A life without God in Iraq: This 22-year-old atheist has been called the "Baghdad converter"
Due to rising levels of violence in Iraq, there's been an increase in the number of young people turning to a life without God. (Image courtesy of islamizationwatch.blogspot.com)
Published February 5th, 2014 - 15:03 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Despite its dangers and taboos in the conflict-ridden nation, some Iraqi youth are turning towards atheism. Mariwan Salihi met a few of them.
One of the Iraqi capitals most vocal young activists, who uses the pseudonym Omar Al-Baghdadi for his own security, is often described as Baghdads Converter. His mission, among others, is to enlighten his friends and other young people about atheism.
I became an atheist at an early age, after I investigated my former religion, Islam, in depth. I discovered that my religion is not the only one that exists on earth; there are more than 1100 other faiths and their followers all claim that their religion tells the absolute truth. So religion is a form of Dogma, the 22-year old engineer and activist says from his home in one of the major Sunni-inhabited areas of Baghdad.
My parents know I am an atheist, and so do my friends"
http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/iraq-religion-552638
Not only are there atheists in foxholes, there are atheists in war zones.