Hey I'm from Morocco and I lived here since my childhood. I was a muslim and I used to believe a lot in god, because my family was entirely muslim and our culture and traditions were based on muslim culture. In my first years of high school, I started to notice that our society wasn't able to define itself, we just consider ourselves muslims but do the opposite of what muslim directives were saying.
I began to study Coran and Islamic directives (far from what we were learning in school), and I realized that it had a lot of contracdictions within itself, and with what I learned in my scientific courses and researches at school, without speaking about the fact that the majorityof moroccans are just using Islam as a belief to explain some things or to manipulate people especially in the political field.
Anyway, I won't be talking about how I left Islam, but how I'm living as an atheist in a country where 99% of it's population is considered as "muslim".
It's impossible to declare - publicly- myself as an atheist in Morocco, because I may face a prison sentence, or even a death penalty as the Islam says (Anyone who leaves Islam need to be killed). But also my entire family would reject me because of my opinion and my toughts. It's hard for me to speak about religions when we're gathered, and I'm forced to pray or do things like that especially in Religious Occasions (Aid Al Adha/Aid Al Fitr). In Ramadan, I eat and drink alone, and when no one is around because it may create BIG trouble for me.
Few of my friends know about it, even fewer of them would accept my choice. With some other friends who are atheist or agnostic, we meet up and talk about our views and toughts, even though it's rare but we have a good time. Internet is the only way I can share my toughts and read more about science, philosphy and different toughts without fearing anything. (For now :p).
Even if I'm an atheist, I respect other people choices and beliefs. And I expect others to do so, in my case, accept my atheist views and toughts and discuss them freely without fearing death penalty, social impact and other things.
Do you have any advice thhat will help me express safely my toughts ? Or do you live in a country where it's similar ? Feel free share your toughts !
(Sorry for my english :D)
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