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Deep in Hiding (Extra Scene from 'Leaving Islam')
In this extra scene from 'Leaving Islam,' VICE News meets a young British woman who is deep in hiding and fearing for her life after her family kidnapped and beat her for becoming an ex-Muslim.
Living in Fear (Excerpt From 'Leaving Islam')
In this excerpt from "Leaving Islam," VICE News meets a former Muslim who fears that her family members could kill her if they found out about her atheism.
Rescuing Ex-Muslims: Leaving Islam
VICE News meets a network of ex-Muslims based in London, helping others who have left Islam, as they escape imprisonment, violence, forced marriage, kidnapping, exclusion, and ostracization from their communities and families.
Leaving Islam (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News meets a network of ex-Muslims based in London, helping others who have left Islam, as they escape imprisonment, violence, forced marriage, kidnapping, exclusion, and ostracization from their communities and families.
Reddit Rapture: How r/atheism Suddenly Lost 10,000 Users
The atheist subreddit's journey from default sub to mass clean-up echoes Reddit's own evolution.
Trapped Between Murder and Repression: Life as an Atheist Blogger in Bangladesh
Four bloggers and a publisher have been hacked to death in Bangladesh in 2015. Yet, as the survivor of a previous attack told VICE News, atheist writers there also have to deal with government repression.
Religious Kids Are More Selfish Than Non-Religious Kids, Study Says
A new study finds that kids from religious households tend not to share as much as their nonreligious counterparts. Kids from religious households also tended to be more judgmental about people's actions and believed in harsher punishments.
The Transhumanist Future Has No Pope
Modern values, transhumanist technology, and the embrace of reason are making many Catholic rules and rituals absurd.
Islamic Militant Group Circulates Hit List of International Bloggers and Activists
The list released by Bangladeshi hardline organization Ansarullah Bangla Team follows a series of hacking deaths of bloggers.
Threats, Attacks, and Murders Keep Bloggers in Bangladesh on Edge
The government has banned an Islamist militant group suspected of being behind recent blogger killings, but persecuted commentators argue that it appears to be in league with fundamentalists.
Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death
Studies have found that considering atheism leads many to thoughts of death—even when those people are atheists themselves.
An Atheist Church of Bacon Lovers Can’t Believe Banks Won’t Take It Seriously
The church has started a petition where fellow atheists and other sympathizers can join their fight for the right to be seen as legit.