Moroccan Atheist in Hiding, Pursued for ‘Shaking Faith’

[DavidDvorkin]

Imad Eddin Habib of Morocco is no shrinking violet. At 22, he is a very outspoken and active atheist who seems to delight in ruffling feathers by the mere mention of his nonbelief.

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His online activism has gotten him in trouble, according to the publication Free Arabs (whose tagline is “Democracy, Secularism, Fun”). They report that Moroccan police have gone looking for him (even breaking into a house where they wrongly thought he lived), as Imad has gone into hiding.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/05/02/moroccan-atheist-in-hiding-pursued-for-shaking-faith/

[ZombieHorde]

1. If he didn't believe in bookshelves or ice skates, no one would be this upset with him.

People would think he was weird, but no one would be seeking him out in order to harm him for these lack of beliefs. I think this is because our belief in bookshelves and ice skates is so strong that critiques of this type of belief do not touch us.

[LeftinOH]

2. When atheists are persecuted, it pretty much confirms the

reason they've chosen to be atheists: Religious zealots are dangerous.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Yes.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. I wonder what type of response he expected

[DavidDvorkin]

5. Why is that relevant?

He probably expected the response he got. That doesn't diminish either his courage or the craziness of the response.

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. Of course the response was crazy

But it is pretty much what would be expected.