Organized by Freethought Lebanon and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Celebrating Dissent 2022 was held in Cologne, Germany on August 20 and 21, with the participation of more than 50 speakers and artists from more than 30 countries.
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Apostasy (ردة or ارتداد) is the abandonment or renunciation of religion. It is punishable by death in Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, UAE, and Yemen and a criminal offence in many more Muslim-majority countries.
الأديان في بلادنا قد مُنحت امتيازات خاصة نتيجة نشأتنا في بيئةٍ تقدسها وتعتبرها مصونة من الاستهزاء أو حتى النقد، لكننا غالباً ما ننسى أن الأديان والرموز الدينية ما هي إلا ‘أفكار’ من
والقدسية التي نسبت إليهانوع آخر، وأن الحصانة التي تمتلكها هي بكل بساطة نتيجة مباشرة للحكم الديني وتدخل السلطات الدينية بتشريع القوانين وسنّها..
Café Humaniste: Secularism in Lebanon was organized by Freethought Lebanon and Humanists International in Beirut, Lebanon. The event featured three speakers: Bassel Abdallah, Gilbert Doumit and Hayat Mirshad. Live streaming of the event (in Arabic): Images from the event:
لقاء حواري بعنوان “العلمانية في لبنان: ما ضرورتها وكيف نصل إليها” (الشرح باللغة العربية في الأسفل) Freethought Lebanon and Humanists International are glad to announce the first Café Humaniste in Lebanon on 26 December! The theme of this Café Humaniste will be “Secularism in Lebanon: why we need it and how do we get there”.
Women and men from various countries and backgrounds come together in Amsterdam to celebrate freedom through theatre, talks, poetry, film and stand-up comedy. Women, non-believers and LGBT+ are often the victims of the strictest cultural and religious dogmas. The festival Celebrating Dissent honours their freedom. Freedom to think differently, freedom not to believe, and freedom
