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Posts from the ‘African Freethinker’ Category

Advocacy for Alleged Witches Needs Your Help this Year, 2023 on 2023-03-03

Humanism and Witchcraft/Tsav Allegations in Benue, Central Nigeria on 2022-09-21

Differing Opinions Between Muslim Clerics and Born Again Christian Pastor Over the Hijab of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania on 2022-09-21

Witch Persecution and Jungle Justice in Abia State on 2022-09-02

People with dementia are not witches, they need care and support on 2022-08-29

An Attack on Salman Rushdie is Indeed an Attack to Freedom of Thought and Expression on 2022-08-27

Police: Bring to Justice Killers of Mgboebuba Nwankwo in Enugu on 2022-08-27

Witchcraft Persecution and Land Disputes in Amuda Isuochi, Abia State on 2022-02-10

Witch Persecution: Are Pagans Against Enlightenment in South Africa? on 2022-02-10

Witch Persecution and Miscarriage of Justice in Adamawa, Nigeria on 2022-02-10

Will South Africans Rally Against Witch Persecution and Muti Murders? on 2022-02-10

Arrest and Prosecute Witch-hunting Pastors, Mallams, and Traditional Priests on 2022-02-10

Owo-Ogbo and Superstition-Based Abuses in Opodo, Rivers State on 2022-02-10

Two Years of Advocacy Against Witch Persecution in Africa on 2022-02-10

Article 19(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 is a Legal Opportunity to Freethinkers in the Nation on 2021-08-16

Justice for Accused and Convicted ‘Witches’ Everywhere on 2021-04-07

Ask Mubarak 7 – Et Tu? Two: How Bad Could Things Get? on 2021-04-07

Ask Takudzwa 16 – Minorities within Majorities on 2021-04-07

AFAW Welcomes Closure of Faith Healing Church in Uganda on 2021-03-30

Ask Takudzwa 15 – Political Influence, Political History: Zimbabwe’s Governance Heritage on 2021-03-30

Witch killing: When Will Enough Be Enough in Malawi? on 2021-03-29

Ask Mubarak 6 – Et Tu?: Punishment by Religious Believer on 2021-03-29

Ask Takudzwa 14 – Soft Spots in Legislation on 2021-03-29

Ask Mubarak 5 – African Freethought on 2021-03-28

Ask Takudzwa 13 – Pump Up the Volume: Dealing with the Media on 2021-03-28

Kenyans: Stop Burning Witches, Witchcraft is Superstition on 2021-03-22

Ask Takudzwa 12 – Coaxing the Closet to Open Up on 2021-03-22

Ask Mubarak 4 – Nigeria’s Christian and Islamic Leaders on 2021-03-22

Justice For Alleged Child Witches in Ogun State on 2021-03-21

Ask Mubarak 3 – Better Than a Candle: Humanism as a Light in the Ethical Night on 2021-03-21

Quarterly Report, July-September 2020 Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) on 2021-03-21

Ask Mubarak 2 – This is Nigeria: Freedom of Expression for the Secular on 2021-03-18

Hunting and Being Hunted: Witchcraft Belief and African Enlightenment on 2021-03-18

Ask Mubarak 1 – My Nigeria: Communal Organizing Amongst the More Difficult Circumstances on 2021-03-15

Interview with Mubarak Bala – Executive Director, Humanist Association of Nigeria on 2021-03-14

Blasphemy Killings, Impunity and Ethnoreligious Vendetta in Northern Nigeria on 2021-03-14

Stop Hassan Patigi’s Abusive Healing and Witch-Hunting Activities in Mokwa, Niger State on 2021-03-14

Witch Persecution and Atheism in Malawi on 2021-03-14

Mubarak Bala: Blasphemy and Islamic Sado-Masochism in Nigeria on 2021-03-13

Fear of Charms, Scapegoating, and Human Rights Abuses in Afikpo, Ebonyi State on 2021-03-13

The Real Witch-Hunting in Africa on 2021-03-12

Witch Persecution and Court System in Akamkpa, Cross River State on 2021-03-12

Blasphemy: Free Umar Farouq Now on 2021-03-08

Moses Foh Amoaning: A Homophobic Agenda in Ghana on 2021-03-08

Bishop Oyedepo and Irresponsible COVID19 Faith Healing Claims on 2021-03-04

Sassywood and Witch Persecution in Liberia on 2021-03-03

A Case Against Blasphemy in Nigeria on 2021-03-01

Mubarak Bala: Government, Blasphemy and Islamic Mischief In Kano on 2021-03-01

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu: Blasphemy and Death Sentence Revisited on 2021-03-01

Tanzania: A Secular State, Secular Education But With Some Elements of Religious Influence? on 2021-02-27

Thought Project: Dare To Question on 2021-02-27

Atheism and Humanism in Africa and African Diaspora on 2021-02-27

Can Non-Belief and Islam Co-Exist in Black Communities? on 2021-02-26

Religion as a Biological and Geographical Accident on 2021-02-25

Stop Hassan Patigi’s Witchcraft Exorcism and Show of Shame in Mokwa, Niger State on 2021-02-24

Children Burnt for Witchcraft in Central Nigeria on 2021-02-24

Ask Takudzwa 11 – Constitution on 2020-10-06

Ask Takudzwa 10 – Getting Things Going, Anticipated Difficulties on 2020-09-26

Mubarak Bala and Trial of Islam in Nigeria on 2020-09-21

Ask Takudzwa 9 – A Bridge for All Automobiles, A Boat for Every Passenger: Racism Between Africans and Managing Frayed Ties on 2020-09-16

Muhammad Hassan Patigi: Witchcraft Allegations, ‘Healing’ and Human Degradation in Mokwa, Central Nigeria on 2020-09-11

Ask Takudzwa 8 – Upcoming Resources by and for Zimbabwean Humanists on 2020-09-06

Witchcraft: Accused and Abused By In-laws on 2020-09-02

Akua Denteh: How To End Witch Persecution in Ghana on 2020-08-31

Ask Takudzwa 7 – Humanism with a Zimbabwean Twist, and Some Lime on 2020-08-23

Mubarak Bala: Now The United Nations Has Spoken on 2020-08-21

Ask Takudzwa 6 – New News in the News: Zimbabwean Secularism into Humanism in Zimbabwe on 2020-08-16

Case for Tolerance in Religiously Pluralistic World on 2020-08-11

Mubarak Bala: In Defence of Free Speech and Critical Inquiry on 2020-08-09

Letter from Mubarak’s Wife on 2020-08-08

Ask Takudzwa 5 – Revivatory Democracy: Civic Awareness, Colonial Repression, and Human-Centered Politics on 2020-08-06

Ask Takudzwa 4 – African State-Wide Alliances on 2020-07-29

NCDC: Sanction Clerics Who Make COVID19 Faith Healing Claims on 2020-07-27

Atheist Alliance International: Mubarak Bala, Amina Mubarak, UN Human Rights Commission on 2020-07-24

Elderly Woman Beaten and Lynched for Witchcraft in Ghana on 2020-07-24

President Chakwera: End Witch Bloodletting In Malawi on 2020-07-24

Tackling Witch Persecution Amid COVID19 Pandemic in Africa on 2020-07-24

#BibleMyths101: Finding a Girlfriend for Adam on 2020-07-24

Ask Takudzwa 3 – Ally-Ally Toxin-Free on 2020-07-24

Ask Takudzwa 2 – Zimbabwe and Its Discontents, and Supposed Secular Malcontents on 2020-07-21

I Stand With Mubarak Bala: What About You? on 2020-07-19

Ask Takudzwa 1 – Zimbabwean Secular Alliance on 2020-07-18

Blasphemy in Northern Nigeria on 2020-07-18

Happy Birthday Mubarak Bala on 2020-07-16

Police Detain Atheist 40 Days for Insulting Prophet Mohammed on 2020-07-16

Imperative of Criticizing of Religion in Africa on 2020-07-16

Oyedepo’s Faith healing Claims: Churches and Misinformation About COVID19 In Nigeria on 2020-07-13

Child Witch Persecution and Police Intervention in Ogun State on 2020-07-12

Islamic Extremism and Lure of Paradise on 2020-07-04

Gov. Ayade and Witch Burning in Cross River State on 2020-06-29

On Islam and Bloodletting in Northern Nigeria on 2020-06-28

Ending Witch Persecution and Gender-based Violence in Nigeria on 2020-06-24

Boki: Justice For Victims of Witch-hunt on 2020-06-24

Witch Burning: Victims Cry for Justice on 2020-06-24

Lives of Atheists Matter on 2020-06-23

Like Manna from Heaven, Even God Bleeds from the Pen: or, words for The Word, A Gift to and from the Godless on 2020-06-23

You Can Tell Them I Said It: Don’t Start None, Won’t Be None on 2020-06-23

Right Now, Mubarak Bala: Let Him Go, or Have a Fair Trial (Right Now) on 2020-06-23

Reflections on the Online Campaign Against Mubarak Bala on 2020-06-23

Police: Grant Bala Access To A Lawyer And Formally Charge Him on 2020-06-21

De-Mythologizing Prophet Muhammad and African Decolonization Project on 2020-06-21

Atheism and Virus of Taqiyyah in Muslim Communities on 2020-06-21

Mubarak Bala: Policing Blasphemy and Justice Delayed in Kano on 2020-06-19

Religion and Contempt for Humanity on 2020-06-19

Blasphemy is a right, not a crime on 2020-06-07

Bala’s Posts, Islam and Irreligious Demographics on 2020-06-05

Policy Proposal for Humanists International: The Problem of Witchcraft Allegations in Africa on 2020-06-03

2020-2030: Decade of Activism Against Witch Persecution in Africa on 2020-06-03

Saving Innocent Lives: Witchcraft Allegations and Native Medicine in Edo State on 2020-06-03

AFAW Condemns Witch Burning In Cross River State, Calls for Arrest and Prosecution of Thomas Obi Tawo (AKA General Iron) on 2020-06-03

AFAW Rescues Man Accused of ‘Stealing’ Destinies of People in Nigeria on 2020-06-03

AFAW Commends Authorities for Closing Down Faith Healing Church in Zambia on 2020-06-03

Persecution of ‘Destiny-Thieves’ Must Stop on 2020-06-03

Lives of Alleged Witches in Africa Matter – A Report on 2020-06-03

Malawi Must Protect Lives and Property of Alleged Witches on 2020-06-03

Towards an Effective Advocacy Against Witch Persecution in Malawi on 2020-06-03

Bala’s Facebook Posts and Allegations of Racism on 2020-06-02

Mubarak Bala: Facebook Posts and Limits of Religious Freedom on 2020-06-01

Confronting Jihadist Narratives and Islam-based Phobias in Nigeria on 2020-06-01

Police: Charge or Release Mubarak Bala on 2020-06-01

Atheist Sallah Message to Muslims on 2020-06-01

Mubarak Bala: Blasphemy Allegations, Religious Oppression and Muslim Majority in Northern Nigeria on 2020-06-01

Mubarak Bala: Facebook Posts and Freedom of Expression on 2020-06-01

Mubarak Bala: Why They Hate Him on 2020-06-01

We are all atheists on 2020-06-01

COVID19 and Snake Oil Salesmanship in Nigeria on 2020-06-01

Police: Where is Mubarak Bala? on 2020-05-08

Insulting Prophets: Between Islamic Totalitarianism and Tolerant Pluralism on 2020-05-08

Mubarak Bala: Speak Out Against Religious Tyranny in Kano on 2020-05-08

Mubarak Held Incommunicado in Kano on 2020-05-08

Mubarak Bala: Death Threats, Blasphemy and Police Investigation in Kano on 2020-05-08

Mubarak Bala Arrested for Blasphemy in Kaduna on 2020-05-08

Humanist Canada calls for release of Nigerian Humanist President on 2020-05-05

Conversation with Nandip Bongfa Vongwap on Nigeria Under Coronavirus on 2020-04-17

Tanzanian Regional Commissioner Mr. Paul Makonda has been Banned From Entering the United States of America on 2020-03-01

A Born Again Christian Prophet Causes Deaths of Twenty People in Miracle Performance in Northern Tanzania on 2020-03-01

Critical Thinking and Primary Education in Nigeria on 2020-02-08

Gayleen Cornelius on South Africa and Its Culture on 2020-02-08

The Most Important African Event That No One Is Talking About on 2020-02-01

An Interview with Takudzwa Mazwienduna from the Zimbabwean Secular Alliance on 2019-04-01

Mahojiano Na Profesa Alex L Mwakikoti Juu Ya Maisha Ya “Maadili Bila Dini” Anayoishi, Na Mengineyo – Jee Inawezekana Kwa Wengine Pia? on 2019-03-22

An Interview to a Tanzanian Emeritus Professor Alex L. Mwakikoti on Living Without a Religion and More on 2019-03-08

Witchcraft Belief and the Killing of Children in Tanzania on 2019-02-22

On the Ongoing Campaign Witch-Hunt Against Homosexuals in Tanzania on 2018-11-22

What is in a Name? Towards Common Identity Within Diversity of Nonbelievers on 2018-11-08

An Interview with Nsajigwa I Mwasokwa (Nsajigwa Nsa’sam) on 2018-11-01

An Interview with Roslyn Mould on 2018-11-01