Kacem El Ghazzali

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Who is Kacem El Ghazzali?

Kacem El Ghazzali, born in 1990, is a secularist blogger 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 a theatrical performer, writer and political dissident. 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.

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.

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.

El Ghazzali is one of the few atheist activists in Morocco and is a proponent of religious and sexual freedom. He has been living as a refugee in Switzerland for over a year.

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on July 23, 2013

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