
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