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Read More Atheist Republic More than 1,000 pilgrims have died during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this week as the yearly pilgrimage fell during a scorching summer in the Middle Eastern kingdom and amidst an ongoing heatwave in the northern hemispheres that affects cities and regions across four continents. 2024 Hajj: Extreme
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Read More Atheist Republic The Turkish government issued an arrest warrant against a popular YouTuber for his statements on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad during a recent interview on the platform, which sparked criticism and outrage for being “insulting.” While “secularism” is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, an arrest warrant was
Read More Atheist Republic Russian special forces killed inmates suspected to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group after the prisoners broke out of a cell in a Russian detention center and kidnapped two prison officers, holding them hostage. Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers at detention centre@ShivanChanana tells you more Watch more
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Read More Atheist Republic A prominent female Iranian dissident and political prisoner was given an additional 18-and-a-half-year prison sentence by the Islamic Republic after she released a statement condemning the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel and voicing her support for Israel. Iranian Fatemeh Sepehri faces 18 years in prison. Why? Because she condemned
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Read More Atheist Republic For the first time in history, many Muslims attending this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia will be able to harness the power of artificial intelligence to answer their inquiries on religion as the country will be introducing a smart robot to guide pilgrims on fatwas and other religious edicts. Pilgrims also
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