Kacem El Ghazzali
Kacem El Ghazzali (Berber: ⵇⴰⵙⴻⵎ ⴻⵍ-ⵖⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ, Qasem El-Ghazali, Arabic: قاسم الغزالي), (born 24 June 1990), is a secularist writer and activist and is one of the few Moroccans to publicly announce to be an atheist. Mostly known for his unapologetic atheism, his writings stress the importance of freedom of thought which lacks in the Islamic countries. He is also a theatrical performer and political dissident.
Blogging and activism
El Ghazzali is the author of the Bahmut blog, one of the most controversial blogs in the Arab world, and has received a number of death threats because of his views. His blog discusses issues ranging from freedom of expression to political Islam. He used to be the head of the Youth Chapter at the Moroccan Center for Human Rights and is a member of the Executive Board of the Moroccan Blogger Association and CyberDissidents.org Blogger Board and one of its founders.
In 2012, he launched the "Masayminch" initiative, which calls on Moroccans who do not observe Ramadan to eat publicly. Moroccans born in non-Jewish families are forbidden by law to drink, eat, or smoke in public during Ramadan.
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