| Islam and Sectarianism | |
| 22 Sep 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| Being Pakistani and Atheist a Dangerous Combo, But Some Ready to Brave It | |
By Bilal Farooqi |
They realise that they belong to a country where apostasy means inviting the risk of death – even if spared by government authorities and courts, a fanatic mob would certainly not. They first tried to make their presence known two years back by making a page about their group on Facebook. On August 14 this year, they launched their website www.e-paa.org that was literally an instant hit. It received more than 17,000 hits in just 48 hours after its launch from 95 countries, including Saudi Arabia. How did the idea to bring together Pakistani atheists on a single platform come up? “When I became an atheist, I honestly thought there were no others like me in Pakistan. Through discussions on various social networking groups and forums, I found a few others like me. So we decided to make this group to find out how many more were out there,” says Hazrat NaKhuda, one of the founding members of the group. For obvious reasons, the PAA members go by pseudonyms to protect their identity. -- Bilal Farooqi http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamAndSectarianism_1.aspx?ArticleID=5536 | ||
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