1. Our plane: to set up a center in Abu Dhabi for free-thinkers and free speech, where we can conduct debates, conferences and seminars. 2. Our goals: we have nothing to preach, we don’t claim knowledge or wisdom, we don’t …
Posted in Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Countries/Regions, General, Interfaith, Islam, Qatar, Religion, UAE, Yemen | 10 CommentsQ: why do we want to prove Quran is man-made? A: First: we believe it’s man-made because it contradictory and inconsistent (for the objective reader) just like so many other books that are being considered sacred. However, we might be …
Posted in Atheism, Interfaith, Islam, Philosophy, Religion, Yemen | 38 CommentsTo: Mr. Mohammad Shahrour Dear Sir, I highly appreciate the the effort that you made in writing and editing your latest book Al Qassas AlQurani – I am impressed by your way of writing and by the new conceptions your …
Posted in Atheism, Islam, Religion, Terrorism, War, Yemen | Leave a commentAgnostic: you claim you have the proof that religions are man-made, let’s buy that for the sake of argument, what is your replacement? Atheist: the truth, honesty, transparency and modesty, we don’t know much , what we know so for …
Posted in Atheism, Interfaith, Islam, Religion, Yemen | 8 CommentsSur la proposition de l’Internationale Socialiste en 1910, la journée internationale des femmes (le 8 mars) a été célébrée pour la première fois dans beaucoup de pays industriels. Elle demandait le droit de vote, le droit au travail, à la …
Posted in Events, Iran, Yemen | Leave a commentWe are pleased to bring you the good news that Walid Al-Saqaf, the developer of alkasir circumvention software, which was developed with the support of Mideast Youth, won the Democracy Prize for 2010 from the Swedish Örebro University for his …
Posted in Activism, Announcements, Media, Yemen | 1 CommentEarlier this year, a newly-wed bride took a taxi to the West Court of Sana’a, Yemen and requested a divorce from the husband she was forced into marrying. Her husband, who was almost three times her age, raped and beat …
Posted in Women, Yemen | 3 CommentsIt’s not an award ceremony for distinguished students. It’s not a youth program. It’s not a library. It’s a public discussion by civil society organisations in Yemen on child marriages, and the pictured girls (aged 8, 10 and 12) are …
Posted in Islam, Sexism, Women, Yemen | 6 CommentsYou might remember our previous posts calling for the unblocking of Yemeni websites, all of which remain blocked within the country to this day. But that is not all, owners and editors of the blocked websites have been threatened and …
Posted in Activism, Announcements, Censorship, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech, Yemen | 3 CommentsAs a Palestinian and an Arab I was extremely proud to see such a large contingent of athletes from the Arab World participating in this year’s Olympics. Even though they are being held in Beijing, one of the most repressive …
Posted in Afghanistan, Algeria, Arabs, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen | Tagged Beijing, Olympics | 16 Comments