Gulf atheism in the age of social media

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I think that most everyone here, regardless of their opinions on Islam, atheism, and atheism in Islam, will find this article interesting. The part that jumped out at me particularly was this:

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Although accurate figures on the number of atheists in the Gulf are nearly impossible to come by, a 2012 poll by WIN-Gallup International titled “Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism” published a surprising number of self-professed Saudi atheists. The researchers found that up to 5% of the Saudi respondents declared themselves to be atheist, a figure comparable to the United States and parts of Europe.

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