Kacem Al Ghazali needs our help. It doesn’t matter what you believe religiously, this man is in danger, and even if you disagree with him, you should be appalled by his situation.
Since I let it be known that I am an atheist, I have dealt with tons of bigotry. I have been yelled at, made fun of, and was even physically attacked once, solely because my mere existence as and atheist is somehow seen as a threat.
It is common for people here in the US to have many such issues. I know people that refuse to let it be known that they don’t believe because their wives may leave them, their friends may leave them, or because their children may get teased, and I’ve seen people lose their jobs because they had the audacity to get caught not believing.
I look at the adversity I must face, and I know that if I had to come out all over again, I would do it even faster next time, because none of those things is a big enough deal that I would seriously worry about them.
I say all of this because there are people out there that are standing up for their right to be free from religion, but have a much more difficult set of circumstances. Circumstances that I don’t know if I could overlook in order to speak out against religious bigotry.
Who is Kacem?
Kacem Al Ghazali is a resident of Morocco and an atheist. Kacem has also received credible and persistent death threats because of his blog at bahamut.blogspot.com. Recently, he appeared on a news program discussing how his blog has been getting him death threats. While death threats aren’t that uncommon over the internet, these people also seemed to know his movements, and they even call him on his phone to threaten him.
After this television interview, Kacem was verbally and physically attacked at his school, not only by the students, but by the student director as well. He had to leave his school, his village, and he is trying to leave the county.
Obviously Morocco has laws against terrorist threats and actions like this, but they also have laws against speaking against Islam, which would put him in trouble with the law as well. Because of this anti-blasphemy law, he has found it necessary to go into hiding, and to try and find asylum in a secular country.
In light of recent publicity, there are attempts to take Kacem to court, which would prevent him from being able to leave the country, and subject him to the anti-blasphemy laws.
God willing, our appointment in the Court, and we have a large trust in the Moroccan judiciary, because what you say about us as Muslims and our religion has exceeded the framework of freedom of expression, but is desperate Moroccans Muslims against us but against the desperate belief that the rule established by the ”Emirate of menin”, skepticism is unacceptable and sinful against the Prince of menin our king God save him
His situation is desperate.
How You Can Help
There is a petition to help Al Ghazali . Please sign it. Share it with everyone you can. I am trying to find out what else can be done to help.
Anyone that believes people should be able to speak their mind without fear of jail or death should do what they can to help this man.
Thank you
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