Irreligion in Iraq

Irreligion is thought to be very rare in Iraq.[1] There aren't any exact numbers as atheists fear persecution especially from militias and many fear telling their families or friends about their beliefs.[2] A lot of Iraqis left Islam due to religious terrorism and corruption of Islamic politicians, especially after the Iraq War.[3][4][5]

List of non–religious Iraqis
  • Faisal Saeed Al Mutar Iraqi-born satirist, human-rights activist and writer who was admitted to the United States as a refugee in 2013.
  • Bashar ibn Burd Poet of the late Umayyad and early Abbasid periods.
  • Rifat Chadirji Iraqi architect, photographer, author and activist. He is admired as the greatest modern architect of Iraq, and taught at the Baghdad School of Architecture for many years.
  • Sami Michael Iraqi-Israeli author, first in Israel to call for the creation of an independent Palestinian state to exist alongside Israel.
  • Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi prominent Iraqi poet and philosopher, known for his defence of women's rights.
  • Jim Al-Khalili Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster.[6]
  • Selim Matar Writer, novelist and sociologist with Swiss and Iraqi nationalities, was born in Baghdad and resides currently in Geneva.
  • Mohammed Al-Ameen Iraqi engineer, Human-rights activist, known for his defence of women's rights, sceptical, social activist, strategist


See also

References
  1. "Iraqi atheists demand recognition, guarantee of their rights". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. "Iraqis Shocked as Atheism Creeps in". IslamOnline. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  4. "A life without God in Iraq: This 22-year-old atheist has been called the "Baghdad converter"". albawaba. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. "Iraqi Secular Trend Responds to Religious Extremism". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  6. Jim Al-Khalili. Science Explorer: Jim Al-Khalili featured in The Life Scientific. BBC Radio 4. I find it more comfortable to say I'm an atheist, and for that I probably have someone like Dawkins to thank.


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